Josef Sudek

Czech born photographer Josef Sudek (1896-1976)

Maria Aparicio Puentes

Manipulated photos with colored thread and stitching by Maria Aparicio Puentes.  

Plus, read a lovely interview with her over at Kaltblut Mag. 

images Kaltblut.

Maria Grossmann

One of my favorite series by German photographer and stylist Maria Grossmann.  Entitled: It Remains of a Day.

In collaboration with Monika Schurle.

Troy Moth

I spent a good portion of my morning looking at Troy Moth's photographs.  I was so taken by the images, I just didn't know which ones to show.  There is nothing contrived about these images.  In fact, they are just plain beautiful! There seems to be a hidden, mysterious truth hidden in all of them.  Visit his site for more of his work.  Also, some images are available as prints to purchase at Mammoth&Company.

Photos: Troy Moth.  Series from Bird of Prey and Burnt.

random goodness bulletin board

 

Random goodness: This morning, I stumbled across some old photos of things from my house and thought I would share a few.  Here is a little snapshot of my world.... We have some ticket stubs, a package from Japan and some photos that were posted on my old bulletin board. I just love the package from Japan as Milwaukee was inadvertently spelled MILK-waukee.  Love that.  I suppose we are the dairy state!
all photos from home/A+B.

Tourisms

Tourisms/My Place - Photo Guide of Wroclaw, Poland.  Photographer Lukasz Wierzbowski.  

Tourisms is a photographic travel guide with photos submitted by photographers across the globe.  The site is easy to navigate and is searchable 2 ways: My Place and Your Place.   

Simple.  If the photographer lives there, you will find the guide under My Place.  If they are just visiting, Your Place.  

       I can't begin to tell you how surprised at what a great time we had when we were in Poland.  Definitely, it is the people that make you want to go back (not the driving!)  The cobblestone street above looks quite familiar and may even be the street we stayed on?  Who knows....
 Tourisms was founded by The Hard Workers Club.

Andre Kertesz

The magic of light and shadow.  Photographs by Hungarian born photographer Andre Kertesz.  Simple and pure, I am breathless looking at these that simple observations.  . 

images via Ametarifgunes

Portrait de famille

I am really trying to take more photos especially of my friends and family. I think back over the years of how many amazing memories I wish I would have captured. Here is some sample work from Portrait de Famille taken by Delphine Beaumont. Sorry, my french is not good enough to translate much more of her site, so just have a look at some of my favorite images.

All photos by Delphine Beaumont - Portrait de Famille

Ballo + Ballo

Ballo + Ballo. One of the most iconic photographer duos in the design world.

Bruno and Marirosa Ballo - 1980
Bruno Munari
Ettore Sottsass
Interflex
Olivetti

Magnus Marding

Can't get enough of these images from photographer Magnus Marding. The mood is perfect.

All images from Magnus Marding.

Where They Create - Book

Before things are styled for visual consumption, are the spaces in which ideas are created and turned into reality. These are the spaces that I like the most and the spaces that Paul Barbara photographs and then documents on Where They Create.

A few years ago, I found Where They Create and now after re-visiting his website, there are over 80 artists' spaces to peruse through and am excited to see that Where They Create is coming out in book this September - published by FRAME. Very exciting!

You could spend hours looking through all of the spaces.....definitely no lack of inspiration. Decided to focus on Poland because you don't seem to hear about Poland so often. Last year, I was in Poland and visited both Warsaw and Wroclaw (plus a few others), so these pictures feel almost sentimental to me. Although I didn't stay at either of these spaces, the Warsaw space is almost a dead ringer for Pav's house.........Makes me miss Poland just a little........

Studios: Anka Mderzejewska - Wroclaw Poland and Little Studio - Warsaw Poland.