finished artwork from the self-titled release by lotus
original image was shot on 3.25" X 4.25" polaroid iduv
the folks at the focus project were nice enough to choose my work to be showcased in the "featured artists" this month. take a look if you have the time, and you might want to browse the work of the other fine photographers featured throughout the project.
thiaps / unlimited grain
UNLIMITED GRAIN/ PORTRAITS/ Hardcover by edited by Frans Peter Verheyen | Make Your Own Book
"More and more photographers are starting or returning to use film. There is a revival going on. On our website we can see a growing interest in this now called "vintage" phenomenon of analogue (analog) photography. We realize that analogue is not the right term and it should really be "photography that includes a chemical process". However, this is a mouthful, so we stick with analogue. We run the THIAPS website now for about 3 years and slowly we grew tired of looking at brilliant photography on a computer screen. So let's print it. It took us 6 months to create a short list of photographers who we wanted to ask for this project. We also came to the conclusion that one book would probably not be satisfactory, so we decided to go for a series of books. For some reason we thought that portraits would be the perfect theme for the first one. Other topics, like landscape's, urban, street photography, nocturnal and more could follow. And we call it the UNLIMITED GRAIN series."
"THIAPS, The International Analogue Photographic Society is a platform for photographers who love the tactile quality of film-based images, who enjoy the wet and warm smell of developers and fixative, with a strong belief that "Film is not dead; it just smells funny." For those who create their photographs with 35mm, roll films, sheets and plates, with Polaroid or Liquid Light, with Large Format or any tool whatsoever, as long as chemical processing is involved."
thiaps and flim is not dead it just smells funny have been personal favorites for a while now. they showcase great work from artists around the globe. i'm happy my work was chosen to be apart of their site.
a new portrait series
Your images hold power. Every time you pick up the camera, you have an opportunity to make art, to ask questions, to share beauty, to expose truth. You are invited to participate in an international competition for photographers of all types. This is your moment to be discovered.
Our goal is simple: we want to find amazing photographic talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible. Rewards and benefits will be given to all who participate. One grand prize winner will be awarded an art-star New York City gallery reception, international publicity and their choice of $10,000 cash or 1 year living rent free in a $1.2 million apartment provided by The Edge in New York City.
link to my submitted portfolio: http://artistswanted.org/benparks