Klængur Gunnarsson/Landscape II
More from our friend in Reykjavík. Thanks so much Klængur, and I hope we'll be seeing more of your work in the future.
28 November 2008
Birdbath 8x10 contact print
Do you know that the annual Daily Print Holiday Sale is taking place right now? Only subscribers are eligible, and to subscribe ( a very simple process) go here. On the same page you can also find my other current project, which is dog portraits from that great place, The House of Puddles.
I'm having too much fun, aren't I? How about coming along for the ride?
27 November 2008
F on polaroid
I had made maybe 3 or 4 polaroids in my whole photographic life. The only one scan I managed to find. I made it on BW Polaroids with negatives, mounted to my old Kiev 88, can't remember the name of the loads..
26 November 2008
25 November 2008
Invited guest: Christina Richards
Christina Richards was born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended the Savannah College of Art and Design and after graduating in 2002 she moved to New York City, where she now lives and works. Christina’s work has been exhibited in Savannah, Chicago, Boston, and New York City. She has been commissioned to illustrate short stories, and her work has been published in various magazines and book covers.
www.christinarichards.com
-invited by Lina Nääs
24 November 2008
Polaroid inbox: Rikkard Häggbom
Storforsen. Photo by Rikkard Häggbom.
Search the blog for more of Rikkard's pictures! Or send your own contribution to the F blog polaroid project: gruppof-inbox@googlegroups.com.
Klængur Gunnarsson/Landscape I
Klængur Gunnarsson sent us some wonderful photos from Iceland Here is Landscape I, and we'll show Landscapr II in a few days. Klængur writes:
Little bit about me ...
I studied photography in a small public collage in the northern parts of Sweden, lived and traveled around the world in the last couple of years.
Currently studying at the Icelandic Academy of the arts, at the visual arts department.
One of the owners of the Tutti Bene Art Saloon in downtown Reykjavík, Iceland.
Thanks, Klængur, and we're looking forward to showing landscape II.
23 November 2008
Invited guest: Roger Borgelid
For more than 20 years Roger Borgelid has reported from and about different parts of the world. For a long time he did it mostly with words, writing for some of the leading newspapers and magazines in Sweden. Today he speaks preferably through his images, through photography. And in photography he found a more eloquent language, a language more open for interpretations.
The major part of his work is still created during travel. But whether he's documenting culture in Africa, shooting portraits back in Sweden or creating personal art, it's always with the same ambition – to go with his feelings.
"I try to photograph not only what I see, but also – and often even more – what I feel. In photography, and also in life, we need to free our minds and open up our hearts. If we learn to rely on our intuition, we will be more free as humans and as artists."
In this collection Roger Borgelid shows some of his personal art work, where all images are results of "just letting it happen". To enhance his dreamy visions he used the method of lith printing.
"With the entrance of digital photography, many feared the death of older darkroom techniques. I like to believe they will rather become a more exclusive art form. Lith printing gives images a more dreamy touch. It's also unpredictable, you never really know how the copy will develope and that's good. You lose a little bit of control, and like Sally Mann sometimes says, you give chance a chance. That is part of the magic. And also a liberation of mind", he says.
Roger Borgelid was awarded "Photographer of the year" by the well renowned artphoto magazine Black & White Magazine, after winning their contest Single Image Awards 2005, and two years later one of his images was chosen to be published in the book "The worlds greatest black and white photography".
He is a member of photo agency Johnér/Naurbild. Other clients include Dagens Nyheter, Vagabond, Utemagasinet and Aftenposten. View more of Roger Borgelid´s photography at www.borgelid.se
Invited by: Markus Jenemark
22 November 2008
Pastisch (or a postcard to someone that send postcards to Yngveland late on a saturday afternoon...and to all hard core flyfishers ofcourse...)
This summer, I was fishing in the lake Glen in the northen parts of Sweden.
For four days.
This is the outcome of that trip.
A still Life Photo.
For the first time in my life , I throwed in the towel.
I resignated.
Totally and utterly defeated.
Of an animal with a brainsize of a a peanut.
Or rather half a peanut.
What is that really telling me???
21 November 2008
Invited guest: Lori Nix
At sea
Tree house"Lori Nix has lived most of her life in the rural Midwest, a place known for its bad weather and blue collar ideals. Her childhood was spent playing in open fields and witnessing countless storms and natural disasters, leaving her with a deep affection for the American landscape. This love of the land and sky in its endless variations, and a fascination with the absurdities of life has developed into a series of constructed environments that form the basis of her photographs. Cardboard, plaster, faux fur and latex paint are employed to create highly detailed dioramas for the camera that are at once familiar, but also slightly askew. Like a movie still, Nix’s photographs capture the drama mid-story and it’s up to the viewer to complete the narrative. The scenes are not a formal documentation of a place, but instead offer an innocent, yet quirky vision in such detail that the viewer can’t help but be drawn into the scene."
Bounty
"The series “Lost” (2003-2004) examines the feelings of isolation and loneliness. Festive lights on the shack in ‘Junkyard’ cannot override the occupant’s grim existence. The dog chained in the side yard barks anxiously at a suspicious car in the stacks, its lights mysteriously turned on."
Junkyard
Parade
Nevada
California Forrest Fire
Bird houses-invited by Lina Nääs
-text and images © Lori Nix
-text and images © Lori Nix
Natalia Skobeeva Exhibition at Viewfinder Photography Gallery
Peculiar Processes, a series of works by Natalia Skobeeva which runs from 22 November to 4 January, rails against the 'picture-perfect' attitudes of the digital age.
In it, the intricate statues of Easter Island are photographed with a Polaroid instant camera; film of London is buried in coffee; and expired film is used to reveal unpredictable results.
Other projects include photographing the life of London's Central St Martin's building using pinhole cameras with exposure times of up to 40 minutes.
Another sees models photographed in cyanotype, a 19th century printing process that gives a cyan-blue tint.
Natalia Skobeeva said: "This, my first solo show, brings together different aspects of my research into alternative techniques, some of which are unique and will be exhibited here for the first time.
"I am looking forward to seeing how each piece will interact with the viewer – I hope to surprise every viewer at least once."
The exhibition has been announced by
Time Out, The Telegraph, British Journal of Photography, AG magazine and many others.
Viewfinder Photography Gallery
Linear House
Peyton Place
London
SE10 8RS
Viewfinder Gallery Website
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