||\\Richard Renaldi//||

 

 

renaldi

Richard Renaldi is a photographer in love with looking. He searches for the brief encounter, that fleeting moment when a stranger opens his life to him and, con­sequently, to the viewer. His trust in the descriptive and empathic ability of the camera verges on that of his nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century predecessors. Can we gain insight into the person in front of us simply by staring fixedly into his face, by capturing his figure in crisp detail on film? Renaldi leads us to believe, despite rumor to the contrary, we just might.

___---Azim Haidaryan---___

 

 

azimhaidaryan

Born in Afghanistan, Azim Haidaryan has been travelling between Europe and the USA since the age of 15. After a short time as an assistant photograper, he began a career as photographer, exploring many areas, from reportage to fashion. His work has been published in: Italian Vogue ,Chinese Vogue, Vogue Homme International, Mixte, Glamour Italia,Velvet, Marie-Claire Italia, , New York Times, Vanity fair Usa,GQ USA, Big... His clients include Bergdorf Goodman, Ferragamo,Guerlain, Cerruti, Chevignon, Alberta Ferreti, Banana Republic, Gas, Lanvin, Christian Dior, Lancôme.…,

!(( sam taylor wood ))!

 

 

Sam Taylor-Wood makes photographs and films that examine, through highly charged scenarios, our shared social and psychological conditions.

Taylor-Wood’s work examines the split between being and appearance, often placing her human subjects – either singly or in groups – in situations where the line between interior and external sense of self is in conflict. Her languid and silent film portrait of David Beckham, for example, which was shot in a single take, offers a serene alternative to this most intensively photographed celebrity. In Prelude in Air (2006) Taylor-Wood filmed a musician playing a piece of cello music by Bach, but the cello itself has been erased. Likewise, in Breach (Girl and Eunuch) (2001), a girl is portrayed sitting on the floor in the throes of grief, but the sound of her tears has been removed. In the celebrated film Still Life (2001), an impossibly beautiful bowl of fruit decays at an accelerated pace, creating a visceral memento mori. Taylor-Wood has also explored notions of weight and gravity in elegiac, poised photographs and films such as Ascension (2003) and a series of self-portraits (Self Portrait Suspended I - VIII) that depict the artist floating in mid air without the aid of any visible support. In her film The Last Century (2006), what appears to be a static image of a group of people slowly reveals itself to be a real, filmed take, timed to the length of a burning cigarette: the film is entirely static apart from the involuntary blinking, twitching and barely-visible breathing of four motionless actors, all arranged around a central figure as if in a group portrait painted by Rembrandt or Caravaggio. Recently, Taylor-Wood directed her first narrative short film, Love You More (2008), with a script by Patrick Marber. 

°__ Julie Blackmon__°

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Julie Blackmon (born 1966 in Springfield, Missouri) is a photographer who lives and works in Missouri. Blackmon's photographs are inspired by her experience of growing up in a large family, her current role as both mother and photographer, and the timelessness of family dynamics.

As the oldest of nine children and mother to three, Blackmon uses her own family members and household to "move beyond the documentary to explore the fantastic elements of our everyday lives.

:: Manjari Sharma ::

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Manjari Sharma has become a renowned photography for her effortless, intimate portraits. Born in India, Sharma explored photography to cure her own need for creativity. She would later move into an apartment in New York where she would then create her next series of work. In these breathtaking photos, Manjari would have her models get into the shower with running water. She would join them in hopes to capture an intimate photo. She enjoyed shooting in her shower because at 2:00 most days, the light would hit the window so perfectly that she knew she had to photograph someone in there. Before making her models jump in the shower, she would invite the for a cup of tea to get to know them on a more personal basis. I fell in love with Manjari Sharma's photography and it has inspired me to push the envelope in my photography.