Sapa market in the north Vietnam
quả quýt = mandarin orange
gạo Nương = Nuong rice
quả cau = areca – nut
quả thanh long = blue dragon
quả cà pháo = eggplant
uả ớt = chiliAll photos © Eugene Neduv
11 August 2008
quả quýt = mandarin orangegạo Nương = Nuong ricequả cau = areca – nutquả thanh long = blue dragonquả cà pháo = eggplantuả ớt = chiliAll photos © Eugene Neduv
invited guest: Bosse Blomqvist
One of the reasons for me to switch from 135mm film to large format photography was the possibility to start working with glass plates. However, due to the fact that old glass plates are hard to find (and new ones messy to construct) I got stuck with orthochromatic 8x10"-film. But a year ago I discovered Bosse Blomqvist's work, which inspired me to at last start experimenting with exposing and developing 100 years old glass plates. It is a real pleasure to have the opportunity to invite him to the F blog.
Bosse Blomqvist uses glass plates, old ones from the beginning of the 20th Century as well as new homemade ones, 4x5" and 18x24 cm. I find his portraits interesting. Especially the combination of portraying modern people using old techniques is truly fascinating and very inspiring.
Please check out Bosse Blomqvist's Flickr-page. And don't miss Nils Bergqvist's reportage about Bosse and his work (in Swedish).
- Fredrik Skott
Book: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond TV
"A seductive atmosphere redolent of cinema dominates the digital photo series TV by Mathieu Bernard-Reymond (*1976). Isolated people who seem to be threatened by an unidentifiable danger move along the streets at night. Only upon closer inspection does one realize that the artist has replaced the illuminated windows with television screens. The colorful screens do not allow anyone to look either in or out and are limited to just a few channels. And the “wild” creatures outside the buildings—such as animals of prey on the prowl, half-naked women, riot police, two boxers in the middle of a fight—are merely artificial in nature, constructed out of flickering, blurred television images.
Mathieu Bernard-Reymond’s disturbing photographs symbolize as palpably as they do impressively how—in a reality that is only conveyed through media—all of life ultimately dissolves into a mass of indistinguishable pixels. Texts by Arnaud Claas, Helen Hirsch." (Press Release, Hatje Cantz Verlag)
TV
Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
ISBN 978-3-7757-2174-5
Hatje Cantz Verlag
For more information about Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, check out his homepage.
10 August 2008
09 August 2008
invited guest: Phil Bebbington (II)
In these images I am trying to capture the life and the death of Cretan villages. The death in respect of the villages emptying and becoming full of old people or babies. The life in the images…. suggestions to the soul of the place and the people that although gone living on.
I feel in these images that the black and white emphasise the decay and dereliction whereas the colour counter that with a suggestion of life…a window into what was. The colour of personal effects shining through the greyness." - Phil Bebbington
Pictures and text © Phil Bebbington Have a look at Phil's site philbebbington.com and blog terrorkitten.com/iblog
Book: Sarah Moon 12345
From Thames & Hudson I recently got the information that they soon will publish five paperback volumes in a slipcase with more than 400 of Sarah Moon's fascinating images: 12345. Since I first discovered her book Coincidences (2001) I have been inspired by her photographs. Her beautiful images are photography at its best. I really look forward to see Sarah Moon’s new book! Release date is October 13th.
© Sarah Moon
© Sarah Moon”Sarah Moon is a contemporary photographer of international renown. A former model, she has taken award-winning photos for such magazines as Vogues, Harper’s Bazaar and Nova. The images she has created for several brands, among them Chanel, Comme de Garcons and Cacharel, all share her poetic sense of place and personality. This publication, which includes an example of Moon’s cintematic work on a DVD, is a personal memoir in pictures, evoking her life, friends and fantasies. Distinguished writers – Dominique Eddé, Ilona Suschitsky, Magali Jauffret, Alain Fleischer and Robert Delpire – provide commentaires on her work in still and cinema photography, drawing out her thoughts on colour, contemporaries, influences and, in her own words, her unique approach to her subject. This is a unparalleled celebration of the vision of a gifted and individual photographer.” (Press release, Thames & Hudson)
In October two exciting satellite exhibitions will also be launched in London. ”Firstly the Royal College of Art, will exhibit over 150 black and white photographs and large-scale color works, spanning Sarah Moon’s entire career, and two new film installations, The Red Thread and The Mermaid of Auderville. The Michael Hoppen Gallery will host a separate exhibition, which will include previously unseen fashion photographs alongside the iconic images that established her reputation. The two exhibitions will run concurrently fron 17th October 2008.” (Press release, Thames & Hudson)
12345
Sarah Moon
Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd. Release date: October 13th, 2008.
ISBN 978-0-500-287835
- Fredrik Skott
Exhibition: Anders Ryman - Rites of Life
© Anders RymanMost cultures mark important socio-cultural stages of life with rites of passage, celebrated when a person moves from one stage of life to another.
For more than seven years, the Swedish photographer and writer Anders Ryman, has traveled around the world to document these ceremonies. Some of his photographs now form a new photo exhibition. It gives a picture of both cultural diversity and the close kinship of humanity, regardless of cultural origin.
Anders Ryman's work has been collected in an extensive photo book. Stay tuned to the F blog for a review of the book Livets steg [Rites of Life].
The opening ceremony is on Monday, 11 August 16.00 on Raoul Wallenbergs torg, Stockholm, Sweden. The exhibition is part of Stockholm's cultural festival and ends on September 28th.
- Fredrik Skott
08 August 2008
Exhibition with F:ers
Remember the outdoor exhibition Planket Gbg? Tomorrow, from 12-17 pm, its arranged at Majvallen in Gothenburg, Sweden. At least two F:ers participate: Markus Andersson and Markus Jenemark. Don't miss it!
- Nenne G
Alice
Alice in her party dressShe thanks you kindly, so serene
She needs you like she needs her tranks
To tell her that the world is clean
To promise her a definition
Tell her where the rain will fall
Tell her where the sun shines bright and
Tell her she can have it all
Today
equipment: equipment: hasselblad, tri-x, saliva, ovenpaper, viradon, plastic foil and some inspiration from The Sisters of Mercy.
Foto8 award
Foto8 Award & Summer Show 2008
We are pleased to annouce that the winner of the Foto8 Award for 'Best in Show' at this year's Summer Show, goes to....Guido Castagnoli for his image: Street to the main station, Shimada City, Japan 2007 taken from the series Provincial Japan.
We are pleased to annouce that the winner of the Foto8 Award for 'Best in Show' at this year's Summer Show, goes to....Guido Castagnoli for his image: Street to the main station, Shimada City, Japan 2007 taken from the series Provincial Japan.
The judges were impressed by the high standard of all the work but they were particularly drawn to the colouring and mysterious 1950s, bleached effect of Castagnoli’s print, commenting: “This is an image that will continue to be intriguing each time one looks at it. It is both strange and beautiful.”
stay tuned for more from Guido in the Fblog, soon....
congratulations!
/from jo-urnalist's desk/
(F)riday's Daily Print
© jeanne wells
Peas!
If you are not a Daily Print subscriber and would like to be, go here to find out more. But of course there are folks who just like to see the Friday F Blog special, and that's so much fun, too --
Thanks all!
07 August 2008
invited guest: Phil Bebbington (I)
"I live in Bath in the UK and spend as much time as I am able on the Greek Island of Crete. I have been visiting for about 10 years and during that time have been trying to record the Crete I love.. The Crete away from the beaches and tourists traps. The real Crete, the Crete that seems to be in decline. The villages there seem to be slowly emptying with the youth of Crete preferring the promise of the city or even the mainland and Athens.
In these images I am trying to capture the life and the death of Cretan villages. The death in respect of the villages emptying and becoming full of old people or babies. The life in the images…. suggestions to the soul of the place and the people that although gone living on.
I feel in these images that the black and white emphasise the decay and dereliction whereas the colour counter that with a suggestion of life…a window into what was. The colour of personal effects shining through the greyness." - Phil Bebbington
It is a pleasure to see Phil's pictures from Crete, where he has spent so much time and thoughts. I am glad to be able to present some of his pictures here. More to come from Phil and Crete in the coming days on The F Blog.
Pictures and text © Phil Bebbington
Have a look at Phil's site philbebbington.com and blog terrorkitten.com/iblog
invited by ulf fågelhammar
long live Magnum !!
This summer an official news comes from Magnum:
"After viewing over 200 candidate portfolios, organised under the Presidency of Stuart Franklin, Magnum Photos is pleased to announce the following decisions:
MEMBER status was voted for: Antoine d’AGATA, Jonas BENDIKSEN and Alec SOTH. Their portfolios can be consulted on www.magnumphotos.com/photographers.
The following new NOMINEES were announced: Peter VAN AGTMAEL, 27 years old, American-Dutch: www.petervanagtmael.com and Olivia ARTHUR, 28 years old, English: www.oliviaarthur.com ".
congrats!!! :) and well, well: Alec Soth as our special guest in the Fblog is here :)brought to you by the front journalist ms jo
book review: Lennart Nilsson Stockholm
Lennart Nilsson Stockholm.
Photo: Lennart Nilsson.
Text: Johan Erséus.
Photographic editor: Anne Fjellström.
Published by Bokförlaget Max Ström, 2008.
ISBN: 978-91-7126-083-3.
Stockholm, Sweden. Although I do not live there, I am fascinated by the many excellent photographic depictions of the city. Henry B Goodwin’s Vårt vackra Stockholm (1920), Gunnar Smolianskys fotografier från Slussen i Stockholm 1952 (2002) and Micke Berg's Stockholm Blues (1994) are photo books that I repeatedly return to. Now there is another excellent portrait of Stockholm and its inhabitants, with photographs by Lennart Nilsson.
Spring in Stockholm © Lennart Nilsson, 1956.
Lennart Nilsson (born 1922) doesn’t need to be presented to a Swedish audience. He is, without doubt, Sweden's most famous photographer. At the very least his photographs of the inside of the human body and the beginning of life have fascinated hundreds of thousands of people. Nilsson’s famous book, A Child Is Born, is published in four editions and translated into 20 languages. For his work he has received many awards and prizes, among them The Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation's Photography Award in 1980. British Museum and Tokyo Fuji Art Museum are two of the many places where his work can be found. His new book, however, is made up of lesser-known images from his time as a photojournalist in the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s.
In addition to Swedish newspapers Vecko-Journalen and Se, Nilsson also worked for international magazines, Life Magazine and Look. From his extensive records, Anne Fjellström has selected and gathered a large number of photographs taken in Stockholm to create the magnificent volume Lennart Nilsson Stockholm. In addition to the photographs, Nilsson, with the aid of Johan Erséus, tells about the photographs and their history. 
Lobotomy operation of a criminal © Lennart Nilsson, 1950's.
The photographs of Lennart Nilsson Stockholm reflect not only the official polished façade. The book is far from a nostalgic recap. Keen-eyed Nilsson, instead, depicts both the front and rear faces of society at that time. The pictures show the unexpected, as well as the everyday - people in Stockholm, their life and living. Homeless, cleaners and postmen are portrayed as well as film stars, politicians and princes; both the working and upper class. Lennart Nilsson shows a Stockholm in celebration but also in work. The 1953 masquerade at the Royal Opera is intermingled with reports from the daily lives of contemporary postmen. The city's poor and homeless are included, as well as the officials of the Bank of Sweden and unique images from the salvage of regal Wasa.
The Salvation Army is the theme for one of the most interesting series of pictures. In the late 1950s Nilsson spent three months together with the Salvationists to document their lives and work. From the extensive material of 4,500 photos, 13 have been selected for the book. "Strangely enough people in the Salvation Army accepted my presence and my cameras," said Nilsson. It shows. The proximity to the Salvationists is striking, the pictures incredibly strong. At the same time, the pictures are artistic in the highest degree. The question is whether I have seen a better-illustrated reportage.
Salvation © Lennart Nilsson, 1950's.
"I came with a Slumsyster to a compromise wooden building at Södersjukhuset. When we came in we saw four small feet stand out under the sofa. The children were afraid that it was the father who had come". © Lennart Nilsson, 1950's.
Lennart Nilsson Stockholm is a personal portrait of Sweden’s capital and its inhabitants. But not only of Stockholm. At the same time many of the photographs give an overall picture of a departed Sweden. And in some ways, also of today’s Sweden; although it has been half a century since most of the photographs were taken, much in the book is recognizable from contemporary Sweden. This is a book out of the ordinary, a book to study again and again. I strongly recommend it to everybody that is interested in Photography as Art and/or in Stockholm and it's history.
© Lennart Nilsson.
Links: Ulf Fågelhammar, author of the F blog, met Lennart Nilsson in May 2008. Check out his reports. If you have the possibility, I also recommend you to visit Kulturhuset in Stockholm and see Lennart Nilsson's large photo exhibition "Somewhere in Stockholm". The exhibition ends September 7. And do not miss Lennart Nilsson’s official homepage.
- Fredrik Skott
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