Streams: Abstract, Icelandic Landscapes by Jonathan Smith
Jonathan Smith‘s Streams contains landscape photographs he took during a residency in Iceland. At first I was not even sure these images were photos, since…
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Dazzling Long-Exposure Night Photography by Patrick Joust
These photographs from the series Still by Patrick Joust were taken at night with long exposures. Many of his photos feature urban and suburban areas,…
Beauty and Horror in Heather Byington’s Daily Photo Project
These neat conceptual photographs are from a photo-a-day project by Heather Byington. I see a heavy influence from psychological horror films in Byington’s style,…
Pain and World Problems Cause “Repulsion” in Ata Mohammadi’s Conceptual Photos
These conceptual photographs by are by Ata Mohammadi, who is from Iran. In Repulsion, he tackles several controversial issues including freedom of expression and laws…
“Dead Funfair”: Vacant Rides and Empty Streets at Germany’s Hamburger Dom
Photographer Arne Faschinka, from Hamburg, Germany, took these photos of a Dead Funfair. The Hamburger Dom pictured here is Germany’s biggest fair, with three seasonal,…
Mark Leek’s Miniature People in the Outback
These amusing photographs are by Mark Leek. They show miniature people (as would be used for a model railway) creatively positioned on logs and bricks. I like…
The Colorful City: Jose Oti’s Take on Minimal Architectural Photos
We’ve featured similar, minimalist photos of architecture on this blog before (by Lino Russo and Stefan Bleihauer), but Jose E. Oti‘s take on this subject…
Characters from Bob Dylan Songs Brought to Life by Mark Hamilton
Photographer Mark Hamilton, from New Zealand, has taken characters from Bob Dylan’s lyrics and created dramatic, illustrative portraits for his series The Dylan Songbook….
Vladimir Antaki Photographs “Guardians of Urban Temples”
Vladimir Antaki, a photographer from Montreal, Canada, has taken portraits of shopkeepers, the “guardians of urban temples,” for his series The Guardians. The photos…
Stefan Bleihauer Finds the Photogenic in Industrial Sites
Stefan Bleihauer, from Monchengladbach, Germany, has photographed architecture and construction or industrial sites for his series Amber. “I want to draw attention to the things…