Category: shoot the breeze

Shoot the Breeze: Matthew Bradley

Recently I stumbled into a little contemporary art gallery which was showing work that, at first, I had no idea was photography. Picture a bunch of variously shaded rectangles of marble hanging from white walls, except when you get close, you notice that all of…

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Shoot the Breeze: Attilio Solzi

Attilio Solzi shocks and satisfies with an unconventional look into the small-town world of northern Italy. The photographer’s third book Taedium, displayed at the Tate Modern in London, is a collection of nude portraits and vulgar images that highlight Solzi’s distinct aesthetic. This 100-page collection…

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Shoot the Breeze: Rebekah Campbell

Rebekah Campbell’s photography transitions smoothly between the fantasy world of fashion and representations of the idyllic banalities of youth culture and suburbia. The 22-year-old NYC-based photographer often utilizes duplication—superimposing images, or expressing a fascination with twins or similar-looking subjects. These echoes and repetitions lend a visual…

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Shoot the Breeze: Brent Morley Smith

Montreal-based artist Brent Morley Smith captures a relatable intimacy rare in still photography. Best known for his self-published zines, Brent has mastered the art of marrying two candid images to create a nostalgic and immersive viewing experience. His most jarring works seem to extend from the tender recesses of his life, most notably the photobook of his long-time childhood…

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Shoot the Breeze: Tessa Bolsover

Tessa Bolsover‘s photos are mostly black and white. Between these two shades she captures all kinds of drama. The 21-year-old photographer from Portland, Oregon photographs vast intimidating landscapes as well as enigmatic portraits. Her photos are mysterious and eerie; they seem like frames from a movie…

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Shoot the Breeze: John Clayton Lee

John Clayton Lee is a painter-turned-photographer living in Los Angeles. He seems to be able to capture just about anything with a subtle and measured eye. All of the formal qualities that make good photography are here. However, what separates Lee from other photographers isn’t just his…

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Shoot the Breeze: Elizabeth Herring

New York-based photographer Elizabeth Herring has a way of drawing parallels between settings that would normally be overlooked and regarded as mess. She is currently building a body of work exploring her self-defined themes—the body in relation to movement, vertical clutter, critical commentary, store fronts,…

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Shoot the Breeze: Chris Levett

Although Toronto-based Chris Levett is best known for his video work (if you haven’t seen Ashley for Ashley, you should really check it out), he’s also been quietly assembling a great archive of personal photography. Somewhere along the line Chris picked up a point and…

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Shoot the Breeze: Sergey Melnitchenko

Sergey Melnitchenko shoots all the things I want to shoot: muscles, cocks & nature. The male body/sexuality seems to be the unavoidable focus of Sergey’s work, as seen in his series Schwarzenegger is my idol and Military Commissariat, which is said to be commentary on…

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Shoot the Breeze: Megan Eagles

Megan Eagles is essentially a soft-core pornography photographer. Initially I dismissed her work as simply photos of hot naked women, but upon revisiting her images, I’ve found that they’re much more dynamic than just porn. They are visually striking, and honestly, a turn on. Using only…

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Shoot the Breeze: Miranda Barnes

Miranda Barnes is a New York photographer who has been taking pictures since her senior year in High School. Upon being gifted a digital camera, she opted for shooting on film, using disposable cameras instead. She says she rarely leaves the house without a camera,…

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Shoot the Breeze: Rosaline Shahnavaz

Iranian-British photographer Rosaline Shahnavaz’s portraits make you feel like you’ve stepped into her private memories. Her new photo book, Aleko, documents her intimate relationship with her muse, who is often pictured staring straight into the lens as though you’ve been caught spying. Together Aleko and Rosaline push the boundaries…

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Shoot The Breeze: Lily Rose Thomas

Most well known for her music videos for the UK band Beach Baby, and her photo exhibition of bruises, we’re excited to share the work of the photographer/director Lily Rose Thomas. Her photos are grimy, raw, and intimate – what else would we expect from a…

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Shoot the Breeze: Morgan Maher

Brooklyn photographer Morgan Maher’s work consists mostly of portraits of young women. Carefully lit and styled, she captures her subjects in thoughtful, honest moments. A certain element of youth and dreaminess can be found her scenes and subjects. The young photographer will be moving to…

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Shoot the Breeze: Valentina Von Klencke

24-yr old photographer Valentina Von Klencke recently submitted some of her wonderful photos. Born and raised in Germany, Valentina moved to New York at the age of sixteen. The most surprising adjustment she faced in her immigration was getting used to the bold and colorful consumer…

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Shoot the Breeze: Bobby Chang

Bobby Chang is an artist and analogue photographer from Hong Kong. ‘Analogue’ refers literally to his use of exclusively disposable cameras. Previously a cameraman capturing the movement of multiple frames, Chang, now a photographer, is kind of an essentialist. He prefers to photograph in black…

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Shoot the Breeze: Justin Clifford Rhody

Justin Clifford Rhody is a photographer from Oakland who has been projecting his work all around the USA in various warehouses and outdoor areas since 2010. He also organizes “Vernacular Visions,” a monthly slide show series that features found photo slides from flea markets and junk…

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Shoot the Breeze: Jillian Anderson

Jillian Anderson is a 23-year-old server and Sociology graduate from Victoria, BC. Her photography is predominately nature/landscape work, documenting the dreamscape coast of British Columbia on a disposable camera or Pentax film SLR. For anyone who grew up or visited Victoria BC, these photos should evoke…

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