Changethethought

“The Firm is a searing photographic document of the British organized crime world, which received instant recognition. Over a four-year period Bain Hogg documented different aspects of the underworld, from exile in Tenerife to the broad spectrum of activity in the United Kingdom. Since Brighton Rock in the 1940s, photographers and film directors have been trying to capture the personalities and characteristics of the British urban gangster on film. These are not the faces of criminals who hide behind the facade of respectability or the corruption of political influence. They are, in fact, the real thing, men who hold their head up when challenged, and who seek no false redemption in the face of public vilification. Bain Hogg has captured for the first time in The Firm the weft and warp of these faces to whom violence is common currency and to whom loyalty is above all.”

written by Christopher | tags: British Gangsters, Jocelyn Bain Hogg, Photography

Photographer Steven Brahms ironic images belie a cynicism about modern life. He embraces the ridiculous but finds a unique humor in the seriousness through which people approach life in the modern world. If you are curious about his process there are some wonderful answers available in an interview he did with Future Shipwreck.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Photography, Portraits, Steven Brahms

Valerie Chiang was born in Taiwan in 1992 and currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her interest in photography began by visiting and sharing through Flickr and has advanced as a full on passion for fashion and photography. It’s easy to see at such a young age how richly that passion will reward her in the future. It’s amazing how quickly her talent has matured and it’s hard to imagine just how good she will become in the future.

written by Christopher | tags: Fashion, Photography, Taiwan, Valerie Chiang

Art and photography merge synonymously in a sometimes bloody-sexy mess under the hand and attentive eye of Kerstin zu Pan. One part arousal shaken not stirred with two parts disturbed.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Fashion, Kerstin zu Pan, Photography

Yosman Botero is based in Medellin, Colombia where his is experimenting with photography, sculpture, painting and drawing to create some truly beautiful works of art including the series ‘Condensation’ of which you can view one example above.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Columbia, Photography, Sculpture, Yosman Botero

Artist/photographers Kahn and Selesnick have churned out a sci-fi inspired series of images that you can view via their Tumblr feed. It’s a fun, interesting and inspiring scroll of some very considered and carefully crafted compositions.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Kahn, Photography, Sci-fi, Selesnick

Just when you think you have seen about all you could bear from the collage trend you stumble upon work from someone like Brazilian artist Lucas Simões and are once again ensnared.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Brazil, collage, Lucas Simões, Photography

French design/I am not entirely sure ‘A Is A Name’ have updated with well some rather strange projects that do inspire a bit of imaginative wonder.

written by Christopher | tags: A is a Name, France, Graphic Design, Photography

Photographer Cody Cobb has a way of capturing natural surroundings at their most sublime to such an extent that some of his imagery almost feels more ‘surreal’ than ‘real’.

written by Christopher | tags: Cody Cobb, Flickr, Landscapes, Nature, Photography

Photographer Silvia Mogni is originally from Italy but currently resides in Zürich, Switzerland where she works as an architect. She has a glorious eye for capturing landscapes, scenes and textures that seem as though they are small slices from bigger dreams. She shoots with a nikon f65, a holga 120cfn and a polaroid spirit 600 c. She prefers film.

written by Christopher | tags: Landscape, Momobox, Photography, Silvia Mogni, Switzerland

Photographer Nicholas Hance McElroy has an eye for capturing some arresting scenes from quiet places around the world that I would guess most of us wouldn’t mind pausing for a moment to refresh the soul. The desaturation of his imagery enhances the contemplative aura of the scene.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Landscape, Nicholas Hance McElroy, Photography

Lars Botten is primarily, well he is a fashion photographer but he is more dimensional than that. Not only does he have an amazing eye for his beautiful subjects, that eye occasionally wanders and captures the surrounding environment with just as much artistic care and consideration.

written by Christopher | tags: Fashion, Landscape, Lars Botten, Paris, Photography

I am not sure if it’s Jon Estwards or if this photographer’s real name is Jon Edwards which perhaps he might want to alter for obvious reasons but regardless, his work speaks for itself. It’s dark, grainy and sometimes disturbing but it’s also artistic, surreal and beautiful in it’s own way. There is a healthy portfolio of images in his Flickr pages and some of them you have to look twice at before you realize exactly what it is you are seeing.

written by Christopher | tags: Dark, Flickr, Jon Estwards, Photography, Surreal

Canadian photographer Simon Duhamel has launched a new site featuring some new imagery for 2010. Early in 2009 he co-founded Made of Stills as his new headquarters. Doing so added DP (Director of Photography) to his resume. He is now also shooting for stop motion and video.

written by Christopher | tags: Canada, Made of Stills, Photography, Simon Duhamel

Wow, photographer Chris Sisarich snaps some amazing images from places around the world most of us will never have the chance to see and sometimes he does it in the name of advertising. Not a bad gig but it’s all due to his genuine talent.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Chris Sisarich, New Zealand, Photography

San Francisco based Photographer Aimee Brodeur has what could be described as a ‘free-spirited’ sense about her imagery. It’s a sun-dappled surreal affair that makes you want to push away the laptop and head out to take in some scenery. The imagery feels very personal as if an intimate moment was just snapped just in the nick of time.

written by Christopher | tags: Aimee Brodeur, Art, Photography, San Francisco

Herring and Herring is a collaboration between photographers Dimitri Scheblanov and Jesper Carlsen. The partnership has yielded some stunning fashion imagery.

written by Christopher | tags: Fashion, Herring and Herring, Photography

Drew Levin is a local Boulder, Colorado based photographer with an absolutely astounding eye for capturing intensely personal and stunningly beautiful moments that any average viewer would miss. He snapped some amazing photos earlier last month of the Four Mile Canyon fire. It’s sadly ironic that such beautiful images stemmed from such a tragic event. It’s always a pleasure however to stumble upon another gifted local.

written by Christopher | tags: Boulder, Colorado, Drew Levin, Photography