Archive for the 'Photography' Category

Young French photographer Anne-Constance Frénoy started out as a dancer and model after having studied theatre and history of art and literature, before she moved over to photography. Her main sources of inspiration is art, music, 70’s aesthetics, love, nature, light and of course the female body curves. ”I love the surprising light games on a female body  and the magic atmosphere it gives to a picture,” she says.

Anne-Constance is based in Paris, and her work has been featured in Mirage, as well as exhibitions. At the moment she is working on a diary of naked self-portraits, and a new story for Mirage.

Here’s some of her work:

April 16th, 2010

Montreal based graphic design student Sofia Ajram expresses her dreams, thoughts and fascinations through photography. When I ask her about her inspirations, she explains: “A great deal of things inspire my work. History, for the most part, sums it up rather well. What has happened, within and without, universally, and what has yet to happen but will be documented by time. That being said, I have never experienced this history firsthand, so the visual aesthetic of my work is due to my lucid dreams and vivid nightmares. I feel as though I need to document them in some way that others may experience what I have seen. [....]That aside, women influence my photos. Women are sexy. Women are seductive, powerful from the core in a wild way that’s virtually inexplicable. I like to document that sexuality.”

She has been shooting ever since she was hired by Truth Explosion Magazine in 2007 as a concert photographer. Her work has been featured in publications such as EnRoute Magazine, Poetic Terrorism, Carpaccio Magazine, C-O-M-A Magazine, Vellum Online, Mossless Magazine, and Antler Magazine, but most of her work is personal work not commissioned at all.

At the moment Sofia’s finishing up her final semester in Graphic Design at Dawson College in Montreal, and going to professionally be in the field in less than a month. Lets hope she doesn’t forget about photography, because her work/art is amazing.

Here’s some of it:

New York City based Michael Casker has been working professionally for about 2 years, after having attended Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. His inspiration comes mostly from his own childhood. “I grew up in a small town in middle America, and I try to to incorporate something from my youth in every story I shoot to achieve a good balance of style and substance.”

His work ranges from being dreamy and playful, to crisp and sexy, and I think his creativity and versatile style makes him a photographer to keep an eye on in the future.

Here’s some of his work:

30 year old Jason Lee Parry is based in Los Angeles, and has worked as a professional fashion photographer for about 3 years. However he picked up his first camera already when he was just fifteen years old, and since then he hasn’t stopped creating images that evoke undiluted sexiness mixed with a feeling of youthful freedom.

When asked what inspires him, he answers: “Living in a tent in my living room and drinking whiskey for days on in, that’s when the ideas really  start to flow. Or any kind of fort will do. 60s and 70s playboy mags, old motorcycle films, Jim Morrison’s Poetry, long road trips with little cash, recklessness,  total freedom to be myself, Guy Bourdin, long walks at 3am, my beautiful humble woman, activities that have no meaning, bad weather, complete confidence without cockiness, being with people who do before they think, Very Small Towns and Villages, just doing shit that’s out of the ordinary.”

It seems to work for him, because his work is quite fantastic. Jason’s work has been featured in publications such as Lush, Tokion, Celeste, Clay, Baby Baby Baby, Soma, Paper, Thrasher, Vice, Pep, blisss, LA milk, Soko and more.

Here’s some of it (edit: now with video!)


April 6th, 2010

New York based fashion photographer Jamie Nelson is inspired bye everything around her- textures, people, sounds and places, and she tries actively to seek inspiration outside of photography as much as possible. Jamie has been working professionally for about 6 years, and her work has been published in publications such as Cosmo, Elle (Russia), Harper’s Bazaar En Español, InStyle Germany, Lula, Nylon, Oyster, Plaza, Vanidad and Vanity Fair (Italy). Her commercial clients includes companies such as Olay, Carlos Campos, Sunban Eyewear, Warner Brothers, Disney, Eenamaria Handbags and many more.

I am personally a big fan of Jamie’s work and style, and I can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

Here’s some of her work:

March 30th, 2010

Up and coming fashion photographer Elena Jasic has been working as a professional for about a year, and has had her work published in publications such as Blic (Serbia), Gradanski List (Serbia), and Prim Magazine. Her main sources of inspiration are her own taste in fashion, as well as her frequent visits to Eastern Europe.

Being based in Philadelphia, Elena’s collaborating with independent designers, aspiring models and make up artists at the moment, to gain valuable exposure through print publications.

Here’s some of her work:

Paris based Cécile Bortoletti has a love for experimenting with all sorts of techniques, using several different cameras and films, and even mixing analog and digital. She has been working professionally as a fashion photographer for about 10 years, and her work has been published in magazines such as Elle, Dazed & Confused, Self Service, Purple, Jalouse, Above, Crash, Studio Voice, and Nikkei among others.

At the moment Cécile is working on a new story with stylist Claire Sibille and Romanian-Canadian model Irina Lazareanu, for Please Magazine: “Irina is one of my favorite models, we share the same vision, which happens to be very important to me.”

Here’s some of her work, including a preview of her latest story “Jeunes Filles” for Sleek Magazine:

Los Angeles and New York City based fashion photographer Andrew Kuykendall has been working professionally for about two and a half years now, after trying out as an assistant first. “I got kicked out of art school in LA a few years ago and started assisting. I hated that and realized I had to do it myself,” he says. Since that his work has been published in magazines such as Oyster, Zoot, Celeste, Mirage, Material Girl, Qvest, Nico, Soma, Kult, Culture, Thrasher and I love Fake.

His list of sources of inspirations is long, but definitely one of the most interesting ones: “Egon Schiele, David Lynch, Tom Waits, Eastern Europe, road tips, Sushi, , the California/Nevada desert, Milan Kundera, pugs, hot sauce, Devo Lucien Freud, Henry Miller, vintage clown paintings, Glen Luchford, Scandinavian Black Metal, etc.”

What are you working on at the moment? “Video projects are very exciting at the moment. It’s just something new to play with and figure out so that’s fun. I also just finished a book of my Polaroids over the last 10 years. It’s very sexy and fun and everyone should buy one for their coffee tables. And if they don’t have coffee tables they should buy one anyways.”

Here’s some of his great work, including two of his videos:

March 25th, 2010

I am very excited to introduce to you up and coming photographer/director Lyall Coburn. The talented South African is often collaborating on projects with his girlfriend Leanie Van Der Vyver, planning to work full time as film directors in the future. He’s inspired by everything from his girlfriend and his talented friends, to films that defy genre, sex, darkness, and the ocean.

His photo diary is a pleasure to scroll through, and it’s obvious that this guy has an incredible eye for photography. He has never worked professionally, and his photography hasn’t been published anywhere. Before now. Ben Trovato Blog is the first to feature his work! Introducing the dark and mysterious story “MurMur”:

March 24th, 2010

Los Angeles based photographer Tyler Shields has been working professionally for about seven years now, after he broke into the industry 20 years old. His interest in photography stemmed from his original job of directing music videos. Shield’s success in the field of photography grew as his Myspace page and personal website drew attention from a number of famous actors and musicians. Now his work has been published all over the place, including Rolling Stone and Vogue Italia. “I just try to show people the way i see the world,” he says when I ask him about his inspirations. And after seven years of pushing the boundaries, he’s still creating breath taking and thought provoking work. “At the moment I am working on the book the dirty side of glamor and I’m also having something new coming out May 3rd that will be insane, I am very excited about it!”

Until then, let’s enjoy some of his current work, here’s some of it:

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