Photo books
Are luxury photography books recession-proof?
Six-figure sums are routinely paid for limited-edition photography books – and publishers tell us they’ve mined art gold
“Spending £1,000 or more on a book is an investment,” Taschen says. “A number of people are looking for a safe place to put their money, and the success of our limited editions have shown time and again that prices are often doubled, tripled or, in the case of Sumo, multiplied by 10. And while you’re waiting for your money to grow, you get to own something beautiful and rare. That’s what I call a good investment.”
Photomicrography
Woh, I find this truly compelling, exotic and intriguing photowork. Check out the slideshow : “Small world competition 2009″
The Sochi Project
The Sochi Project
In 2014, the Olympic Games will take place in Sochi, Russia. Never before have the Olympic Games been held in a region that contrasts more strongly with the glamour of the Games than Sochi. Just 20 kilometres away is the conflict zone Abkhazia. To the east the Caucasus Mountains stretch into obscure and impoverished breakaway republics such as Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Chechnya. On the coast old Soviet sanatoria stand shoulder to shoulder with the most expensive hotels and clubs of the Russian Riviera.
Photographer Rob Hornstra and writer/filmmaker Arnold van Bruggen plan to document the changes in the area around Sochi over the coming five years. The Sochi Project will be a dynamic mix of documentary photography, film and reportage about a world in flux; a world full of different realities within a small but extraordinary geographic area.
Fire and ice
Photographs of her daughters bought Sally Mann critical acclaim and the wrath of the religious right in the 1990s. Now she is back with an equally intimate portrait of her husband
Rolleiflex 2.8F
As you might know, I work with a digital camera and an analogue camera : a Rolleiflex 2.8A
I just learned that Hellen van Meene makes her great photographs with a Rolleiflex 2.8F
Now I’m reallly interested to see her work. When will it show in the Netherlands?
More Rolleiflex posts ? Click Rolleiflex category.
