Psychological portraits by Alexey Nikishin

Alexey Nikishin was born in 1976 in Moscow. Having finished with distinction university, long time works in the field of Advertising and the Internet. In 2000 left work in the field of design to devote himself to the Photo. Starting to remove the portraits, the bared nature, a fashion, a genre, studies works of world masters of a photo. Constantly being improved, Alexey concentrates on one direction – the Portrait. The Portrait carries away it most of all the depth and ambiguity.

Already at the beginning of the creative career of the photographer Alexey receives some prestigious international awards: Photograph Of The Year / Merid Of Exelence on 2nd Annual Photography Masters Cup / International Color Awards. 2007 , Outstanding Archievement on 2nd Annual Photography Masters Cup / International Color Awards. 2007, Gold Medal / Grand Award Winner on Trierenberg Super Circuit. 2006 and the certificate Who Is Who for merits in the field of Art. (more…)

Adam Taylor

Adam Robert Taylor born 20 April, 1970 is a photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He works in Australia and increasingly throughout other parts of the world. Awarded and featured in PX3 Prix De La Photographie (Paris, France), WGPA Circle of Fine Arts (Madrid, Spain), Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, International Lucie Awards, Australian Centre For Photography, Art Gallery of NSW, Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize National Library & National touring exhibition and others. Published in plenty of magazines all over the world.

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Alina Lebedeva

Very emotional and tender portraits by Russia photographer Alina Lebedeva. Amazing style in every work. There is not too much information about her – Russian photographer Alina Lebedeva available, however her distinct style is noteworthy. All pictures featured here are copyright of Alina Lebedeva. (more…)

Alexander Gronsky Photography

Alexander Gronsky born in 1980 in Tallinn, Estonia. In 1998 he began working as a professional photographer. He later moved to St.Petersburg and then to Moscow in 2006. He works for advertising agencies, corporations and humanitarian organizations. Alexander’s long-term theme has been contemporary Russian landscape. His serial of works Pastoral produces a delicate balance between contemplative images and documents where the action and the protagonists invite you to engage in an active reading of the image. The distance from which Gronsky approaches his subject gives us a strong understanding of the geographic and social particularities of the places he photographs (the wastelands within Moscow city). At the same time, it allows us to place the figures in a broader sociological context that offer a departure point for understanding the relation between pastoral and urban landscape in contemporary society. He was the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize winner and has received numerous distinctions in international photography contests. The minimalist landscapes of Alenxander Gronsky are superb. These type of images require masterful composition of lines and elements so the subject blends from the small to the large context in ways that creates a whole and complete experience for the image. Very beautiful work. (more…)

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…)

Martin Stavars

Martin Stavars 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. Martin Stavars 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 Martin, 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…)