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Kostya Zalesny Image Poetry

PHOTOGRAPHY | KOSTYA ZALESNY WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:42:52

These days, at the age of 32, Kostya Zalesny is a different kind of photographer. He specializes in magazine, publicity, and his personal favorite, erotic work. For Zalesny, the body is the most amazing, and perhaps even most important, theme in the...

Sita Mae Edwards Through My Eyes

PHOTOGRAPHY | SITA MAE EDWARDS WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:24:48

It's a truly rare thing to find a photographer with a knack for seeing things beyond face value. Sita has just that. She finds compelling stories in old wrinkled faces, quite beauty in big round bodies, and high art in skin that is covered with tattoos....

Renée Jacobs The Poetry of Things

PHOTOGRAPHY | RENEE JACOBS WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:51:02

Taking full advantage of the opportunities available to her, the work of Renée Jacobs has been featured in such publications as The New York Times, Camera 35, SLR Magazine, and The Portland Oregonian. Her solo monograph,...

Valentin Sichinskiy History in the Making

PHOTOGRAPHY | VALENTIN SICHINSKIY WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:08:58

Valentin is a university graduate; he has a technical education and experience in practical engineering as well as a knowledge of analytical chemistry. His knowledge of basic photography however is something he learned on his own through hard work, study,...

Thorsten Jankowski Raw Capture

PHOTOGRAPHY | THORSTEN JANKOWSKI WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:16:14

Back then he was still using traditional film and natural sunlight as his primary source of lighting. It wasn’t until 2004 that he decided to expand his photography career, moved to digital equipment, and purchased his first studio lighting rig. From...

Andrei and Natasha The Power of Two

PHOTOGRAPHY | ANDREI and NATASHA WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:13:21

But that is just what happened with both Andrei Artemyeff and Natasha Yeryomina both decided to study at the University of Pennsylvania. Andrei and Natasha both loved photography, and had been shooting for several years before they met. However, it...

Elena Vasileva Shape and Shadow

PHOTOGRAPHY | ELENA VASILEVA WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:58:54

Strangely, by the time she finished her degree, she was no longer interested in being a designer. The photography bug had caught up with her and she just couldn’t get enough. Using her own sexuality as her primary theme, Elena Vasileva chooses to...

Sergey Belov Dangerous Realities

PHOTOGRAPHY | SERGEY BELOV WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:11:50

A virtuoso with both traditional film and the art of photo manipulation, Sergey Belov began working with the camera in high school, moved on to artistic nudes after five years, and then finally to photo manipulations seven years after falling in love...

Lev Dolgachov The Magic Moment

PHOTOGRAPHY | LEV DOLGACHOV WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 04:35:02

He was more of a street shooter back in those days but it wasn’t long before he began to realize the streets are much too cold for outdoor work and waiting around until spring was nearly impossible. The only logical solution was to bring his work indoors....

Mariana Castro Freedom of Expression

PHOTOGRAPHY | MARIANA CASTRO WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:33:53

Mariana Castro began taking pictures with her father’s Canon F1 until he lost it and she was forced to move on to creating still images with a digital video camcorder connected to the computer. The only problem was that she could never go outside with...

Dave Rudin Nude Revelations

PHOTOGRAPHY | DAVE RUDIN WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:20:38

Rudin’s photography really took off when he began traveling the world in his college days. Back then, he used 35mm color slide film, to be followed by larger medium format transparency film.

The biggest change in Dave Rudin’s photography...

Ralph Man Permanent Exposure

PHOTOGRAPHY | RALPH MAN WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:51:20

While still developing his photographic skills, Ralph Man took up an apprenticeship as a carpenter after completing his University studies. It wasn’t long however until he was able to turn his passion into a career; all it took was a little bit of...

Christopher Lee Donovan Beauty in the Bizarre

PHOTOGRAPHY | CHRISTOPHER DONOVAN WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 05:42:52

Living in Boston Massachusetts, Christopher Lee Donovan works with a variety of mediums, including traditional film and digital methods, to manipulate his work into what is sometimes bizarre, sometimes disturbing, and always quite beautiful. He studied...

Anthony Gordon The Golden Nude

PHOTOGRAPHY | ANTHONY GORDON WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Mon, 22 May 2006 04:42:27

From the moment he developed that first black and white print, he knew that he had found his calling. As he photographed the beautiful architecture of the city of Ottawa, Anthony felt that his images were a little empty and lifeless. And so his quest...

Carlos Santos Simplicity of Form

PHOTOGRAPHY | CARLOS SANTOS WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 02 May 2006 01:08:23

Then, without warning he met a woman who loved to be photographed. It was a perfect match and made Carlos feel inspired again, this time with the nude. A perfect platform to test his ideas and knowledge, the woman was like a blank canvas he could transform...

Beat von Weissenfluh Movement and Light

PHOTOGRAPHY | BEAT VON WEISSENFLUH WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:57:21

For Weissenfluh, photography is the medium destined to catalouge the beauty and bounty of nature ' as well as nature's greatest creation, the female body. For Weissenfluh, perfection is in variety and photography provides the necessary tools to express...

Ian Pool Consistent Focus

PHOTOGRAPHY | IAN POOL WORDS | FRED MCKIE — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:58:54

"I have never been interested in anything but portraiture ... to capture a raw essence in a person is my ultimate goal and to share that with the world is my dream," says the emerging Brisbane-based photographer, who has chosen to be known professionally...

Gabriele Rigon The Finest Form

PHOTOGRAPHY | GABRIELE RIGON WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:29:25

Photography was an important part of Rigon's childhood. His grandfather ran a photographic studio founded in 1898. Gabriele began to take his own photographs professionally in the Army, where he specialized in reportage work for his flight group. His...

Hiroyuki Ohmori Glam and Glitter

PHOTOGRAPHY | HIROYUKI OHMORI WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:48:07

Influenced by Renaissance paintings, Ohmori loves to play with light and shadow. Soft window light, the delicate fabric of a couch or sofa, clothes hanging off a models shoulder; all these subtle elements play important roles in his work. You will never...

Lon Ferguson The Spiritual Nude

PHOTOGRAPHY | LON FERGUSON WORDS | ANDREW KAISER — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:15:25

In 1981 he received a BA in photography from Sam Houston State University, and in 1987 he received a Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Texas. He practiced architecture for six years in Chicago, Illinois. He then returned to Texas where...