10 Contemporary Photographers Who Shoot in Black and White Once a given, the absence of color in photography from the last few decades is now a deliberate choice, not a technological limitation. So why would a modern photographer opt for black and white, forgoing those vivid Lomo hues or subtle customized tones of an advanced SLR? Here are a few current big shots who don’t care for color, for whom shooting in black and white allows a specific style, a certain punch, a special magic their vision demands. Boogie This Belgrade-born, Brooklyn-based photographer shoots almost exclusively with black and white film; his work is the real deal. nickonken Walter Firmo Calikartel Parece de verdade, mas são apenas pinturas em 3D Quando vi essas imagens não acreditei que se tratasse apenas de esculturas. As obras do artista Ryusuke Fukahori são tão realistas que é difícil acreditar que os peixes não são de verdade. Fukahori pinta detalhadamente peixes e usa uma técnica incrível criando camadas de resina, intercalando com pinturas. No vídeo abaixo é possível entender melhor todo esse processo que cria a ilusão 3D e faz suas obras parecerem verdadeiras esculturas vivas. Assista a seguir e confira a galeria de imagens. Ryusuke Fukahori expôs seu trabalho recentemente em Londres. [Via Colossal]
Vintage Crime Scene Photos Superimposed on Modern NY Streets (Warning: Graphic) Photographer and historian Marc Hermann has done a beautiful job pulling historic crime scene photos from the New York Daily News archive to blend them with photographs of the same locations today. For those who live in New York now, it may be easy to forget just how rough the city was in the not-too-distant past. Grisly violence is an undeniable part of New York’s DNA and the juxtaposition of the old, black and white images with the modern “Times Square” version of what most people expect today is incredibly fascinating – truly making ghosts walk amongst us. 427 1/2 Hicks St. Brooklyn, N.Y The tree that stands in front of 923 44th St. in Brooklyn is the only living witness to gangster Frankie Yale’s untimely demise on July 1, 1928. Park Slope plane crash in New York City The wreckage after the crash of United Airlines Flight 826 and Trans World Airlines Flight 266 over New York City was well documented by the Daily News back in December 1960. Porter Ave. 137 Wooster St. 497 Dean St.
Strobist Annie Leibovitz annie leibovitz Blitz Brigade Hack - Get Unlimited Coins, Diamonds and VIP for ios-android. Photographed Illustrated 1 note Quistography 2010 Asylum-seeking Above: Holes in your head today The idea of using an abandoned mental asylum as a location was first suggested to me by a friend, Guy Feldman. I then mentioned it to Matthew, whose prompt Google searches dug up the disused Hellingly Hospital (not so obscure though – it has, to date, 3000 followers on Facebook, or should I say now – ‘likers’ – bah). One weekend we ventured up, on our first expedition of the kind. The trip was rewarding in terms of artistic outcome, and we ventured into more abandoned places with further internet research. I have noted several aspects to shooting in locations like these: First, the mixture of indoor and outdoor light, within a technically ‘indoor’ place. Above: Shaft. Secondly, there is a distinctly pressured context. Above: Scuttled Above: Her fleeting imprint. Compositing, as used in the image above, comes in handy not just for multiplicity endeavours. Above: Souls to the window Above: A voice inside Above: Her possession Above: The rubber room. Above: Torn