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• Lola Rossi's Intimate Instant Portraits

  written by jennifer_pos on 2017-12-20 #culture #people

  

  Lola Rossi is a French photographer capturing all at once the intimate inner world, the strengths and the struggles of the characters she illustrates in her work. In a new series of pictures shot with the Lomo'Instant Automat, Lola works with bold contrasts, colors and compositions, highlighting the intricate complexity of a generation growing up.

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• Arts and Social Equality in a Digital Age: A Chat with Laetitia Duveau from Curated by Girls (NSFW)

  written by jennifer_pos on 2017-04-12 #culture #people

  

  Social equality is a concept that seems far from being reality in times of populism, anxious societies and totally overwhelmed young generations. Curated by Girls is a young platform supporting artists regardless of their gender, ethnicity or social background. We talked to their founder and curator Laetitia Duveau about her work and the challenges of our times.

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• Searching for Ourselves – A Talk With Sanja Marušić

  written by jennifer_pos on 2016-06-10 #people

  

  In dreamlike, cinematic scenes, Sanja Marušić composes our relation to the subconscious. Experimenting with materials, perspectives and manipulations, her works are seeking to find the essence of photography today.

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• First Impressions of the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens: Micaela Sousa aka Nomadic by Choice

  written by jennifer_pos on 2016-06-04 #people

  

  When material scientist Micaela Sousa aka Nomadic by Choice took up a camera to start her photographic journey, she made our world a little brighter. Elegantly combining colors in straight and chic compositions, she captures everything from jade-green plants to backstage scenes of fashion and ballet shows. She tested the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens for us and captured tender portraits of femineity.

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• Estonian Intersections of Sight and Sound

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-10-28

  

  Would you rather lose your vision or your hearing? As photographers, we might choose the latter without a second thought, especially while viewing the festival photos that photographer Mart Vares captured with the New Petzval 85 Lens. Still, who doesn’t love the pleasant mechanical shutter sound of an old SLR that makes us commit to analog photography? While following the Nordic delegation at this years Waves Central Europe, we caught up with the Estonian band, Würffel, whose songs leave us feeling equally delighted.

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• Khalik Allah: A Halo in the Darkness of Night

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-10-25 #people #videos

  

  He calls himself Khalik Allah – a creator, a limitless, timeless, infinite being. He documents life as it comes and goes, as it hurts, as it glows inside the protagonists of his stories. His photography and videography take us deep into the never-ending nights of Harlem, a place where the darkness might seem to reach its peak. Yet, he is capturing light in its purest form, reminding us that it lies in everyone’s eyes, within everyone’s self.

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• Lomography's Little Lessons: Film Speed

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-05-19 #gear #tutorials

  

  Sometime between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, a boy in northern Afghanistan was born with a gene mutation that hindered his eyes from producing melanin and thus from turning brown. He had blue eyes. If you see someone with blue eyes today, he is a descendant of this unlucky fellow. I am one of those weird folks and apart from feeling like a mutant and being Angelina Jolie’s secret sister, I am sensitive to light like an ISO 6,400 film.

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• Light is Magical: A Talk With Li Hui

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-04-10 #news #people

  

  Photography is not only an act of documentation or communication, it is also a way of seeing the world. The camera opens our eyes and lets us see what lies behind the obvious, we start looking at things as potential subjects of a photograph. Every leak of light unveils secrets that talented photographers turn into a piece of art. Li Hui is one of those gifted artists. We talked to her about her work and her sensitive photographs that picture a wonderful vulnerability.

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• Lomography's Little Lessons: Depth of Field

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-04-10 #gear #tutorials

  

  Have you ever wondered why those nerdy camera constructors formulate complicated terms that baffle most normal citizens? Trust me, I know it all too well; Physics was the first subject to go when I had to choose between studying and spending yet another night pursuing youthful adventures. But don't worry — the remedy for all of the gaps in your knowledge is right here: Lomography’s Little Lessons on Photography. Follow this series and in no time you'll catch up on everything your curious mind desires!

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• Lomography's Little Lessons: Aperture

  written by jennifer_pos on 2015-03-14 #gear #tutorials

  

  Have you ever wondered why those nerdy camera constructors formulate complicated terms that baffle most normal citizens? Trust me, I know it all too well; Physics was the first subject to go when I had to choose between studying and spending yet another night pursuing youthful adventures. But don't worry — the remedy for all of the gaps in your knowledge is right here: Lomography’s Little Lessons on Photography. Follow this series and in no time you'll catch up on everything your curious mind desires!

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