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Still Life Photography by Kevin Best

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Kevin Best from New Zealand reinterprets the still life paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, in a new medium : photography.

“I have always been a story teller and I love the deep thought that is required to create a narrative using objects alone. I choose to photograph in the style of the Dutch Golden Age because much of what they experienced is with us today: fear of religious outsiders, the guilt of being wealthy while others struggle, and a sense of wonder at new discoveries. Still Life can capture universal truths, while still allowing individual interpretation.
Still life photography is technically challenging and intellectually stimulating. While the original masters of the genre delighted in fooling people that their paintings were real, I delight when people think my photographs are paintings.”

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‘Smeared Sky’ Photography by Matt Molloy

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Canada-based photographer Matt Molloy brings sky photography to a new level. By stacking hundreds of separate sky shots he is able to achieve an incredible brush-like effect. Each final picture in his “Smeared Sky” series is a result of combining from 100 to 200 photographs. The number of pictures he uses depends on various factors, such as weather conditions, cloudiness, or whether the object in the picture is moving or static. “Sometimes the clouds are moving quick and there’s lots of them. If I stack too many photos from a timelapse like that, it can get a little messy,” says Matt, adding that it’s usually mid day timelapses that cause more problems.

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Epic Train Photography by Steve McCurry

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Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic photographers in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, best known for his fascinating image of an Afghani girl with striking eyes.  During the eighties he spent time in India photographing train stations, creating a visual narrative of day to day activities . As McCurry says, “When the train pulls into the station there is a mad dash of humanity. People push through the doors and climb through windows to capture an elusive seat to avoid the punishment of standing for an entire trip.”

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Street Art by Alexey Menschikov

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Alexey Menschikov  is an artist and photographer from Russia. His street art style is simple and funny, incorporating elements like pipes, cracks in the sidewalk and also, a lot of drawing often inspired by cartoon and pop culture characters.

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Photography: Colorful Mimicry

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“Mimicry” is a reflection on the uniformity of human beings through a photographic project by Maurits Giesen and Ilse Leenders. The inspiration for the project came from, “The uniformity of human beings, from people whose identity is missing, and those who are inconspicuous in our society.” The duo creates, “an abstract, aesthetic, silent world in which man, the environment, scenery, objects, clothing and action are perfectly balanced and connected.”

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Landscape Photography by Pete Piriya

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Beautiful Landscape Photography by Pete Piriya, born in Bangkok, but now living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The photos in the selection below were taken in various parts of North America and Thailand.

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Photography by Kasia Derwinska – Building a Bridge between the Visible and the Invisible

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Artist Kasia Derwinska creates photographic scenes where the characters are either standing at a distance or walking off in a vast and empty landscape.
As Derwinska explains, “I use photography as a tool, like a brush for painting or an instrument to play music. My creations are an attempt to connect the visible with the invisible – feelings, emotions, fears, hopes and doubts about the world we live in. It is my personal journey through this unreal reality.”

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