What has made the notion of the portrait attractive is precisely the concept of interface which suggestively plays with the word face, and means simultaneously »something that is between faces« and »something that acts as a point of exchange between different systems«.

Fotografski opus goriškega ustvarjalca Roberta Kusterleta je slovenska likovna publika dodobra spoznala v zadnjih treh letih , letos pa se je s svojim najnovejšim fotografskim ciklom z naslovom Mutabiles Nymphae predstavil tudi »domačemu«, novogoriškemu občinstvu. Razstava je bila v Mestni galeriji Nova Gorica na ogled od 4. do 24. junija.

Slovenski ParisPhoto, osebni zaznamki

The article is analyzing artworks presented at the 53rd Venice Biennial Making worlds, Fare Mondi… that are connected via the medium of photography.

Fokus sejma Paris Photo 2009 je predstavljala arabska in iranska fotografija, in sicer je bilo v centralnem razstavnem prostoru videti izbrane predvsem starejše fotografije iz zbirke Arab Image Fundation, v sekciji Statement pa dela mlajših avtorjev arabskega in iranskega sveta.

Scenski fotograf, je pisal, » /…/ mora zalagati filmsko družbo s »šminkarskimi posnetki« (ang. make-up stills), »potrebšinskimi slikami« (ang. set in prop stills), s posebnimi portreti, z »izven odrskimi« (ang. off stage) in stoterimi drugimi fotografskimi posnetki, ki bi sicer v naravni velikosti originalnega filmskega posnetka ne nudili dovolj potrebnih detajlov /…/«

Počutim se, kot da bi skočil v Kerouacovo glavo, hodil po slikah Edwarda Hopperja in zraven na ves glas poslušal Dylana in Springsteena. Osamljenost, pobeg, svoboda. Fotografske meditacije iz Nikjeršnje dežele, take, kot jih je na celuloid nekoč beležil Jeff Brouws.

Svoje stvari dajemo na internet zato, da bi bili vidni. Ne le iz narcisizma, temveč iz čiste eksistencialne nuje (če ni prvi že vključen v zadnjo). A streznjenja ne bo, dokler nam kak tabloid ne sname fotke z internetne strani, ji odreže vodni žig in fotko objavi s podpisom v slogu Arhiv tabloida[1]

Zanimiv je podatek, da se je iz Maksimiljana ali Maksa zaradi številnih nemškutarjev v Sevnici preimenoval v Foto: MILIJAN (imel je tudi pečat s tem imenom) in tako izpričal svojo narodnost. Z ženo, ki se je tudi ukvarjala s fotografijo (v glavnem je delala v temnici ali pa, če Maksimiljana ni bilo, fotografirala v ateljeju), sta že pred vojno kupila maloformatno kamero leica.

V fotografski literaturi je oglaševalska fotografija kot zvrst spregledano ali v najboljšem primeru marginalno, neprestižno področje delovanja, četudi sta fotografija in množična blagovna produkcija tesno prepleteni že od začetka medija, in čeprav je bilo prav veliko povpraševanje po fotografijah za namene trženja ena gonilnih sil tehnoloških izboljšav za produkcijo in reprodukcijo fotografij.

The importance of publications for the concept is greater than ever. The School cooperates actively with the German publisher Hatje-Cantz. According to curator Timothy Persons (2008) altogether nine publications by Hatje-Cantz were scheduled for 2008–2009.

Article about photographic ABC guide books. The selected reviewed books are: Photography by Toma Anga, Langford’s Basic Photography, Photography Essentials by Mark Jenkinson and Photographer’s Dictionary by N. K. Guy.

Isolated from the rest of the world the Neorealism movement began in Italy which influenced and established itself most in the film production and it was the only logical consequence that later also the photographic practice followed.

A review of awarded works in the past few years, including Illusionist, Fateless, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Slumdog Millionaire, reflect dominant stylistic trends towards realistic representation considering traditional aesthetic principles.

A few years ago, new web sites that let you publish print-on-demand books have emerged on the publishing market. As a mean of democratization and alternative to bigger publishers they offer amateur and professional photographers an easier and more accessible way of publishing photo books. There is a variety of print on demand self- publishing sites, which differ from each other in various ways. Their suitability depends on the experience, wishes and needs of the author. The article describes the basics and emphasizes some main characteristics of online publishing.

In the period before the Second World War until the 1980’s Slovenian and Yugoslavian photography was most significantly designated by solid and strong network of photographic clubs that were the major and often the only stimulation in the development of this media.

Codellijevo afriško avanturo svojevrstno dokumentira skoraj 800 fotografij, negativov in diapozitivov, ki so danes shranjeni v Slovenskem etnografskem muzeju in Narodni in univerzitetni knjižnici (Nuk) v Ljubljani.