Friday 31 October 2008

Best In Book

Here is some work of the candidates for Best in Book.

Armando Ferrarii

These photographs are from a series of everyday, urban spaces in Los Angeles. The mood, emptiness and stillness of these shots create an almost theatrical atmosphere with a sense of anticipation.

Ernst Fischer - Datong Train

These images are a visual representation of Gustave Flaubert's book 'November'. Fischer draws on the emotions of desire and longing that is evident in Flaubert's work. The images are composed and shot in a way that evokes a presence and connection between the subject and observer.

Steve Hanson - The Eleventh Hour

Hanson takes a trip down memory lane back to his first visit to Bradford Lido in 1968. Drawing on the peace and tranquility Hanson experienced provoked him to photograph few of the lidos that still remain. The images capture a calm and mystical moment, which is heightened by the way both the light accentuates the architecture and the dramatic tones of the skies and waters.

Richard Ansett

Richard Ansett was commisioned by a Discovery Networks Europe publication to photograph young people who were in foster care or had been adopted. This kind of portraiture is unpredictable as you don't know how the subject is going to present themselves or respond in such a situation. The intrusion of the camera adds to the intimacy as it can reveal what is beneath the exterior and what is not necessarily evident at a glance.

Wednesday 15 October 2008

The Big 4

Sculptor El Anatsui is the third artist, following Nick Knight and Mark Titchner, to add his creative touch to the The Big 4. His use of newspapers and magazine imagery is to highlight the bombardment of daily news we are faced with every day.
Nick Knight's Heart adaptation was biconvex screens showing images of skin and musclature to give the impression that the installation was breathing. Mark Titchner's work, Find Our World in Yours, screened recorded footage of the public's thoughts about the media

Wednesday 1 October 2008

Cool car Ads

Blinkk for Volkswagen
Greg White for Toyota (produced by Publicis MOJO)
Obviously the best is yet come...our latest Renault campaign shot by Gregoire Alexandre.

Nick Walker




The Helium Foundation

Monday 15 September 2008

Katie Anne Harrison


A series of female celebrity portraits which aim to show the destruction they are each encountering within their own lives.
Jordan, Brtiney and Amy Winehouse

Tuesday 2 September 2008

Caroltta Manaigo



Caroltta Manaigo

Mirror Mirror

Fashion in the Mirror unmasks the ugly side of 'glamourous' fashion shoots revealing the dramas that go on behind the scenes. Featuring the likes of Gregoire Alexander, Steven Klein, Nick Knight, Inez van Iamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Helmut Newton, Juegen Teller, and Mario Testino. The show is on at the Photographer's Gallery until 14th September.

Monday 1 September 2008

Ben Hassett


Beauty photographer Ben Hassett has created his first commercial for Chanel.

http://www.bluntlondon.com/work.php?id=146&vidid=37

Grafik



Breed London's illustrators Masa, Si Scott, Steve Wilson, Rose Stallard, James Joyce and Natasha Law each designed a letter for Grafik.

Monday 11 August 2008

100 Pieces of Havana



'100 Pieces of Havana' invited artists to create a Havana Club Rum/Cuban cultured inspired piece of work.

Wednesday 6 August 2008

Solve Sundsbo




These stunning visuals are the works of contemporary innovative image maker, Solve Sundsbo. The nature of birds have a sartorial quality and resemble much of Solve's fashion photography.