Osamu Kanemura

Osamu Kanemura has a unique vision that makes his photographs stand out. It all started back in Tokyo while he was working delivering newspapers across the city. His work portrays the urban landscape without sticking to any composition rules. His photographs capture the architectural madness and chaos of Japan’s capital from awkward spots. Slightly tilted [...]

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Cindy Sherman

I have been postponing this for quite some time now (I know it’s been a while since my last post). I have downloaded on my computer a number of photos by Cindy Sherman yet never seem to find the time to post them. Better late than never though (I really need to start working again [...]

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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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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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