One final thing...

The future of photography?

http://www.boredpanda.com/dog-takes-photos-heart-rate-monitor-phodographer-heartography-nikon/

New Artist #18

Francesco Gola

Born in Italy in 1981, Francesco Gola is an engineer whose hobby is photography. For him photography is a source of inspiration that allows him to reveal the relationship between the outside world of nature and the inside world of thoughts and emotions. At his website, Gola says that photography allows him to express mental and emotional stimulation.

New Artist #17

Joe McNally

Joe McNally has been photographing around the world for over 30 years. He worked for Time, Fortune, Newsweek, and the list goes on. American Photo listed Joe MacNally one of the 100 most important people in photography. As stated on his website, McNally has an ability to produce technically and logistically complex assignments with expert use of color and light.

McNally started as a newspaper wire service photographer. In his interview with Berman Graphics, he claims he had the benefit of coming along at a time when the field of photography was wide open. In New York, he came under the guidance of established shooters and editors who have helped shape his vision.

New Artist #16

Dook

http://www.dookphoto.com/contact

Hes an interesting dude, here's what he says about himself on his website:

I was born in Singapore in 1959 on purpose. It was the nearest hospital to the Cocos Islands, where my wonderfully British parents, John and Daphne Clunies-Ross, worked hard farming coconuts in paradise, the fifth generation to do so.

When I was young, I had always imagined my mum, with her 'motherload', rowing in time with her contractions, across the Indian Ocean to Singapore, to have a fish head curry and deliver me.

On Cocos, my father always spent the day barefoot, handsomely dressed in light grey cotton slacks, a white cotton shirt with the sleeves rolled up.

He wore shoes only for the Queen's visit, and for dinner every night with his jacket and tie whether they had company or not. He is, as he once wrote under 'occupation' a 'gentleman', and so I was sent off to school in England with the vague hope that I might become one too.

A lifetime of boys boarding schools deposited me into the world, well educated, well fed but clueless.

During the last year however, I had picked up my mother's talent and passion for photography, spending hours in the darkroom rather than studying.

After a year off, my father encouraged me to become a photographer's assistant rather than to receive a formal training, advocating that job experience was much more valuable than a certificate, and I believe he was right. After assisting various people in London for four years I became freelance, which means you have a lot of free time trying to lance a job.

New Artis #15

Palani Mohan

Indian born, Australian raised, and now living in Hong Kong, Palani Mohan’s work has been widely published by many of the world’s leading publications. He is the author of four books and has just completed his fifth, on the Eagle Hunters of Mongolia, which was published in September 2015. His work is part of the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London and his images have been shown widely around the globe including at the prestigious Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan, France. Mohan has earned awards from the World Press Foundation, Pictures of the Year International, and the International Olympic Committee.

New Artist #14

Patrick Zephyr

Nature Photographer

(he does more than just insect and spider photos, I just really love insects and spiders so they are my favorites of his work)

   

Patrick Pacheco Zephyr grew up in Fall River, MA, where he spent his childhood searching for amphibians, reptiles and insects and exploring other hidden natural treasures. In 1992, he moved to the western part of the state to pursue his bachelor’s degree in exercise science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Following graduation, he participated in a three month canoeing expedition in a remote region of the Northwest Territories of Canada. Patrick purchased his first camera (a 35mm Nikon 6006 SLR) to document this adventure, and has been taking photos ever since. During Patrick’s many outdoor explorations, his love for the natural world grew. In 1998, he decided to turn his passions for the natural world and photography into a full-time profession as a nature/landscape photographer. His camera has since followed him to such places as the Bugaboos in British Columbia, the rainforests and mountainous regions of the west coast, the everglades and countless National Parks. However, his favorite photographic subjects are what he discovers each morning as he explores his own backyard. Most of the images in Patrick's galleries were captured within 30 miles of his home in Massachusetts.

Patrick is now an established and award winning professional nature photographer. His photographs are displayed throughout New England, and have been published in newspapers, magazines, corporate publications, text books and calendars as well as his ever expanding line of fine art nature cards sold in stores throughout New England. Since beginning his photography career, Patrick has sold thousands of limited edition prints to customers throughout the world. Patrick takes great pride in being responsible for aspects of the printing, matting and framing of his work. His prints can be purchased at Fine Art Shows, through this website, and at his gallery in Pelham, MA. In addition, Patrick has been offering landscape photography workshop for over 15 years with an emphasis on manual exposure image capture and learning to "see what the camera sees".

Patrick’s goal as a nature photographer is to show others that the beauty and magic of the natural world is waiting to be explored in our own backyards. His belief is that we need not travel far but instead slow down and be present where we are to "see" and to experience the magic of the natural world. His hope is that in viewing his photographs, people will be inspired to be present, explore and learn about the wild places around them and appreciate the beauty in the natural world that surrounds them in their everyday lives.

New Artist #13

Parker Day

http://www.parkerdayphotography.com

http://www.americanphotomag.com/parker-days-weird-wild-glamour-studio

Parker Day is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work explores identity and the masks we wear.

Her focus is on fictionalized portraiture shot exclusively in studio on 35mm film. She is currently completing ICONS, a series of 100 character portraits, which will be presented in a solo show at Superchief Gallery LA in February 2017, coinciding with the release of her first monograph.