Invited guest: Joannès Ceyrat

I have been photographing since 2002. At first, I mostly took pictures of friends and family, of events and journeys. Then, my interest in photography grew stronger. More and more pictures were being taken. I moved on to new subjects, new places.

My way of seeing evolved and the image itself took on new meanings. All of a sudden it was no longer the subject that mattered, but the image itself. I no longer took any pictures of friends and family, of events and journeys. Photography, for me, became a solitary activity, practised on long walks and bike rides along the outskirts of town - trying to find the right image.

After a long period of time, I stopped to wonder: why did it come to this? why did I evolve into neglecting photography's great potential to document, to keep track, to remember? Though I did not find any answers, my interest in photography changed.

Once again I wanted to take pictures of friends and family, of events and journeys. I had witnessed the potential of this kind of photography when I got to know Per-Arne Andersson. The birth of my sister's daughter was another important event. Also, being in a relationship meant that I took a lot more portraits - at least of one special person.

But how to make pictures of friends and family, of events and journeys, that could transcend the circumstances of their origin? How to make pictures that combined my longing for both subject and image - pictures that meant a lot to me, but were not dependent on what they meant to me, when looked at by other people. How?

I have not found the answer, not yet. But when I found the pictures of Joannès Ceyrat, I instantly knew that I had come very close. Therefore, it is my great pleasure to present some of his work here on the F blog.

This is what Joannès writes about his relationship to photography:

First there was the pleasure to touch the broken camera of my father: it's smell, the view from the viewfinder. Years passed ... and I really discovered photography in 2003 with my first digital camera. Then, the initial pleasure of old cameras came back with the buying of a 2.8f Rolleiflex, and then the wide 50mm one.

I'm addicted to the grain, so, for me, only negatives can bring this pleasure ... No more digital stuff at all for 2 years now.

My main goal is to share emotions ... My main doubt is writted on my web site: am I a photographer? I mean, I only shoot the people surrounding me ... rarely strangers, even though I would like to. And from now on I only have one day a week for photography.

Yes, Joannès, you are a photographer. You share emotions through your pictures that I thought was not possible. Subject and image in near perfect harmony.

From now on, I will pay more attention to just that: to share emotions.

- Joakim Sebring










Invited by Joakim Sebring.

gruppo F inbox: Will it matter when I´m gone?

Photo: Helena Nilsson

Josef

the trapped angel

At the royal academy of art in stockholm, they have a lion and a pig guarding the entrance. It has been a saying amongst students at the academy, that you enter like a lion, and graduate as a pig...

However, they have a trapped angel in there too.

photo with flaws: christofer grandin

 

Invited guest: Jacek Gąsiorowski

"How can you tell that a photo was taken by an artist and not by relatively talented amateur?"

Jacek says making pictures is like katharsis after working day. He's satisfied with the fact that he's creator and the viewer of his pictures. What is important is to keep in memory important moments of his life, like smiles of his wonderful daugther and wife. Jacek allowed us to take a look into his diary, see some pages of it.

And you, can you judge, what is art, and which pictures were made by an artist?

More of Jacek's work you'll find here

Invited by Marcin Górski

Invited guest: Eva Pettersson

About a year ago I discovered a treasure - Eva Pettersson’s photographs. Now I am happy to have the possibility to present some of them on The F Blog! I like everything with the photographs, in particular the mood in them. You can see some more of Eva’s pictures here.

Klara and Anna. Photo: Eva Pettersson.

Sofia. Photo: Eva Pettersson.

Telefunken. Photo: Eva Pettersson.

Invited by Fredrik Skott

gruppo F inbox: Kita McIntosh

At the Circus

Please also check Kitas other images on the F blog here. Or at photopoints here.

Invited Guest: Cathrine Bärgman

Quiet


Heartbeats


Babe i´m gonna leave you

I came across Cathrines pictures at fotosidan.se and I really like them, so I asked her if she wanted to participate on the F-blog, and here she is! If you want to see more of her work, click here.
Invited by Mats Äleklint

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gruppo F inbox: To Markus

I felt like adding this picture to your text about the guitarist.
Photo: Ulla Larsson

Our invited guests

The F Blog is proud to have so many fabulous photographers as guests. Thank you all for participating and making The F Blog divine! Here is a list of our guests since we started this adventure in September 2006.

Argentina
Aguirre, Pablo Cruz (4 November 2006, 8 November 2006)
Izquierdo, Sebastián (14 November 2006)
Levy, Diego (3 November 2006)

Bangladesh
G.M.B Akash (24 April 2008)

Brazil
Cardeal, Tatiana (10 December 2007)
Edinger, Claudio (26 April 2009)

Bulgaria
Chausheva, Katia (7 February 2007)

Cameroon
Essamba, Angèle Etoundi (26 April 2007, 28 April 2007)

Canada
Bitir, Tatiana (25 November 2006)
Eisen, Leanne (6 September 2008)
GC (22 September 2006)
Liu, Lung (12 June 2007)

Chile
Arístides Garrido, Manuel (16 December 2006)

China
Adou (20 September 2008)
Ma, Maleonn (29 November 2006)
Ryan, Mick (30 January 2007)
Wei, Shen (3 March 2008)

Costa Rica
Fonseca, Kathleen (27 May 2008)

Czech Republic
Popiela, Robert (13 February 2007)
Sochor, Jan (21 February 2008)

Denmark
Heyckendorff, Werner (21 January 2007)
Eskildsen, Joakim (5 April 2008)

England
Bebbington, Phil (7 August 2008)
Boocock, Paul (2 October 2006)
Marrigje de Maar (5 November 2008)
Ozkizil, Yusuf (11 June 2008)
Stevens, Brian David (15 August 2008)

Finland
Albrecht, Kristoffer (12 May 2008)
Hurskainen, Wilma (9 May 2008)
Karanka, Joni (22 January 2008)
Kaurismäki, Mika (11 November 2006)
Laurila, Milja (6 May 2008)
Leppäla, Anni (26 April 2008)
Leskelä, Jouko ( 29 March 2008 (1 April 2008 )
Pirnes, Tommi (20 April 2008)
Videbak, Svend (28 April 2006)

France
Brailly, Damien (22 August 2007)
Ceyrat, Joannès (20 November 2006)
Hallard, Emilie (3 December 2007)
Laurenceau, Gérard (16 October 2006)
Smague, Emmanuel (21 October 2007)

Georgia
Kabakadze, Levan (28 October 2007)

Greece
Lindus, Alek (1 September 2008)

Germany
Aspern, Kay von (22 October 2006)
Brand, Monika (27 October 2006)
Fabert, Fritz (9 October 2007)
Godehusen, Kai (22 November 2007)
Heissner, Oliver (28 January 2007)
Kaiser, Andreas (11 June 2008)
Lux, Loretta (17 November 2006)
Martin, Manuela (22 April 2008)
Merzbach, Anke (3 May 2008)
Peuker, Mike (13 September 2007)

Hungary
Doka, Bela (4 July 2007)
Pal, Gabor (23 January 2007)
Fazakas, Gyula (1 February 2007) (2 February 2007)

Iran
Mohammad Reza Shahroki Nejad (21 December 2006), (16 June 2007)

Iraq
Zoriah (28 February 2008)

Italy
Bernardoni, Stefano (26 January 2007)
Castagnolo, Guido (22 September 2008)
Debord, Debora (27 September 2008)
Fanti, Tibero (17 February 2007, 18 February 2007)
Macaluso, Mario (24 September 2008)
Moscia, Lorenzo (23 September 2008)
Palei, Andrea (29 September 2008)
Saccheri, Paulo (28 September 2008)
Sansica, Antonio (25 September 2008)
Vizzini, Glancarlo (26 September 2008)

Japan
Skorj (11 December 2006), (14 December 2007)

Malaysia
Chua, Hin (9 November 2007)

Mexico
Baram, Nadia (9 January 2008)
Cúneo Escamilla, Félix (29 May 2008)
Gallegos, Jorge Luis (30 January 2008)
Iturbide, Graciela (7 June 2008)
Kahlo Alcal, Cristina (12 December 2006)
Mata Rosas, Francisco (11 February 2008) (31 May 2008)
Ramírez, Ernesto (6 February 2008)
Ortega, Raúl (6 January 2008)

Norway
Aasheim, Espen (28 February 2007)
Hellesø, Terje (12 November 2007), (13 November 2007)

Netherlands
Hazekamp, Risk (28 February 2007)

Poland
Berenika, B. (30 September 2006)
Chrobak, Damian (23 February 2009)
Dolowy, Patrycja (19 December 2007)
Forecki, Mariusz (15 May 2007)
Giba, Marcin (14 May 2008)
Gąsiorowski, Jacek (19 November 2006, 14 January 2007)
Gola, Arkadiusz (17 April 2007), (3 June 2007)
Gomolla, Agnieszka (30 November 2006)
Grynberg, Mikołaj (13 January 2007)
Haegenbarth, Art (18 May 2008)
Heyda, Staszek (2 December 2006, 1 May 2007)
Jakubowski, Andrzej (9 January 2007)
Jastrzębski, Wojciech (3 July 2007)
Kamiński, Kuba (13 September 2008)
Kasprzyk, Piotr (15 April 2008)
Kinowska, Joanna (10 October 2006)
Kowalski, Leszek (29 November 2007)
Krynska, Kasia (5 October 2006)
Kuś, Łukasz (24 December 2006, 27 January 2008)
Kuran, Marcin (30 March 2007)
Łapiński, Tomasz (18 March 2008)
Łuczak, Michal (19 June 2007)
Niedenthal, Chris (13 December 2006)
Nowakowski, Sebastian (21 March 2008)
Onopiuk, Anna "Molly" (24 May 2008)
Pogoda, Bart (28 February 2007)
Poremba, Jacek (12 February 2007)
Prugar, Aleksander (19 March 2009)
Raczkowiak, Krzysztof (13 December 2006)
Repetowski, Pawel (14 July 2008)
Rozmiarek, Sylwester (13 March 2008)
Siatkowski, Dariusz (24 January 2008)
Sita, Michal (23 September 2007)
Sokalska, Magdalena (10 May 2007)
Sym, Agnieszka (10 June 2007)
Szlapa, Krzysztof (15 March 2009)
Wajda-Kacmajor, Magdalena (6 September 2007)
Walski, Piotr (29 January 2007)
Willman, Artur Alan (13 November 2006)
Wojtkowiak, Swiatoslaw(30 September 2007)
Wróblewska, Dorota (13 May 2007), (17 September 2007)
Zięba, Iwona (4 December 2006)
Zija, Zosia (15 January 2007)

Portugal
Espadana, Bruno (2 April 2008)
Flores, Maria (26 December 2006)
Franco, Filipe (4 January 2008)
Lopes, Carolina (30 October 2006)
Malato de Sousa, Afonso (9 April 2011)
Monteiro, Alberto (3 August 2007)
Muñoz de Oliveira, Alfredo (27 July 2007)
Vieira, António (27 September 2007)

Romania
Movila, Cristian (1 May 2008)


Russia
Monakhova, Yola (17 January 2008) (18 January 2008)
Neduv, Evgeni (12 April 2008)
Skobeeva, Natalia (9 November 2008)
Zwir, Bogdan (21 December 2006)


Scotland
McIntosh, Kita (5 November 2006)
Wilson, Alan (9 October 2007)

Slovakia
Burda, Peter ( 23 November 2006, 28 November 2006)

Spain
Estefania, Alicia (7 May 2007)
Gust, Sara (14 December 2006)
Lizaralde, Alberto (19 February 2008)
Morales-Mengotti, Carlos (21 January 2007)
Ribas, Xavier (26 August 2008)

South Africa
Ballen, Roger (26 March 2007)

Sweden
Andersson, Jonas (19 October 2006)
Andersson, Sandra (24 October 2006)
Bemerstam, John (2 May 2007)
Bengtsson, Karin (26 September 2006)
Berg, Micke (1 October 2006, 26 November 2006, 30 May 2008)
Bernhardtz, Jan (4 October 2006)
Björkbom, Bengt (14 October 2006)
Björkén, David (14 January 2007)
Blomqvist, Bosse (11 August 2008)
Blomqvist, Helena (27 November 2006)
Borg, Ida (23 December 2006)
Borgelid, Roger (23 November 2008)
Bärgman, Cathrine (19 November 2006)
Edlund, Anna (4 October 2008)


Ehlén, Niklas (18 December 2006, 26 December 2006)
Eliasson, Ingvar (17 September 2007)
Engström, JH (21 November 2006, 8 May 2008, 10 May 2008)
Fagerholm, Sonja (3 december 2006)
Fredriksson, Örjan (23 September 2006)
Fäldt, Thobias (16 August 2008)
Gotby, Catharina (13 August 2008)
Gustafsson, Gustav (7 December 2006, 25 April 2007)
Gustafsson, Richard (13 December 2006)
Gårdsäter, Viktor (9 december 2006)
Hagström, Andréas (11 january 2007)
Hansen, Paul (19 june 2007)
Hazheer, Payman (20 October 2006, 9 November 2006)
Hellesø, Malin (27 November 2006)
Hellesø, Terje (12 November 2007), (13 November 2007)
Holmqvist, Tomas (27 December 2006)
Häggbom, Rikkard (5 September 2008)
Höök, Pontus (17 October 2006)
Jenemark, Markus (30 November 2006)
Jeric, Branko (25 September 2006)
Johansson, Ann (19 August 2008)
Johansson, Gerry (29 October 2006, 1 December 2006, 13 February 2007, 20 August 2008, 2 September 2008
Johnsson, Thomas H (12 September 2008)
Karlberg, Moa (27 December 2006)
Karlsson, Sune (4 November 2006)
Kleréus, Krister (4 February 2008)
Kvist, Sannah (6 December 2006, 17 september 2008)
Kwak, Hyun-Jin(10 January 2007)
Larsson, Ulla (30 October 2006)
lil E (11 April 2007)
Linderoth, Hansi (16 November 2006)
Lindström, Tuija (4 December 2006)
Lundberg, Anneli (3 October 2006)
Malaska, Morgan (20 January 2007)
Maluszynski, Chris (24 April 2008)
Marchi, Mattia (18 April 2007)
Mellberg, Lasse(28 November 2006)
Nilsson, Helena (29 September 2006, 28 October 2006, 29 October 2006)
Norberg, Martin (10 November 2006)
Norling, Olle (24 November 2006)
Nääs, Lina (11 October 2006)
Olofsson, Mia (29 January 2007)
Otterberg, Susanne (20 September 2009)
Petersen, Anders (16 June 2008)
Pettersson, Eva (19 November 2006)
Ragnarsson, Peter (17 May 2007)
de Ru, Peter (21 February 2007, 22 February 2007.)
Daniel Sahlberg (7 April 2009, 14 November 2010, 12 January 2011)
Schulstad, Mattias (2 November 2006)
Sjöswärd, Sanna (22 November 2006)
Smoliansky, Gunnar (3 October 2006)
Stackelberg, Ewa (22 December 2006, 25 December 2006, 28 December 2006
Strand, Håkan (19 April 2007)
Tenman, Linn (1 October 2006)
Tunbjörk, Lars (10 April 2007)
Wahlgren, Susanne (17 October 2006)
Wallin, Dan Isaac (19 November 2010)
Westberg, Tomas Zackarias (20 August 2007)
Wågström, Thomas (18 September 2008)
Ödman, Fredrik (14 June 2008)

Switzerland
bEdA (10 November 2006)

Taiwan
Chang, Liang-I (Leo Chang) (20 November 2007)

Tanzania
Willett, Amani (10 December 2007), (11 December 2007)

Turkey
Harmanlikli, Murat (12 January 2007)

USA
Agou, Christophe (14 December 2006)
Behring, Natalie (15 July 2008)
Belcher, Alyson (28 May 2008)
Brandt, Nick (7 December 2006)
Burnett, David (22 March 2008)
Burnstine, Susan (10 December 2006)
Burson, Nancy (3 December 2006)
Chandler, Polly (15 May 2008)
Colberg, Jörg M (20 December 2006)
Couvillion, Ben (16 November 2006)
Dorfman, Elsa (13 April 2008-first part)
Downs, Kevin C. (10 March 2008)
Elkins, Amy (6 March 2008)
Ellinger, Chris (26 October 2006)
French, Howard W. (15 October 2007)
Goldkind, Joy (18 October 2006)
Huff, Ben (29 March 2008)
Joyce, Matthew T. (22 January 2007)
Kenna, Michael (23 October 2006)
Kayafas, Peter (1 February 2008)
Mok Re Jin (17 October 2008)
Montgomery, Richard (15 October 2006)
Peters, Mike (14 November 2007)
Prince, Rhonda (28 September 2006)
Rajotte, James (29 September 2008)
Richardson, Ken (6 November 2006)
Richardson, Shannon (7 June 2007, 31 October 2007)
Rollins, Wallace F. (2 May 2008)
Rose, Brian (14 February 2007)
Sacabo, Joséphine (5 December 2006)
Sanguinetti, Allessandra (24 September 2008)
Soth, Alec (1 November 2006)
Schmidt, William (13 February 2008)
Strazza, John (18 December 2006, 22 December 2006, 27 December 2006)
Texter, Ann (4 May 2007)
Thetford, Daryl (27 July 2008)
Tread (4 June 2007)
Vitale, Ami (14 February 2008, 27 February 2008)
Wilcox Frazier, Danny (17 July 2008)
Yanowitz, Edward (18 April 2008)
Wilenius, Andrei (20 January 2007)

Unknown
Dalina P (29 September 2006)
daLinKa r-(P) (6 November 2006)

snake

In its earliest years, the letter that evolved into our F was an Egyptian hieroglyph that literally was a picture of a snake.

Read full article by Alan Haley at fonts.com

gruppo F inbox: Lina "Umma Liten" Nääs

Princess with suitors. Photo: Lina Nääs.. Please also check out Linas own homepage.

(remembrance) "coming up only to show you under..."

remembrance
eyes & me with old friend

friday, february, female

* In calendars, F is often an abbreviation for Friday, or for February.
* In grammar, f is often an abbreviation for female, the grammatical gender.
* In forms and personal documents, F is often used as an abbreviation for female.

More about the letter F

gruppo F inbox: Just the man, dancing

He appears from out of the crowd. Thirty days, regardless of the weather. Thirty minutes, each day. No music No seats. No lights. Just the man, dancing. And then, he disappears into the crowd.

gc.ephotosites.com

and you were standing in the doorway singing along

Since we've been posting photos related to music and photo inspired by music I thought I might as well post some music. This videoclip might show the most intense treatment of an accoustic guitarr in the history of music (well...).

It's sung and written by the brilliant John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. He's been called "America's best non-hip-hop lyricist" by the New Yorker and though I don't know all of the lyricists of America he sure is my favourite. His words always creates pictures in my head, it's like beeing thrown into the middle of a movie for a few beutiful scenes. Here's the lyrics for the song he's singing - Nine Black Poppies

I have never tried to capture them so far.