Here we bring you fascinating insight into Simon Watson’s work. In this first installment, hear Simon describe how he created the Brooklyn Night series of images.
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Mark Hartman: Shredded billboards seen as art
What many accomplish in Photoshop or with hours of cutting and pasting, photographer Mark Hartman found in the streets of Panama: A mishmash of colors, shapes, images and letters. When workers shred expired outdoor advertisements, the vinyl remains left behind provide an artist effect.
“At first I thought they were street art,” Hartman said. “I found them beautiful.” The ongoing project began in 2010. Hartman said he “acts as a curator,” choosing images he would like to showcase in a book someday.
Looking from an anthropological perspective, he noticed themes of information overload, literally “information on top of information.” The constantly changing billboards were sometimes hard to find, he said. They might be shredded one day and the next covered with a new poster for weeks. And he has only noticed this advertising phenomenon in Panama.
“They’re just doing their job,” he said of the shredders. “They’re unconscious that they’re making something that could be considered art.”
Martyn Thompson – 2012 SDP Award nominee
We’re excited to hear that Luster photographer, Martyn Thompson has been nominated for an SPD Photography Award. The piece (below), which ran in Real Simple’s July 2011 issue, is up for the the Service Feature photography category. The 47th annual SPD Awards gala will be head in May 2012.
Good luck Martyn!
See the complete lst of nominees in the SDP Press Release
See the Martyn Thompson collection at Luster
Follow Martyn’s Tumblr collection for all his latest news.
New at Luster – Petrina Tinslay
We are delighted to welcome Australian still life and food photographer Petrina Tinslay to the Luster collection. Petrina is well known for her still life and food work having shot for New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Living and Wine and Vogue Living along with shooting cookery books with Nigella Lawson, Bill Granger, Neil Perry and Donna Hay + Tyler Florence. To get to know a little more about what makes Petrina’s work so special read this excerpt from Natalie Walton at the Daily Imprint blog below:
Which five words best describe you?
Enthusiastic, realistic, dreamer, passionate, patient.
What’s the best lesson you’ve learnt along the way?
Nothing can take the place of hard work and dedication to your craft. I love the saying… “the harder I worked, the luckier I got”. My parents always had their own small business and instilled a good work ethic in me from a very young age. I feel this is the best thing you can teach someone, along with kindness, patience and humility.
What’s your proudest career achievement?
I think working on great cookbook projects (around 45 to date) on a regular basis, with wonderfully gifted chefs and cooks like Nigella Lawson, Michele Cranston, Neil Perry, Delia Smith, Bill Granger, Donna Hay, Tyler Florence, Jill + Jewels Elmore, Alison Attenborough + Jamie Kimm. The length of time working on these projects allows you to establish wonderful relationships with the chefs/cooks/authors and the crew and you can really get your teeth into creating a look and style for their recipes with your photography… you do get to eat very well too. Some of these projects have left me with truly wonderful memories and experiences. Winning the James Beard Foundation (a US-based, internationally recognised industry award) for “Best Food Photographer” in 2000, for one of my cookbooks was really exciting too and more recently the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) US awards for “Best Photography+Styling”.
Who inspires you?
So many people for so many reasons. But first and foremost… my Father + Mother, my Grandfather… all greatly loved and respected by all who know/knew them. I try to be like them as much as I can everyday. There are also some amazingly talented image makers out there whose work is both inspirational and beautiful. For me looking at beautiful and clever imagery is an eternal source of happiness.
What are you passionate about?
Food and photography… probably in equal parts, if I’m to be completely honest! When I was about ten I used to think I’d become a chef and used to read about the Roux Brothers and other great European chefs. I find it interesting to see everything came full circle for me to still work with food, but from a different angle… photographing it, rather than creating it. I do think I’m better at eating than cooking!
See Pertina Tinslay’s collection at Luster here
Read the full article at Daily Imprint here
Graham Lott – NY Magazine’s Top 10 Fashion Videos
Back in January we brought you an early look at photographer Graham Lott’s S/S video for fashion line Gilded Age. At Luster we’re big fans of Graham’s work and so it comes as no surprise that this video was named as one of January’s Top Ten Fashion Videos by NY Mag. If you missed our post in January you can catch up with the video below. And you can catch up with more of Graham and Luster’s press in our press section here: Press
View NY Mag’s selection of January’s Top Ten fashion videos here
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