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SOLO — Shane Lavalette
Davin — February 22nd, 2008

Shane LavaletteIn the past few years, Shane Lavalette has become well known in online photo circles for his insightful journal postings and interviews.

This image—Feora with Monarch Butterfly—is from Shane’s recent on-going series Who Knows Where the Time Goes; a project which seems to evoke the in-between, somewhat wistful, moments of experience.

Shane is a member of Fjord and recently co-founded Remain in Light, an “unbound publication of photography”, with Karly Wildenhaus.

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SOLO – Shawn Records
Davin — January 22nd, 2008

Shawn RecordsA photographer with a name that’s a fair statement of fact, Shawn Records creates personal and loosely narrative work.

“Photography for me, is an act of paying attention, responding, and manipulating context. ultimately, I photograph small things that hint at larger ideas – moments, objects, relationships, gestures; the details of everyday living that, when put into another context, take on weight. This process remains the same whether I’m photographing my kids in the backyard or doing an editorial portrait for a magazine.” – shawnrecords.org

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SOLO – Davin Youngs
Davin — January 11th, 2008

Davin Youngs: UntitledOur first SOLO image of 2008 is from Davin Youngs, a Chicago-based photographer who works comfortably with portraiture, landscape, and concept.

His website, These are My Pictures, has some edited galleries as well as a few conceptual series – notably his on-going Placement of Self self-portrait work.

Davin is member of Fjord and is also the artist featured in The Present Group’s Winter 2008 issue.

I should also compliment Davin’s parents on their excellent taste in baby names.

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SOLO — Tim Atherton
Davin — December 13th, 2007

Tim Atherton: Willow - Tin Can Hill“Willow - Tin Can Hill” by Tim Atherton from his series Immersive Landscapes: Boreal Forest/Precambrian Shield.

Many people will recognize Tim Atherton’s name from his popular blog Muse-ings. While Atherton often works in black and white, I’ve chosen a colour shot from Immersive Landscapes mostly due to my own predilections. I personally love the colours of autumn and winter trees and shurbs — the bright red and yellow dogwoods and the paper whites of the birch.

“The trees lack height and substance. There are no massive oaks or giant redwoods to anchor the forest either physically or visually and this northern forest lacks a dark dense forest floor. Instead the harsh oblique summer sunlight angles through and reaches all but its deepest parts giving areas of strong shadow and highlight. The results are ‘immersive’ landscapes where the whole wide visual field is potentially full of interesting subplots against the overall story the picture is telling.” — immersivelandscapes.com

You can also purchase a (very) limited edition 12″x15″ print of this image from Tim’s site.

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SOLO — Jon Feinstein
Davin — December 6th, 2007

This edition of SOLO features an image from Jon Feinstein’s Small Signs series.

Jon is based in New York City and is also the Curatorial Director of the Humble Arts Foundation.

Of the Small Signs series he says:

“These photos attempt to offer a visual interpretation of the ominous intersections between man-made objects and our natural landscape. I am interested in the impact of the way we live now, in constant communion with our surroundings. Rather than staging elaborately crafted narratives, I hope to find these elements of science fiction in the everyday.” - jonfeinstein.com

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SOLO — Justin James Reed
Davin — December 4th, 2007

SOLO — Justin James ReedHere’s an image from Philadelphia’s Justin James Reed: “Catherine St.”

This image is from Reed’s series, South Philadelphia. It’s a mixture of muted, earth-toned empty streets, curbside portraits, and warm catches of low sunlight.

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SOLO — Ye Rin Mok
Davin — November 29th, 2007

We missed SOLO last week but it’s back with an image from Ye Rin Mok.

Korean-born Ye Rin Mok is a photographer based in Los Angeles. Her portrait work has been featured in numerous magazines and has a recognizable fusion of chill and emotion. Her editorial and personal work is infused with cool light and a universal sense of reserve — sometimes even secrecy.

But the images aren’t cold. They’re emotional and have the occasional bursts of wry humour.

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SOLO — Kemp Attwood
Davin — November 14th, 2007

thumbThis week’s SOLO feature is Kemp Attwood: “Late Fall”.

Kemp is a Canadian designer and photographer currently living in Paris, France. While working and traveling around the world, Kemp’s warm and evocative images have appeared on intransient.com. You can also see Kemp’s photos in the unique image-collage tool he developed the Photo Sampler.

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SOLO — Sannah Kvist
Davin — November 9th, 2007

thumbThis week’s SOLO feature is Sannah Kvist: “Untitled.

Swedish photographer Sannah Kvist’s work pulls back and forth between warm and cold, organic and stark. Much of her work is portrait and self-portrait based balanced by interior and exterior still life both of which are often lit with a flash burst. Kvist’s photos veer from mundane to mysterious with rapid stylistic turns. Some of her series and portfolio edits can be seen at sannahkvist.se and her blog She Broke My Heart So I Broke Her Face catalogues the daily turns of style.

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SOLO — Michael Julius
Davin — November 1st, 2007

thumbThis week’s SOLO feature is Michael Julius: “Supervisor.”

Much of Michael Julius’s work centers around his work as a Florida Paramedic. Often working with mobile phone cameras as a tool, he picks up upon the simple beauties and suggested narratives of his work and environment. His on-going series “Rescuing Putnam” is part document, part expression. Julius has kept a frequently updated photo journal since 2003 at myopic.us and you can see a portfolio of the “rescuing Putnam” work at mjulius.com.

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