Promoted Work: Jennifer Medina

Jennifer Medina is a young photographer that moves between New York, Los Angeles and Florida. As a non-American, I am not sure of those logistics but I get this feeling that her work, while capturing the youth of these cities, also pushes against their influence - her pale figures aren't very LA; the grain of her film doesn't have the sharpness of New York; her desaturated palate doesn't have the neon of Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers.

The result is photography with a very personal voice and some very endearing photographs of kids doing shit that kids do.

Her main site is here and her visual diary is here;  they are worth following.

 

Promoted Work: Max Montalban Exhibition

Max Montalban has been featured on this site before. Some of his more provocative imagery is certainly a very good fit but he also touches on some of the more difficult aspects of life.

If you live in Mexico, please support this exhibition; if you are outside (as most of my readers are) I invite you to follow his tumblr and get a taste of what it's like living on the edge. 

Promoted Work: Austin Stovall

Above is a video of Devon Ginn's Panhandler's Poetry; it's an amazing piece of work that is beautifully captured by Austin Stovall. The video is a recording of a great performance but it is also a wonderful portrait of the man - he moves inside a static frame in a very narrow depth of field; almost any one of the these images could be pulled as a perfect still.

Austin Stovall's portfolio site is here and he can also be followed on tumblr.

Promoted Work: Susana Diniz

Welcome to the dark and haunted world of Susana Diniz.

Susana is from Lisbon, Portugal but it is in the deep countryside where she seeks her inspiration; she crafts her environments into the stage for her own imaginarium where her characters play out an impenetrable narrative.

It is really nice to see a young artist start out with such a distinctive and personal style. You can find her on tumblr, flickr and facebook

Promoted Work: Bernhard Handick

Bernhard Handick is a photographer and mixed media artist.

There is very little that needs to be said about his work; he is fun, subversive, absurd and provocative. 

He has put himself out there and is always looking for creative people to collaborate with. 

Bernhard was recently featured by REVS Magazine blog (they have a great aesthetic) and he also has work featured in the first issue of P Magazine which has the makings of a really interesting publication.

Promoted Work: Danny Roche

I love this guy. 

Danny Roche is based in New York and he's already caught the eye of publications like REVS. He shoots some really beautiful portraits.

Take a look at this shot of Olga Timokhina; check out the fine detail and the careful use of depth of field. There is a technical proficiency to some of his work that is pretty incredible but the best part of it is that it's not self-congratulatory, it really is in service of taking an honest portrait. Going through his work really does give an intimate view of his subjects.

You can visit his main site but I also recommend following his tumblrs: here & here.