Alice and Danny

Pretty cool shots by Letty Schmiterlow (found via thepetfanclub). For more see her flickr and blogspot!

Dom Smith

Dom Smith is a photographer based in New York. Follow the link for more work. I love the calmness in his work, how his models show a certain imperturbability, without looking uninterested.

Marc Roy - Excerpts of psychedelic daytimes

Pretty spacey stuff by Marc Roy. Some of it is actually as he says "a visual narrative of some of my psychedelic experiences." He is a graduate from Brighton University, now working for Urban Inks at Post Expose Studio in New York, doing some freelance work besides. Without knowing, I was allready familiar with his work, because this sick cover for Crystal Castles' Crimewave was done by him. Judged by his writing on his site, he's pretty much into thinking about the logical, eternity, geometry, deity, intergalactic happenings, matter and time, the irrational. It sounds as if he sometimes wants to dissolve into pure natural cosmic particles. There is much more I'd like to show, but I'd suggest to just take a look for yourself here and here.

Mareunrol's Nightmares

Mareunrol's Nightmares from Valdis Celmins on Vimeo.

viktor vauthier strikes again

When two friends collide, it sometimes make for brilliant shots. here's douglas neitzke shot by Ilovefake favorite, viktor vauthier

Anders Lindén

Anders Lindén has a minimalist approach in his dark, moody pictures. He doesn't need much to create this atmoshpere. There's nothing really creepy around, but still his pics give an unheimisch feeling to me. I wouldn't feel very comfortable walking around in his scenery, getting the creeps from every crispy sound or sudden movement in the corner of my eye. Don't stare too long at this if you're planning to sleep, or it might hunt you in your dreams.

Dylan Forsberg

When dylan forsberg, (ex)model, photographer living in New York picks up a camera he's not afraid to experiment with light and analog cameras, what makes him interesting to me is that he's not afraid to take very personal, often dreamy photos of his friends without censorship.

For the lucky ones in Toronto..

Go visit this expo:

Richard Kern

Ren Rox

Based in London, art directs all her shoots, shortlisted in the Portraiture category at the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards, and publications in The Face, Dazed and Confused, Oyster, Blackbook among others. Her photos have a certain quietness, though the subjects aren't boring or dull at all, which I love. See more at renrox.com.

chestnuts

Fashion illustrations by James.

Switchblade aesthetics

The 'Giallo' genre is one that evolves around sexuality, violence, suspense, aesthetics and fashion to name a couple of elements. Named after Italian suspense and thriller publications with a yellow (giallo) cover, it has become one of the most interesting film genres of its time. The giallo movies gained great popularity in the sixties, with directors such as Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and Mario Bava. What makes these movies particularly interesting is that the narrative isn’t the main focus. The visual aesthetics are equally important, maybe even more important. All these things combined result in beautiful but horrific thrillers/horrors with very thin storylines.

Now, many years after it’s peak, a new generation of Giallo lovers has risen. Two of them, Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, decided to make a Giallo movie themselves and succeeded. Amer is one of the most visually astonishing movies I have ever seen. Every scene is a moving picture. Composition, styling, color, framing, everything is in it's place. It’s an experience, the directors wanted to stimulate all five of the senses, so expect spot-on sound editing, intense cuts, an amazing soundtrack and mind-boggling visuals.

A small premiere for the Dutch readers, there will be a Dutch dvd and theatrical release later on this year. Make sure to watch it then or later on this week at the Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam. Check out the movie site for trailers and background information.

enter: Space

Bright Young Things Gallery is a small gallery in Amsterdam, showing the work of distinctive and talented, up and coming young artists in Contemporary Art & Photography. On friday 23/4 they open the exhibition enter: Space, in collaboration with Streetlab_. Katrien Franken, Sabrina van den Heuvel, Annika Keijser, Sandder Lanen, Karol Lasia and Michel Willemsen will all show their vision of the space around us and man's relation to it.

"Enter:Space portrais our surrounding, tangible or not, as the leading character in photo and video work.

How does man influence the landscape or atmosphere around him? How do surroundings influence man? What do surroundings or atmosphere, visible or not, reveal about human presence? All these questions centre around a non human subject that says everything about our humanity."

23/4 - 20/4 at Streetlab_Projectspace, Postjesweg 2 Amsterdam.

Katrien Franken


Annika Keijser


Sandder Lanen


Karol Lasia


Michel Willemsen

bella, o bella!

DEAR FRIEND & LOVELY PHOTOGRAPHER BELLA HOWARD HAS A NEW WEBSITE......
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http://bellahoward.co.uk/

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