25 year old Chinese photographer has been awarded the 2010 Lacoste Elysee prize.

Liu is known for his work which deals with conflicting relationships between nature and human society by the rate of Chinese urban development.

Di Liu
2010
C-print

A Video Gallery of Classic Screen Types

I finally got around to watching a few of these, I kept seeing screen caps of Natalie Portman or James Franco from this project around the internet, now I’ve actually seen the videos.  I know, I know, they’re videos, not photos, however, it was inspiring to see actors in these stydio scenarios, if anything it made me wish that I could be photographing them in similar set ups.  Inspiring, check it out.

Oh, and even better:  BEHIND THE SCENES.

The Whatcom Museum is having an open call for art! The only catch is you have to be a member. Pretty good deal though… Check it out!

LINK

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Martin Roemers took portraits of soldiers in Kabul using an antique plate camera. See the rest here.

Kabul, Afghanistan

FARIBA BOENDER/ TOLK

Portret van Nederlandse ISAF soldaat.

Foto is gemaakt met geleende primitieve camera van Afghaanse straatfotograaf. Belichtingstijd van 15 seconden.

Portrait of Dutch ISAF soldier. Photograph is made with a primitive Afghan streetcamera. Exposuretime 15 seconds.

Nederland, defensie, leger, militair, associatie terrorisme bestrijding, vredesmacht

Foto: Martin Roemers

Kabul, Afghanistan

SANDER SCHOTANUS/ SCHUTTER

Portret van Nederlandse ISAF soldaat.

Foto is gemaakt met geleende primitieve camera van Afghaanse straatfotograaf. Belichtingstijd van 15 seconden.

Portrait of Dutch ISAF soldier. Photograph is made with a primitive Afghan streetcamera. Exposuretime 15 seconds.

Nederland, defensie, leger, militair, associatie terrorisme bestrijding, vredesmacht

Foto: Martin Roemers

Kabul, Afghanistan

HARRIE VAN DER PLOEG/ PERSONEELSFUNCTIONARIS

Portret van Nederlandse ISAF soldaat.

Foto is gemaakt met geleende primitieve camera van Afghaanse straatfotograaf. Belichtingstijd van 15 seconden.

Portrait of Dutch ISAF soldier. Photograph is made with a primitive Afghan streetcamera. Exposuretime 15 seconds.

Nederland, defensie, leger, militair, associatie terrorisme bestrijding, vredesmacht

Foto: Martin Roemers

Check this out! Seattle’s 9th annual Erotic Art Festival is coming up in May, and you could be in it! They are currently accepting visual, video, literary, installation and performance art! The early-bird deadline has already passed, but there’s still time for everything else:

Entry Deadlines

1. Early-Bird Entry Deadline (for Visual Art, Film, Literary Art) — Saturday, January 15, midnight PST
2. Visual Art Exhibition Deadline — Monday, January 31, midnight PST
3. Installation Art Deadline — Tuesday, February 15, midnight PST
4. Literary Art Exhibition Deadline — Tuesday, February 15, midnight PST
5. Erotic Short Film Exhibition Deadline — Monday, February 28, midnight PST
6. Call for Store Merchandise — Saturday, March 12 – Sunday, April 17, midnight PST
7. Call for Performance Art — To be announced

Pass this opportunity on to all your artsy and creative friends. You can visit their website for more details, entry information, and more.

http://seattleerotic.org/

P.S. The jury includes none other than everyone’s favorite critic, Jen Graves.