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Photographer Brad Elterman is one of those people you could say has ‘been there and done that’. After picking up his first camera at 16 his first photo of Bob Dylan performing onstage was publish in 1974. That you might say lead to a life of debauchery in the seventies when leaving school at the age of 19 he hit the road traveling with acts like Leif Garret, Boney M, The Eagles and Rod Stewart just to name a few. He covered the rock scene in Hollywood capturing intimate images of some of music’s most iconic stars. He has contributed those images to publications such as US, Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone, People, Hit Parader, Phonograph Record Magazine, Rock Magazine, Rock Scene, New York Post, National Enquirer, The StarJAPAN, Music Life, Rock ShowEUROPE, Muzeik Express, Photo Foto, Pop, Pop Rocky, Bravo, Das Freizeit, Magazun, Popcorn, Poster Magazine, Oh Boy, Fabulous 208, Jackie, Sounds, New Musical Express, Melody Maker. He was also often hired for official publicity photos by major record labels including RCA, Warner Bros, MCA, Mercury, Columbia, RSO and Capitol Records.

written by Christopher | tags: Brad Elterman, Celebrity, Hollywood, Music, Photography, Rock

London based photographer Spencer Murphy has just updated his website and it is full of so many amazingly beautiful images it was virtually impossible to choose only one for a blog post. This enormously talented photographer is currently accepting commissions and lecturing on photography at University College Falmouth.

He has contributed to several publications, including The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Telegraph – Seven Magazine, The New Statesman, Rolling Stone Magazine, GQ and Dazed and Confused, Wired and Monocle. He has exhibited throughout Europe and North America and was named as one of the Hyeres Festival’s emerging photographers of 2008.  He was included in the National Portrait Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize (now Taylor Wessing) exhibition in 2006, 2008 and 2009. His work has since been acquired for the NPG’s Pemanent Collection.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, London, Photography, Portraits, Spence Murphy

Photographer Charles Guthrie sent his work in this week and I was impressed by his candid and intriguing images. As opposed to butchering his biography in my own clumsy words, I will let him speak for himself:

“Charles Guthrie was born in Winter Park, Fl. He was raised and went to school in Orlando, Fl and New York City, however now he lives in Richmond, VA. Working mostly with photography and graphic design; armed with his endless fascination of youth culture, he creates a dark and challenging world with an ultimately optimistic outlook. He captivates viewers with his personal influence from skateboarding, music, traveling, ill logic, and the paranormal takes on society. Many small published works, zines, and widely traveled websites reflect the dedication and vision he sets out to create through his work. Currently, he spends his time furthering his academic knowledge and collaborating on small independent projects, in addition to pushing creative limits.”

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Charles Guthrie, Photography, Richmond, Virginia

French photographer Adeline Mai is still in her very early twenties and already capturing some gorgeous fashion and sometimes surreal dreamlike imagery that is well beyond her years. Personally, I am a huge fan of her underwater series. One can only imagine all the places she will go with such talent.

written by Christopher | tags: Adeline Mai, Fashion, France, Photography

Paris-based photographer, illustrator and artist Elene Usdin is a part of the artistic collective Heartland Villa whose members also include Stefan De Vivies and Lionel Avignon. Her work is symbolic and often times surreal relying on elaborate props and she sometimes includes herself as the subject. Her diverse portfolio includes photography and illustration work for fashion and commercial clients as well as personal artwork.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Elene Usdin, Heartland Villa, Illustration, Paris, Photography

Julian Goldstein lives and breathes New York. He also roams the streets with camera in hand gobbling up a city that is truly one of a kind then sharing his gatherings via I Shot NY. If you have ever been there you will definitely appreciate what Goldstein has captured as NY comes shining through in his archive of amazing photographs.

written by Christopher | tags: I Shot NY, Julian Goldstein, New York City, Photography

‘Haunting’ is the obvious word that comes to mind when trying to describe the images of photographer Todd Hido but it may not do them justice. There is something more there working beneath the service that seems to point towards some sort of post-industrial emptiness. Hido is highly educated having attended Tufts University in Massachusetts, Rhode Island School of Design and California College of Arts and Crafts receiving both a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. His work has been exhibited the world over.

written by Christopher | tags: Photography, Rhode Island School of Design, Todd Hido, Tufts

The Hague-based photographer Anouk Morgan has some beautiful imagery in her portfolio. She prefers natural light when capturing her subjects. You can see her work via her website here and more at Bentrovatoblog.

written by Christopher | tags: Anouk Morgan, Fashion, Photography, The Hague, The Netherlands

New York-based photographer Gabriel Jones sent in a link to his portfolio and I have to say I was really impressed by his artistic imagery. He has some beautiful contemplative imagery in his book. The image above is eerily haunting.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Gabriel Jones, New York, Photography

I have seen the work of German photographer Martin Klimas some time back but have not visited his site in a very long time. Since my last visit he has updated with some amazing new image series. Klimas is currently represented by the Foley Gallery in New York and he can be commissioned for commercial work through Bransch.

written by Christopher | tags: Bransch, Germany, Martin Klimas, Photography

Photographer Timothy Saccenti has just updated his website which was designed by Build with some remarkable new images. The series for the The Diesel Gallery in Tokyo are sublime. There is some brilliant imagery on the new site and this will no doubt be sweeping the creative blogosphere.

written by Christopher | tags: Build, Diesel Gallery Tokyo, Photography, Timothy Saccenti

March 22nd, is recognized by the United Nations Water Group as “World Water Day”, this year’s theme being “Clean Water for a Healthy World”.

“The National Geographic Society feels so strongly about the issues around fresh water that they are distributing an interactive version of their April, 2010 magazine for download – free until April 2nd – and will be exhibiting images from the series at the Annenberg Space for photography.”

You can view 15 of the 43 images at Boston.com’s big picture. It’s an amazing and moving set of images that you won’t soon forget.

written by Christopher | tags: National Geographic, Photography, The Big Picture, World Water Day

Photographer Peter Yang captures up-close-and-personal images of rockstars and celebrities. He resides in Brooklyn but hails for Texas. He is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone, ESPN Magazine and Wired, among numerous othere. His work has been recognized by American Photography and Communication Arts. He claims he gets to photograph his highly-desired subjects by being a nice unassuming guy.

The above photo of Jerry Robinson (the creator of the character The Joker) is fantastic.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Brooklyn, Celebrities, Peter Yang, Photography

Paris-based photographer Marc Da Cunha Lopes has nothing really to say about himself at his website. That really makes no difference however because after a long, strange and fantastic scroll of remarkable conceptual imagery you know everything about him that you need to know.

written by Christopher | tags: France, Marc Da Cunha Lopes, Paris, Photography

Italian photographer Dido Fontana said about his work, “”…I’m interested in the representation in its true essence, with no unnecessary frills, accessories, special effects or extras”. You can easily draw similarities between Fontana’s approach and the work of Terry Richardson. Despite the comparison, there are some amazing images in Fontana’s portfolio of work. The raw, jarring and candid nature of his images have a staying power in the mind’s eye and aren’t easily forgotten.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Dido Fontana, Italy, Photography, Portraits

In 2003 Andrew Faris graduated from Kent State University and promptly moved to New York City. He worked during the week as a web designer but over the weekend he would hit the streets with his parents Polaroid camera in hand. Everything NYC was new to Faris and he captured the city in a raw series of images that he decided he would share via NYCPP (the New York City Polaroid Project).

written by Christopher | tags: Andrew Faris, Art, New York, NYCPP, Photography, Polaroid

Billy & Hells have amassed a stunning body of portrait photography. Each image has been meticulously composed and portrays a unique personality from each subject. Sprinkled within the portraits are a few landscape shots that are equally wonderful and as much as I loved the portraits, I felt the landscape shots were high art.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Billy and Hells, Germany, Photography, Portraits

German photographer Bettina Lauck has captured several muted, contemplative and sometimes serene images that have the power to stay with you long after viewing.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Bettina Lauck, Germany, Photography