http://svrta.org Fri, 04 May 2012 17:37:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://svrta.org/photography/ben-huff-interview/ http://svrta.org/photography/ben-huff-interview/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:43 +0000 Jesse Weinberg http://svrta.org/?p=5244
Featured interview with Photographer Ben Huff from Iowa currently living in Juneau, Alaska. Name: Ben Huff Occupation: Photographer, Teacher Hometown: LeClaire, Iowa. Currently Juneau, Alaska Style of photography: All of the above. What gives you inspiration? Currently, its simply the season. Spring is a yearly revelation for me, and I’ve slowly learned to harness the anxiety of this itchy [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/ben-huff-interview/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/afronauts/ http://svrta.org/photography/afronauts/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:12 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=5361
I’d say this is rather brilliant. “In 1964, a Zambian grade-school science teacher single-handedly, and unilaterally, created a space program for his country. The program involved rolling aspiring astronauts down a hill in a barrel and clipping their rope-swings at the height of their arc to simulate weightlessness. He claimed his country would not only [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/afronauts/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/sasha-kurmaz-kiev/ http://svrta.org/photography/sasha-kurmaz-kiev/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:32 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=5347
To artist and photographer Sasha Kurmaz, based in capital of Ukraine Kiev, it seems to be all about making dead simple yet sometimes provocative pieces of art. This while chasing beautiful women around town. Oh, and did I mention? Sasha was born in Chernobyl -86. He ensures me he isn’t suffering from it today. Me, on [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/sasha-kurmaz-kiev/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/ikea-knaeppa/ http://svrta.org/photography/ikea-knaeppa/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:20:29 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=5329
Worlds cheapest digital camera made out of one piece folded cardboard, a single circuit board for all electronics, camera sensor and integrated USB connector. The cardboard enclosure is secured by two plastic screws. The KNÄPPA camera was invented and designed by Teenage Engineering for IKEA. Teenage Engineering worked very closely with IKEA to make this [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/ikea-knaeppa/feed/ 1 http://svrta.org/photography/geordie-wood-interview/ http://svrta.org/photography/geordie-wood-interview/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:50 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=5191
Featured interview with a to the wesome Brooklyn-based photographer Geordie Wood. Name: Geordie Wood Occupation: Photographer Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Style of photography: Portraiture and Documentary Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you? My name is Geordie Wood. I’m a 27 year old freelancer based in Brooklyn, I’ve lived here for about 5 years but travel takes [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/geordie-wood-interview/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/nick-ballon/ http://svrta.org/photography/nick-ballon/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:00:40 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=5167
“Nick is an observer par excellence. With an underlying, yet gently satirical sense of humour, his documentary photography is as carefully considered as he is as a person. His portraits are wonderfully to the point, allowing his subjects to flourish in his frame, whilst his landscapes convey a poetic and timeless sense of space. He never [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/nick-ballon/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/randy-p-martin/ http://svrta.org/photography/randy-p-martin/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:36:38 +0000 Carl Platon http://www.svrta.org/?p=5119
It almost felt weird when I realized we actually haven’t featured photographer Randy P. Martin before. This is what he says about his snapshots: “I shoot photographs that capture my travels, my adventures and the people I meet along the way. I tend to meticulously document my life one way or another and with a camera at [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/randy-p-martin/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/john-crawford/ http://svrta.org/photography/john-crawford/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:59:52 +0000 Carl Platon http://www.svrta.org/?p=5075
Auckland based John Crawford is one of New Zealand’s best known photographers. His portfolio of commissioned and uncommissioned works is diverse in subject matter and mood, yet unmistakeable in its use of light and its natural, simple style. John says his aim is to capture images that have a high degree of interest and contrast, [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/john-crawford/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/reiner-riedler/ http://svrta.org/photography/reiner-riedler/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:57:51 +0000 Carl Platon http://svrta.org/?p=4998
Photographer Reiner Riedler born in Gmunden, Austria. ”When wishes are out of reach, simulation is taking over our leisure time and our holidays. Imaginary worlds are created, often under massive technological exertion, in order to offer us experience as reproducible merchandise. Although the quality of these adventures on demand sometimes proves to be rather dubious, the [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/reiner-riedler/feed/ 0 http://svrta.org/photography/nathalie-daoust/ http://svrta.org/photography/nathalie-daoust/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:49:20 +0000 Carl Platon http://www.svrta.org/?p=5052
Nathalie Daoust’s latest project, Tokyo Hotel Story, continues her exploration of female sexuality and subversion of gender stereotypes. Spending several months in the Alpha In, one of the biggest S&M “love hotels” in Japan. Daoust photographed 39 women in their private rooms, surrounded by the specialist equipment and dressed in the regalia that define their [...]]]> http://svrta.org/photography/nathalie-daoust/feed/ 0