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‘Black Hole’ Photo Project by Fabian Oefner.

March 12, 2013 by capture-monger

Fabian Oefner is becoming a living legend through his execution of groundbreaking experimentation with hi-speed & macro photography . His latest project entitled ‘Black Hole’, is a beautiful capturing of paint being spun off of a drill bit. Utilizing around a half dozen strobes to provide enough light for the 40,000th of a second exposure (think about that for a moment – one 40,000th of a second!), Fabian has snapped images that are extremely rare. Check out the feature on […]

Categories: Art, Modern Events, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

Spectacular Stick Work by Patrick Dougherty.

March 5, 2013 by capture-monger

Using what many would consider to be ‘green-waste’ or tree clippings, twigs, sticks and reeds (mostly of willow) are the medium for Dougherty’s jaw-dropping sculptures and structures. Whilst staying with my Genius (but you know what the say about the line between genius and insanity ;D) cousin Matty J in the Borderlands Motel of EPA, I was overcome with excitement to find an installation by Patrick Dougherty a mere 5 blocks from Matt’s apartment. I was able to snap a […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Modern Events, Nature, Photography, Reclaimation, Sculpture, Travel

What’s Goin’ On? This week’s World in Pictures.

February 28, 2013 by capture-monger

It’s quite a blantantly obvious statement to make, but: the variety of events that occur on this planet in a given week is mind-blowing. From quitters leaving decadent religious cities, to people surviving in humble mud structures – from the intertwining technicolor smoke trails of air-shows to air-strikes that turn buildings into rubble – the Earth’s happenings are staggering in their complexity and volume. Here’s the latest collection of favorites from the past week from LENS. PONDER PERSPECTIVE. Thanks to […]

Categories: Modern Events, Nature, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

Incredible Environmental Art & Installations by Andy Goldworthy

February 20, 2013 by capture-monger

First catching wind of Andy Goldworthy and his site specific environmental sculptures via research on Owen Mortensen (see the post on Mortensen’s work here), I have finally sifted through the archives of the internet and scraped together the collection found below. Growing up and working on farms, Goldworthy has always had a strong tie to the land, and feels natural energies and scenes deeply. Varying in scale and complexity, some of Goldworthy’s creations take days to materialize, and some (melting […]

Categories: Art, Nature, Photography, Reclaimation, Sculpture

Sony / WPO Photo Competition finalists.

February 18, 2013 by capture-monger

LENS had a small feature on the contenders for the best photographs of the year in categories such as People, Panoramas, Environment, Split Second, etc. Here are some of my favorites, but to see all the finalists, head over to the World Photo Organization’s website.

Categories: Art, Modern Events, Nature, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

A Real-Life ‘Where’s Waldo’ of an Eversest base camp via a Gigapixel Photograph.

February 16, 2013 by capture-monger

With digital sensor technology now boasting 1000 Megapixel capabilities, photographs taken of vast scenes can be explored with incredible detail. Above is a photo of a upper base camp at Mt.Everest that is taken by a gigapixel camera. Able to zoom in & pick out individual climbers (the feature thumbnail is of the tent camp at the base of the photo you can barely make out in the fully zoomed out image), and view the incredible texture of the glacial […]

Categories: Nature, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

LENS Photojournalism Round Up!

February 15, 2013 by capture-monger

Here’s la creme de la LENS Photojournalism blog from the past little while – the content from international photojournalists never ceases to amaze and discombobulate! EWWW BABY BAYBEE……..(IT’S HARD TO GET BY…..)

Categories: Modern Events, Photography, Photojournalism

Buckle UP!!! It’s da 200th MEGA-Post!!

February 12, 2013 by capture-monger

Welcome to the 200th Post of this humble little site! Jeez La-wheez it’s been a while since the last update on this site – the past few weeks have been super busy with hanging an exhibition of some of my photographs in a sweet little tea shop here in Bend – for those of you that aren’t able to make it in person I’ve included the selection of photographs on display below. But let’s get some tunes rockin eh? Hit […]

Categories: Art, Audio, Graphic Design, Industrial Landscape, Modern Events, Natural Landscapes, Nature, New Zealand, Painting, Personal Work, Photography, Photojournalism, Stellar Jams, Travel, Utah, Video

‘Photos for Perspective’ – Tumultuous Images from around the World.

January 31, 2013 by capture-monger

Here is another ‘best-of’ installment from material posted on the New York Times photojournalism blog (LENS) over the past week (or so). Viewing these photos brings thoughts of insulated bubble living. CHAOS & DISORDER ALONGSIDE SURFING AND EXPENSIVE CAT ART.

Categories: Modern Events, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

Embroidered Photographs by Maurizio Anzeri.

January 30, 2013 by capture-monger

Much like the embroidered x-rays of Matthew Cox’s (view the post on Matt’s work here ), Muarizio Anzeri combines thread and photographs to fabricate hybrid craftings that are fancy and outrageous. With great precision and skill Maurizio has created a unique nook in the artistic world. TRIPPY THREADS.

Categories: Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Reclaimation

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