Viktor Kolár. Kolář was born in 1941 in Ostrava. His father, a self-taught filmmaker and photographer, was the owner of a photo studio and photo shop, an important factor in leading young Viktor to photography. In 1953, he began taking photographs, and soon familiarized himself with the works of renowned photographers, particularly Henri Cartier-Bresson. From 1960 to 1964, he studied at the Photographic Institute in Ostrava. After that, he taught at an elementary school. From the second half of the 1960s, he decided to devote himself fully to photography. At the same time, he met and befriended the photography theorist Anna Fárová and her husband, painter Libor Fára. In 1964, Kolář presented his works at his first solo exhibition.
Later he managed to move into photography. In Canada and the USA, Kolář met photographers Michael Semak, William Ewing and Cornell Capa. His return to the communist country was questioned by state authorities and Kolář was interrogated by police on several occasions. Jaro Žiak | Fotograf a pedagóg. PHOTO - Hugo Fernandes. Hugo Fernandes tiene 33 años y vive en una pequeña ciudad llamada Vila do Conde, cerca de Oporto, en Portugal.
Comenzó a dedicarse seriamente a la fotografía hacer 5 años. Probó con gran cantidad de estilos y ahora se dedica exclusivamente a fotografías callejeras, la mayoría de ellas en blanco y negro. “Sacar fotos en las calles es fantástico, hay que buscar gente común en lugares corrientes e ingeniárselas para crear una composición creativa de forma inteligente”. Fuente | TheDPhoto. PHOTO - Illusions of the Body — Gracie Hagen. This series was made to tackle the norms of what we think our bodies are supposed to look like. Most of us realize that the media displays only the prettiest photos of people, yet we compare ourselves to those images. We never get to see those photos juxtaposed against a picture of that same person looking unflattering.
That contrast would help a lot of body image issues we as a culture have. Imagery in the media is an illusion built upon lighting, angles & photoshop. People can look extremely attractive under the right circumstances & two seconds later transform into something completely different. Within the series I tried to get a range of body types, ethnicities & genders to show how everyone is a different shape & size; there is no “normal”.
Celebrate your shapes, sizes & the odd contortions your body can get itself into. Note: This series is product of passion on the part of the artist & volunteers. . © Gracie Hagen 2013. PHOTO - Spencer Tunick. PHOTO - Marc Lagrange. PHOTO - Christopher Vaughan's Angel Place. PHOTO - Fan Ho.