Fine Art
Brock Elbank
Born in England, currently living in the London, United Kingdom.
I love this body of work because it shines a spotlight on what is considered beautiful and what is not, the standards of society when it comes to looks. Brock described this project as deeply moving because he got to work with women who had been struggling with their freckles, and he thought they were beautiful. He said that many of them hated them, or grown to like them in adulthood. I think this body of work shows that different is beautiful, and these people's freckles makes them unique.
Alexander Yakovlev
Russian photographer out of Moscow. While his university education is in law, his passion is dance photography.
I love these photographs because they give the chance to appreciate the art of the moving human body, and the grace of ballet. This series captured movement really well, like the flour in the photos is very well defined and not blurry at all. The passion and emotion these women show through their art form is absolutely stunning. I loved the use of color in these photos, how he edited them for one to seem dulled out, one very effective black and white, and one with deeper, more vibrant color.
Russian photographer out of Moscow. While his university education is in law, his passion is dance photography.
I love these photographs because they give the chance to appreciate the art of the moving human body, and the grace of ballet. This series captured movement really well, like the flour in the photos is very well defined and not blurry at all. The passion and emotion these women show through their art form is absolutely stunning. I loved the use of color in these photos, how he edited them for one to seem dulled out, one very effective black and white, and one with deeper, more vibrant color.
Magazine
Elle Magazine
I loved this photo, and it really stood out to me because while it is Selena Gomez, the photographer managed to maintain a fine art feeling to the photo. This is a contrast to many of the other magazine photos of Selena, which aren't very artistic and subtle, but more like typical magazine covers with lots of colors and are very mainstream commercial. I loved this one because it seems understated, like the photo really relies on Selena's beauty and pose, along with editing. It is clearly still a magazine photo where they are trying to sell something, as you can see by her dress. The whites have clearly been brought way up to draw attention to it, and the colorful patters make a statement. Her head isn't in the middle of the photo like many mainstream covers are, but the dress takes up the majority of the image.
Garage Magazine
This photo is the most interesting and bizarre that I found.
