Ricochet 14

This is an extract from a photo book I made a year or so ago, Ricochet. x

Art Takes Miami

I've just entered the Art Takes Miami Competition. It's an opportunity to have you work showcased in America (not to mention a paid trip TO Miami!) which is pretty exciting! There's the Grand Prize Award and The People's Choice Award, for which anyone can vote by rating the work entered.

I would be massively appreciative if you would consider rating my portfolio, to do so just click here. (You can also vote every 24 hours, should you be that bored and desire too!)

Also, if you have the time, please check out the following portfolio:

Charlie Goldblatt

Thank you :)

x

All my love was down in a frozen ground

 

 

At the beginning of July I went on a road trip around Scotland. I scanned in the negs ages ago, but I've only just got around to editing a couple - mainly because I wanted to enter a few into We Are Disposable Yeah - It seemed worth a try! (I entered two of my umbrella photos, and the first three in this post.) I know they're nothing spectacular, but I'm quite pleased with them. I really like the colours produced by the holga (and the depth of field with my bronica on the second photo). It's made me realise that sadly, I am going to have to lug three cameras with me when I head to Paris in November!

I hope you like them x

Sally Mann

My God.
I think it's about time for some photography!

If you don't know the work of Sally Mann, please please take the time to check it out! Mann produces stunning black and white photographs using a large format camera. Her show The Family and the Land is currently being exhibited at the Photographers' Gallery in London, until mid September, though I'm hoping my partner in crime and I might be able to go and visit it this weekend! I was mortified that I missed her talk when the show opened in June, sadly it was due to my own stupidity- I thought it was in July, so missed out on getting tickets.

Mann was rocketed to prominence with her body of work, Immediate Family (1984-1994) an intense series of intimate portraits of her three, then young, children. The work was considered controversial due to her unique portrayal of children.

Her books are captivating - (I only actually own Immediate Family, this is possibly a situation I may need to rectify!) so I can only imagine how beautiful her prints will be in real life. I've actually got a renewed sense of excited at the thought of going to see the show! If you would like to see the work yourself, the Photographers' Gallery is situated on Ramillies Street, just off Oxford Street. Though be warned- it's closed on a Monday... I've made that mistake before!

Muted Beauty

I wanted to introduce you to one of my unshakable influences, Wendy Bevan. I actually came across her work about a year ago, in Muse magazine. Her Freak Show series (images 2 and 3) absolutely captivated me, in a way the blurred quality of the image was similar to that which I was using in a project at the time, but her work just has a beauty, grace and quality not evident in my own work. I've continued to follow her photo shoots in magazines and on her facebook page, and her work continues to inspire me. If I could take a photograph half as striking as any of these, I would be a happy lady. I've spent the majority of the last year shooting in black and white, but re-discovering these images has reminded me how much I need to return to my quest to achieve beautiful muted colours. Don't hold me to it, but I believe Bevan predominantly shoots using Polaroid. I keep hoping she might release a book, as I have a real 'thing' for photography publications - I'll let you know if she does. x