Noriko Furunishi

Ori Gersht

Soo Kim

Walter Niedermayr

A Group Show at Angles Gallery.

Took a quick artwalk through Culver City last night and checked out some pieces old and new on exhibition. Each room at Angles Gallery contains selected works by the aforementioned artists above and they fit perfectly within the space…of our living room.

See for yourself until September 3rd.

Angles Gallery

2754 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90034

I’ve posted about Mike before, but he’s updated his site with a few great snaps that I felt were worth sharing him again. Gotta keep reppin’ my homeboys!

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James Branaman

My stay on Cape Cod came well-equipped with cameras. While I unfortunately didn’t get too many stills (I shot tons of video), I was lucky to be alongside the other boyfriends of the McAuliffe family: Pascal Shirley and James Branaman. Their collections are both so beautifully unique … and it certainly doesn’t hurt to have such a gorgeous family as their subject. Good job guys. I loved every second of revisiting the trip!

I’ve been craving to get out of this place for a long time, and I think I’ve just found where I want to go.

Not quite the most realistic choice, though. Why not back to the bay? Why not Portland? Or, NYC?

Well, because that’s all just too easy. I want to go where people have pride for where they are. Iceland has a population of around 320,000 proud people and lately, they’ve been stepping up the invite list for people to come check it out. The economy in Iceland has seen better times (haven’t we all), so tourism is a great import for them.

Let’s think about why Iceland is one of the most gorgeous countries on earth

-Pretty, happy people with rad sweaters year round

-The colors of green against black volcanic rock, snow, and über-blue water is unreal

-The outdoor light for photography is unreal

-The language is tricky, yet nifty

-The music is somber, yet gorgeous

-John Lennon’s got a memorial in Reykjavik

-80% of Iceland’s energy is renewable from geothermal and hydro power sources on the island

-Freedom of religion by constitution

-A fisherman’s dreamboat

-Not as cold as you’d think for being so close to the Arctic Circle

-Oh, and a giant, active, spewing volcano that caused some travel drama, but honestly look how beautiful it looks (see below)

I love Iceland. I haven’t even been there yet, but I know I love it.

She’s a hot mess of a little rock full of happy people, great art, film, music, lore, horsies, and rivers.

Someone send me there with tons of lenses and a jacket…stat.

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With that out of the way, I would like to express my concern for Flickr’s Explore feature. I’m an amateur photographer and cinematographer with great intent on becoming professional. I refer to Flickr and other sites to illuminate ideas for my own work, yet I’ve found that as their tenure for online portfolio showcasing increases, the creativity becomes commonplace. The term original becomes a bastard in a pool of stock memory on celluloid and disk. When I click on the Last 7 Days Interesting, there is an overwhelming amount of images that I don’t necessarily identify with. Of course, there is no problem with that, but I still wonder what justifies such images to be chosen as Explored, or Interesting. Let me elaborate. Last 7 Days Interesting page comes as a random reload page of 9 images at a time. At any given “reload” one will most definitely find the following in proper ratio: 1/9 flowers and puppies, 1/9 random still life, 2/3 self-portraits of teenage girls, and sadly, 1/9 actually interesting and well composed images (maybe after a few clicks). That specific 2/3 group I unveiled is what I think hurts me most these days. They have so much talent, yet their drive is dragging at the ankles.

Now before, the argument starts, I must confess. My photostream is also repetitive, slightly unoriginal, and lacking the depth that a true “portfolio” expects. So, I’ll take the position of: I am one of them, therefore I can speak for the sake of enlightenment for all. Perhaps I have become a product of the dull images I stumble upon each day. The teenagers and twentysomethings that take square-cropped and photoshopped portraits of themselves in fields and forests with nice cameras and remotes. The even more bitter portion of the platter I’m dishing out is the fact that most of these many young photographers have the gift of taking great pictures, yet they just keep doing the same self-portraits, hanging their heads down low and writing some over-dramatic poem that demands the reader to click on a link to their Tumblr or song of the day. Try something new. I know you have it in you. I know you have friends who can model for you. I know you have more interesting clothing and accessories to include in your shots. I know you have more than one background to feed from for each after school shoot. I know this, because I tell myself these things every day when I pick up my camera. Together, we can make that “reload” button actually exciting again. Well, I have to get on Explore first, but someday. What’s right around the corner? Something fresh! Interesting! Artistic! Original! Personal!

I’m not attempting to be callous or impertinent. I just want to see the creativity expand, develop, and soar to the highest reaches of one’s ability. I want to be wowed by Flickr’s Explore again. And so I say once more, Flickr is a place for everyone…But, Explore should be reserved for those artists that produce gorgeous and meaningful images that are worthy of heavy public rotation. Spin it like I’m the coach’s pep-talk at halftime when the team is losing the championship. Let’s see more, because I know there is more. Don’t just snap the same shot (which was great the first couple times) and sit back to watch yourself get clicks and ho hum hoorays by fans. Tell me a story. Tell it well.

You first, though.

Ahhhh,

My friends. How it’s been so long. If you have followed my photostream at all, you probably noticed that I was posting like a mad-man, but then suddenly stopped a few months back. So what happened?

My primary digital camera was stolen. Home robbery. It was tragic, and many things were lost.

So after a while of sulking and insurance claim failures, I decided to whip out the Nikon n8008 35mm SLR camera that my father gave me. Film has always been my favorite looking medium for photography, but I never had proper training for using it and it seemed so far away from me.

Well, I taught myself how to pull it into gear and here is my first test roll! I will be posting finished images as the days progress, but here’s the neg sheet…

Give it a week or two, and I shall have my new digital and I will be back in full daily action, but after this round of 35mm shooting, I think it’s safe to say I’ll be shooting both formats frequently from now on. Easy peasy.

I’ve added a lot of very talented contacts over the months of photo-purgatory and I hope that they will add me after posting some new shots!

peace.

“We want to let  faces speak.”

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Posted in art, photography Tagged: art, berlin, faces, facity, flickr, people, photography ]]> http://peaceinvisible.com/2009/08/25/facity/feed/ 0 peaceinvisible http://peaceinvisible.com/2009/08/04/its-a-natural-thing/ http://peaceinvisible.com/2009/08/04/its-a-natural-thing/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:53:06 +0000 peaceinvisible http://peaceinvisible.com/?p=697 ]]> Today’s photography carries a familiar tune. It rings from mid-century counter-culture and is now dubbed, “independent”. You see it in Urban Outfitters catalogues, indie films, music magazines, and of course…all over Flickr

And to be clear, I’m not hating on it, despite it getting carried away as a trend. I happen to love what people are doing with film stock and high-end digitals for this genre of photography. The aura of low contrast and haze paired with a sharp picture. The straight-faced and naturally beautiful models wearing classic designs in front of some lush forest or seaside rocks. It’s organic, natural, and simply better than photos of starving heroin addicts.

We’ve all seen what I’ve described above. Now check out what Daniel Weisser is doing with it in his Diptychs set on Flickr. Separating the foreground and background: so fresh and so clean.

My Canon EOS DSLR was stolen recently, so I’ve decided that I’ll use my Dad’s old Nikon N8008 until I get a replacement.

OLDSKOOL

Name: Kalie Garrett

Age: 18

Occupation: One of Flickr’s top young photographers

Style: Self Portraits

I’ve been heavily influenced by Kalie’s work lately. She has a lot to say about life (though too emo at times) and her work stands right next to it.

Check out her photostream

Check out her blog