Butterfly © Cedric Houin/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
National Geographic Traveler announced last week the winners of the 2012 Traveler Photo Contest. The grand-prize winner is Cédric Houin of Brooklyn, N.Y. He has won a 10-day Galápagos Photography Expedition for two with National Geographic Expeditions. His winning photo, “Butterfly,” captures a Kyrgyz woman and her daughter sewing with an old-fashioned-looking machine in a remote region of Afghanistan.
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Captivity © Brian Day
Based in Detroit, MI, USA, Brian Day gravitates toward urban, conceptual, and landscape themes. Inspired by masters of landscape, street, and conceptual work, Brian starts his adventure into photography 3 years ago and evolved quite dramatically in a unique black and white style featuring visual scenes with as few subjects as possible. Brian’s legendary talent explores new opportunities for black-and-white imagery guiding the viewer’s eyes trough lights, contrasts and visually stunning compositions.
We have the privilege to feature today Brian and interview him about the secrets behind his stunning black-and-white imagery and to share it with you, photography lovers.
Old Scow © Nate Parker
Nate Parker is nature and landscape photographer based in Maine. The photographer became obsessed with making visually stunning imagery exploring the opportunities trough black-and-white long exposures and tilt-shift thrown in for good measure. Each one of his sublime and dramatic seascapes evokes the synergy between three elements earth, water and air.
We are glad that we had the privilege to interview Nate, so we invite you to check the interview and the fantastic set of plack and white pictures below.
Soar. Children of West Papua © Hengki Koentjoro
Hengki Koentjoro was born in March 24, 1963 in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. For him, photography is not just a way of expressing his most inner soul but also creating a window to the world where through his pictures the unseen and the unspoken can be grasped. Driven by the desire to explore the mystical beauty of nature, he develops his sense and sensibility through the elements of fine art photography. His freedom of expression is more reflected in the elaboration and exploration of black and white.
We had the fantastic opportunity to find out more about mr. Hengki’s knowledge, ideas, tips and inspiration about photography, completed by some of the most fascinating black and white pictures from his portfolio.
Juniper Study, Joshua Tree National Park, California © Michael E. Gordon
Michael E. Gordon is an award-winning fine art landscape photographer concentrating on nature and wilderness impressions and interpretations of the intimate and overlooked visually stunning and beautiful mystic places within state of California.
Michael illustrates the challenges of black and white photography in a unique palette of natural light and outstanding monochrome tonalities by exploring majestic textures and intricate forms. His artistic goals lie not in representing superficial beauty, but rather in portraying his personal communion with the land and the rare but transcendental moments it has shared with the photographer.
7 silos and 3 shacks in a snow covered pasture. © Olivier Du Tre
Olivier Du Tré is a Belgian/Canadian fine art landscape photographer specialized in the beautiful Prairies and Foothills around his hometown and the mighty Rocky Mountains to the West of it. His goal as a photographer is to capture the emotions he goes through when enjoying the vast, silent foothills around his hometown of Cochrane. Subjects often revolve around weather, clouds, loneliness and rhythms Olivier finds in nature. We had the privilege to interview Oliver and to share some of his best artworks, so don’t hesitate to check it out below.
Ebru Sidar is a passionate photographer was born on 13 January 1975 in Trabzon, Turkey. She sees traditionalism as an obstacle to photography’s advancement and avoids using themes such as exploitation, religion and politics in her pictures.
Considering photography as a common property and language of humanity, she believes that it should always promote and contribute to sustainable peace. She has been actively working on photography since February 2005.
Xavier Rey is a legendary black and white photographer based in Bordeaux, France. Passionate about sea and waterscape photography, he goes well beyond the traditional artworks, transferring his unique and elegant photographic style into melancholic, expressive and creative finely crafted compositions. Each piece of his inspiring photographs achieves the richest tonal depth and balance, emphasizing subjects elected in nature.
We had the opportunity to interview this master of seascapes so please check below his answers and magnificent photos.
Philippe Mougin is a professional photographer born in Paris in 1969, who lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland. Independent photographer for several years, Philippe decides in 2006 to launch himself into long exposure photography. His artistic interpretation of photography delivers a serene and mysterious world that stimulates the viewer’s imagination through black & white landscapes and unsharpned images.
We promise to deliver a strong variety of classic and award-winning photography to your virtual fingertips arranged into separate categories: Commercial, Fashion, Fine Art, Nature and Travel.
