Marcus Paarmann is a fashion and portrait photographer based in Berlin. A lot of his work has a clean professional quality but his more analogue work has some real intimacy and warmth. Support him by following him on tumblr.
Promoted Work: Kickstarter - Burlesque Compére Book by Van Sarki
"Nothing is more real than the masks we make to show each other who we are"
Christopher Barzak
Van Sarki's Burl Esque Book is an honest and unpretentious look at how people express themselves through the masks they wear. It's a great project; it's so close to it's goal - let's push it over the edge.
You can find a full description on his Kickstarter page. Go support him.
Promoted Work: Natascha Dea
Natascha Dea is a photographer based in New York. Her latest work has developed a distinct kink; she does it with real style.
+ You can follow her on tumblr.
Promoted Work: John Askew
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
SOCRATES
John Askew is a real change of pace; his work is a quiet reflection on ordinary life. It's a body of work that spans over many years and shows a man going through life with his eyes open to the everyday world that our culture seems so oblivious to.
Promoted Work: Kickstarter - Burl Esque Book by Van Sarki
"We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin."
ANDRE BERTHIAUME
Van Sarki's Burl Esque Book is an honest and unpretentious look at how people express themselves through the masks they wear. This is one of those personal projects that we should all get behind. I backed it this week and I hope you will too; even a few dollars will help him reach his goal.
You can find a full description on his Kickstarter page. Go support him.
Promoted Work: Brian Higbee
Brian Higbee has got a clean, accomplished style but unlike a lot of commercial photographers, he hasn't climbed up his own ass - his approach is more about getting a clear view of his subjects than slick production for its own sake.
He works out of Los Angeles and New York.
Promoted Work: Valentina Lari
"When shooting film there is a feeling that the image may not come out exactly as you imagined, in fact it may not come out at all, but therein lies the challenge, the beauty of dealing with the unknown."
VALENTINA LARI
Valentina Lari is a self taught photographer and a filmmaker; Italian born, now based in the UK. She has a taste for the gothic and macabre but her dark imagery has a quiet beauty.
Promoted Work: Kickstarter - Burl Esque Book by Van Sarki
"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Van Sarki's Burl Esque Book is an honest and unpretentious look at how people express themselves through the masks they wear. You can find a full description on his Kickstarter page. Go support him.
Promoted Work: Gennady Kim
Gennady Kim is a Russian free-lance photographer. He shoots some really great street photographs of the Moscow Underground but it's his figure studies that really interest me.
There is a real lack of artifice in his work.
You can find him on his main site; tumblr; flickr; facebook; & livejournal.
Promoted Work: Ramona Deckers
Ramona Deckers has a really subtle style; sometimes she focuses on the abstract details and sometimes on wide open spaces. She never follows the standard compositional rules but she always constructs a beautiful balance. I love her work; she's been one of my favorite photographers for some time.
She works out of the Netherlands. You can see her work on her site and follow her on tumblr.
