Elliott Erwitt

Photographer Elliott Erwitt has been taking pictures for more than half a century. Elliott Erwitt was born 26 July 1928 in Paris, France. He is an advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings – the master of the “indecisive moment”.

Born in Paris of Jewish-Russian immigrant parents, Erwitt served as a photographer’s assistant in the 1950’s in the United States Army while stationed in France and Germany. Erwitt was influenced by his meeting the famous photographers Edward Steichen, Robert Capa and Roy Stryker. Stryker, the former Director of the Farm Security Administration’s photography department, hired Erwitt to work on a photography project for the Standard Oil Company. Erwitt then began a freelance photographer career and produced work for Collier’s, Look, Life and Holiday magazines. Joining the Magnum Photos agency in 1953 allowed Erwitt to shoot photography projects around the world. Become a full Member of Magnum Photos at 1954. (more…)

Toby Burrows

Toby Burrows is an Australian photographer who has already won numerous awards for achievement and the quality of his work. Among his recent projects, a series on the Thai boxers and several series of portraits to be discovered on its website. In 2006, Toby has been mandated by the National Geographic accompanied by an English journalist for the shooting of Australian nature. His recent seria “Fallen” shows the starkness between nature and humanity. (more…)

Marcin Stawiarz

Marcin Stawiarz is an experimental photographer from Poland that has a sort of fascination for landscapes and urban scenes. He was been featured in magazines all over the world and won several photography awards. Born 1981, Czestochowa, Poland. Marcin Stawiarz is also a Managing Editor of Neutral Density Magazine. Gallery Representation: Art Gallery Ryf, Zurich, Switzerland; Kontemplacje – Warsaw, Poland.

He has always been fascinated by landscapes – places that are absolutely desolate, where He can stay one on one with nature. For Marcin, the growing joy right before pressing the shutter button as well as the possibility of interacting with the world filled with inspiration is as important as the creative act itself. This initial fascination has rapidly grown into obsession that eventually took control over his life. (more…)

Angelina Jolie by George Holz

Beautiful portraits of Angelina Jolie by George Holz, American photographer whose work spans 30 years and includes nudes, fashion, and celebrity portraits. He is a native of Oak Ridge Tennessee, and graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 1980. While at Art Center, Holz assisted for Helmut Newton, who urged him to move to Milan to pursue his vision.

In Milan, Holz developed his own unique style. Photo Italiana called him “a new up-and-comer with a unique independent style.” In Europe, Holz’s work appeared in Italian Vogue, Lei, Linea Italiana, Madame Figaro and French Elle. After critical acclaim in Europe, he returned to Los Angeles for a short period where he photographed album covers, including a young Madonna for the iconic “Borderline” album. He moved to New York City in the mid 1980’s and opened a studio in the Village.

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Landscape Photography Quick Tips

Keep these tips from photographer Robert Caputo in mind as you’re taking landscape photos.

• Take time to explore. Part of the joy of landscape photography is being out in nature. Wander around and get a sense of the place. It will take time and patience to discover the best way to show what makes it unique.
• Visualize your photograph. Create the image in your mind the way a painter woul d create it on a canvas. Then think about the time, light, and composition that will translate what you see in your mind into a photograph. (more…)

Philippe Halsman

From the 1940s through the 1970s, Philippe Halsman’s sparkling portraits of celebrities, intellectuals, and politicians appeared on the covers and pages of the big picture magazines, including Look, Esquire, the Saturday Evening Post, Paris Match, and especially Life. His work also appeared in advertisements and publicity for clients like Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, NBC, Simon & Schuster, and Ford. Photographers, amateur as well as professional, admired Halsman’s stunning images. In 1958, a poll conducted by Popular Photography named Halsman one of the “World’s Ten Greatest Photographers” along with Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ernst Haas, Yousuf Karsh, Gjon Mili, and Eugene Smith. Altogether, Halsman’s images form a vivid picture of prosperous American society in the middle years of the twentieth century. (more…)

Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick (born January 1, 1967) is an famous American artist. He is best known for his installations that feature large numbers of nude people posed in artistic formations. These installations are often situated in urban locations throughout the world, although he has also has done some “Beyond The City” woodland and beach installations and still does individuals and small groups occasionally. One of the most famous of these sessions was to protest against global warming, and was attended by activists from Greenpeace. Tunick is the subject of three HBO documentaries, Naked States, Naked World, and Positively Naked. His models are volunteers who receive a limited edition photo as a reward. (more…)

Ruben Brulat

Ruben Brulat is working, liveing in Paris and is 21 years old. Ruben Brulat bought his first camera just two years ago. But in spite of this relatively late start, something just clicked. ‘I discovered my real passion, and I have not stopped since. I went out all night long, experimenting. I needed to do it – it quickly became something vital for me and I could not stop taking photographs.’

For Brulat, photography is about capturing humanity – as was evidenced by Immaculate, his series of images of a business area both by day and by night. ‘I want to understand why people groups and societies behave the way they do. What shocked me with Immaculate was that this neighbourhood lived just for a system, and when at night there is no one to activate that system, it dies. There is absolutely no love, no happiness, no sadness. Just nothing. I am fascinated by places where the beauty of human beings has gone.’ (more…)

NASA photography

Breathtaking photos made by NASA organisation. Must be seen for education and inspiration…

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Open Shutter by Michael Wesely

When I first heard about Michael Wesely’s project to photograph the entire construction of the Museum of Modern Art as single three year exposures I was amazed and intrigued. The concept of making a three year exposure is quite bold and daring; Wesely was able to achieve spectacular results. Unfortunately, my technical curiosity on how it was accomplished was not answered. I suppose he needs to keep his secretes.

In 2001, the Museum of Modern Art under went a three year renovation and expansion; they invited German photographer Michael Wesely to bring his unique vision to this significant change. Wesely setup his custom made cameras in four locations around the museum construction site. Unfortunately, he had some issues and had to take a few cameras down prior to their finish; as his images show with the passage of time, things change. (more…)