Tag: photographer
Steve McCurry
Many colors, impressive portraits, photos showing real life, authentic images from war areas… These are the trademarks of Steve McCurry, the renowned and admired NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC photographer. Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia in 1950 and graduated in 1974 in film studies and history at the Pennsylvania State University. Then he started to work at ...
Beauty and decay – Abandoned sites by Niki Feijen
There is something very fascinating and mystical thinking about , what will happen after the human species disappears. The human race, which dominates this planet like no other creature and which heavily affects it in its development and its appearance. Since humans and their influence is so evident on planet Earth, it is almost impossible ...
Volte-Face: Oliver Curtis is photographing against the tide
No matter how different they are, famous monuments and touristic attractions do have one thing in common. They are always the center of attention. As a consequence, there are countless pictures of those attractions, that all look alike. Huge crowds of people gather around those monuments, with their cameras, smartphones and selfie-sticks, all trying to ...
Record or imagination – the travel photos by Jimmy Nelson
Hey guys! Lately I came across an article on Jimmy Nelson. Those of you who don’t know this man – he’s an amazing photographer who is mainly known for his glamorous portraits of diverse ethnic groups. It’s part of his style to stage them in a very dramatic way. No matter if it concerns the ...
The world mourns the passing of Bill Cunningham
One of New York’s most famous fashion photographer died on June 25, 2016, at the age of 87 from the consequences of a stroke. This man recognized great fashion trends long before they made their way on the catwalks and on the covers of fashion magazines – he them in the streets of New York. Adverse ...
Joel Meyerowitz
Being influenced by photographers just as Robert Frank and Henri Cartier Bresson, Joe Meyerowitz is one of the most amazing photographers of our time. I had the chance to visit his exhibition, which took place at the Kunsthaus Vienna from 17th July – 1st November 2015 and therefor I want to share some of his ...
Elliott Erwitt
Nobody spending even a little time on photography can get away without having heard of Elliott Erwitt. His pictures are known worldwide, they make you smile and reflect about life, you can even buy them printed on postcards in stores around the world.His sense of humor is famous and for the way he makes people rediscover ...
Martin Parr:
Martin Parr, who was born in England in 1952, is one of the most popular photographers worldwide. The exhibition in the KUNST HAUS WIEN is the first great retrospective of the famous Magnum photographer in Austria. It provides a comprehensive insight into Parr’s works. I must confess that Martin Parr wasn’t really a big ...
Learning photography on YouTube? Benjamin Jaworskyj
Over the last couple of years I’ve often heard the name Benjamin Jaworskyj in connection with photography. Last week I had the chance to listen to one of his lectures at the Photo Festival in Zingst. He’s a German photographer working in Berlin. In 2008 he started giving online video tutorials. His YouTube channel is ...
The Petzval lense
Hello everybody, today I’m going to take you a step back into the history of photography. This blogpost is all about Josef Maximilian Petzval! Some of you might have heard his name already. His most famous invention is the Petzval lens. He designed it in 1840, for a while it was quite popular and pretty ...
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