The Truth Of Beauty

Expiration - Exploration Part II

2012-02-03T18:34:00.004+01:00

Expiration - Exploration

2012-02-02T21:12:00.004+01:00

The start of a new series: Expiration - Exploration

New York by Night

2012-02-01T23:07:00.002+01:00

Two Way Lens and John Arsenault

2012-01-26T21:38:00.006+01:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents John Arsenault.

I am very happy to start the new year with another great interview on Two Way Lens.

John Arsenault is a Los Angeles based photographer. His work is included in many private and public collections, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas and has been exhibited internationally.

The first time I saw his work, I fell in love with it straight away. A big part of his work are his self portraits in which he captures so much beauty, intimacy, emotions and vulnerability. Another big subject are landscapes and still lifes, again perfectly composed full of beauty with a wonderful color range.

To see more of John's work please visit his website.

He also has a tumblr where you can dive into his fascinating world.

John's interview with Two Way Lens can be found here.

I Can't Stand How Much I Miss You, Provincetown, MA

Table Top, Provincetown, MA

I'll Go Anywhere so I Won't Feel that Pain, Provincetown, MA

Captin Jacks Wharf, 825am, Provincetown, MA

There Never Was A Woman Of My Dreams, Palm Springs, CA

Fallen Stars, Provincetown, MA

Delivery, Provincetown, MA

Happy Australia Day

2012-01-26T21:29:00.002+01:00

January 26. - Happy Australia Day

New Lands of Milk and Honey

2012-01-23T15:48:00.002+01:00

I updated my series Lands of Milk and Honey with some new images.

To see the complete series, please visit my website.

Picnic, Chiemsee, Bavaria, 2011

Bathers, Chiemsee, Bavaria, 2011

Chiemsee, Bavaria, 2011

Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, 2011

Bruce Martin

2012-01-13T16:38:00.009+01:00

Bruce Martin is a professional photographer with more than 45 years of experience in this field.

The love for photography started already in his childhood. His grandfather, who was a Daily News Press photographer and the only one granted to photograph famous gangsters in New York City put this love into him. This love grew bigger and bigger combined with enthusiasm, passion and creativity.

He lived in Europe for 15 years and worked for magazines like Elle, Mademoiselle and Seventeen. Then he got more interested in sports and put his energy in international cycling, marathons, triathlons and also in street photojournalism and portraits.

Today his focus lies in panorama’s landscapes of mountains, “rural X”, rusted cars and street life.

When I saw Bruce's wonderful project about the 80 year old Walter I was captivated by it right from the start.

This project is done with so much love and respect for the subject. The photographs are perfectly composed and let us look into a world we don't normally have access to.

Please enjoy the story of Walter written and photographed by Bruce Martin.

2011, A Pictorial Essay Rural X in America. Meet Walter....

I’m a photographer and alternative health therapist with a mission: To illustrate and share in a pictorial essay what it’s like to experience rural X in America.

This story really began years earlier with my curiosity about the possibility of rendering beauty in decay, something that, the more I look at it around me, the more I see it has a story to reveal.

I always approach an unknown location with curiosity and respect. This is important as I will be careful to not touch, destroy or alter anything for the inhabitants I come upon. These are my rules of engagement.

Approaching the property with my panorama digital and a 35mm film camera, I started circling, moving in closer and closer, taking it all in while “dry shooting” images in my head, deciding on my priorities for illustrating the story.

Yugo, I go

The farther I went, the more I realized this wasn’t going to be typical of the abandoned properties I had seen in the last 2 years since I’d been doing this.

Where’s the TV remote…?

"Halt, who goes there?" asked the guardian angel

At this point I’m out of my mind with curiosity and desire to enter the house and suddenly I see a cat and know right then and there I could possibly be in trouble. If the owner saw me, how would he react? How would I react? A flood of emotions raced through my mind as I face forward and head straight for the door. Walt and I meet outside, I fearing the worst. He wasn’t what I was expecting at all, instead: friendly, witty, and sharp minded. He invited me in….

"Would you like to come in…?"

Walter, 80 years old, is poor, living alone with his dog, Aflac, and two cats, in one room of the large, all wood, 14 room boarding house he was born in, owned by his family for three generations. As we entered, I can’t believe my eyes. Incredible: this is what I had trained myself for many years to prepare for in capturing the “beauty in the decay” of rural X. My mind slowly calmed down and I ask if I could do more photos of him. “Go right ahead…"Now the challenge, how was I going to render his maze of information in a clear, pictorial statement? Lighting was mixed florescent and daylight. Literally, I had no room to set a tripod and with detail that was begging to be rendered with the mixed low light, I did the best I could.

The captain’s chair

When I get in position, in my mind is that there comes time when being truthful, honest, and letting God take over and direct me was where I needed to be, giving up control and letting Him do the “driving." Switching into autopilot, I set up the tripod as best I could and made the camera’s adjustments all in manual mode. My 8mm lens was a God-send, as any other focal length with such limited space would not have had the coverage, sharpness, and the feeling of “being there” that this lens has. I decided not to use flash, but to use the mixed lighting with bracketed exposures, to get the “feeling just right”.

I quietly, methodically set out to record it all while trying to pay attention to Walter, as he told one story after another that really blew my mind.

He was very engaging, funny and serious at times, scattered in his thinking from years of medications, poor diet and living in the deep decay of his own self imposed hell. Nonetheless, he could recall with clarity and detail that to this day still amazes me.

"Isn’t Life grand…?"

In past experiences photographing people, I have felt it very important to align my thoughts and feelings with concern and compassion in my heart; without this the result would be lot different

"The last bad vice I have…"

He turned and shuffled through some papers to pull out a photo of himself and a friend from 60 years ago and showed it to me. “That’s me on the left," he noted. It said something powerful to me; looking at him now and then in this photo and I had only use my imagination to glimpse what he must have been like.

Aflac

As the light fell and my energy and equipment energy running low, I gave Walter my card and said that if he needed to do shopping or had any emergency, I would be available. Saying my good byes, I made it to the door, noticing how sweet the air felt as I took my first breath of fresh air. Making it to the car, I prayed to God thanking Him for guiding my actions and showing me what I needed to do to accomplish this incredible task. I felt fortunate to be blessed with what little I have and I gave thanks over and over as I drove home.

That night, I started post processing all that I had done, the editing that I’ve trained myself for 40 years to do is represented here with these first 13 images, plus a 360/180 virtual panorama of the front property and his room, and now is locked into my computer’s memory and is shown here for the first time.

In closing, I offer one parting thought: What this has given to me is an immeasurable feeling of gratitude, especially profound to me at this time of year and this point in my 65 years on this planet. What I wish is that this heart felt pictorial essay will be an inspiration to other photographers as a call to search their souls for more stories which exemplify the true meaning of the human spirit - people caught in the act of being themselves, being human. Thank You, Lord, for all your guidance, love and support in helping make this possible. I owe it all to you.

Bruce Martin,

Catskill, New York, 12/7/2011

Part 2. My second visit.

I asked if I could photograph the other rooms. Here are a few of the images of up stairs.

Stairway

Training bicycle he used

Hallway

Master suite, all amenities included except toilet

Green room, TV, weight room, all included, no maid service

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T17:09:00.001+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Two Way Lens and Ellen Jantzen

2011-12-27T18:04:00.007+01:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Ellen Jantzen.

I am very happy and excited that Ellen Jantzen joined the amazing line up of outstanding photographers on Two Way Lens - Interviews with contemporary photographers.

Ellen Jantzen is a photographer and artist from St.Lois, Missouri and Los Angeles. Her work is included in many private and public collections and has been exhibited internationally. 2011 was just her year, she has won numerous awards, her work has been reviewed by international photography, art and design magazines and she got represented by a contemporary art gallery.

Ellen Jantzen's work is outstanding and unique. She combines two art forms, photography and digital art and creates images full of mystery and beauty.

Her most recent series is called Losing Reality; Reality of Loss

This is what Ellen writes about this series:

How does one experience loss? What does loss look like?

Catastrophic losses usually have a face; think war photos, photos from the World Trade Center, crashes of various sorts but I am interested in personal loss.

I have always been interested in alternate states of reality, the meaning of dreams, what becomes of our spirits after death (and before birth). We all deal with "loss" in some form, loss of friends, home, youth, and the ultimate loss, loss of life. Death transforms us; reality shifts, but to what?

I am intrigued with how a person adapts to losses in their lives; how they are absorbed by events and changed; how they experience loss. Do dreams influence the experience of loss? Are dreams real? I set about to address these issues through a photographic photosynthesis in this body of work; choosing photography as the medium to help me reveal reality while at the same time transform that reality to reflect loss.

In these images, I have placed my husband, Michael in various environments where a loss of some sort has recently occurred. Some of the losses were very specific and personal and some were of a general, universal nature reflected in an inner state of anguish and eventual acceptance.

More of Ellen's work can be found on her website

The interview with Two Way Lens can be found here.

Inheritance, from the series Losing Reality; Reality of Loss

from the series Losing Reality; Reality of Loss

Winter

2011-12-26T17:36:00.002+01:00

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T14:30:00.000+01:00

Happy Holidays

2011-12-23T18:37:00.007+01:00

I wish you all a Happy Holiday season.

Peace, Love, Health and all the luck in the world.

Have a wonderful time, enjoy the end of the year and welcome 2012!

Happy Hanukkah

2011-12-20T17:24:00.002+01:00

HAPPY HANUKKAH to all my Jewish friends and readers!

Skewed Demographic - Exhibition and Benefit Auction

2011-12-10T16:41:00.004+01:00

Skewed Demographic is an exhibition at the Queens Museum in New York City and a benefit auction.

This exhibition is on racial health disparity honoring Amit Gupta the founder of Photojojo and other Leukemia patients of South Asian heritage.

All auctioned works will benefit marrow donor registration in underrepresented communities.

See the show and buy work at the Queens Museum today on December 10th from 1 - 5 pm, or bid for the work of any of the photographers online until December 19th.

There's great photography to find, bid here and support this important case.

Giovanni Savino

2011-12-07T21:04:00.006+01:00

Giovanni Savino is a New York based photographer specialized in editorial, documentary and portrait photography.

Besides his many professional assignments Giovanni is very passionate about a particular project he is working on.

The project is called Batey Dos. It is a photo reportage in one of the poorest Haitian immigrant settlements in the Dominican Republic: Batey numero dos (Batey two).

This is what Giovanni writes about his project:

Since the Haiti earthquake, the number of Haitian nationals illegally crossing the nearby border in search of work and better life conditions has greatly increased.

While not far from the riches and the modern lifestyle of a Dominican city, people here live on an average of ten dollars a day, six months of the year, the other six months, on zero income.

There is a local clinic, just two rooms and a cabinet full of aspirin, painkillers and condoms serving over 8000 Haitian workers.

There has been a great increase in eye problems and blindness amongst the workers because the sugar cane company uses weed killer.

Most of these people own nothing if not the ragged clothes they are wearing. They live in substandard housing, cement and zinc roof shacks built in the 1950’s, often up to 15 people in a room, sleeping amongst dirt, vermin and desperation.

Through this project Giovanni wants to make more people aware about the abysmal conditions these workers and their families live in and possibly become instrumental to bring some tangible help and relief to those very people.

The photographs below are from Batey Dos, they show the sensibility, the respect, the love and passion for the people and the perfect photographic skills Giovanni has gained over many, many years working as a professional photographer.

More of Giovanni's wonderful work can be found on his website and on his blog.

Two Way Lens and David Simonton

2011-11-26T21:25:00.009+01:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents David Simonton.

I am very happy and excited that I can add another outstanding photographer to my project Two Way Lens - Interviews with contemporary photographers.

David Simonton is a photographer and teacher living in Raleigh, North Carolina. His work is included in many public and private collections and has been exhibited internationally. He has won numerous awards for his remarkable work which is full of atmosphere, expression and dedication for his subject matter.

He moved to North Carolina in 1989 and proceeded to make it his subject: he has now photographed in more than 360 cities, towns, and small rural communities across the state.

Simonton began teaching photography in 1992. He was an instructor at the Crafts Center at North Carolina State University from 1993 to 2001 and an adjunct faculty member at Peace College in Raleigh from 1997 to 2009.

More of David's work can be found on his website.

The interview with Two Way Lens can be read here.

Goodnight America continues No.2

2011-11-15T17:04:00.004+01:00

Some more images from the former Hutier Kaserne in Hanau, Lamboy Street. (from the series Goodnight America)

Goodnight America continues

2011-11-14T22:37:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I did another shoot for my series Goodnight America. I went to the former Hutier Kaserne in Hanau. After the last American Army personnel left the city in 2008, the facilities were left alone and nature took over. Last year the fences were taken down and on site the new headquarter of the fire brigade was built.

Slowly the whole area is changing again, since investors bought buildings and the renovation has started.

Very soon there won't be anything left of the old times and the site will look totally different.

I have to admit that I wasn't so excited about this series anymore, but after my shoot yesterday I think it's worthwhile to continue, since this was a huge part of history here in Hanau.

More from the Opera House in Vienna

2011-11-09T22:26:00.002+01:00

The Opera, Vienna, Austria,

2011-11-06T19:54:00.002+01:00

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T22:07:00.002+01:00

Happy Halloween to everyone!

Two Way Lens and Tom Griggs

2011-10-27T16:34:00.005+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Tom Griggs.

I am very happy and excited that I could add another interview with an outstanding photographer to my project Two Way Lens.

This months interview is with Tom Griggs.

Tom grew up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and lives now in Medellin, Colombia where he teaches photography at La Universidad de Antioquia and at Fundación Univeritaria Bellas Artes.

He exhibits internationally and his work is included in many private and public collections.

Tom is also the founder, publisher and editor in chief of Fototazo - Photography and Microgrants. One of my absolute favorite photography magazines and a must read for everyone interested in contemporary photography.

More of Tom's wonderful work can be found on his website.

Please enjoy Tom's interview with Two Way Lens here.

Bananas in Autumn

2011-10-23T17:40:00.003+02:00

Last night we had frost and the bananas didn't like it at all.

Loreley, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Germany

2011-10-19T23:10:00.002+02:00

Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany

2011-10-12T16:16:00.002+02:00

Steve Jobs R.I.P.

2011-10-06T16:42:00.003+02:00

The greatest visionary or our time passed away today.

He and his products changed the world.

Thank you Steve!

Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany

2011-10-01T21:54:00.002+02:00

Two Way Lens and Nick Turpin

2011-09-28T15:50:00.007+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Nick Turpin.

It's again time for another interview on Two Way Lens.

I am very happy and excited that Nick Turpin joined the list of photographers who are already on the site.

I am a big fan of Nick's work and his passion and support for Street Photography is amazing and unique.

In 2000 Nick founded In-Public an International Street Photographers Group. In all this years In-Public has played a major role in bringing Street Photography to public attention. It has demonstrated that Street Photography is a unique, specific and very vital way of picturing the world.

For In-Publics 10th anniversary they published a photo book called "10"

'10' is published to commemorate ten years of the in-public international street photographers group and features ten images from each of the groups 20 photographers.

"10" can be ordered here.

Recently Nick finished the work on a film about street photography.

In-Sight - The film follows members of the in-public street photographers group shooting on the streets of New York, London, Melbourne and Rotterdam.

This is a must have for everyone interested in street-photography.

More of Nick's work can be found on his website.

The Two Way Lens interview can be found here.

To watch the video trailer please go here

National Portrait Gallery, London

Street Scene, London

Chiemsee

2011-09-26T20:42:00.003+02:00

Photograph for Justin Timberlake: Every Second Counts

2011-09-22T20:25:00.005+02:00

Justin Timberlake has partnered with Talenthouse to ask all photographers to think what best represents the phrase ‘Every Second Counts.’

For Justin Timberlake’s upcoming movie In Time, who stars as Will Salas, a man who lives his life minute-to-minute. In a world where time is literally spent like money, the poor must be quick or they die—so every second counts.

Justin is asking photographers to capture a moment that almost could have been. The photo can be of anything and everything—Justin is looking for the most unique perspective that best embodies this poignant theme. Make it moving, touching, and original; there are no creative limitations.

The winner will receive global exposure and have their photograph featured as the official profile picture on Justin Timberlake’s Facebook page (with 12 million likes) for the month of November 2011.

 The winning photograph will also be displayed in a pop-up gallery at the Premiere of In Time in Los Angeles along with being featured across Justin's social media channels, including his website.

More information about the competition can be found on Talenthouse.

Submission Deadline is October 10, 2011

Austria 2

2011-09-19T21:09:00.001+02:00

Austria

2011-09-19T20:41:00.003+02:00

HOTshoe Gallery London

2011-09-16T21:16:00.005+02:00

Other I: Alec Soth, WassinkLundgren, Viviane Sassen

A great exhibition at the Hotshoe Gallery in London.

October 12 - November 27

Curated by Aaron Schuman

Faced with legitimate criticism during the latter half of the twentieth century, photography shifted from a medium often used to explore, explain and express the foreign and unfamiliar, to one used to examine, reveal and define oneself. In 1984, Andy Grundberg noted such a shift starting to occur specifically within documentary practice, ‘…towards recording the “I” instead of the “Other”, centering itself on what the photographer's life is rather than on what it is not…’. This exhibition features several prominent contemporary practitioners who are cleverly redressing this balance by merging direct encounters with the ‘Other’ into forms of self-exploration, self-revelation and subtle autobiography, equally emphasising what is in front of the camera – the ‘Other’ – and what is behind it – the ‘I’.

More Info about the exhibition can be found here.

HOTshoe works on three legs.

Hotshoe Magazine is an international Magazine about Contemporary Photography.

Hotshoe Blog: Fresh Perspectives on Contemporary Photography

Hotshoe Gallery a commercial and public gallery dedicated to photographic art and artist's film and video.

Alec Soth
WassinkLundgren

Viviane Sassen

Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal

2011-09-15T21:22:00.000+02:00

Grace Jones - The Legend is back with a fantastic Dub Version of her Masterpiece Album Hurricane.

Corporate Cannibal is a killer song and the video is an Artwork.

Two Way Lens and Yael Ben-Zion

2011-08-28T21:09:00.006+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Yael Ben-Zion.

I am very happy that another photographer joined my interview project Two Way Lens.

Yael Ben-Zion was born in Minneapolis, MN and raised in Israel. She is currently living in New York City.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and in 2010 her first monograph 5683 miles away was published by the German publisher Kehrer.

5683 miles away was selected as one of Photo-Eye's Best Books of 2010 and for the PDN Photo Annual 2011. It was also a nominee for the GermanPhoto Book Award 2011.

More of Yael's wonderful work can be found on her website.

The interview with Two Way Lens is here.

Fence, from 5683 miles away

Playground, from 5683 miles away

Sarah and Yonathan, from 5683 miles away

A View from the Balcony, from 5683 miles away

Ceremony, from 5683 miles away

Lea and Shimon, from 5683 miles away

Samson, from 5683 miles away

Schnitzel, from 5683 miles away

Flat Screen, from 5683 miles away

Still Life with a Headless Angel, from 5683 miles away

Sissi's Gold

2011-08-25T22:55:00.002+02:00

Even More Vienna

2011-08-10T16:05:00.002+02:00

More Vienna

2011-08-08T22:42:00.003+02:00

Vienna

2011-07-29T22:21:00.002+02:00

A Summer Day in Vienna.

Two Way Lens and Susan Burnstine

2011-07-26T18:01:00.009+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Susan Burnstine.

I am very happy and excited that another outstanding photographer is part of my project now.

Susan Burnstine is an award winning photographer based in Los Angeles. Her recently published first monograph Within Shadows earned lots of attention and won the Gold Award for PX3 Prix de La Photographie Paris in the Professional Fine Art Books category and a Bronze Overall.

Within Shadows was first released in Europe at The Venice Biennale and is published by Charta Editions.

The dream like visions Susan creates are entirely made in-camera without any post processing manipulations.

To achieve this, Susan created over twenty hand-made film cameras and lenses that are frequently unpredictable and technically challenging. The cameras are primarily made out of plastic, vintage camera parts and random household objects and the single element lenses are molded out of plastic and rubber.

Susan's work has been exhibited internationally, is included in many private and public collections and represented by galleries across the world.

Please visit Susan's website to see more of her wonderful work.

The interview with Two Way Lens can be found here.

Within These Walls, from the series Flight

At The Gates, from the series Flight

And Ever, from the series Flight

In The Midst, from the series Flight

At The Edge Of Darkness, from the series Flight

The Last Goodbye, from the series Absence Of Being

Fading Echoes, from the series Absence Of Being

As Above So Below, from the series Absence Of Being

Until The Sky Fades Away, from the series Absence Of Being

Impasse, from the series Absence Of Being

As Darkness Meets The Day, from the series Absence Of Being

Off to Vienna

2011-07-19T19:41:00.004+02:00

Looking forward to spending a few days in Vienna!

Heading off in just a few hours.

Get Creative with Tiffany Shlain

2011-07-15T21:54:00.002+02:00

Tiffany Shlain the award winning filmmaker and honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st. Century" has teamed up with Talenthouse for inviting photographers, graphic designers and illustrators to submit their artistic interpretation of the script "Declaration of Interdependence" to be featured in her new short film.

The new short film "A Declaration of Interdependence" will be launched at the theatrical release of Tiffany Shlain's feature film "Connected" in September 2011.

More info about the competition on Talenthouse.

The "Connected" trailer can be viewed for inspiration here.

For more info about the Declaration of Interdependence project please follow this link

Talenthouse is a platform providing opportunities to the world's creative community. A Place to participate in unique projects with artists and brands, collaborat, gain recognition and compensation.

Photo Bistro

2011-07-07T21:58:00.004+02:00

Selected images from my series Greater Lakes and Lands of Milk and Honey can be purchased now on Photo Eye's PhotoBistro.

Please visit PhotoBistro, there is wonderful work to find from selected photographers from all over the world.

My portfolios can be found here.

Photograph Rod Stewart

2011-06-29T17:32:00.003+02:00

Talenthouse has teamed up with Rod Stewart for a great opportunity to photograph him at one of his shows at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Rod is inviting aspiring photographers to submit one original photograph that captures "soul" for the chance to travel to Lss Vegas to photograph the legendary singer.

Rod will personally select the winners and the winner will receive a photo pass to capture him performing his magic at one of his shows at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in November 2011. Travel and 2 nights accommodation will be provided. A selection of the winner's photos from the performance will be featured on Rod Stewarts website and across his social media channels.

Deadline for submissions is August 8, 2011

Read more about this opportunity and how to enter here.

Talenthouse is a platform providing opportunities to the world's creative community. A place to participate in unique projects with artists and brands, collaborate, gain recognition and compensation.

Steve McCurry - The Iconic Photographs

2011-06-27T17:30:00.007+02:00

Steve McCurry - The Iconic Photographs is a brand new large format limited edition book which includes 165 of the most famous photographs of the Magnum photographer Steve McCurry.

Phaidon Press publishes this wonderful and very impressive special bound book which includes an exclusive print. Both signed by the photographer.

More about the book is to find on Phaidon Press' website. You can also buy the book there.

Or buy it through Photo-Eye

Watch the video: Steve McCurry shares the story behind his iconic photograph "Beggar Girl"

Two Way Lens and Joni Sternbach

2011-06-24T18:57:00.013+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Joni Sternbach.

I am very happy that I can add another amazing photographer to my interview project.

This month's artist is Joni Sternbach. I first saw Joni's outstanding work in her book Surfland and fell in love with her work immediately. (you can order Surfland here or here)

She makes contemporary photography with an equipment and technic unchanged used since the late 1850's. Her cameras are old 19th century view cameras and always with her on the shoots is a portable darkroom. The process she uses is called "wet collodion" and dates back to the late 1850's. The plate has to stay wet during the entire procedure. It is a bit unpredictable and many times you get very beautiful and unexpected surprises.

Even though Joni uses this very rare, slow and unique technic, her work and her subjects are totally contemporary.

Please visit Joni's website for more info and more of her beautiful work to see.

And please read Joni's interview on Two Way Lens.

07.02.18 #3 William, from Surfland

07.06.15 #2 Jan, from Surfland

07.07.02 #7 Lily, from Surfland

07.07.02 #10 Old Friends, from Surfland

07.08.11 #8 Emily & Janet, from Surfland

07.08.29 #2 Nica, from Surfland

07.08.29 #5 Matty & Ingrid, from Surfland

08.02.12 #3 Surfboard & Flag, from Surfland

08.02.15 #3 Jim, from Surfland

08.07.26 #1 Jared, from Surfland

10.02.08 #5 Hannah, from Surfland

11.03.17 #3 The Mer's, from Surfland

Roj Rodriguez

2011-06-21T18:37:00.007+02:00

Roj Rodriguez is a commercial and fine art photographer currently based in New York.

He is a native Texan and since his early ages involved in visual arts. In 2000 Roj decided to move to New York and started as an assistant photographer. He worked with notable photographers such as Mark Seliger, Terry Richardson, Ellen von Unwerth and many others.

Since 2006 Roj pursues his fine art work with the same passion and dedication as he does with his commercial work.

His work has been exhibited internationally and is included in many private and public collections.

More of Roj's impressive work is to be found on his website.

The images below are from the series Mexico

The images below are from the series Navajo

PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris

2011-06-11T14:03:00.004+02:00

I am very excited that my series Lands Of Milk And Honey got chosen for the official selection for the Prix de la Photographie Paris 2011

The series is in the official selection for the categories Professional Fine Art Landscape and Professional Fine Art others.

This is so cool!

Fototazo

2011-06-10T22:51:00.004+02:00

Tom Griggs the Founder and Editor in Chief of Fototazo has asked a group of 50 curators, gallery owners, blog writers, photographers, academics and others actively engaged in photography to pick two photographers that deserve (more) recognition - the unknown, the under-respected as well as not-appreciated-enough favorites.

My selection is up on Fototazo today.

Please have a look and find out more on Fototazo, a fantastic magazine dedicated to contemporary photography.

Oliver Weber at the Camera Club of New York

2011-06-09T18:37:00.003+02:00

The Camera Club of New York presents The Second Annual Zine and Self Published Book Fair.

The fair will take place on July 16 and 17, 2011 at CCNY

Oliver Weber's Newspaper Edition of his book Analogue will be presented there.

Read more about Oliver's book and the Newspaper Edition here.

The Garden Gnomes of Salzburg II

2011-06-07T18:45:00.002+02:00

The Garden Gnomes of Salzburg

2011-06-06T22:09:00.002+02:00

Artists Wanted - Art Takes London

2011-06-03T19:24:00.004+02:00

I am very happy that my work is featured on Artists Wanted Blog, Facebook and Twitter Sites today.

This is so cool!

Submit your work to Art Takes London, only 4 days left to enter.

Salzburg

2011-06-01T19:55:00.003+02:00

Two Way Lens and Orville Robertson

2011-05-25T18:09:00.007+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Orville Robertson.

Another interview has been added to my project.

New York based Orville Robertson is a classic street photographer. He has a fantastic eye for detail and memorable moments and captures people and scenes when he walks the streets of New York for already more than 25 years. His images are very well composed and the classic and timeless feel is filled with contemporary situations and moments.

His work has been exhibited internationally and is included in many public and private collections.

More of his wonderful work can be found on his website.

Read the interview on Two Way Lens here.

New York Corners, 01.11.2010 #12

New York Corners, 01.12.2005 #4

New York Corners, 02.07.1997 #12

New York Corners, 02.13.2001 #19

New York Corners, 02.14.2011 #18

New York Corners, 02.14.2011 #25

New York Corners, 02.14.2011 #31

New York Corners, 02.20.2009 #13

New York Corners, 02.20.2009 #20

New York Corners, 04.03.1998 #34

Photography Quotes

2011-05-23T20:33:00.002+02:00

Photography Quotes

2011-05-22T21:35:00.001+02:00

Photograph Soundgarden on tour

2011-05-22T20:17:00.003+02:00

The band Soundgarden teamed up with Talenthouse to find photographers for their first tour in 13 years.

Grammy Award winning Soundgarden are back together after a 13 year absence from the stage. The band is launching a 17 city summer tour and are inviting aspiring photographers to submit their best photograph of an event for the chance to join the band on one date of their 2011 summer tour. One photographer will be chosen in each market to capture the energy of the band and their fans.

Find out more about it by following the link to Talenthouse.

Submission Deadline is June 5, 2011

I am an ART HERO.

2011-05-16T21:53:00.000+02:00

Make some noise!

Photography Quotes

2011-05-16T19:01:00.002+02:00

Photography Quotes

2011-05-15T21:01:00.001+02:00

Photography Quotes

2011-05-13T23:19:00.002+02:00

6 x 6 - An Art Version of a Music Festival by Baang and Burne

2011-05-12T20:40:00.000+02:00

Baang + Burne Contemporary is an unconventional art gallery, you can also call them the rock stars under the art galleries. Baang + Burne was founded by Charlie Grosso and Kesha Bruce.

This year they will really rock the art world with their new project, called 6 x 6.

6 x 6 (six by six) is an Art Version of a Music Festival and will take place from September 8, 2011 in New York City.

Over the time of six weeks there will be 6 exhibitions with 12 international artists, plus a host of events and programs for art buyers, artists and creative entrepreneurs.

To make all of this happen, Charlie and Kesha created a Kick Starter Project to raise money.

If you want to be part of this amazing event and become an Art Hero, donate and rock the house in September in New York.

Palmer Davis

2011-05-04T18:40:00.005+02:00

Palmer Davis added a new series to his website.

In the Mystical Realm of Color is a wonderful new body of work. In 2010 Palmer traveled to India and what he brought back are photographs full of beauty, color, magic and wonder.

Please visit Palmer's website and be amazed and captivated by not only his new series but also his other work there.

Rooftop View

Pink Floral Dress

Girl With Camels

Joophur Street Scene

Street Vendors

Blue Building With Green Door

Young Men

Golden Saris

Flowering Bush

Two Way Lens and Simon Roberts

2011-04-25T13:40:00.007+02:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Simon Roberts

I am very happy and excited to add another wonderful and outstanding photographer to my project.

Simon Roberts is one of my favorite photographers, I am a big fan of his work since I saw his photographs from his series Motherland. We English is also one of my favorite photo books.

In 2010 Simon has been commissioned by the House of Commons to be the official Election Artist for the 2010 General Election in Great Britain. During the 17 days of official campaigning he traversed the country in a motorhome photographing local landscapes and scenes that are connected to the General Election. His main focus was the relationship between politicians and the voting public.

In addition to Simons work, he wanted the public to be part of this project and tell stories by sending their photographs of political activity in their area.

Read more about the project, see Simons work and the public work here.

Please visit also Simon's website for more info and work to be seen.

Simon's interview for Two Way Lens is to be found here.

Esther Rantzen, Independent Rantzen, Caddington, 1 May 2010 (Luton South constituency), from the series The Election Project

Captain Beany, New Millenium Bean Party, Port Talbot, 23 April 2010 (Aberavon constituency), from the series The Election Project

David Cameron, Conservative, Spelsbury, 6 May 2010 (Witney constituency), from the series The Election Project

South Downs Way, West Sussex, 8th October 2007, from the series We English

Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire, 7th August 2008, from the series We English

The Haxey Hood, Haxey, North Lincolnshire, 5th January 2008, from the series We English

Chelford Car Boot, Moat Hall Farm, Marthall, Chestshire, 13th July 2008, from the series We English

Abandoned fishing vessels in Alexandrovsk Port, Sakhatin Island, October 2004, from the series Motherland

Taxis cross the frozen Lena River, Yakutsk, Far East Russia, November 2004, from the series Motherland

The lounge of a former sanitorium, Sladyanka, Eastern Siberia, November 2004, from the series Motherland

Victoria Day picnic, Yekaterinburg, Urals, May 2005, from the series Motherland

Deflated crocodile, Yekaterinburg, Urals, May 2005, from the series Motherland

Berlin Photo Workshops

2011-04-20T18:29:00.002+02:00

Berlin Photo Workshops just announced their Summer Workshops.

If you are in Berlin or thinking about going to Berlin, this is a very good chance to enroll in one or more of the workshops they offer for this summer.

The workshops are:

David Farrell Making Personal Geographies

engl. // 20. bis 25. Juni 2011 // please apply before May 16

Doug DuBois Portraits in Berlin
engl. // 04. bis 09. Juli 2011 // please apply before June3

Eva Leitolf Stories
dt./engl. // 25. bis 30. Juli 2011 // please apply before June 20

Göran Gnaudschun Gegenüber – Das fotografische Portrait
dt. // 08. bis 13. August 2011 // please apply before July 1

For more info about the workshops and Berlin Photo Workshops in general please visit their website.

Simon Roberts 'We English' Roadtrip

2011-04-18T21:42:00.000+02:00

Adore Noir

2011-04-14T17:45:00.005+02:00

Adore Noir is a brand new online Photography Magazine dedicated to fine-art black and white photography.

You can download Adore Noir to your iPhone, iPad, Mac or PC and enjoy it wherever you are.

More info and how to purchase and download can be found here.

Stefan Heyne

2011-04-13T20:55:00.005+02:00

If you are planing to go to Berlin in May or June don't miss Stefan Heyne's new solo exhibition at Kommunale Galerie Berlin.

Stefan Heyne - Woran denkst Du? (What are you thinking about)

This exhibition presents more than 30 large scale photo works mainly from 2009 and 2010.

A brand new body of work will also be presented for the first time in this show.

Stefan Heyne - Woran denkst Du?

Kommunale Galerie Berlin

Hohenzollerndamm 176

10713 Berlin

Opening reception: Thursday April 28, 7 p.m.

The exhibition runs from April 29 through June 19, 2011

opening hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,

Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission free

And more Berlin

2011-04-11T21:58:00.001+02:00

And even more Berlin

2011-04-07T20:53:00.002+02:00

More Berlin

2011-04-06T22:39:00.002+02:00

Berlin

2011-04-04T22:32:00.004+02:00

Berlin, Berlin, wir fahren nach Berlin (Berlin, Berlin, we are going to Berlin)

I am thinking about working on a new series about Berlin. Berlin is one of the most exciting cities in the world. Already in the 1920's it was the center and capital for the arts and avantgarde, until the Nazis made a sad end and most of the artists and thinkers escaped to other places. Berlin had a deep sleep during the cold war and woke slowly up after the wall came down. Then like phoenix risen out of the ashes, Berlin is again the center for art and culture in Europe and the world.

I love Berlin and editing a new series about this exciting, crazy, rough and wild city is exciting.

Here are some images which could be in it.

Firecracker

2011-03-31T21:34:00.005+02:00

Firecracker is new online platform dedicated to supporting european women photographers.

It assists the promotion of women photographers by showcasing their work in a series of monthly online gallery features.

Firecracker was established in 2011 by Fiona Rogers to promote European women working in photography.

Fiona Rogers currently works at Magnum Photos London as the Cultural & Education

Co-ordinator, a position she has held since 2005.

The featured photographer for march is Dana Popa.

Dana Popa (Romanian, b.1977) completed her master’s degree in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism at the London College of Communication in 2006. Prior to that she studied at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Studies of the University of Bucharest, Romania. She is currently working as a freelance photographer mostly in Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom, specializing in contemporary social issues with a particular emphasis on human rights.

Her series Our Father Ceausescu is featured in this issue:

Dana Popa about this series:

"Our Father Ceausescu is an investigation into the multilayered reality of my own homeland through exploring the generation born here closer to capitalism than to communism. I am looking at a rendition of people and places that make up Romania, the everyday youth and their lives against the fleeting memories of a bygone past that still permeates the self and the landscapes."

Read the full statement and see more images from this series in the March issue of Firecracker.

Bruce Long

2011-03-28T21:45:00.004+02:00

Bruce Long is an artist, photographer and creativity coach from Australia, currently based in Germany.

His website is full of amazing and wonderful work. Photography, photo based, painting and graphic is all to be found there.

I love his photographic series Heights and Depths, fascinating and captivating portraits of people.

You want to find out what happened to them, what are they thinking of, what goes on in their mind. It all stays a secret though and you have to create your own thoughts about them.

But there is so much more on his site which is worth a close look.

Also make sure to read his section about coaching. Very interesting and perfect for someone who wants to take the next step forward.

All the images below are from the series Heights and Depths

Two Way Lens and Doug DuBois

2011-03-25T21:08:00.008+01:00

Two Way Lens proudly presents Doug DuBois.

I am very happy and excited that I could add another outstanding photographer to my project.

Doug DuBois is a photographers who's work I admire for a very long time. His book All the Days and Nights, published by Aperture is one of my favorite photo books.

Doug is not only an exceptional photographer, he is also Associate Professor and Program Coordinator Art, Design and Transmedia, Department of Transmedia at the Syracuse University

When he told my that he recommends Two Way Lens to his students to read, I was very honored and proud.

Please read Doug's interview on Two Way Lens and visit his website. There is so much more wonderful work to be found.

Painting the House, Russel Heights, Cobh, Ireland, 2009, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

The Rocks, Ireland, 2010, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

Dean at Kevin's 18th Birthday Party, Russel Heights, Ireland, 2009, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

Dean cuts Ciara's hair, Cobh, Ireland, 2010, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

Jordan up the pole, Russel Heights, Cobh, Ireland, 2010, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

First communion, Cobh, Ireland, 2010, from the series My last day at seventeen, Ireland, 2009 - 2010

Spencer and Lise, Ithaca, NY, 2004, from the series All the days and nights, Aperture, 2009

My sister's bedroom, Ithaca, NY, 2004, from the series All the days and nights, Aperture, 2009

Luke, Christmas Eve, Far Hills, NJ, 1985, from the series All the days and nights, Aperture, 2009

My sister Lise, Christmas Eve, Far Hills, NJ, 1984, from the series All the days and nights, Aperture, 2009

Life Support Japan

2011-03-17T19:08:00.002+01:00

Life Support Japan - The Blog

Please follow!!

and buy, buy, buy in the auction.

Great work for a great price for an incredibly important issue!!!!!

So many thanks to Crista Dix and Aline Smithson who don't stop working. It is so incredible what they did and continue doing.

Lenscratch - The Luck exhibition

2011-03-17T16:08:00.003+01:00

Aline Smithson put up a beautiful exhibition on her blog Lenscratch with the theme LUCK.

Especially in these times we need a lot of LUCK.

Here is the link to the exhibition.

The Photography Post

2011-03-15T16:20:00.003+01:00

New on The Photography Post.

Job Feed.

The Photography Post's Job Feed will list opportunities with photographers, studios, magazines, ad agencies, post-production companies, printers and retouching houses.

It will work like an employment search tool to offer industry-specific classifieds and connects talented, experienced job seekers in the industry with the employers that need their skills.

Check it out on a regular basis to be always up to date what new job could be yours.

Ebay Auction to support Doctors without Borders

2011-03-14T21:32:00.009+01:00

Photographer Oliver Weber contacted me with the offer to donate one of his upcoming limited edition photography books with the title ANALOGUE.

We decided to put it in an auction to raise money for the important work of Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) (Ärzte ohne Gernzen).

The book is going to be published at the end of March as a limited edition of 100 numbered and signed copies.

No. 1 - 20 come with a handmade and signed print (7" x 5") on ILFORD MG RC DE LUXE Paper

And this is what you can get in an auction on ebay.

All the proceeds from the auction go to 100% to Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) to support their important work.

The details of the book:

A N A L O G U E

Photographs // Interviews by
Oliver Weber

limited edition of 100 numbered and signed copies.

published in New York, USA in 2011 by VirgenBooks, Inc.

Format: Softcover
Size: 8x6 inch.
Pages: 72

Numbers 1-20
come with a signed print (7x5 inch. - carefully handmade by me on ILFORD MG IV RC DE LUXE paper).
120,- Euro (plus shipping).

Numbers 21-100
39,- Euro (plus shipping).

pre-order via Email

included Interviews:

Two Way Lens by Michael Werner
The International Photographic Society by Frans Peter Verheyen
Bildwerk3 by Marko Radloff
MULL IT OVER by Jonathan Cherry
Set & Drift by Stacy Kelley

Please place a bid and support Medecins sans Frontieres.

The direct link to the auction on ebay is here

The auction starts on March 15th and ends on March 25th, 2011

Michael Kirchoff - An Enduring Grace

2011-03-14T16:25:00.005+01:00

On March 18th opens Michael Kirchoff's next big solo show at Wildfire Gallery in Los Angeles.

The show is called An Enduring Grace (exploring the cultural landscape of Russia) and shows work from his series with the same title.

Michael traveled several times over a few years to Russia and explored the cultural landscape of this vast and for many of us still mysterious country. We all have very strong images in our minds of the former soviet union as a giant world power, dangerous and scary. The iron curtain was not far from us here in Germany and going to Russia was not even possible. But this is over for many years now and this enormous country has such a strong and powerful history you can find there in every stone.

You can see Michael's passion and devotion for this country in his stunning and breathtaking photographs.

His work brings us Russia a bit closer. It shows the beauty, the dramatic and monumental architecture and the vast squares and landscape we would love to explore ourselves.

An Enduring Grace at Wildfire Gallery, 640 S. San Vincente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048

March 18th - April 30th, 2011

More of Michael Kirchoff's work can be found on his website.

All images below are from his series An Enduring Grace

Life Support Japan

2011-03-13T17:11:00.005+01:00

Crista Dix from Wall Space Gallery didn't waste time and and organized Life Support Japan. Photographers donated images to go for sale in an edition of 10 for $ 50 each.

Please visit Life Support Japan and buy as many prints as you can to help the people in Japan.

Many thanks to Crista Dix and Aline Smithson who made this possible and to all the photographers who donated images. The photography community is such an amazing community, always supportive and helpful. I am so proud to be a part of it!!!

So, now to Life Support Japan and pressing the buy button many, many times.

More images will be added to the sale over the next few days.

Pascal Fellonneau

2011-03-12T16:53:00.006+01:00

Pascal Fellonneau is a French photographer based in Bordeux, France.

His series Cold Cold Ground was shot in 2005 in Akureyri, the biggest town in northern Iceland. Located approximately 100 kilometers south of the polar circle, in a fjord that opens onto the sea of Greenland. It is isolated and far removed from the capital Reykjavik. The climate in December, when these images were made prompts its inhabitants into a domestic retreat.

Cold Cold Ground is just shown in an exhibition at Galleri Final in Malmö, Sweden. The exhibition runs from March 5 - April 4 and is in the context of the South Sweden Photo Biennial 2011

Registration Counts - Copyright And The New Economy

2011-03-11T22:28:00.003+01:00

ASMP - American Society of Media Photographers has launched a new initiative called Registration ©ounts to create awareness of copyright issues, to encourage all photographers to register their work, and to provide the tools and information needed for registration.

I have chosen to link to the video of the Panel Discussion with the subject "Copyright and the New Economy: Issues and Trends Facing Visual Artists"

See the video here

London Street Photography Festival

2011-03-10T16:51:00.003+01:00

The first London Street Photography Festival takes place from July 7 - July 17

It will include world class photography and a diverse program of exhibitions and interactive events at London venues such as National Portrait Gallery, the V & A, the British Library, the German Gymnasium and St. Pancras International.

More information on the London Street Photography Festival website.

There will also be a Competition to kick start the festival, the first Street Photography Award.

Submission are open to photographers from anywhere in the world.

Deadline is March 31 2011

Submission guidelines can be found here.

Heather Elder

2011-03-09T22:15:00.004+01:00

Heather Elder is representant for photographers.

She posted an open letter to art buyers on her blog.

A very good read for everyone!

Lent

2011-03-09T18:39:00.002+01:00

Lent starts today.

I caught someone in the middle of the act eating a delicious hazelnut bar. You can see the evidence and the reaction of the person below.

Nick Turpin

2011-03-08T20:47:00.004+01:00

A short trailer for the film 'In-sight' by the Street Photographer Nick Turpin, commissioned by The Format Photography Festival 2011 which takes place between the 4th March and the 3rd April 2011 in Derby, UK.

To see the trailer please follow the link here

Format - International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, March 4 through April 3, 2011

Yael Ben-Zion

2011-03-07T20:25:00.007+01:00

Tablet Magazine, a Jewish arts, news and lifestyle magazine just posted a very interesting podcast with photographer Yael Ben-Zion.

Yael Ben-Zion's book 5638 Miles Away, published by Kehrer, documents the complications of trying to live an ordinary life in Israel, where evidence of the country's military orientation abound. Ben-Zion currently lives in New York and visits family and friends in Israel frequently.

The title of her fascinating project and book 5638 Miles Away is the distance between New York and Tel Aviv.

Please visit her website and see more images from this project and read more about it here.

The Tablet Magazine's podcast can be found here

The book which was selected title for the German Photo Book Award 2011 and one of Photo Eye's best book for 2010 comes out in America this week and is accompanied by an exhibition at Weill Art Gallery, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY

Carnival in Germany

2011-03-06T17:14:00.005+01:00

We Went to the local Carnival Parade today. It was fun!!!

Charlie Grosso

2011-03-03T22:58:00.003+01:00

Charlie Grosso's Solo Show at Hous Projects in New York opens on March 4 and coincide with the Armory Week in NYC.

"Sustain" work from Wok The Dog

Don't miss the opening on March 4, 2011

Hous Projects

31 Howard Street

NYC

March 4 - April 16

Opening Reception: March 4, 7 - 10 pm