Category — Photography

Seen at Canadian House & Home, totally loving the way Massimo Vitali got in the mix… and that they keep their sheep in the living room!

Or what happened when Spencer Tunick did a shoot and nobody showed up…

“Immaculate” by putting himself on the pictures, Ruben Brulat uses his naked body to express this feeling of anonymity he experiences in the La Défense neighborhood in Paris.

“When i started taking photographs of myself, it became obvious that it was easier to understand the malaise i had in these places, by getting naked i was feeling in total symbiosis. The more i was taking shots, the more i was understanding. Because, creating a fiction, may bring you closer to reality.”

Not sure i get his concept…lol… but i do like the aesthetics of Ruben Brulat’s work.

There’s definitely something happening in the image series “Something is happening” by Amsterdam based Photographer Erwin Olaf!

With an incredibly detailed eye for life in the 1950s and ’60s, Erwin Olaf’s photographs offer much more than what’s seen at first glance. Subtle variations in color and the tiniest of precise touches render his models into actors whose stories transcend the moment in which they are photographed.

View much more images at The Morning News

Let’s for once neglect the charming-tourist-postcard views… and look at Switzerland from a different angle! That’s pretty much what Ursula Sprecher and Julian Salinas did when they shot and selected the images for their book Heimatland. The book is a beauty and some claim that Ursula and Julian have found the “soul” of Switzerland.

Check it out at Issuu or get your hardcopy via Truce

This is still pretty much how 75% of Chelsea Art Galleries like to say a “Warm Welcome” to their average visitor!

My friend and I actually had the same idea of doing a series like “Sentry” by Andy Freeberg a while ago. Guess it was not that “original” after all. Nevertheless… my hat goes of to Andy Freeberg for pulling it off!

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Artillery, 2005, Sarah Pickering

The graphic explosion seen in this photograph, Artillery, is not aimed to destroy anything per se, but rather to document the use of detonation as a study tool for British military soldiers. Here, the tactical use of controlled explosions works to add realistic stress to training exercises and familiarize soldiers with various munitions. Having captured controlled trials and simulated environments throughout her different series, Pickering’s work emphasizes the secrecy and uniformity ever present in the world of civil defense. Taken from the Explosions series, Artillery explores the paradox of planning for the completely unexpected. Set in an uninhabited field, Artillery sheds light on a system that is necessarily orderly and chaotic at once.

Available at Aperture

Paul Barbera’s brilliant photography project visually documents the creative environment… or as us regulars call it “workspace” of artists and creatives. I especially love the home of Melbourne’s “3 Deep Design”.

where they create

Photo project by Gabriel Mauron

Scott Schuman aka The Sartorialist! You know him. You love him. I do, too and so does Refinery 29!

But lest you think it’s a snap getting expert Street Style lensman Scott Schuman of Sartorialist fame to spot you on the street, shoot you, AND post your pic on his site…well, think again. In fact, after perusing the past few months’ worth of amazing street specimens preening for his expensive camera, we did pick up some interesting sartorial patterns at play. So, want a better shot at, well, getting shot by Scott? Here’s our step-by-step guide to increasing the odds…and looking good doing it.

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT at Refinery29

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