Archive for November, 2009

Simon Bates

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Photos by Simon Bates, Kuopio, Finland.

Today I bring a sample of work by Simon Bates, an Irishman living in Finland.  Bates has a BA in architecture and plans to begin work towards an MA in Fine Art next year.
What drew me in with these photographs is Bates’ attention to and use of spacial relationships. Whether… »

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Chris Jordan

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Photos by Chris Jordan, Seattle, Washington.

I was first introduced to Chris Jordan’s work about midway through my undergraduate studies.  The series was “Intolerable Beauty.”  My photography professor at the time showed a few of the images via digital projector.  I still remember that particular session of class.  Since my first exposure to his work, I… »

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The LOMO LC-A+ Customisation Competition

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Now I don’t consider myself a lomographer.  In fact, my only camera made at LOMO is a Cosmic Symbol, the import rebrand of the Smena Symbol.  I do, however, consider myself a toy camera enthusiast.  I have a ton of toy cameras and I love them. Occasionally, I’ll post some of the pictures taken with… »

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Paula Aparicio

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Photos by Paula Aparicio, Argentina.

I found Paula’s work while cruising through Flikr.  Her photostream is light with fewer than 200 images.  It was easy to browse and nearly every single image is fantastic; she is definitely not one of those people that posts every single image she captures, unless of course every picture she takes… »

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Neil Richards

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Photos by Neil Richards, Knutsford, UK

Today I bring you Neil Richards.  Although not a professional photographer, per se, he is prolific with the camera.  By day he is a web designer and runs several sites.  Jetpac Magazine is an online arts and culture magazine that is downloadable as a pdf.  Both issues are huge files… »

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Clare Dove

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Photos by Clare Dove, Ramsgate, UK

Normally I write a little piece on the photographers that I present, but today I’m going to let Clare do most of the talking.  Below is how she explained her work on flikr to me:
“The images are mostly taken using my mobile phone camera, which is discreet and so simple… »

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