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Cloud 365: a year of the sky.
Most of us see them every day, and I hope as many people as I do stop to revel in their beauty from time to time. The people at Clouds 365 certainly do.
A project from multimedia artist Kelly DeLay, the project started as many creative projects do- with the intent to do something creative, every day. His dedication to a series of ideals- Art, Learning, Determination, Process, Pattern & Obsession- are the bedrock of creativity. Here are some of his images and videos, make sure to visit his website to see many, many more (and become a fan on facebook).
RVA is a weird and wild place.
So many inspired people are doing amazing things in Richmond, VA and the rest of the world is taking notice. From major national media taking cues from our scene to bigger and badder ideas sprouting everyday, this city is becoming what everyone thought it could be years ago.
In looking back over all the images people have contributed in 2009 to RVA Magazine, you get a sense of how varied the wildlife is here and the scene is wide open for interpretation. From the sneaker freaks and fashionistas, metal heads to indie kids, everyday life on the river to mystic spells - they are making this place whatever they want it to be.
Ryan McGinley's Moonmilk
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Moonmilk has the feeling of a mind-bending sixties flick like The Trip, except it is in a cave, not a party and there are no drugs involved but the colors dammit, the colors! At base level, the images are of naked friends diving, holding, crawling, swimming in a maze of tunnels with primary colors lighting the way. Delving deeper, a visual metaphor of mental and sexual exploration inside a giant melting brain? Mental inside the mental right? We are all about it.
Photographer Barry Underwood
With images that combine artificial and natural light in a most unconventional and innovative way, Barry Underwood has captivated me. It seems that he uses any light source that is not used by most photographers, or in some cases have not been used for quite some time, most prominently LEDs and pyrotechnics. Flash photography before bulbs, of course, used flash powder, which despite not being commonly used in photography is still used in fireworks. Digressing, his images are a healthy, fresh spin on landscape photography. Photographers are often reluctant to modify the spaces they are capturing, and I'm thrilled that Underwood has broken the mold. Via the constantly awesome A Photography Blog.
IMG_IMG: Snow Day RVA
It's going to start getting cold soon. Or at least, supposedly. We're barely two weeks away from December, and it's barely supposed to dip below sixty degrees in the next week. I think it's gone below freezing twice this "winter," so far.
But I digress. We know it'll get cold, bitter and windswept, soon enough. What we're not sure of is whether or not we'll have snow. In April of this year, we had a great snowstorm. Many of us spent the night wandering the city in wonder and awe, and I was certainly amongst those. I have a long-standing obsession with cities in the snow, especially at night. Every time it snows in RVA I end up wandering for a few hours (or sometimes until dawn) with a camera and wide eyes. Enjoy! (slideshow beneath the break)
Up Close & Personal With A Deadly Predator
This isn't the seal you saw at the zoo. This is a wild predator, and for some reason, it took it upon itself to attempt to feed photographer Paul Nicklen several penguins. It's almost as if she was treating him like her pup- bringing him live penguins, then (as he showed no desire to kill and eat them) injured ones, and finally dead half penguins. The images are quite telling.
Photographer Walker Allen
Walker Allen will be showing work this coming First Friday at Artisan Alley, 323 West Broad Street. He is one of the kindest people I have met.
Voodoo in the Hills- Photographer Ann Thompson
I truly wonder when Ann sleeps. She works hard as a photographer during the day, all day, and yet has time to capture these incredible nocturnal images. She clued me on to the Orionids meteor shower, for which I owe her thanks, and I'd been meaning to feature here for a while. Her Flickr Set of these images includes roll-over notes of which celestial bodies can be seen in the images.
A huge picture of a truly massive tree.
My father was from California, and when we were visiting aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents one year, we went for a trip into the Redwood National Forest, where he spent much time as a child. I can barely remember ever been more mystified, and certainly I have never been in the presence of such a large living creature. Over 80% of the original Redwoods have been destroyed. Recently, National Geographic's top wildlife photographer, Michael Nichols, went on a quest to photograph one of the largest known trees in the world. Three cameras, a dolly, gyroscopes, a harness system and a TON of chutzpah later, they came up with this:
Josef Hoflehner’s Jet Liner: Planes and babes.
Yet another installation of "Ian is a photo dork." Today's comes from one of my favorite photo blogs, Rachel Hulin's aptly titled A Photography Blog. I love high-key images, probably because my attempts at high-key always seem contrived to me. I work better with low-key, but that notwithstanding, here are the great pictures!
Vintage Prints from National Geographic
As a child, one of my early inspirations as a photographer came from the various old copies of National Geographic laying around the house.
Barbie's Missed Connection Encounter
Casey Longyear conducted an interview with Kevin Faison, a Senior VCU Photography Student from Blackstone, VA.
PULP by photographer Neil Krug
The guys at Need Supply Co. tipped us off to this Native American-mystical-super model inspired project coming from Joni Harbuck and photogr
Photographer Spotlight: Fill Bowne
Photographer and all around good guy, Fill Bowne has been working the scene since we started the mag about 5 years ago.
Photographer Spotlight: Kimberly Frost
Kim Frost lives up to her last name. Not in personality, as she is one of the warmest people I have met in the city, with a sharp wit and piercing intellect, but in her approach to image making.
Photographer Spotlight: Joseph Talman
Sometimes an artist can creatively catch the day-to-day mood of living in Richmond. Joseph is among these ranks, documenting his surroundings through the lens and his unique voice.
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