The Art of Creative Photography

27/03/2019

David Köster is a German landscape photographer. He focuses on the natural play of light and colors, shapes and structures to spark imagination and emotion.

He says: "At the center of my work is the aesthetic aspect of our home planet. That’s why my pictures are often idealizing. In this sense my photographic approach differs from classical documentary or reportage photography."

David recently published a book about getting started in landscape photography (humboldt Verlag).

David Köster is a German landscape photographer. He focuses on the natural play of light and colors, shapes and structures to spark imagination and emotion.

14/02/2019

Great opportunity to see Luc Kordas’ beautiful body of work called “Loneliness in New York”!

And for all those who can’t make it - take a listen to my conversation with Luc 😉🎧

https://gatesieben.de/podcast/luc-kordas-loneliness-in-new-york-city/

SOLO SHOW
of my street work
in EAST VILLAGE
come through!
http://thewildproject.com/galleries/

06/01/2019

A while ago I hade the pleasure of interviewing Ugo Cei Photography on my podcast. He's the host of "The Traveling Image Makers", a long running show about travel photography:

https://gatesieben.de/podcast/ugo-cei-traveling-image-maker/

Alongside his friend Fabrizia Costa Photography he has recently embarked on a new path, dealing with some broader questions as to what it means to lead an artistic life. The podcast is called "Closing The_Gap".

Take a listen! 🎧

http://closingthegap.live/

Conversations about photography, life, and everything, with Ugo Cei and Fabrizia Costa

08/11/2018

What's the secret of an outstandig travel image? 📷

That's the question Ugo Cei Photography and Ralph Velasco asked their guests of The Traveling Image Makers-Podcast.

Among the photographers who share their thoughts on this topic are: Ibarionex Perello, James Maher, Ken Kaminesky, Marco Larousse, Valerie Jardin and Pia Parolin 🎙️

Take a listen! 🎧

And what's your opinion?

This week’s edition of the podcast is a bit special. Unlike our typical episode, where we have a conversation with a guest, what we’ve done this time is to contact some of our previous guests and ask them one question.

18/08/2018

For all those who speak German 🇩🇪 this might be interesting: Episode of the Youtube-show 🎬 by Gunther Wegner (gwegner.de) and Patrick Ludolph (Neunzehn72 - Patrick Ludolph) with me as a guest talking about creativity in , and my podcast Gate 7 🎙

Kreativität ist, wenn man bei Tonproblemen in einer Live-Sendung zwei Star-Wars-Helme aufsetzt 😂

Warum es dazu kam – und vor allem auch, was Kreativität in der Fotografie bedeutet – erfährst du in der aktuellen -Episode.

Vielen Dank an Patrick Ludolph (Neunzehn72 - Patrick Ludolph) und Gunther Wegner (gwegner.de), dass ich in dieser denkwürdigen Folge Gast sein durfte! Es hat mir mächtig viel Freude gemacht!

Für alle Gate 7-Hörer ist es auch die Gelegenheit, mal zu sehen, wer da sonst hinter dem Mikro sitzt...🎙️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Svfb5G0E4

06/08/2018

„So many people are focused on money and careers, that’s why they come to New York. There’s little time left for relationships or hanging out.“

Luc Kordas

In this interview, Luc talks about one of his most recent projects which is called „Loneliness in New York“.

What I find so intriguing about this project is that Luc actually didn’t start out with a clear idea of what the final outcome would be like.

In fact, it was another photographer looking through his images that pointed out that loneliness was a recurring theme in his images.

With that in mind, Luc himself took a closer look at his archive and realized that it was true.

He discovered many images that displayed loneliness in some way or another in a big city like New York with it’s over 8 million people.

His images are truly extraordinary. Intimate and distanced at the same time. Showing brilliantly the seeming paradox between lonely people and the lack of connection in a buzzling metropolis like New York.

Related articles:

PetaPixel: „Photos of Loneliness in New York City“

https://petapixel.com/2018/04/13/photos-of-loneliness-in-new-york-city/

LensCulture: „The Singular Loneliness of New York City

https://www.lensculture.com/articles/luc-kordas-the-singular-loneliness-of-new-york-city

Süddeutsche Zeitung: „Fotos aus New York – Alleine unter Millionen“

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/fotos-aus-new-york-allein-unter-millionen-1.3925296

https://gatesieben.de/podcast/luc-kordas-loneliness-in-new-york-city/

Lonely among millions: In his intimate yet distanced images street photographer Luc Kordas shows what it means to feel alone in a mega-city like New York.

14/07/2018

My guest in this episode is Canadian documentary and fine art photographer Dyanne Wilson Photography.

In this interview, we talk about her influences in photography and get into the importance of looking at other art forms when developing a photographic vision.

Another topic of our conversation is Dyanne’s photo tour to which is considered to be the capital of Northern Lights in Canada.

Although Dyanne has studied Art History at the University of Ottawa and has taken a few technical courses in photography, she is basically self-taught.

Dyanne has a keen interest in the cultural diversity of Canada as it is expressed in the built environment, nature and life itself.

She prefers images that convey the mood, narrative and beauty of a person, place or event.

In 2014, Dyanne was invited by Fuji to be an official Fuji-X-Photographer.

Ottawa based photographer Dyanne Wilson talks about her photo tour to Yellowknife which is considered to be the capital of Northern Lights in Canada.

29/06/2018

by Kai Behrmann For me photography has always been the best tool to discover a new place and its people. So the first thing I did when I moved to Buenos Aires in 2009 was…

19/06/2018

The project has been around for some time, but this is a really great behind the scenes look of how Humans of New York became such a major success and how powerful photography can be telling human stories.

NEW podcast episode is up: "Brandon Stanton — The Story of Humans of New York and 25M＋ Fans" Please enjoy!

Listen now: https://tim.blog/2018/06/18/brandon-stanton-humans-of-new-york/

26/04/2018

"I always make sure that whoever I am photographing enjoys the experience. That has stayed true throughout all the years I’ve been working."

Magnum Photos memeber David Alan Harvey talks about his creative process and the importance of having a mentor on the way to become a better image maker.

LensCulture

The Magnum photographer speaks about why every emerging photographer needs a mentor, his years shooting for National Geographic, and how he maintains his vision across personal and assigned work