Daniel Polevoy on Sweet station

Partly funny, partly scary collages form young Ukranian photographer Daniel Polevoy could be joke as well as warning.

More on: http://sweet-station.com/blog/2010/12/daniel-polevoy/

Avenue of Beloved by Grant Yoshino

I ve found this series on Ben Trovato blog and I really like the punk-glam style of it mixed with bright colors and decadent lighting. I can feel the anarchy of Terry Richardson in it.

Editorial on: http://bentrovatoblog.com/photography/avenue-of-the-beloved-by-grant-yoshino/

Audio interview with "toy cameras queen" Michelle Bates

Michelle works with Holga since 1991, she is speaking about her art and working with "toy cameras".

Audio here: http://www.lensculture.com/mbates.html#

Following the reindeer by Evgenia Arbugaeva

Very interested series "Following the reindeer" caught my eye because it is very suble combination of portraits, documentary and landscapes, together working as a complete image of hard and sometimes joyful Siberian life.

Her portfolio: http://www.evgeniaarbugaeva.com/Site_2/home.html 

Eugenio Recuenco online portfolio

Portfolio of very famous fashion, fine art and commerce photographer who worked for the biggest names like Vogue, Diesel, Naf Naf or Mango.He has a very specific style and also very fine sens for details.
Check it here: http://www.eugeniorecuenco.com

Lens Culture Fotofest in Paris : Preview

In November 2010, Lens Culture and Fotofest welcomed more than 160 photographers and 48 photography experts for the first large-scale internationally organised portfolio review in Paris.
On Lens Culture you can find a very interesting preview (one photograh from each participant and link to his online portfolio) and also order a nice catalogue from blurb.

Preview: http://www.lensculture.com/participants_2010?thisPic=100

National Maritime Muzeum

"Sail away with the National Maritime Museum’s Waterline set of photos from the golden era of cruise ships! Spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1970s, this set contains some of the 16,000 Marine Photo Service (MPS) negatives in the Museum’s collection." -flickr-


Check the flickrstream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmaritimemuseum/

Dark is the morning by Chi Chi Mendez

For four years Chi Chi was photographing parties all over the globe. Dark is the morning is a raw testament about it: more than 200 000 photographs.
You can see his exibition at : Dark is the Morning, Christopher Miro Gallery, 71 East Fagler Street, Miami, until January 31, 2011

Interview with Chi Chi:
http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/9175/1/chi-chi-menendezs-dark-is-the-morning

Portfolio: http://chichi-menendez.com/

London Art Fair

One of the most iteresting UK art festivals is coming! Over 100 galleries will exibit their best art and also a lot of interesting art project will be seen. Dont miss it.
ps: Especially exbition of young artist Mark Prethero!

Art Fair website: http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/

Totems by Alain Delorme

One of my favourite art blogs Sweet station published splendid series Totems from Alain Delorme. This photographs look a bit funny for a first sight but then you realise that there is a huge social issue behind it. I really like how Alain took serious theme with a light mind but still left the serious part untouched.

Whole serie: http://sweet-station.com/blog/2010/12/alain-delorme-2/

Claire Pepper

Claire Pepper is amazing fashion photographer based in London. Her work is very specific a great combination of sensibility and fashion. Also very poetic. Def must see.

Check her portfolio at: http://www.clairepepper.co.uk/index.html

Sugino studio

Sugino studio creates amazing advertisement.
Check their ad for Ford Fiesta (go to Experience now) and check their website where you can find exclusive behind the scenes video and loads of inspiring work.

Ford fiesta ad:
http://www.ford.ca/app/fo/en/cars/fiesta.do?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=cids10FIEE;#zip_popup

Studio website: http://www.suginostudio.com/#

Civil War Faces from Library of Congress

"These fascinating photographs represent the impact of the war, which involved many young enlisted men and the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers. The photos feature details that enhance their interest, including horses, drums, muskets, rifles, revolvers, hats and caps, canteens, and a guitar. Among the rarest images are African Americans in uniform, sailors, a Lincoln campaign button, and portraits with families, women, and girls and boys. " -Flickr-


More Civil War portraits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157625520211184/

Small Concrete Boxes: Insides China´s zoos

Very touching series from photographer M. Scott Brauer about life of captured animals in China´s zoos. Subtle and very emotive images remain us how far we went from our roots and connections with nature and also how cruel we are.

Portfolio http://www.mscottbrauer.com/
Small Concrete Boxes series: http://www.viewbookphotostory.com/2010/10/small-concrete-boxes-inside-chinas-zoos/

Hasselblad Masters

Here is a preview of all Hasselblad masters and also a possibilty to apply for Master 2010 ;-)
http://www.hasselblad.com/masters.aspx

Half Awake by Erin Tyner

Using small train figures and different household or nature object Erin Tyner create minimalistic dioramas that capture an interesting atmosphere. Figures used instead of real people help us to focus more on the emotional part of the series and I found it very inspiring.

Half Awake on Behance: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Half-Awake/741830
Erin Tyner portfolio: http://erintyner.com/

The Ruins of Detroit by Y.Marchand and R. Meffre

I´ve already post an article about abandoned houses from Detroit by Kevin Bauman. But I think that would be interesting to see another series that works with the same topic but with a different point of view.

Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre photographed Detroit for 5 years and recently published book "The Ruins of Detroit". They also have very interesting series about abandoned theatres in U.S.

Check their Detroit series at: http://marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index.html
Also check  the older post about Detroit from Kevin Bauman: http://cocoshoots.blogspot.com/2010/11/100-abandoned-houses-by-kevin-bauman.html

For Surreal - Art blog by Lara and Mark

Two young british artists Lara Clarke-Wardle and Mark Prethero are running a stunnig blog about their art activites. Having art blog, where you can inform you fans about upcoming exbitions and newest work become very popular project for many artist and amazing source of inspration for everybody else. 


For surreal blog: http://forsurreal.tumblr.com/
Lara portfolio: http://www.laraclarkewardle.co.uk
Mark portfolio: http://www.markprethero.co.uk

Audio interview with Martin Parr

Very interesting audio interview with Martin Parr about his work from lensculture.
Check it here: http://www.lensculture.com/parr.html
Martin Parr s portfolio: http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html