“Every photographer in all of history was a horrible photographer for some period of time. They learned, they grew, they had dark days, they persevered — that is the way of the artist.” -Zack Arias
Arias drives the mood swings of the creative process straight home in this narrative video. Spend some time contemplating his [...]
Hoop and house, St. Charles, Missouri, photo by Erik Lunsford
There’s a certain essence of raw finesse in Rebecca Rijsdijk’s collection, Plant People, on display at I Heart Photograph and her website portfolio. It seems in an industry deluged with heavy post-production and complex setups, Rebecca’s photographs have a staggeringly simple attention to form, content, and lighting. Her collection concept “my branches are not what [...]
A birthday, at 29, nearing the confluence of 30 and several steps away from mid-twenties, gives pause and helps remind us that this year always let and leave our lives in bloom. Wear a fedora of inclination, cultivate inhibition only when it deems necessary, tend to a clear definition between essentials and desires, and concentrate [...]
Florida “expatriate” Danny Ghitis came back into view following an earlier link via Click. Having the pleasure of watching Danny grow as a photojournalist, his latest work from the beach in Ft. Lauderdale during spring break doesn’t disappoint. The collection is colorful, witty, and a little enigmatic. The compositions range from disconnected to intimate, showing [...]
There is a certain raw staccato rhythm to photographer Peter McCollough’s new blog, Seven Ways to Sunday. The writing is unmolested, as if thoughts were arriving from connecting links directly from his mind. The photography collaborates with the words, as if they nourish each other through a form of mutual and exclusive dialogue. Tim Gruber, [...]
The Exposure Project announced the included artists in their newest Issue #4. Here’s the list:
Chris Bentley
Rona Chang
Daniel Farnum
Elizabeth Fleming
Lee Gainer
Matthew Genitempo
Inka Lindergård & Niclas Holmström
Natascha Libbert
Bradley Peters
Carlo Van De Roer
Daniel Shea
Manuel Vazquez
Jens Windolf
Susan Worsham
Bahar Yurukoglu
While you’re there take a look at the work of Mike Osborne from his work in China and Taiwan. I [...]
Fake fart, Jasper, Indiana, photo copyright Brian Lehmann
I love this picture by photographer Brian Lehmann. While visiting Jasper, Indiana, Brian made this classic feature photograph of boys “reenacting the smell of a fake fart during their school’s talent show tryout”. What makes it for me is the wonderful use of elements throughout the frame, expertly [...]
Exercise Lab, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis.
Certainly, this photo gives pause. The breathtaking fall forest scene on the wall invites us to hike its trails and hear the crunch of fallen leaves below our feet on the dirt pathways. In the foreground, heavy medical tissue paper (ironically with its own crunch sound) and a sleeved [...]
The Exposure Project, one of the best collectives of new work on the photographic horizon, is having a submissions call for the upcoming 4th issue of the Exposure Project book. This year they will also feature literary works, which should be a nice addition to the still photographs. It’s exciting to see how they will [...]