THE HUMAN SPIRIT- Michael Rababy > HONORABLE MENTION: Ora Buekli 'Introspection', Never Edit 'Beach 1', Sepp Van Dun 'Fragile - もろい - The Real Spiderman', Eric Davidove 'The Mission District', Norman Aragones 'Shared' & SameSource 'Latex Pool Party'
HONORABLE MENTION: Ora Buekli 'Introspection', Never Edit 'Beach 1', Sepp Van Dun 'Fragile - もろい - The Real Spiderman', Eric Davidove 'The Mission District', Norman Aragones 'Shared' & SameSource 'Latex Pool Party'
INTROSPECTION by Ora Buekli
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Ora Buerkli says, "As a street photographer the human spirit is at the core of my work. It is the motivation and the reward for a hard days work in the streets.
After years of exploring many different photography genres I discovered a few years ago street photography and knew that I have found my space. I love roaming the streets, looking for the unusual in the usual, I love the encounters no matter how short or wordless, and i love the discovery of new places and people. The camera has become an important key to new worlds, adventures and experiences
I had the honor to participate in several group exhibits curated by Women in Street Photography and Exxplore Vision. I have also received a silver medal from Paris International Street photography awards contest. Two of my photos have been selected to be part of the DPSP street volume 2 collection."
www.instagram.com/orabuerkli
www.orabuerkliphoto.com
After years of exploring many different photography genres I discovered a few years ago street photography and knew that I have found my space. I love roaming the streets, looking for the unusual in the usual, I love the encounters no matter how short or wordless, and i love the discovery of new places and people. The camera has become an important key to new worlds, adventures and experiences
I had the honor to participate in several group exhibits curated by Women in Street Photography and Exxplore Vision. I have also received a silver medal from Paris International Street photography awards contest. Two of my photos have been selected to be part of the DPSP street volume 2 collection."
www.instagram.com/orabuerkli
www.orabuerkliphoto.com
BEACH 1 by Never Edit
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Never Edit says, "Watching people has fascinated me since childhood... the variety of their looks, behaviour, expressions, and emotions. I tried to memorize what I saw, using my eyes as camera and my brain as hard disk. When I first heard of street photography a couple of years ago, it felt like I found "home". Saving that split second forever not only in my memory but as a photograph is what I've become addicted to.
When I go out, I have nothing specific in mind, I just shoot whatever I find interesting, and I prefer the candid spontaneous shot anytime over picture-perfect or posed photos.
Living in Germany, I feel restricted by the laws and the lack of good light, so I travel to other countries as often as possible to pursue my passion."
www.instagram.com/never.edit
When I go out, I have nothing specific in mind, I just shoot whatever I find interesting, and I prefer the candid spontaneous shot anytime over picture-perfect or posed photos.
Living in Germany, I feel restricted by the laws and the lack of good light, so I travel to other countries as often as possible to pursue my passion."
www.instagram.com/never.edit
FRAGILE- もろい - THE REAL SPIDERMAN by Sepp Van Dun
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Sepp Van Dun says, "These images are a selection of the 25 images of my exposition Fragile - もろい. More info can always be found on my website if necessary.
More than one million Japanese lock themselves up to avoid all social contacts. More than 40% of the Japanese population is single. Japan has the lowest birth rate in the world. Many Japanese young people no longer feel like having sex. Intimacy in the broad sense of the word is available in all sizes and colours. In 2019 I visited Tokyo for two longer periods, with my focus on connection, intimacy and social contact.
Keeping distance, 'social distancing' as we now know it, is the rule rather than the exception. It is as if Japanese society is permeated with an existential loneliness, which we as Westerners like to deny. Meanwhile (covid), we have understood that keeping our distance serves the collective interest, and we can ask ourselves whether it is the subordination to the community that breathes Japanese society.
Career highlights:
Hong Kong Stillness
"In 2015 I created a small series of color photographs depicting people and structures in Hong Kong in various states of stillness, capturing the quieter moments of transition in the daily life of the city’s inhabitants. I noticed that people seemed to accept the transitions in their frenetic urban lives in an almost poetic way. Employing soft colors and drawing on the city’s pattern of ever-present lines, I translated this observation into stylized images that evoke an atmosphere of air and light, and in which silence reigns. What remains when the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong dies down, when the city transitions from a state of intense activity to a state of stillness, is silence.
La Roumanie, douze points
In 2007 Romania joined the European Union. After ten years of slight progress, the most corrupt country in Europe is again heading in the wrong direction. By recent judicial reforms, the inability to fight corruption is increasing.
In March 2017 I took stock through a road trip through Central Romania. It became an adventure as I imagined it. Distrust was the common thread throughout my trip.
In my series "Romania twelve points, la Roumanie douze points" I wanted to create an atmosphere of a country that needs work. But Europe can."
SOLO EXHIBITS:
Gallery Ruimte 34, Berchem, Belgium
Gallery MKKPT, Borgerhout, Belgium
Gallery Geuzenhuis, Gent, Belgium
Cultural Centre Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
Gallery Obumex, Antwerpen, Belgium
Gallery Loft Living, Nieuwpoort, Belgium
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITS
Art Festival BorgerhArt, Antwerpen, Belgium
IMAGES FOR SALE
hangover
80 cm x 60 cm
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$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
introspection
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
making out
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
night reader
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
pink lady
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
the real spiderman
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
Contact: Sepp van Dun
sepp@sepp.be
www.seppvandun.com
www.instagram.com/introspecman @seppvandun
Twitter: @introspecman
Opensea: introspecman
www.sepp.be
www.bouwopbeeld.be
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More than one million Japanese lock themselves up to avoid all social contacts. More than 40% of the Japanese population is single. Japan has the lowest birth rate in the world. Many Japanese young people no longer feel like having sex. Intimacy in the broad sense of the word is available in all sizes and colours. In 2019 I visited Tokyo for two longer periods, with my focus on connection, intimacy and social contact.
Keeping distance, 'social distancing' as we now know it, is the rule rather than the exception. It is as if Japanese society is permeated with an existential loneliness, which we as Westerners like to deny. Meanwhile (covid), we have understood that keeping our distance serves the collective interest, and we can ask ourselves whether it is the subordination to the community that breathes Japanese society.
Career highlights:
Hong Kong Stillness
"In 2015 I created a small series of color photographs depicting people and structures in Hong Kong in various states of stillness, capturing the quieter moments of transition in the daily life of the city’s inhabitants. I noticed that people seemed to accept the transitions in their frenetic urban lives in an almost poetic way. Employing soft colors and drawing on the city’s pattern of ever-present lines, I translated this observation into stylized images that evoke an atmosphere of air and light, and in which silence reigns. What remains when the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong dies down, when the city transitions from a state of intense activity to a state of stillness, is silence.
La Roumanie, douze points
In 2007 Romania joined the European Union. After ten years of slight progress, the most corrupt country in Europe is again heading in the wrong direction. By recent judicial reforms, the inability to fight corruption is increasing.
In March 2017 I took stock through a road trip through Central Romania. It became an adventure as I imagined it. Distrust was the common thread throughout my trip.
In my series "Romania twelve points, la Roumanie douze points" I wanted to create an atmosphere of a country that needs work. But Europe can."
SOLO EXHIBITS:
Gallery Ruimte 34, Berchem, Belgium
Gallery MKKPT, Borgerhout, Belgium
Gallery Geuzenhuis, Gent, Belgium
Cultural Centre Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
Gallery Obumex, Antwerpen, Belgium
Gallery Loft Living, Nieuwpoort, Belgium
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITS
Art Festival BorgerhArt, Antwerpen, Belgium
IMAGES FOR SALE
hangover
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
introspection
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
making out
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
night reader
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
pink lady
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
the real spiderman
80 cm x 60 cm
Hahnemühle bright white art paper
$425 unframed
$750 framed, photo on dibond 2mm in black wooden frame without glass
Limited edition of 5 + 1AP
Signed on back
40 cm x 30 cm
Hahnemühle baryta art paper
$100 unframed
Limited Edition of 50
Signed on back
Contact: Sepp van Dun
sepp@sepp.be
www.seppvandun.com
www.instagram.com/introspecman @seppvandun
Twitter: @introspecman
Opensea: introspecman
www.sepp.be
www.bouwopbeeld.be
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THE MISSION DISTRICT by Eric Davidove
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Eric Davidove says, "I am a California native street photographer who currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, and started taking street photography seriously in March 2015. My time spent as a street mime comes in handy, giving me the ability to anticipate street moments and be there with my camera as they happen, and to take photos without being noticed or upsetting people."
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITS:
LensCulture Street Photography Awards, Online
Istanbul Street Photography Festival, Online
Los Angeles Center of Photography Annual Street Photography Around the World Exhibition, Los Angeles CA
Miami Street Photography Festival, Miami FL and Milan Italy
Inaugural Feature Shoot Street Photography Awards, New York NY
FOCUS Photo L.A. Summer Edition, Los Angeles CA
Camera USA National Photography Exhibition, Naples FL
IMAGES FOR SALE-
The Mission District and Blue Hair
11"H x 14" W
Archival Pigment and Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
$150 unframed
Fashion
14"H x 11" W
Archival Pigment and Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
$150 unframed
Contact: Eric Davidove
edovephotos@gmail.com
www.edovephotos.myportfolio.com www.instagram.com/iedovephotos
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITS:
LensCulture Street Photography Awards, Online
Istanbul Street Photography Festival, Online
Los Angeles Center of Photography Annual Street Photography Around the World Exhibition, Los Angeles CA
Miami Street Photography Festival, Miami FL and Milan Italy
Inaugural Feature Shoot Street Photography Awards, New York NY
FOCUS Photo L.A. Summer Edition, Los Angeles CA
Camera USA National Photography Exhibition, Naples FL
IMAGES FOR SALE-
The Mission District and Blue Hair
11"H x 14" W
Archival Pigment and Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
$150 unframed
Fashion
14"H x 11" W
Archival Pigment and Archival Matte Fine Art Paper
$150 unframed
Contact: Eric Davidove
edovephotos@gmail.com
www.edovephotos.myportfolio.com www.instagram.com/iedovephotos
SHARED by Norman Aragones
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Norman Aragones says, "The main paradigm in my photographic art revolves around the concept of depth (having some level of meaning within the photo and thus attempting to elicit a viewer's reaction through deliberate imagery).
My hope is that the viewer comes away with some feeling, idea, and/or perspective from seeing my photo(s). The techniques I use in creating photographic images are not something specific. I just try to work diligently in creating something in particular (that I had envisioned previously in my mind's eye)."
Norman was born in San Francisco, California. As a young person, he learned how important art was in his life. He was sickly throughout much of his childhood. Thus, he had to learn to use his imagination, and it fueled his creativity in art. Currently, he is experimenting with numerous photographic theories and techniques in an attempt to express ideas in a meaningful way visually.
IMAGE-
Shared
12" H x 12" W
Metallic paper/Acrylic
NFS
Contact: Norman Aragones
norm560478@yahoo.com
My hope is that the viewer comes away with some feeling, idea, and/or perspective from seeing my photo(s). The techniques I use in creating photographic images are not something specific. I just try to work diligently in creating something in particular (that I had envisioned previously in my mind's eye)."
Norman was born in San Francisco, California. As a young person, he learned how important art was in his life. He was sickly throughout much of his childhood. Thus, he had to learn to use his imagination, and it fueled his creativity in art. Currently, he is experimenting with numerous photographic theories and techniques in an attempt to express ideas in a meaningful way visually.
IMAGE-
Shared
12" H x 12" W
Metallic paper/Acrylic
NFS
Contact: Norman Aragones
norm560478@yahoo.com
LATEX POOL PARTY by SameSource
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SameSource is a photographic artist with over two decades of professional experience recording images. SameSource fine art photography spans both landscape and bodyscape, often exploring human sexuality and its relationship with art. With recent showings from FotoFever, Paris, France, to Art Basel, Miami Beach, SameSource was recently featured in a major show of the series, Reinterpreted, at Fabrik Projects Gallery in Los Angeles.
The accompanying book of the same title received an Honorable Mention at the Lucie Foundation’s International Photography Awards in the Best Fine Art Book category in 2020. SameSource served as Artist in Residency for 2019 by GilsfjordurArts in Westfjords, Iceland, received the international Lumiere Award for fine art nude photography, 2017, and was featured in Coagula Gallery’s Los Angeles Ten Top Artists exhibition for 2016 in a show curated by Tulsa Kinney of Artillery Magazine.
In addition to being included in over 100 exhibitions in galleries and fairs around the world, SameSource work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Artillery Magazine, American Photo, two documentary films by EMS ARTS, and has twice been profiled by Silvershotz International Magazine of Contemporary Photography, as well as being one of 25 international artists featured in the magazine’s 2017 Folio of Fine Art Photography (ISBN: 9781642049985).
In addition to being featured in numerous photography books, SameSource is the author of six fine art photography books, Underside (ISBN: 9781006723667), Reinterpreted (ISBN 9780464052890), Objects of Ruin (ISBN: 9781320134194), Apples (ISBN: 9781366155986), Apples Reinterpreted (ISBN: 9781366155856), and The Green Dress (ISBN: 9781388795016).
With origins in the rural Midwest, the artist studied music and philosophy in a liberal arts education before traveling to Italy and becoming immersed in the works of the Renaissance. A return to the US brought the pursuit of graduate work in music and cinema, with an eventual arrival on the west coast via the prestigious University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
In addition to full-time work in photographic fine art, SameSource output has included notable works as a recording artist, writer, and filmmaker. SameSource is represented by Fabrik Projects Gallery in Los Angeles and Sin City Gallery in Las Vegas.
IMAGE FOR SALE:
Latex Pool Party
SameSource
30X30
HD Archival Aluminum
$2000 floating cleat frame
Absolute Edition of 5 with custom sizing and pricing available
www.SameSourceFineArt.com
Follow SameSource on Artsy, Vero, Facebook, & Instagram. SameSourcePhoto on Twitter.
The accompanying book of the same title received an Honorable Mention at the Lucie Foundation’s International Photography Awards in the Best Fine Art Book category in 2020. SameSource served as Artist in Residency for 2019 by GilsfjordurArts in Westfjords, Iceland, received the international Lumiere Award for fine art nude photography, 2017, and was featured in Coagula Gallery’s Los Angeles Ten Top Artists exhibition for 2016 in a show curated by Tulsa Kinney of Artillery Magazine.
In addition to being included in over 100 exhibitions in galleries and fairs around the world, SameSource work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Artillery Magazine, American Photo, two documentary films by EMS ARTS, and has twice been profiled by Silvershotz International Magazine of Contemporary Photography, as well as being one of 25 international artists featured in the magazine’s 2017 Folio of Fine Art Photography (ISBN: 9781642049985).
In addition to being featured in numerous photography books, SameSource is the author of six fine art photography books, Underside (ISBN: 9781006723667), Reinterpreted (ISBN 9780464052890), Objects of Ruin (ISBN: 9781320134194), Apples (ISBN: 9781366155986), Apples Reinterpreted (ISBN: 9781366155856), and The Green Dress (ISBN: 9781388795016).
With origins in the rural Midwest, the artist studied music and philosophy in a liberal arts education before traveling to Italy and becoming immersed in the works of the Renaissance. A return to the US brought the pursuit of graduate work in music and cinema, with an eventual arrival on the west coast via the prestigious University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
In addition to full-time work in photographic fine art, SameSource output has included notable works as a recording artist, writer, and filmmaker. SameSource is represented by Fabrik Projects Gallery in Los Angeles and Sin City Gallery in Las Vegas.
IMAGE FOR SALE:
Latex Pool Party
SameSource
30X30
HD Archival Aluminum
$2000 floating cleat frame
Absolute Edition of 5 with custom sizing and pricing available
www.SameSourceFineArt.com
Follow SameSource on Artsy, Vero, Facebook, & Instagram. SameSourcePhoto on Twitter.
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