Contemporary Photographers: June 2008 Archives

Have a look at Mathew Scott's portfolio!

Ethan Levitas's "Untitled/This is just to say" uses the view from and to subway cars to create portraits of people in the public space.

"For most people, photographing something that isn't there might be tough. Not so for Trevor Paglen. His shots of 189 secret spy satellites are the subject of a new exhibit -- despite the fact that, officially speaking, the satellites don't exist. [...] Satellites are just the latest in Paglen's photography of supposedly nonexistent subjects. To date, he's snapped haunting images of various military sites in the Nevada deserts, torture taxis (private planes that whisk people off to secret prisons without judicial oversight) and uniform patches from various top-secret military programs." (source)

Mrs Deane linked to Gaston Zvi Ickowicz's work the other day and discussed the imagery and intentions of the photographer a little bit, with the focus being on "neutrality". This immediately had me wonder whether neutrality is something an artist should strive for? Is art about being "fair and balanced"?

I like Jennifer Boomer's photography from Alaska (certainly not an overphotographed place!). For those interested, she made a little zine with those photographs that you can purchase here.

Nadia Sablin's photography from the former Soviet Union is a bit of a mixed bag, but well worth the visit.

Check out Anthony Blasko's work!

I'm a bit torn about Natasha Kaser's Customs Of The Country, but I quite like Antiquities.

Steffanie Halley's portraiture focuses on young women. There are some unexpected gems in her portfolio, so make sure to look through all the photos.

Gilda Davidian's portfolio contains a whole bunch of very nice portraiture.

I just came across Ben Handzo, and I really like his Youth Protection.