Here’s your bi-weekly roundup of great photography, it was almost impossible to winnow it down to just these few. All images linked to their sources. See previous Flickr Finds.
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Flickr Finds No. 11January 2
Zsolt Andrasi (and an alternate perspective)
This is the first Flickr Finds of 2012 and it really is a great one. Lots of wonderful stuff that I encountered the past two weeks on my favorite photo sharing site. See past Flickr Finds.
Booooooom Announces Remake Project FinalistsDecember 20
Quick disclaimer: these are not all finalists, just some of my favorites.
“American Gothic” remake by Jesse John Hunniford
“The Girl With The Pearl Earring” remake by Sybille de Chavagnac
“Self Portrait 1889″ remake by Seth Johnson
“Boy with a basket of fruit” remake by Guido Ricci
“Vase with 12 Sunflowers” remake by Qi Wei Fong
For the past few weeks our good friends over at Booooooom have been running a killer art contest called the Remake Project. The contest invited people to create modern interpretations of iconic artworks including paintings, photography, and sculpture. Submissions ended last week and I was honored to be one of seven guest judges helping to winnow the field of hundreds down to just 10 finalists. It was a nearly impossible task to pick just ten, as almost every single submission was impeccably executed and thoughtful. Now it’s your turn to vote. Pick your favorite and you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from Booooooom. If you haven’t seen all the entries I strongly urge you check them out, this is seriously one of the best pages on the internet right now.
Flickr Finds No. 10December 19
ripcordjerry (circa 1964)
When I was about eight years old my dad was working as a design director at a textbook publishing firm in Austin. One day he came home with a huge binder of photography under his arm, a collection of images from a photo shoot. He sat the binder on a table and I opened it to discover hundreds of photos featuring a trio of goofy circus clowns. I couldn’t understand why they needed to print the same photograph, over and over and over, 12 images per sheet. When I asked my dad about it he gave me a red grease pencil and told me the pictures weren’t identical and that I needed to identify where they were different and circle it. Sure enough in one picture a hand was posed differently, a balloon was moved slightly, a myriad of infinitesimal variations. We spent an hour going through a hundred photos until we decided on an image we both felt was the best and circled it in blue. It was a far cry from throwing a baseball around in the backyard or kicking his ass in Mario Bros. (though I did that too), but it was probably my first curatorial lesson, and one of the only times I got to help dad with his homework.
For those who have followed Colossal for the past year or so, you’ll know that I’ve started (and unceremoniously stopped) a number of regular themed posts after a few attempts. Flickr Finds has been different and I’ve received tons of feedback regarding each post from both visitors and photographers. It’s a task I look forward to every two weeks, and I hope you enjoy the 10th installment.
The Year in VolcanoesDecember 17
The Atlantic has a wonderful collection of volcanic photography from 2011. Here are three of my favorites but definitely check out the rest. (via this isn’t happiness)
Flickr Finds No. 9December 5
It’s that time again, a roundup of my favorite photos found on Flickr the last two weeks. See previous Flickr Finds.
Flickr Finds No. 8November 22
Some of the best shots I encountered on Flickr the past two weeks. Every image linked to its source. See past Flickr Finds.
Flickr Finds No. 7November 7
Matthias Werner (via stellar)
Benoit Paillé (via sabino)
Some of the best shots seen on Flickr the past two weeks. Every image linked to its source. See past Flickr Finds.
