Ten most expensive photographs of all time

Continuing on my previous post, I thought it would be quite interesting to post the most expensive photographs ever sold. The list has been compiled according to everyone’s favorite source (Wikipedia). While many will doubt the photographic value of some of these photos, one thing is for certain; photography has entered the art world and [...]

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Andreas Gursky

Gursky’s work resembles that of Wall’s, not in style or technique, but merely on size. Born in 1955 in Leipzig, Germany, he was the son of a commercial photographer, giving him the chance to learn the tricks from a young age. It was at the Staatliche Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf however that he really mastered the [...]

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Jeff Wall

Canadian photographer Jeff Wall has been a real influence in bringing photography into galleries as a real form of art. His work can be characterized simply as contemporary art and resembles more to the basics of painting rather to photography.
He has become famous for the use of large-scale backlit phototransparencies, resembling those of bus-stop advertisements. [...]

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Nouvelle Vague

Love them or hate them, Nouvelle Vague have a unique style of transforming classic new wave and post-punk songs into bossa nova lounge hits. I can’t say I’m a big fan of the band but I just visited their site and its unique style and design was worth the visit. The same goes for some [...]

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Web photo mag

And on the same note, another excellent free mag is webphotomag, which has one of the best layouts I’ve seen in free press. Each issue includes a set of portfolios and accompanies each photograph with the story behind it. Another great mag, with emphasis on more “classic” photography rather than experimental or contemporary.

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Büro am Meer

As promised (sooner than I expected), one of the free pdf mags that is really worth checking out is Sven Hoffmann’s Büro am Meer. Each issue (with 36 currently available for download) showcases a different portfolio with a unique theme. The quality and ingenuity of some of these issues are really impressive.

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Hooked on Free Press

I just found out a really cool site offering links and updates to free pdf mags around the world, revolving mainly around arts. Pay them a visit for your daily inspiration and I will be posting my view on some of the most ineresting mags available (mainly concerning contemporary photography).

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Tribute to Yannis Kontos

It only seems right that my first post is about Greek photojournalist Yannis Kontos, since I’m also Greek and a real fan of both photography and his work. I have seen Yannis work and it is just amazing, combining photojournalism with fine art and a unique way of capturing the subject’s emotions and the scene’s [...]

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River66 First Post

Finally decided to open a personal blog at WordPress. After all the hype, I’ve decided that I will give it a try and start blogging alone about all things that I like or just find interesting enough. Perhaps someone else out there shares the same interests and will actually read what I’m posting (but only [...]

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