Photographer #427: Nicol Vizioli

Posted in: 500, 500photographers, Contemporary Photography- Jan 17, 2012 Comments Off

Nicol Vizioli, 1982, Italy, is a fine-art photographer based in London. She received a BA in Cinema at La Sapienze University in Rome and only recently an MA in Fashion Photography at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. Her graduation pr…

TED prize video: Using photography to change the world

Posted in: Contemporary Photography, Uncategorized- Jan 15, 2012 Comments Off

Young French photographer/activist/artist, JR, (he goes by his initials), has made the urban world his own outdoor photo gallery. He’s posted his billboard-size photographs — usually portraits of people who live in the area where he displays the photos…

Leon Borensztein’s ‘American Portraits’

Posted in: Contemporary Photography- Jan 13, 2012 Comments Off

Leon Borensztein’s fierce and humane portraits, taken in working class American homes, are the subject of a new book published by Nazraeli Press.

Re Runs: Gilda Davidian

Posted in: Contemporary Photography, L E N S C R A T C H- Dec 30, 2011 Comments Off

This was first posted in 2009…I’ve been meaning to write about Los Angeles photographer, Gilda Davidian for sometime. Gilda knows how to take a Portrait (with a capital “P”) and her website and flickr pages are full of wonderful imagery of her frie…