More Jamie Beck’s gifs please
New round of animated gifs by Jamie Beck. Visit website. Oh, and follow me on Facebook. Share
The making of the Leica M9-P Hermès Edition
Watch the making of the Leica M9-P »Edition Hermès« — Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas, introduced in Berlin at the “LEICA – DAS WESENTLICHE” on May 10, 2012. This limited edition is a celebration of the friendship and collaboration between Jean-Louis Dumas, the former president of Hermès, who died in May 2010, and Leica Camera AG. Click the title to see the video Share
Rebecca Scheinberg
It’s really hard to describe my first thoughts after going through “The Poetics of Pleasure” series by Rebecca Scheinberg. I’ll let her to speak for herself and you to judge. I wish there was more work like this that make us question our way of thinking. “Through this body of work “The Poetics of Pleasure” I intended to critically examine the image of sexuality within popular culture. I sought to examine how sexuality is portrayed in mass media, and attempted to subvert the ‘innocent’ image, forcing the viewer to question more »
City after the Olympics are gone
The Olympic City is a photography project by Jon Pack and documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit that looks at the legacy of the Olympic Games in former host cities around the world. Hosting the Olympics has become a way for a city to show itself off on an international stage and generate toursim dollars, and cities spend millions or billions for the privilege. But after the events are over, the medals have been handed out, and the torch is extinguished, what’s next? What happens to a city after the Olympics are more »
SURREAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHILIPPE RAMETTE
These are real images envisioned and portrayed by French artist Philippe Ramette, and photographed by his collaborator Marc Domage. He created a series of gravity-defying photographs that show him in seemingly impossible poses. These illusions were not created digitally as Ramette explains to The Guardian in 2009, “You see a tension in my hands, my red face is far from serene as the blood rushes to it, my suit is ruffled.” The photos were captured by tilting the camera and setting up hidden supports, if needed. Share
Andre De Freitas
Andre De Freitas is an artist who studied Computer Animation just to find out that “illusion of stillness” (how he calls it) is something for him. I know it’s weird, but check out his website, follow this talented artist on Twitter and show your support on Facebook. Share
LONDON FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY – JUNE 2012
It’s here again. London Festival of Photography is taking over the whole city in June 2012. Eighteen exhibitions and forty events will take place in British Library, Tate Modern, V&A, Central Saint Martins and many other the most celebrated venues. This year 50 000 expected attendees will have the chance to see Gaddafi photo archive, new work by Simon Roberts (worldwide exclusive), Steve Bloom (images not seen for over 25 years and opportunity to look at those unseen), Chris Steele-Perkins, Martin Parr and Jodi Bieber (to name the few). Personally, more »
