In Australia, street photographers are renowned for capturing
beautiful fleeting moments and chasing light and shadows through the
corridors of the city centers in Sydney and Melbourne. When I arrived
in Sydney in 1998, Trent Parke was on the streets of shooting "Dream/Life".
Looking back, he was at the forefront of taking photography to a new level as
beautiful fleeting moments and chasing light and shadows through the
corridors of the city centers in Sydney and Melbourne. When I arrived
in Sydney in 1998, Trent Parke was on the streets of shooting "Dream/Life".
Looking back, he was at the forefront of taking photography to a new level as
visual language. There was also a collective energy on the streets for 10 years
(Oculi, the photo collective was formed in 2000) with photographers following the ethereal light and creating visual poetry. Over time, art photography became the medium of expression replacing street photography for many Australian photographers.
Recently in Melbourne & Sydney, I crossed paths with some extraordinary characters on the new horizon of photography. Eric Kim, a young photographer from L.A., was in Australia last month espousing the art of street photography. He has created a street photography blog focusing not on the technological aspects of street photography, but rather, on the aesthetic ideal and philosophical motivation for shooting on the streets. His blogs and workshops have attracted a photographic cult following. Although he has created a community of street photographers online through social networking, his principle philosophy is written on his calling card, a white sticker "BUY FILM, NOT MEGAPIXELS". In this digital age, he is encouraging the next generation of photographers to shoot on the streets with film and not rely on digital cameras. He calls this a "Renaissance in Photography".
Recently in Melbourne & Sydney, I crossed paths with some extraordinary characters on the new horizon of photography. Eric Kim, a young photographer from L.A., was in Australia last month espousing the art of street photography. He has created a street photography blog focusing not on the technological aspects of street photography, but rather, on the aesthetic ideal and philosophical motivation for shooting on the streets. His blogs and workshops have attracted a photographic cult following. Although he has created a community of street photographers online through social networking, his principle philosophy is written on his calling card, a white sticker "BUY FILM, NOT MEGAPIXELS". In this digital age, he is encouraging the next generation of photographers to shoot on the streets with film and not rely on digital cameras. He calls this a "Renaissance in Photography".
I call it a REVOLUTION.
One of Eric's latest posts is called "Why Digital is Dead for Me in
Street Photography"
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/#more-6653
In the coming weeks, I will post more profiles and links featuring the
renaissance of street photography in Australia.
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Links
Oculi collective
http://www.oculi.com.au
Trent Parke
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R13MZYS&nm=Trent%20Parke
Eric Kim blog
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/
One of Eric's latest posts is called "Why Digital is Dead for Me in
Street Photography"
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/04/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography/#more-6653
In the coming weeks, I will post more profiles and links featuring the
renaissance of street photography in Australia.
If you would like to follow my blog via updates, please view this page and click 'like' (at the top) http://www.Facebook.com/TamaraVoninskiPhotographer
Links
Oculi collective
http://www.oculi.com.au
Trent Parke
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R13MZYS&nm=Trent%20Parke
Eric Kim blog
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/
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