Interview with Mexican Fine Art Photographer Alejandro Cartagena
Alejandro Cartagena is a fine art photographer based in Monterrey, Mexico. His new series, Carpoolers, has generated exciting feedback and reviews in the fine art world, including a recent article on the New York Times website. Alejandro is represented by the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles and Patricia Conde in Mexico City. You have
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Interview with German photographer Martin Schoeller
Martin Schoeller is a highly successful German portrait photographer who just finished a show called Portraits at the prestigious Hasted Kraeutler Art Gallery in New York City. I recently had the opportunity gain some unique insights into his history and working process. How did you start with photography? How old were you when you
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Interview with Joel-Peter Witkin
Joel-Peter Witkin is one of the most respected and innovative fine art photographers of the last fifty years. His identical brother, Jerome Witkin, is an equally renowned and established painter. For the first time ever, they are having a joint exhibition, Twin Visions, at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Gallery in Los Angeles. I had the
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Vietnam
Very hot, humid, yet wild, and interesting © Ken Weingart, All Right Reserved Hanoi, Hoa Lu Trang An, Halong Bay, Hue, Marble Mountain (Denang), Hoi An, Nha Trang, Saigon
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New images from Colombia
New images from the great country of Colombia: Bogota, Villa de Leyva, Salento, Medellin, Cartegena, Santa Marta, and Taryona. All images © Ken Weingart, All Right Reserved
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Interview with Canadian fine art photographer Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and it’s minerals, mines and more. His images bring a painterly beauty to the banal. A photographer and master printer for over forty years, Burtynsky has pioneered a unique way of looking at the planet.
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Images from Brazil
Just back from a great adventure to Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, Ilha Grande, Florianopolis, and Petropolis.
Interview with Roger Ballen
Roger Ballen is well known fine art photographer who has been creating exciting imagery for over 50 years. He has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries all over the world. His innovative work has created a new adjective in the Art world: “ Ballenesque”. In this interview, I had the opportunity to get inside
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Interview with German fine art photographer Thomas Demand
Thomas Demand is a German photographer and sculpturist who is internationally known for his remarkable and engaging political still life artworks. I had the opportunity recently to ask Thomas about the thoughts and processes that go into making his art and photos. When did you start being a sculpturist? What were the early influences
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Interview with Farrah Karapetian
Farrah Karapetian is a renowned Los Angeles based conceptual artist who creates stunning imagery through photograms or “cameraless” photography. She studied as an undergraduate at Yale University and received her MFA at UCLA. She just concluded an exhibition at Danziger Gallery in New York City and looks forward to her second exhibition at Von Lintel
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