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I was driving to Las Vegas on this 4th of July 2009. It was my first trip in the US, and my first holidays alone. I decided to stop to a place that I saw in a movie when I was a kid. This place is called Bagdad Cafe in the town of Newberry Springs. It was hot. Very hot. I arrived near this cafe and stopped the car. Nothing and nobody around me. Just this cafe, an old caravan and this backboard “Motel.” But no motel. That was weird. I was in the middle of nowhere. I entered the cafe and I was warmly welcomed by Andrea. I drunk an iced tea, put some words on the visitor book and made some photographs. We talked about photo and I left a picture of the Eiffel tower on the wall. Despite the fact that there was nothing around this town than desert, people were nice and friendly. That’s why I love small towns, specially in the US.
— By Julien Chatelain (submitted to “The Best of Small Town America”)
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→ 19 Dec 11 at 5 pm
“Storms” Photography Series by Mitch Dobrowner Absolutely outstanding black and white series by Fine Art Photographer Mitch Dobrowner, from Studio City, California. “Taking an active approach to seeking out these super-cell thunderstorms, Dobrowner describes the immense power and beauty of them, seeing the storms as living, breathing things; born when conditions are right and gaining strength as they grow, fighting to ‘stay alive’ against their environment, going through various forms and stages as they progress and eventually dying.”
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of 1940s New York City Very interesting images of New York in the 1940s by iconic film director Stanley Kubrick. “Before Stanley Kubrick was a filmmaker, he was a New York City-based photojournalist for Look magazine. His photography career began in 1945 when Kubrick sold a photo to Look (he was just 17 at the time.) From 1946 to 1950, Kubrick worked for the magazine, completing more than 300 assignments documenting the sights and people of New York City.” “It was during this period that Kubrick’s respected—and often-imitated—style first became apparent. His photographs are vintage Kubrick: a complex blend of composition, drama, light and mystery.”
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Photography by Matthias Heiderich Matthias Heiderich is a self-taught photographer based in Berlin, Germany. “His photography often explores the colours and shapes that make up our surroundings. His photographs display a mixture of curves and solid straight lines seen within unusual architectural buildings.”
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100 Self-Portraits by Luca Pierro Very interesting series by Italian photographer Luca Pierro. “The works of Luca Pierro express a micro and macro cosmos, where the figure of the artist, who is also the one who photographs, forcefully enters the scene. The protagonist of the portraits is the same photographer. There are shots in his intent to escape the “already seen” to “already done”. He explores new and unspoiled paths, from the point of origin of man himself, with the use of natural elements such as: flour, land, water, clay and so on. All elements that lead back to “Mother Earth”. For the artist is important the traceability of the material used to leave on the surfaces portrayed. The body becomes the vehicle of expression. The artist undermines the concept of traditional portrait (beautiful) to introduce viewers to new dynamics. Offers us portraits full of meanings, sometimes with a strong provocation. Some of them put us in touch with the contemporary research in experimental theater. So the artist is able to establish with the viewer an involvement immediate and spontaneous.”
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“City of Shadows” by Alexey Titarenko Hauntingly beautiful photo series by Alexey Titarenko. “In the winter of 1991-1992, one cold and gloomy day, I strolled sadly down a street which used to be packed with people, which used to be full of joyful vibrancy and dynamism. I saw people on the verge of insanity, in confusion: They looked like shadows, undernourished and worn out.” “While waiting outside a subway station, Titarenko noticed how a crowd of people transformed right in front of his very eyes. With the belief that he could make time stand still by changing the camera’s shutter speed, he created this interesting set of photos. He called the series City of Shadows.”
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Eugene Soloviev - Surreal Digital Art
These are totally stunning. I cannot get over how brilliant they are.
