Hope to see you there!
Friday, 9 March 2012
Friday, 28 October 2011
Revealed – the true story behind the 'Afghan Mona Lisa'
Revealed – the true story behind the 'Afghan Mona Lisa'
Legendary photographer Steve McCurry revealed the true story behind his most famous photograph, Afghan Girl, during a rare visit to London last night. Speaking to Phaidon at the Chris Beetles Fine Photosgallery in Piccadilly where he was opening a new show, McCurry said he quickly realised he'd have to ignore 12-year-old Sharbat Gula in order to get the shot he wanted. The photo graced the cover of National Geographic in June 1985 and is generally regarded as one of the most viewed photographs in the world.
"When I walked into the classroom I was kind of convinced that she was really an amazing person but she was very shy," McCurry said. "So I started off by photographing the other students, because I thought if I approach her straight away and she says 'no' that would be a no for the rest of the day. So I photographed her classmates and got them involved in the process. I wanted her to feel that she was almost excluded so that she'd want to take part in it and, sure enough, it got to the point where she agreed.
"There's a real emotion and a real beauty in the picture. Her expression is ambiguous - she's obviously poor cos she has a rip in her shawl and her face is kind of dirty. But through that there's a dignity and there's a perseverance and a fortitude. There's a wide range of emotions. I think there’s a great depth to the picture."
McCurry actually travelled back to Afghanistan in 2002 on a National Geographic assignment to try and find Gula. Many women came forward to claim they were her and the search seemed hopeless.
"We didn't have her name or address or what tribe she belonged to. We trawled the refugee camps and eventually found one man who remembered her brother. It was a complete miracle that we found her. I expected her as she is in this photograph to walk through the door and I was shocked when this 30-year-old woman walked in. We're continually in contact with her today and we make sure she's taken care of and that she's been compensated for the picture – that’s been an ongoing process since 2002." Gula, who was orphaned during the Soviet bombing of Afghanistan, has since had four girls of her own, one of whom died in infancy.
The Chris Beetles show runs until September 24. We'll be posting a short video with highlights from it later this morning. Meanwhile though you can see more of Steve's incredible images in our gallery here.
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Tina K Photography
Tina K Photography on facebook
In her album 'photoshoots' she manages to really capture
the spirit and personality of her sitters. I like the heavily
saturated colours, the stylised look and in particular the
crazy wide angles.
Monday, 3 May 2010
A blog exploring pictures of beautiful older women
Saturday, 1 May 2010
http://elizabethangela.blogspot.com/
ELIZABETH JOHNSON (OXFORD, UK)
From fashion magazine shoots to gritty newspaper jobs, Elizabeth Johnson has found her own brand of dark and moody photography
Text by David Hellqvist | Published 20 April 2010
Elizabeth Johnson might enjoy shooting fashion, but it will never be in that glossy and commercial kind of way we're all so used to. There's an distinct eerie quality to Johnson's work, with serious, realistic and sometimes moody feelings to it. That can be explained by her earlier affiliation with newspaper photography for the likes of The Independent, Sunday Times and the BBC, all through a degree in Editorial Photography from Brighton University. Having also had work experience at more fashion focused publications, such as Vice, Amelia and Disappear Here, Johnson, 24, have found herself a unique style of photography, one that she is now busy pursuing in a freelance career. But there are other projects on the horizon as well: "Yes, I'm also working on a farm assisting with projects in animal welfare standards and will be returning to University to qualify as a veterinary surgeon. Which I am aware is not quite a normal career combination!"
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Shops Upfront is Culture Liverpool's new initiative that enables artists to access empty shops on the high street and the city centre for short term exhibitions, workshops and art events.
My Comment: This is something that could also be done in Mold and Wrexham. Keep this and contact the councils in the future after I have finished my degree.
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Registered on their websites. Gives details of events, community projects, galleries, etc in specific areas. Also details of funding.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/north-west/
"Artist Alison Jones has developed a reputation for powerfully interactive artwork, using natural materials to challenge our perception of the world.
Jones, whose work has exhibited alongside Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Cathy de Moncheaux, specialises in large, multisensory installations like Hum, an entire room painted with honey.
‘Not only did it look interesting, I was also aware of the smell. When you first put it up it’s quite sweet and there’s an overload of sickly comfort food but as it stays up it goes off and starts to smell like urine. One person said it reminds him of getting old, so it’s what people bring to it.’ "
Date: 7 September 2009
Artform: Visual arts
Region: North West
MY COMMENT: Signed up for The Arts Council England newsletter
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
this is a wrexham based photographer michelle williams whose group i joined on facebook.
i am hoping to meet up with her to ask about her photography, business, clients, etc. she seems to do paid work on weddings, so i will ask about some work experience as a back up photographer at the weddings she covers.
i have made contact with a number of photographers now with a view to partnering up on some shoots. martin parr does this regularly. it encourages you to go if you have arranged it with someone especially if it is outside on a rainy cold day, it is also safer and it is mutually inspiring. Often the other sees what you have missed and vice versa.
this is some of the work she has produced
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
images of people photo exhibition
email from www.artinliverpool.com
Call for Submissions - Images of People Photo Exhibition
From Bruce Smith - Images Of People Exhibition..
Venue: Carlisle Building, 61 - 69 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6DE, UK
This exhibition has been set up to raise awareness for the charities bellow and to showcase photographers images that depict peoples lives reflecting ENERGY, EMOTION and FEELINGS.
There will be 3 winners in each of 3 categories, 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes with an overall winner prize of £1000 voucher to be spent on a fashion photography master class. http://www.brucesmithphotographer.com/home.php
There will be signed copies of my book Pro Digital Fashion Photography, that will be given as prizes to the 3rd runner up in each category. I am looking for 1st and 2nd prizes from sponsors
We are looking for 100 final images for the exhibition.. These images will be digitally printed on archival quality paper, mounted and framed ready for the exhibition There will be a public auction to sell the prints to the highest bidder, all funds raised from this auction will be split between Sightsavers International http://www.sightsavers.org/ and to Liverpool's charities providing photographic education to children with learning difficulties and social problems. also to raise awareness and funds for http://www.wayuutaya.org/ . http://www.sightsavers.org/
I am looking for sponsors and supporters to provide help and prizes for winning images
If you can help or can recommend any one that you think can help, please pass this message on to any one you think may be interested in supporting this event or that would be intrerested in submitting images.
errol morris: mr death
Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., an engineer from Malden, Mass. decided to become the Florence Nightengale of Death Row — a humanitarian whose mission was to design and repair, electric chairs, lethal injection systems, gallows and gas chambers, . In 1988, Ernst Zundel, publisher of "Did Six Million Really Die?" and "The Hitler We Loved and Why" commissioned Leuchter to conduct a forensic investigation into the use of poison gas in WWII Nazi concentration camps. Leuchter traveled to Auschwitz and illegally took brick and mortar samples for analysis in order to "prove" that the Holocaust never happened.
Leuchter fully expected his involvement with Ernst Zundel to be the crowning achievement of his career, but instead it ruined him. Reopening the doors to this century's keystone atrocity. Morris bypasses a more obvious discourse on bigotry to examine instead the origins of evil in vanity and self-deception.
the glue society
GETTY IMAGES
Stuck on the Glue Society
Here are some award-winning designs from the Sydney multimedia shop that specializes in creating content that is not traditional advertising
By Helen Walters
The Glue Society was founded in Australia in 1998 by former ad agency creatives Jonathan Kneebone and Gary Freedman. Reluctant to step aside from the day-to-day business of coming up with ideas, they formed the company to focus on writing, design, and direction. The company now has offices in Sydney and New York, while their portfolio of work determinedly stretches across media to incorporate graphic design, sculpture, installations, and broadcast television alongside more traditional print and TV advertising.
Exemplified by Sydney/New York-based creative collective, the Glue Society, these companies reject both the title "agency"—and the very idea of having retained clients. They're creative-content providers, pure and simple.
Ready and able to be employed by anyone who will have them (brands, agencies, even individuals) they work solely on a project-by-project basis. There's no long-term account management, no planning, no media buying. And yet as an entity, they're able to deliver more than the individual creative types (such as photographers or directors, for instance) historically commissioned by more traditional advertising.
Put simply, the Glue Society and its ilk are teams of ad-savvy, cross-media thinkers. As such, they're free to go wherever the budgets are, and can work on a wide range of projects. In the past year alone, the Glue Society has worked on projects that have included sculpture, graphic design, Web sites and viral campaigns, traditional TV advertising, print, short films, and even— in conjunction with BBH—a 60-minute TV show which was entirely sponsored by Axe and which was broadcast on MTV (see BusinessWeek.com, 4/24/06, "Bet You Can't TiVo Past This").
ashley ward photography
not inspired by baby photography but might be necessary to pay the mortgage. this style is better.
not keen on the web site. the 'falling' pictures too distracting. better stuff on flickr.
Friday, 22 May 2009
North Wales Women's Centre March 2009
Images from the Open Day held at the North Wales Women's Centre in Rhyl
Friday, 27 February 2009
Image Makers, Image Takers
I bought this book today. A range of styles form different photographers, saying what camera they use, what they look for in a photograph, also info from gallery owners giving useful tips on how to get shown. Just dipped into it so far, but I can see it is going to be a very useful book.
Image Makers, Image Takers: The Essential Guide to Photography by Those in the Know (Paperback)
by Anne-Celine Jaeger (Author)
Product Description
Here is the first systematic attempt â for beginners, students and professionals alike â to find out how photographers of world stature approach their work, and what it is that makes them succeed. Unlike any other photography book to date, it uses in-depth interviews of established photographers from the fields of fashion, art, portraiture and documentary photography, as well as the new generation, but also of picture editors, curators and art book publishers in order to find out what they look for when choosing an image. Who are the makers and who are the takers? Readers can judge for themselves.
About the Author
Anne-Celine Jaeger first became fascinated by photography at the age of six when her Belgian mother took her to the International Center of Photography, New York. She has written for many publications, including The Sunday Times and Wallpaper*.
 finally i know,
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Into the mind of a photographer, | By | I. Berthon-moine "ibm26" (uk) - See all my reviews |
IDFA Summer School 2009
From 15 until 20 June, IDFAcademy organises the Summer School 2009: a tailor-made training programme taking place in Amsterdam, aimed at strengthening the narrative structure of documentary film projects in script stage. Around fifteen projects from all over the world will be selected for the Summer School 2009. The filmmakers of these projects will be coached intensively by 10 international documentary experts. The deadline for submission is 27 March 2009.
For more information and the entry form, please visit the IDFA website by clicking HERE>
http://filmbase.ie/news/2009/02/24/call-for-entry-idfa-summer-school-2009/http://www.idfa.nl/industry/idfacademy/summer_school.aspx
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Sylvia Plachy
Bought photographer Sylvia Plachy's 'Self portrait with cows going home'.
First came across her in a book from college 'unguided tour'. Liked the black and white images, the fact that a lot of them were out of focus. They gave the impression of being more natural, spur of the moment images. They had real life about them. Often very funny yet sad at the same time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plachy
She was the stills photographer on 'The Pianist', her son is Adrian Brody who was also in King Kong.
Watched The Pianist (with Adrian Brody) for the first time on Monday night, was coincidentally shown a DVD in college on Tuesday about the making of King Kong (with Adrian Brody) then I receive this book today by a photographer I have admired for a while (who's son turns out to be Adrian Brody). Hmmm, are they trying to tell me something.....
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