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Photographer Liu Bolin Talks About His Process

David Bickley — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:38:36 +0000

Before we even get started on this video be sure to hit the closed captioning option on the Youtube video because the interpreter doesn’t get it all. For those of you that don’t know, Liu Bolin is also called “The Invisible Man” due to his series of images where he is painted to match his surroundings. In this video he talks not only about his process but also about his motivation. Like most great artists Bolin starts off by coming to an understanding of what he is trying to say. Not only [more]

Vertical Horizon: A Series of Hong Kong From a New Perspective

Thomas Ingersoll — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:55 +0000

Maybe it is because I live in the dust bowl of Phoenix AZ, but seeing the ever-growing empire of buildings in Hong Kong strikes me as quite a remarkable sight. Photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze visited Hong Kong in 2009 and became obsessed with its marvel. As he began to explore the unique city, he realized each part he visited had an atmosphere individually unique. Wanting to show what it’s like to be on the ground in each special place, Romain pointed his camera upward to share the awe one feels when gazing up at the sky between the huge buildings. [more]

Beautifully Frozen Ocean Waves

Aaron Lindberg — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:33:11 +0000

Pierre Carreau shot at high speeds to freeze the moving ocean waves, creating sculpturesque photographs of natures powerful movements.

Carreau works intensively on his project “AquaViva”, a study of wave shapes. ”I like the fact that this energy comes from far away to be revealed on our beaches.” His facination with the waves started at a young age. [more]

What A Week Of Groceries Looks Like Around The World

Thomas Ingersoll — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:09:53 +0000

It seems as a people, we have a fascination with photographing our food. From Henry’s series of riders, to looking on instagram we cant help but document what we consume. Photographer Peter Menzel started this intriguing series of one weeks of groceries from around the world, taking traditional food photography to a much larger scale. [more]

Your Argument About How Film is Better Than Digital is Old. Like, Really Old.

Chris Knight — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:27 +0000

“These new ways might be found by men who could abandon their allegiance to traditional pictorial standards—or by the artistically ignorant, who had no old allegiances to break. There have been many of the latter sort. Since its earliest days, photography has been practiced by thousands who shared no common tradition or training, who were disciplined and united by no academy or guild, who considered their medium variously as a science, an art, a trade, or an entertainment, and who were often unaware of each other’s work… [more]

“Created Equal” A Series Of Although Created Equal, We Are All Different (NSFW)

Thomas Ingersoll — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:20 +0000

Mark Laita started this black and white portrait project “Created Equal” that focuses on the contrasts between people, and how their lives and cultures mold them. This fine art series shows in a rather beautiful way how similar we really are and possibly the only thing that really separates us is how we view each other. “At the heart of this collection of diptychs is my desire to remind us that we are all equal, until our environment, circumstances, or fate molded us and weathered us into whom we have become”. [more]

David Stephenson’s Long Exposure Star Paths

Aaron Lindberg — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:10 +0000

David Stephenson used multiple techniques to photograph the night sky in his series Star Drawings. The lines and shapes created by the earth’s rotation make for interesting views of the stars and dark sky above.

His technique is a blend of interval exposures and multiple long exposures giving each of the photographs in his series a unique look. Stephenson says he is drawn to the awesome vastness of time and space, referring to his practice as a search for a photographic sublime. [more]

Fadewood Studios Eagle Faction Photo Series Reveal

Chris Lambeth — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:05:10 +0000

A photographer and digital artist by the name of Terrence Blanton has released a new website and photo series called “Eagle Faction” that is explosive and very influenced by Call of Duty and Battlefield. Terrence got ahold of a local Airsoft team to help create a fictional series about a team of former military and outdoorsmen that band together to help salvage their local territory of America after a collapse and invasion in the year 2023. [more]

Is Talent House the New Way to Make Money With Your Art?

David Strauss — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:06:34 +0000

Social media has progressed to a point where anyone can personalize their online experience. Through your own network of friends and filters, “Likes” and “Shares” now prioritize funny or relevant content for you and those you share commonalities with. Talenthouse now seeks to utilize that method of content sharing to popularize your artistic capability. The site is designed to set apart the best of the best in any category of art through popular vote. [more]

Nick Gentry’s Manipulated Film Artwork

Aaron Lindberg — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:07:41 +0000

London based artist Nick Gentry manipulates reclaimed film negatives to create beautiful works of art. His body of work places an emphasis on recycling obsolete media and the reuse of personal objects as a main theme. Gentry also creates amazing paintings on old floppy discs [more]