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For photographer/web designer Max Elman and writer Christopher Hermelin, a picture is worth a thousand words. Literally. Their refreshing project, A Story and a Picture, offers a photograph from Max and a 1,000 word fiction story to go along with it from Christopher. Basically it’s two creative phenoms who met in a college radio class, coming together to meld the fine arts of writing and photography, and we dig

Qi Wei is a Singapore-based photographer with a minimalist style and a profound dedication to the art of photography. The following statement from his website sums it up nicely: “Art is ‘making special.’ Essentially, I try to ‘make special’ via the medium of photography. I strive to make images which touches both the feeling part and the thinking part of your mind. My art seeks to get yo

Caroline Jensen is a photographer living in rural Minnesota. She sees portraits most often in black and white, and favors color for landscapes. She is an avid Lensbaby shooter and a Mentor at Clickin Moms. When & how did you first discover your passion for photography? I have always loved art, especially the Dutch master painters, like Johannes Vermeer. It was a great source of anxiety for me when I couldn’t draw

Fred Mortagne is a talented photographer who recently undertook the project of creating a photo essay about skateboarding on Holy Grounds. He traveled around Jerusalem in 2010, taking photos that contrast skateboarding life to every day life in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, and the Dead Sea. Fred tells us a little about his experience today and shares the final product of Hand in Hand. Read on to view the full Hand in Hand bo

My name is Fabian Oefner, and I live in Switzerland. I have always had a vidid interest in both photography and science. At a very early age, I started using my parent’s basement, the attic, and pretty much all of the other rooms in their house to conduct photo experiments with water balloons, exploding materials, and throwing around various things against the wall. As you can imagine this wasn’t always t

Levi Wells is a director/editor/photographer based out of Denver, CO. In 2012, Levi took a seven-month trip through ten countries as the onboard videographer for Semester at Sea. As you can imagine, Levi experienced a wealth of ups and downs throughout his trip, all of which he documented in his beautiful video, “The Art of Travel Transcendence.” Levi was kind enough to share his work with us and tell us

Justin Bettman last spoke with us about his Bagel Project, and today he’s taking some time to tell us a little bit about his stunning Dark series. Be sure to check out the rest of Justin’s astonishing work here. Tell us a little bit about your Dark project and what it’s all about. The dark series started out as a few images and evolved into a body of work. Prior to doing this series, my work was all

My love affair with caving began back in the forests of Iowa in the early 1990′s when my family visited Maquoketa Caves State Park. It was there that an insatiable draw toward peering into the unknown and unexplored began to take root. Years later we moved to Utah, and my brother was offered extra credit in his junior high science class if he attended the local caving club. From there it was all downhill and un

Jerusalem is the creative terrain of Israeli photographer David Mor. The city, which he calls home, serves as a backdrop to turn everyday scenes into an allegorical and spiritual expression of ideas. The first rays of sunlight are an important yet fleeting design medium for Mor. At least one ZEISS lens is always in his bag. “Two men from two different backgrounds – one is Muslim, the other Jewish – are taking a

My name is Eric Doggett, and I’m a photographer based in Austin, Texas. My entry into the world of photography was a little backwards. In my late 20s, I was definitely feeling the creative bug—drawing, music—but no real interest in taking pictures. A film camera that I received from my wife as a gift was unused. The idea of taking pictures, taking notes regarding settings, and then later developing them and try