Nadia Wicker is a French photographer that has a very distinct work. She makes nude self portraits with beautiful lighting and plays with slow shutters, making her pictures really unique.About Nadia, in her words: “I am a Self-taught photographer and makeup artist, who devotes an insatiable passion for self-portrait, which I call identity quest forever unfinished.“…
@ Lee Jeffries British photographer Lee Jeffries started out as a sports photographer. According to his own words one stolen picture from a homeless girl changed his life, leading him to start a very nice series of photos from homeless people from Europe and North America. The moment that changed his career as a photographer…
In times when Photoshop abuses are about to be considered hideous crimes, one guy created an excellent photo series. Matt Blum is the brain behind the lenses on The Nu Project, an initiative that portrays real nude women, the kind that there is a very good chance you can see out on the streets or…
Before going any further I need to apologize for the less than ideal frequency of the Blog Posts the past 2 weeks. As I was moving out of Brazil for good (??) things were a little messy, but looks like I might survive the process 🙂 This is the very first post from Switzerland, still…
The Smithsonian Magazine has just announced the winners for their 9th annual photo contest. They picked up 7 winners among the more than 67,000 photographs received.hte See more info about each photo on the contest’s official web page.
Amélie au Togo I am no big fan of browsing the so called “news” on facebook, but I really liked seeing that someone among my friends liked a page called The Eyes of The Children Around The World. After browsing through the first few pictures I could not help by open a warm smile just by…
Browsing through the web I stumbled upon some amazing macro shots, mostly portraying water drops and a very refined work. These pictures are the work of Sharon Johnstone, a photographer with a Fine Art background, who lives in the UK. (if you cannot see the Image Viewer above, your browser does not support it. Try this…
NatGeo published a selection of amazing tornado and storm photos, all taken by the talented Mitch Dobrowner. As I looked through the gallery the influence from Minor White and Ansel Adams was clear. Pure delight for the eyes!(if you cannot see the Image Viewer above, your browser does not support it. Try this page or…
This very short but extremely interesting video shows Swiss photographer Romina Amato sharing many tips and displays lots of amazing pictures. The tips envolve what gear to use and how fast the process has to be, from speed to capture to warping the shots to whatever way they are published. Worth every second! (if you don’t see…
Takao Ochi This is an amazing story of determination! Japanese runner Maya Nakanishi could not get the money she needed from sponsors to go to London Paralympics in 2014 so she decided to take extreme measures: make a sensual portrait and sell the pictures as calendars.(if you cannot see the images just above your browser…