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Ah... mix tapes... I remember when me and my friends used to make them for each other, writing little notes or doodling on the sleeves inside the casette boxes and sending them by post! Sharing playlists electronically won't ever have the same charm. Came across Meiko Takechi Arquillos's work on a particularly miserable early autumn day and it made me smile. So thought I'd post it here. Sometimes we need a bit of colourful exuberance and I think Meiko's work offers that. Meiko is based in LA so probably doesn't experience heavy rain-laden grey skies too often. She's also very good at shooting kids in a very natural unassuming way, capturing kids being kids. See more here: <a href="http://www.redeyereps.com/artists/meiko-arquillos/portfolio">Meiko Takechi Arquillos</a></div>
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Mitch Payne's recent series above is called Untitled. I love the incongruity of the found objects treated reverentially with a stylist's eye and carefully photographed on the forbidding street location, perhaps where they were found, against the makeshift bright green colorama. Mitch is a talented still life photographer so it's pleasing to see him shoot outside of the studio environment. He says that this project was in response to the current trend in the still life genre where the random and bizarre are too often presented as abstract and considered. I know just what he means...<a href="http://www.mitchpaynephotography.com/untitled">Mitch Payne</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-10412341229728308452013-09-24T23:31:00.002-07:002013-09-24T23:31:45.929-07:00Femmes Insectes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.laurentseroussi.com/index.php?/personal/insectes/">Laurent Seroussi</a> has created this extraordinary series of images. He says of them that he wanted to challenge notions of beauty so by first photographing women styled like fashion models and then the insects, (repellant to many but Laurent thinks there's something lovely about the purity of their natural aesthetic) and then creating these hybrids, Laurent says the result is oddly and simultaneously beautiful yet repulsive. I think they're more beautiful than repulsive. You can also see more of Laurent's work here on his agent's site: <a href="http://lnbagent.com/#!/artiste/laurent-seroussi">LNB</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-89262129217558468482013-09-16T05:27:00.000-07:002013-09-16T05:27:37.596-07:00Hindu deities brought to life<br />
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Saw this amazing project on my twitterfeed from The New York Times. <a href="http://manjarisharma.com/darshan#/i/3">Manjari Sharma</a>, is an Indian photographer who relocated to the US in her early 20's. As a child, she would spend time visiting Hindu temples with her parents and she later recalled what a powerful sensory and spiritual occurrence it was to see the statues or paintings there in situ depicting the various gods. After having lived in the West for some time, she decided to try and recreate some of that experience by photographing the deities that meant the most to her. She engaged a large and willing crew of craftspeople to enable her to create as much as possible in camera so that the result is that the viewer believes they are looking at a painting only to have a double-take moment when they realise it is a photograph. She has called this project <i>Darshan</i> which means sight, vision or view in Sanskrit and is used most in reference to Hindu worship. The prints are 6feet tall to emulate as closely as possible the experience of seeing the gods in a Hindu temple. The series is currently on display at <a href="http://clampart.com/">The Clamp Art Gallery New York</a> until 12th October.<br />
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Saw this fascinating series on my twitter feed courtesy of @T1MC0LE who saw it on PetaPixel. I have a total weakness for the subject matter, street portraits or shots of street traders, so had to feature it here. Inspired by the likes of Eugene Atget and Irving Penn, Supranav Dash (a New York-based photographer who originally hails from Kolkata) wanted to pay homage to these rapidly disappearing trades. He explains on his site that it has always been traditional in India for certain occupations to be hereditary which is mainly dictated by caste. This is changing as younger generations challenge the status quo by seeking more lucrative work but it's also due to the inevitable advances in technology. Supranav is keen to continue the project and is seeking funding to do so. He recently showed some of the series at The New York Photo Festival "My Story" show and it's currently being exhibited at The School of Visual Arts in New York. I love the timelessness of these shots and how Supranav has captured his subjects with such dignity and sensitivity. <a href="http://supranavdash.com/trades-businesses-and-professions/">Supranav Dash</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This captivating series of ladies in lingerie is the work of Paris-based illustrator Francois Roca. He's well known in France for his numerous book covers and also for his work for the weekly magazine Telerama but it's his personal work like the series above that for me is the most arresting. It's reminiscent of Edward Hopper; the era, the elegance, the nod to Americana but somehow feels sharp, sexy and modern too. See more here: <a href="http://costume3pieces.com/fr/home/portfolio/25">Francois Roca represented by Costume 3 Pieces</a></span>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-52862681125980796652013-09-05T04:18:00.003-07:002013-09-05T04:18:21.668-07:00Jason's Daily Nice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jason Evans is an acclaimed and influential fashion and art photographer who regularly contributes to<br />
i-D magazine, has lectured on photography to numerous lucky students and also has some work in the National Portrait Gallery. I have very belatedly just come across <a href="http://www.thedailynice.com/#">The Daily Nice</a> which he started in 2004 and where he posts 1 x shot a day of something that has made him happy. He began it at a time when there was a lot of negativity and fear in the press (now hard to believe that this was the case pre-global recession but it was just as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were brewing; I remember it well) and he felt that a counter expression was necessary. Olivia, his agent, shows some of his Daily Nices on her agency site and they are so pleasing that I couldn't resist posting some here. French writer Guy de Maupassant wrote a lovely collection of short stories called <i>Une Gorgée de Biére </i>which is a celebration of life's simple pleasures; Jason's Daily Nice is a wonderful visual equivalent. See more of his work here: <a href="http://wefolk.com/photographs/7424-jason-evans-the-daily-nice">Jason Evans</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-53728533812311792032013-09-02T04:23:00.002-07:002013-09-02T04:32:15.913-07:00Spidey's Day Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love this beautifully executed series imagining how Spiderman might spend a day when he's not crimefighting and saving the world; wandering around his neighbourhood in New York, getting a coffee and maybe hanging out in the basketball court - in short being a normal guy. This is the work of Hamburg-based photographer Henning Heide who had the idea whilst working in New York in April. Fortunately he already had the costume in his suitcase so all he needed to find was a willing accomplice to wear it. See more here: <a href="http://www.henningheide.com/themes/people">Henning Heide</a><br />
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WassinkLundgren are Thijs groot Wassink and Ruben Lundgren. They are Dutch. One of them lives in London. The other lives in Beijing and is 6'5" (or 2 metres exactly if you're going metric). They have exhibited all over the world and won numerous awards for their ingenious work and I just had to write about it. Their tactics are wonderfully guerilla and they use their duo status to maximum advantage, like in the series above where they captured the same subject at the same time from different angles. Their work has frequently been described as mischievous and playful. They say they don't set out with a big idea that governs their approach. They get excited by ideas that could fail because they say, if you set out knowing something will work, you're learning nothing new. Enough said. <a href="http://www.dmbcreatives.com/creatives/wassinklundgren">Wassinklundgren</a></div>
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A Graphic Artist is responsible for these striking collages created with the use of black crepe tape and cut paper. It's Nice That featured them recently too saying there was something deliciously film noirish about them. Couldn't agree more. A Graphic Artist emailed them to me shortly before I went on maternity leave with no other clue to their identity other than a black tape square. Intriguing! <a href="http://agraphicartist.co.uk/work/">A Graphic Artist</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-10975140129223659212013-08-23T02:07:00.000-07:002013-08-23T02:07:49.337-07:00Crossing Paths<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This sort of project gives me goosebumps. I saw it on my twitter feed this morning and spent a long while scrolling through the beautifully designed site Crossing Paths by Niall McDiarmid. It is a fascinating snapshot of Britons in the 2nd decade of the 21st century that really touches the heart. I'd like to know more about these people but then that could be symptomatic of our incessant need to know stuff. The pictures say it all. Niall spends much time travelling around the country, taking portraits of the interesting people he comes across. Look at the project in its entirety here: <a href="http://crossing-paths.co.uk/index.php?pageNum_pathsResult=2&totalRows_pathsResult=158">Crossing Paths</a><br />
I loved his tumblr too: <a href="http://niallmcdiarmid.tumblr.com/page/2">Niall Mcdiarmid's tumblr</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-65876494914551723522013-08-23T02:06:00.000-07:002013-08-23T02:06:04.776-07:00Festival Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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August Bank Holiday weekend means festival time! In these last few weeks of summer, Festival Season starts drawing to a close here in the UK. Festivals have become to many the most accessible means of escaping from the hum drum of life, where the absurd and magical become the status quo. In these straitened times, when youth unemployment is at an all time high, the release that festivals provide is vital. There's also something very delightfully medieval about them; the idea of the world being turned upside down for a few days of revelry in the countryside. Ben Gold's pictures above capture beautifully that magic and other-worldliness. He'll be showing this work in a group show at <a href="http://www.theartcollective.com/">The Art Collective </a>in September in Bethnal Green. Keep an eye out for him at Bestival which he'll also be attending to add more to the project. <a href="http://www.bengold.co.uk/">Ben Gold</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-82756955242808854852013-08-20T04:12:00.002-07:002013-08-22T05:57:34.652-07:00Pom Pom Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First post in a long while... Am expecting a baby and what with an increasingly slow brain (baby brain; it's true...), a very demanding couple of projects and settling in a new team before I slope off to lie around like a comedy-sized queen bee on my sofa and await the arrival of my little boy (actually, that's not true; I have been afflicted with nesting dementia and driving my family crazy with it), I've had little time to update this and I've missed it! <br />
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I really wish I had the agility of these ladies right now. London-based photographer Todd Antony spent some time in Sun City, a retirement city boasting 37 000 residents situated near Phoenix Arizona, where he came across The Sun City Poms. They were very happy to be photographed striking their best pose against the immaculate backdrop of their sunny paradise.<br />
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Todd says on his blog that spending time with these ladies made him consider how the Americans view the ageing process; at one end of the spectrum are the child beauty pageants of kids trying to fast-track their years whilst at the other end are these fabulous pom pom girls who are successfully and gracefully holding them back. <br />
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See more here: <a href="http://www.toddantony.com/blog.php">Todd Antony</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-24555513839795680042013-05-07T06:18:00.000-07:002013-05-07T06:27:56.895-07:00The vanishing island <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Went to the Sony Photography Awards Show last weekend at Somerset House, and this series by Paris-based Korean photographer Dae Sung Lee was what impressed me most (he won 3rd prize in the Contemporary Issues category). The shots depict the powerful effects of land erosion caused by the rising levels of the sea and the inhabitants of an island called Ghoramara off the West Bengali coast. The islanders are mostly farmers and fishermen whose livelihoods are in such jeopardy that the Indian government has already formulated plans to relocate them. See more of his work here: <a href="http://www.indiphoto.net/">Dae Sung Lee</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-70291885153646131922013-05-01T07:40:00.000-07:002013-05-01T07:40:12.603-07:00Back to the land <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lucas Foglia is an American photographer who has spent several years documenting the off-the-grid way of life various communities in the South Eastern states have chosen to follow. The reasons for doing so are various; religious, economic, political or ecological. Lucas maintains that whilst some of those he met might live in the simplest yurt, none of them were totally isolated from the modern world; they have laptops or cellphones they charge using solar power but they just choose what they want to retain and reject. Lucas showed this enchanting series called Natural Order amongst other work at the Michael Hoppen Gallery in London last year (as well as other galleries internationally) and it was published in beautiful book-form by Nazraeli Press last year. See more here: <a href="http://lucasfoglia.com/a-natural-order/">Lucas Foglia</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-68702845263732434092013-04-29T05:45:00.002-07:002013-04-29T05:45:17.101-07:00The Borrowers are back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Manuel Archain's agent, <a href="http://franziskaholzer.com/manuel-archain-people-portrait/">Franziska Holzer</a>, sent these through on a newsletter this week so had to share. They are beautifully executed and a wonderful example of his more ethereal work. Manuel hails from Argentina and started drawing and sculpture as a child in his artist mother's studio. Every idea he has is carefully sketched out before being realised photographically so nothing is left to chance. See more here: <a href="http://www.manuelarchain.com/photo/">Manuel Archain</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-39667825603795539102013-04-24T07:00:00.001-07:002013-04-24T07:00:33.053-07:00Fashion snapshots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Am a huge fan of The Sartorialist and Tommy Ton's photographic blogs capturing the impeccably stylish on the hoof and so was charmed to discover illustrator Damien Florebert Cuypers's work at the brilliant <a href="http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/pick-me-up-2013">Pick Me Up</a> show at Somerset House today. Damien is a wizard with crayons and pastels and what Scott Schuman and Tommy Ton do with a camera, he can do with crayons. He also does amazing one minute portraits and at Pick Me Up he might even do one of you...<a href="http://www.damienflorebertcuypers.com/">Damien Florebert Cuypers</a></div>
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When he was a photography student in LA, Anoush Abrar shot this remarkable series of sex dolls cleverly depicted in alarmingly realistic human poses. These are Real Dolls, the creme de la creme of sex dolls, made to every customer's specification in the US and costing around USD 7000. Each doll has a skeleton and is coated in silicon which becomes more skin-like over time (apparently you can even control the body temperature of these dolls by putting them in a bath or covering them with electric blankets). The creator of these dolls, Matt McMullin, went to art school and trained as a sculptor. Real Dolls came into being when he made a tiny lifelike-looking woman; he posted a picture online and was then inundated with queries. The degree of craftsmanship that goes into each doll is extraordinary; each one is a unique work of art and it takes 18 weeks to acquire one from order to delivery. Anoush has found something so human and almost vulnerable in these dolls. It feels like the futuristic world of replicants in Blade Runner isn't so far-fetched after all.... See more here: <a href="http://www.anoushabrar.com/#%21Albums/view/home/home_album/0">Anoush Abrar</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-65695889350613126822013-04-19T02:21:00.000-07:002013-04-19T02:21:52.474-07:00What Kate Saw<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Some things you just couldn't make up... Doesn't matter if you're in the Mid West in the US, suburban England or Mumbai. That's the overarching thinking behind much of Kate Peters's wonderful work. Based in London, she assisted Nadav Kander for several years before becoming an accomplished photographer in her own right. She also shoots beautiful portraits. See more here: <a href="http://www.katepeters.co.uk/#/portfolio">Kate Peters</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-12741213829364350542013-04-16T03:51:00.000-07:002013-04-16T03:51:40.925-07:00Your Big Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wedding season is nearly upon us... In this series, Canadian-born photographer Jen Osborne scrutinises the industry behind the Big Day and how its carefully constructed stagecraft entirely overshadows its incipient romance. Each pose is choreographed for the photographers and film-makers; the bride's outfit, bouquet, hair & make-up made camera-ready and perfected and tweaked to the last detail with the bevy of bridesmaids in matching dresses. You don't get a sense that this is a happy occasion from these pictures; more that it's a necessary and expensive rite of passage. See more of Jen's work here: <a href="http://www.jenosbornestudio.com/?/photos/">Jen Osborne</a><br />
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During a random search earlier today, I came across Charlie Crane's beautiful shots of Pyongyang which he shot a few years ago before Kim Jong Un came to power (Chris Boot published them in the most exquisitely designed book). As North Korea's threats to the US of nuclear warfare escalate, I find these pictures have taken on a particularly haunting resonance. Despite it taking a year for Charlie to gain permission to enter the country with his camera and him and his producer being accompanied at all times by two guides, he spoke about how surprisingly easy it was to photograph one of the most secretive places in the world; he didn't try to look beneath the surface as the surface itself was intriguing enough. I fear for the people depicted in his shots and wonder if they can possibly know how precarious their future will be should the situation become critical... The book is called Welcome to Pyongyang. Charlie is a very successful director these days but for more of his wonderful photography and more in this series, go here: <a href="http://www.charliecrane.co.uk/pop.html">Charlie Crane</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-80718316202095056812013-04-05T09:51:00.001-07:002013-04-22T10:29:01.006-07:00Hitchin' a ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Came across this fascinating project by Alejandro Cartagena on Lost At E Minor. Car pooling is a common means for manual labourers to get around in Mexico. I love how revelatory this series is about the way of life of these hardworking guys; the overhead perspective from the bridge or structure where these shots were taken adds a satisfying voyeuristic dimension. Alejandro deservedly won the 2012 International Street Photography Award and this series has also been exhibited in Miami. <a href="http://alejandrocartagena.com/">Alejandro Cartagena</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-25272856405973947452013-04-03T01:50:00.000-07:002013-04-03T01:51:41.455-07:00The joys of long haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who hasn't been bored on a long-haul flight? Berlin-based illustrator Christoph Niemann found plenty to inspire him on a recent flight between NY and Berlin. I spotted this lovely series on Lost At E Minor but you can see more of his charming visual journal here on <a href="http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/">Christoph Niemann's NY Times blog</a> or on twitter @abstractsunday. Drawing live is just one of the many talents Christoph has (check out his drawings from the Venice Biennale, the Olympics last year and even from the NY marathon... in which he was running at the same time!) but his portfolio shows a breathtaking range of work done over the years for people like The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and Time. <a href="http://www.christophniemann.com/index.php/portfolio">Christoph Niemann</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-88874366966519734702013-03-01T03:34:00.000-08:002013-03-01T03:34:46.183-08:00Kumbh Mela!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Award-winning London-based photographer Dario Mitidieri was lucky enough to be at Sangam, the sacred spot where the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers converge for the Hindu Kumbh Mela festival. It happens every 12 years but this year in 2013, the festival was a Maha Kumbh Mela which is a once in a lifetime occurrence, falling every 144 years. It is estimated that a staggering 40million people bathed in the rivers on the 10th February to wash away their sins making this the largest ever gathering of people on one single day. Despite the awesome crowds, Dario managed to capture the joy and exuberance of the pilgrims as well as documenting the sheer scale of the festival. <a href="http://www.mitidieri.com/">Dario Mitidieri</a> what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662237045516256939.post-29939455740554398442013-02-27T01:46:00.002-08:002013-04-03T02:02:24.822-07:00Flying fish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is bitter out... Today it feels like we literally have to walk through the clouds which seem to have descended onto the very streets here in London. So these magical shots by Rene & Radka, who hail from Germany and the Czech Republic respectively (but now reside in Paris), were a sight for sore eyes. The only place I would like to see giant jellyfish is in the air floating past me on the beach on a beautiful sunny day. See more of their enchanting work here: <a href="http://www.quadriga-us.com/">Rene & Radka @ Quadriga</a>what sofibi sawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17450602175823150130noreply@blogger.com0