The interiors that appear in the photographs of Lori Andrews are full of truths and half-truths; only she knows which are which…and she's not telling.
On her lunch hour one day, Myla Kent stopped at the corner of 4th and University to look into a shop window...and she's never really left.
The Gramophone Emporium in Edinburgh is a place out of time. Its window (broken) is crammed with gramophone parts. It has no website, no phone line, and despite being in a trendy boho part of town, no passing custom. But ...
It was tranquil, calm, serene, and he watched the Verrazano bridge shine in the far-off glitter of evening.
The Concept article is an odd beast. These are very short philosophical pieces on esoteric topics tangentially related to or illustrated by photography. The charm of a nap, the allure of the empty chair, the complexity of the rain cycle. These are the weird riffs of the contemplative person with enough time to think.
"A portrait of someone's hands," says Meera Sethi, "is always a nude." This perceptive Concept piece interprets the subtle grammar of hands and makes it clear that when hands speak, people should listen.
Rain. Water falling from the sky. We're so accustomed to it that we fail to recognize how incredible it is. Rain ought to be the stuff of tabloid headlines: Baby Born with the Ears of a Bat! Statue of Lincoln Found on Mars! Water Falls from Sky! Even artists and poets, people who appreciate the beauty of rain, rarely reflect on what they're witnessing.
Whether you do it for pleasure or of necessity, napping is universal. It knows no age or class distinction. When our eyes close and we nod off, we're all the same; just a bunch of sleeping boys and girls. Or are we?
Andrew Wyeth featured an empty chair in one of his paintings. So did David Hockney. Van Gogh did it twice. Photographs of empty chairs abound. Visual artists are drawn to the image of the empty chair. ... Why does such a mundane object draw so many artists? How does a chair acquire that much emotional power?
Beckett is not only a very creative photographer, but she is also one of those super mothers of twins who actually goes much further in helping her children live their dreams: she creates beautiful and inspiring images that gives them food for their imaginations, taking them into a realm where everything is possible.
Indeed, most self-portraitists do know themselves better than everyone else, but when you see how Kate O'Brian captures each and every one of the characters in her pictures, you will wish you were her model. You might even wish she were your best friend.
Some people are happy with photographs coming straight out of the camera and could never envision altering them. Other people take photographs with a vision in mind and will tweak them in post processing until they obtain the desired result. There is no right or wrong in Art. Art is whatever we define it to be. Just ask Maureen.
David Kirkby, also known as Darkmatter, has never failed to impress me since the first day I saw his work on Flickr. His shots are a mix of ingeniousness, excellent composition and impressive Photoshop technique which give them a wow! factor that makes me stare at them for long periods of time.
The panning shot strikes me as magical. It freezes an instant in time, bringing a single object or person to a total halt while the rest of the world continues to spin around. That sort of magic requires a deep knowledge of photography, infinite patience, and a dollop of luck.
There is more to Utata than taking and showing photographs; our feature articles explore the intersection of photography and culture. We're willing to examine anything pertaining to photographyââ¦who takes the photos, how the photos are taken, why they're taken, what to do with them after they're taken, how to look at them when everything else is done.
Socar Myles takes flight in this inspired article that explores the genesis of her Packbawky series, in which she transforms herself into a bird.
Every photograph we make is part of a learning process. We turn our lens on our respective worlds, on the people who inhabit it, on the new places we discover, and on the scenes we've created. We find truth and we create fiction with our cameras. It seems a natural thing to turn the camera around and examine ourselves, or even to recreate ourselves.
Everybody lives someplace. And everyplace has something interesting about it. Written by the members of Utata, the My Town series spans the globe celebrating the many places we call home.
Tracey Marshall starts out this article on her hometown with the advice that, "like many great stories, the story of my town is one of love, tragedy and great change. How I got here is the part about love, a brief interlude is the part about tragedy. And the great change? Well, that’s just the way of the world."
From my travels around New Zealand, I knew that certain towns had iconic statues to represent them. Ohakune has the Giant Carrot, Cromwell the Giant Apricot, Paeroa the giant L&P; (soft drink) bottle. It seems that a giant could eat and drink his way around New Zealand with no worries. In Masterton, he'd probably get a haircut.
Commonly referred to as the UK's "second city", Manchester is currently thriving. Whatever your pleasure, you can largely indulge it. There is something to occupy you every night of the week...if you can afford it. T
I awoke one morning to the realization that in the years I'd spent living in Jakarta, I had never stepped foot off the path of security and familiarity so common to expats in Indonesia. My Jakarta was a zone carefully constructed upon a foundation of Starbucks and fitness clubs. My goal for that Sunday was to burst through the womb of my comfort zone.
I am not sure if it is possible to sort out my personal childhood fantasies and dreams from the collective Israeli psyche of the time. Walking barefoot in a ploughed field or picking oranges in a grove were the dreams of my childhood. I wanted to be the girl in that photograph.
Written by Linus Gelber, Presents is a look at a fellow photographer whose work inspires or interests us. Conversational and curious, they're a little glimpse behind the scenes.
It was tranquil, calm, serene, and he watched the Verrazano bridge shine in the far-off glitter of evening.
Like so many other aspects of Utata, these short informal articles are created by our members. A UtataBite article is as likely to discuss the moral quandaries of portraiture as it is to consider the unique photographic qualities of the Holga camera. UtataBites can be seen as the digital equivalent of sitting around the campfire, passing on tribal knowledge and stories.
The interiors that appear in the photographs of Lori Andrews are full of truths and half-truths; only she knows which are which…and she's not telling.
On her lunch hour one day, Myla Kent stopped at the corner of 4th and University to look into a shop window...and she's never really left.
The Gramophone Emporium in Edinburgh is a place out of time. Its window (broken) is crammed with gramophone parts. It has no website, no phone line, and despite being in a trendy boho part of town, no passing custom. But ...
Rachael Ashe nervously attended her first meeting of a Flickr-based digital camera group in Vancouver, only to discover a gathering of like-minded, adventurous souls who emboldened her to become a better photographer and fueled her creativity.
Liz West asks herself a simple question, and after some thought and consideration, she responds with a simple answer. But not all questions are as simple as they first appear, nor are all answers easily achieved. To show or not to show, that is the question. The answer? Read on....
Karen James wonders "What makes a good dog picture?" Good dog photography isn’t just about creating a lovely portrait. It’s not difficult to get yourself down to his level and fill the frame with a sharply focused image of your wonderful dog. What makes a dog photo good is ultimately capturing the nature of the dog.
I thought it would be simple to write an informative piece on photographing children. After all, I do it on a daily basis either professionally or personally. Once I began to write, however, I realized that what I have to offer by way of instruction can be summed up in two sentences: "Get closer" and "Be patient: you may have to try again another day." .. A person could starve on that much food for thought.
It sounds like a river in Russia; it's actually a cheap plastic Chinese camera... with the emphasis on cheap. A couple months ago a friend bought one on impulse. He treated it as a toy and soon became frustrated with its limitations. Lucky for me, because I've had the benefit of working with it ever since. I've come to think of the Holga as a 'fine arty' camera.