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Nicolas Arnold

2009-12-27T18:10:00.006+01:00

Nicolas Arnold from Hamburg (one of my favourite cities btw) is the mastermind behind yeahyoureright.com - a fresh blog with impressive photos from Nicolas, presented as a mix between portfolio and diary. Add yeahyoureright.com to your feedreader, enjoy the pictures with matching lyrics and "everything is going to be ok, really!"

Photographs: © Nicolas Arnold

Enjoy Xmas!

2009-12-23T13:10:00.000+01:00

Photograph: © paulfeeney

Kyle Johnson

2009-12-16T23:26:00.004+01:00

Stunning pictures by Kyle Johnson from Seattle.

More: Flickr /// Blog

Photographs: © Kyle Johnson

Junku Nishimura

2009-12-13T20:59:00.004+01:00

Junku Nishimura: "I am a midnight photogragher. leica in right hand, bottle in left hand. Find me at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/junku-newcleus/"

More: Junku at jpgmag.com /// Interview with Junku at plateformag.com Issue 10

Photographs: © Junku Nishimura

Raphael Yoshitomi

2009-12-09T14:02:00.010+01:00

Exhibition opening in Zürich
Sodapix and DruckLive present a one-day pre-Christmas Exhibition of the photographer Raphael Yoshitomi in the arcade of Zürich's Helmhaus.

Exhibition: Wedensday
9. December, from 7pm
Where: Helmhaus Arcade

Raphael Yoshitomi is an artist who traps life and at the same time frees the frozen moment. Whether from a bird's eye perspective or from street level, his protagonists are captured - and together we observe, however we don't feel as a part of the observed. Raphael Yoshitomi is a master of the heat of the moment, his photographs seem to be formally staged, however by longer observation they turn out to be curiously-real and we become the silent witnesses. People become like props, populating the photographs and obeying a larger plan that is chaotically structured.

via Sodapix
Photographs: © Raphael Yoshitomi

Alvaro Puentes

2009-12-03T19:46:00.008+01:00

Bikes + Alvaro Puentes = Great shots! (more @Flickr)

via Feaverish Photography Blog

Photographs: © Alvaro Puentes

Brooke Nipar

2009-11-23T14:30:00.000+01:00

I'm quite a fan of boomboxes/ghettoblasters, as you might have seen in this previous posting. So it's hardly surprising that I like the upmost picture by Brooke Nipar, who has worked for clients like Wrangler, Converse, Foam Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine and Nylon. Most of all I like her every now and then updated diary blog.
via yay!everyday
Photographs: © Brooke Nipar

Antonella Arismendi

2009-11-19T15:34:00.003+01:00

Antonella Arismendi is a Fashion Photograher & Art Director based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Passionate about film and story telling, this little lady from the mid eighties grew up with barbies, twin peaks and the ghosts of Raota, ... Her influences converge in a magical fusion of technique, sensuality and mystique which have defined her artistic persona." (antonellaarismendi.com)
via Fubiz
Photographs: © Antonella Arismendi

Kerstin zu Pan

2009-11-11T12:05:00.000+01:00

"Beauty in unusual circumstances comes easily to the camera of Kerstin zu Pan, one of Berlin's most original photographers. Her photos are moments amid stories - playful wild stories that leave the reviewer guessing. Her work is expressive, ebulliant, and strange. There is always more here than is apparent at first glance." (Clayton Maxwell, Eyemazing 3/2007)
via Artistic Things
Photographs: © Kerstin zu Pan

gute aussichten – junge deutsche fotografie 2009/2010

2009-11-09T13:58:00.004+01:00

Photograph: Philipp Dorl, ... nach Mass, Zahl und Gewicht, www.guteaussichten.org

Photograph: Anna Simone Wallinger, Container, www.guteaussichten.org

Photograph: Ute Klein, Resonanzgeflechte, www.guteaussichten.org

gute aussichten – junge deutsche fotografie is a project set up in 2004 as a private initiative in support of talented young photographers. The core element of the project is an annual competition for final portfolios submitted to all German universities, universities of applied sciences and academies offering a course of study in photography. (Text: gute aussichten)
The exhibition gute aussichten 2009/2010 at Marta Museum in Herford is shown until January 10th 2010.
Congratulations to the eight winners: Georg Brückmann, HGB Leipzig; Philipp Dorl, FH Bielefeld; Sonja Kälberer, HGB Leipzig; Ute Klein, Folkwang Hochschule Essen; Ingo Mittelstaedt, HBK Braunschweig; Mona Mönnig, Folkwang Hochschule Essen; Shigeru Takato, KHM Köln and (with a special well done!) to my schooldays-friend Anna Simone Wallinger, Lette-Verein Berlin.
Pictures from Anna Simone Wallinger can also be found here at Swiss picture agency Sodapix.

Matthew Porter

2009-11-07T20:03:00.004+01:00

Flying cars by Matthew Porter.

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Photographs: © Matthew Porter

Bryant Eslava

2009-11-06T12:06:00.001+01:00

Party time! Excellent! Get ready for the weekend with pictures from Bryant Eslava, based in Orange County/Los Angeles. More in his Flickr photostream.
via Jeriko
Photographs: © Bryant Eslava

Bruno Dayan

2009-11-04T11:22:00.001+01:00

Bruno Dayan is a French fashion photographer based in Paris. He is famous for his glamorous, sensual fashion photography. His impeccable photos have captivated brands like Louis Vuitton, Moschino and Yves Saint Laurent. Two main features of his photography are its latent sexuality and its use of light, creating unique atmospheres. (Text and more photos: ViewOnFashion Magazine)
via Fubiz
Photographs: © Bruno Dayan

Dionisio González

2009-11-02T10:41:00.000+01:00

Dionisio González is an artist educated at different universities in Spain. In his most recent works, the artist takes a critical stance on the architecture and social culture of the favelas in the Brazilian megalópolis of São Paulo. He inserts new building structures into his photographs of the favelas via computer.
But Dionisio González is not only interested in the aesthetic aspect; his works also have a social facet. The artist is involved in a continuous discourse with the mayors' offices in the various favelas surrounding São Paulo, to find ways to transform some of the building structures he has designed into reality. (Text and more images: fiedler taubert contemporary)
via Ron Orp
© Dionisio González

KARAOKE - Photographic Quotes

2009-10-28T10:39:00.003+01:00

Photograph © Aneta Grzeszykowska, Untitled Film Stills #3, 2006

Photograph © Ryan McGinleyAm, "Blue Falling" (Blaues Fallen), 2007

Photograph © Taiyo Onorato / Nico Krebs, "Wires", 2008, from: The Great Unreal

Seems familiar? We are constantly bombarded by images and information – at school, at work, in newspapers and on the web. All of these stimuli carry a multitude of underlying codes. Day in and day out, we navigate our way, more or less successfully, through a torrent of texts and images, subtle advertising messages and hard facts, official instructions and personal messages. New and long-established media alike vie for our undivided attention. What we tend to overlook is the fact that we are increasingly subject to a second, media-dominated reality in which we are no longer directly involved.
The exhibition KARAOKE – Photographic Quotes with works by Becky Beasley (GB), Thomas Galler (CH), Aneta Grzeszykowska (PL), Thomas Julier (CH), Anja Manfredi (A), Ryan McGinley (USA), Taiyo Onorato / Nico Krebs (CH/CH), Clunie Reid (GB) and Oliver Sieber (D) quietly flags up the relationships and juxtapositions that permeate our casual, everyday navigation of parallel worlds. (Text: Fotomuseum Winterthur)
KARAOKE - Photographic Quotes, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 24.10.2009 - 07.02.2010

Barbara Fabbri

2009-10-27T11:48:00.000+01:00

Wonderful pictures from Swiss photographer Barbara Fabbri: Portfolio /// Flickr
via Feaverish Photography
Photographs: © Barbara Fabbri

Derek Vincent

2009-10-23T14:02:00.001+02:00

Derek Vincent was born (1985) and raised in New Milford, Connecticut and is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. The liveliness of his photographs is what makes them so charming.
flickr /// blog
via BOOOOOOOM!
Photographs: © Derek Vincent

Darren McDonald

2009-10-21T17:23:00.000+02:00

Stunning blog by Australian photographer Darren McDonald.
via Jeriko /// Feaverish Photography
Photographs: © Darren McDonald

Hanna Witte

2009-10-20T14:03:00.000+02:00

Esther Stocker

2009-10-16T10:08:00.001+02:00

Austrian-based Esther Stocker transforms space into a three-dimensional graphical illusion.
Report: Wallpaper /// Interwiew: Don't Panic
via Fubiz
© Esther Stocker

Eric Tabuchi

2009-10-14T08:56:00.001+02:00

Anatomy, 2006 (Châlons-sur-Marne)

I'm completely thrilled by the work of French-based Eric Tabuchi. I couldn't decide which of his series to post, so I chose the picture "Anatomy" of his "Various Ruins Serie" and the overall view of "Le Zoo des Marques" (Zoo of brands).
Also amazing: TWENTYSIX RECYCLED GASOLINE STATIONS, Mobile Ville and Monuments 1 & 2. Superbe, Eric!
via Ron Orp
Photographs: © Eric Tabuchi

Dennis Brown alias Bags

2009-10-12T23:21:00.003+02:00

Dennis Brown alias Bags, born in Philippines in 1983 and currently living in New York City, runs an inspiring black&white photoblog. Also check out his artsite and personal blog - keep it up, Bags!

Shotspot is on holiday

2009-10-02T10:33:00.002+02:00

Markus Keller in Sölden

Markus Keller at Red Bull White Sphere Project

Watch out for me riding with at least as much style as in this stunning images from Swiss photographer Lozza. I'll be back on the 12th of October!
Photographs: © Gian Paul Lozza

Ren Rox

2009-10-01T18:20:00.000+02:00

London-based photographer Ren Rox with inspiring images on her website and Flickr.
via eclectic cow
Photographs: © Ren Rox

Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967

2009-09-29T10:43:00.001+02:00

Actor Dennis Hopper did thousands of photographs during the 1960s era, capturing intimate portraits of movie idols, pop stars, writers, artists, girlfriends, and complete strangers. This TASCHEN edition with a selection of 400 images is limited to 1,500 numbered copies, each signed by Dennis Hopper.
"I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it's really these photographs that kept me going creatively." Dennis Hopper
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Photographs: © Dennis Hopper