Human Landscapes from Above by Jason Hawkes
Our previous entry for Alan Taylor’s Big Picture weblog on the Boston Globe showcased the series “At Work.” His latest installment features the works of UK based aerial photographer, Jason Hawkes, in a series titled “Human Landscapes from Above.” Featured artist, Hawkes, has put out an astounding number of books throughout his career highlighting his talents for this niche in the photography world. He shoots with a Nikon D3 from a twin squirrel helicopter as he perilously leans out from the ajar doors with just a harness holding him in place.
What he captures are breathtaking landscapes of subjects varying from crop fields to car lots to landfills. These results all possess their own patterns and intrigue, and yet they are all tied by a unique style. The quality of the pictures is apparent when viewing on Alan Taylor’s blog. His selections for “Human Landscapes” provide an excellent overview of this artist’s body of work. Proceed to the jump to view our picks from Alan Taylor’s blog and Jason Hawkes professional website.
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Daniel Craig on the Set of 007 – Photos by Greg Williams
Thanks to photographer Greg Williams, these amazing images of Daniel Craig were captured while behind the scenes of the last two Bond films. Williams’ portfolio includes the Internet sensation Esquire magazine June cover with Megan Fox, the Jude Law Dunhill campaign, and the ridiculously hot “Love Me Tender” short for for Agent Provocateur . With an understated mood from the black and white photos, this gallery of Daniel Craig congers up thoughts of stylish movie stars past, think Grant, McQueen, and Newman-esqe.
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Megalopolis Shanghai by Horst and Daniel Zielske
Photographers Horst & Daniel Zielske present the city of Shanghai between fiction and reality as ‘The City of Tomorrow’ in a series of pictures. In a long term project dating back to November 2002, the father-and-son duo have been documenting the Chinese city as an urban composition, a man-made architectural living space and environment of extraordinary gigantic dimensions. To create these brilliant images, they chose the architecture of the city’s streets as the focal point of their work.
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Herbert Weber Photography
Not much information can be found about photographer Herbert Weber. However, his works have been shown in various galleries around Europe and most notably Switzerland, where he is from. His photographs can be described as surreal interpretations of unique sculptures and mirroring backside portraits. There seems to be a recurring theme of blending nature and the everyday life of the common man in his works. Although most his works are in black and white, a few works are also in color. Check out more of his works at his site: Herbert Weber.
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Ferrari Photos by Neil Bridge
London-based photographer Neil Bridge has given us an intimate look into all things Ferrari in his most recent work. Bridge prides himself on his ability to capture the unseen aspects of design and engineering and his time spent with Ferrari S.p.A. is certainly no exception. His collection, in addition to being visually stimulating, takes us behind the scenes of arguably the greatest automaker of all time. The finished product allows us to see Ferrari from every angle, from the beginning to the finished product and needless to say his work has the ability to draw us in to the point where we can almost smell that final coat of red paint on the F430.
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Neil Krug Photography
Neil Krug recreates vintage photography in the present with the use of expired polaroids. Armed with his polaroid land camera automatic 100, this Kansas based photographer shoots a variety of subjects including models, hippies, landscapes, and other personal works. Neil is a full time promo director who also had his hand on LadyTron’s “Tomorrow” video. There’s a great sense of both nostalgia and modern day cool that makes viewing Neil’s photos a trippy experience.
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Matthew Porter Photography
Photographing muscle cars flying through the air at top speeds sounds like a lot of fun. Through Matthew Porter, we get to relive our car enthusiastic childhood when we used to watch Dukes of Hazzards, while at the same time pretending our matchbox cars could actually fly. Porter’s very masculine photographic collection also consists of engines, cars burning out, and fort knox. His photographs can be seen at M+B. More info of Matthew Porter and his works after the jump.
Sean Tubridy Polaroids
Sean Tubridy’s Polaroids are a fascinating collection of toys, cameras, cars, and other types of fun randomness. While the Polaroid is somewhat an archaic form of photography, Sean is still able to capture something really fun and amusing out of many everyday things. Some would even have to use Photoshop to get the mood of some of the images he captures. Sean on the other hand just uses a bit of imagination and his trusty Polaroid SX-70 to get it done. See some of his works after the jump.
Chris Floyd Photography
British photographer Chris Floyd has made a name for himself by taking brilliant photos of stars such as Naomi Watts, Oasis, Paul McCartney, and Lily Allen. Floyd’s technique is truly one of a kind, he keeps his shots simple but at the same time stylish and fun. View some of his other fantastic works after the jump.
Artist Profile – Stephen Tamiesie Photography
My referral to this Stephen Tamiesie’s site did not disappoint. This was my first knowledge of the photographer, and I was unsuccessful in digging up background information on this artist. I’m now faced with blogging in direct response to my initial reactions when first viewing his body of work – a simple and complex task. I can simply say that I love his work. It’s painfully difficult for me to describe why in an accurate (or intelligent or thought-provoking, etc.) manner because I’m unfamiliar with photography terminology.
I was struck by the clarity and color temperature in the photographs. There was an etheral and gloomy feeling captured in the pictures. He is able to add those dimensions and feelings from his camera that I don’t think I would experience if standing in front of stacked cargo freight.
Stephen Tamiesie’s site has three series: Places, Signs of American Life, The Salton Sea. I loved every one of them, and it’s not a single note repeated in his subject matter. Many works in ‘Places’ manage to display inanimate objects and their surroundings into geometric patterns (i.e. a storefront, stacked cargo freight). ‘Signs of American Life’ views the expansiveness of the rural West of U.S and captures some stunning natural landscape. My favorite series, ‘The Salton Sea,’ where Tamiesie documents in beautiful fashion the remains of an area in the California desert ravaged by the flooding of the Colorado River 100 years ago. These images struck a chord with me because the images seemed peacefully eerie. It looked completely desolate and other-worldly.
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