Some month ago I came across a photographic book titled Anders Petersen (Thames & Hudson, 2013) on a shelf in Foyles bookshop here in London.
The heart-warming but also eerie photograph on the front cover was the reason the book first caught my eye: the over awake man sitting in his chair, eyes wide open, holding his dog, and the dog’s eyes also wide open: the symmetry in expression between the two and also the warmth and companionship. Read more
Not for no Reason, the introduction to Robert Frank’s social masterpiece The Americans (first edition 1958 by Robert Delpire)—is written by Jack Kerouac. Kerouac having written with his heart about the lives of americans; having given a restless voice to their dreams and aspirations—embodies in many ways the photographic style of Robert Frank: the broad strokes, the richness in content, the focus on stories from all walks of life. Read more
“All I wanted to express was reality, for nothing is more surreal” (George Brassaï)
Brassaï, pseudonym of Gyula Halász, was born on the 9th of September 1899 in Brasov, Romania. His father worked as a professor of French literature. When Brassaï was at the age of three his family lived in Paris for a year while his father taught at the Sorbonne. Read more
In May 2015 I returned again to Alfama in Lisboa to continue my documentation of this part of Lisbon. This trip was different from my previous trip however – I also needed to do some soul-searching; away from the tinsel town that London is. Read more
Happy to announce that there is a new exhibition of my current photographic work, with focus on my street photography, coming the 7th of March at the Showcase gallery in Farringdon, London. Here is a picture of the ‘gallery front’:
This will be a joint exhibition together with my friend and street photographer Lari Telaranta. Read more
A few weeks ago I had the good news that 6 of my London street photos which I entered for the Fife Fotospace Gallery Open Submission 3 competition in 2014, would be exhibited by the Fife Foto Group!
Parenthesis has been awarded shot of the month by MOO Cards and onemillionphotographers.com. Great news! You can see and read about the shot here: http://www.onemillionphotographers.comRead more