I recently encountered Laura Taylor somewhere online, a LA based photographer who catches my eye with her work. It’s very pure and very commercial which in this point is a good thing. Her pictures are soft toned vivid and packed with nice lighting angles. I think I spend quite an amount of time viewing her photostream but it certainly was time well spend.

She has a nice portfolio and blog which can be found here. Here Flickr account with even more photos can be found here.  

Nam is a Japanse graphic collective originally established by graphic designer Takayuki Nakazawa and photographer Hiroshi Manaka. The collective consists of over ten artists from various backgrounds. They are responsible for this fresh approach to photography. It’s very lively and crispy. As they are searching for possibilities in the world of visual arts, and exploring the art based on their theme ”A fantasy in Life” I think I can’t wait for their next project. See the full post for some great images.

Wow, have a look at the work of Dean Blotto Gray. He is a photographer dedicated to sharing the snowboard experience. For over 290 days each year, for the past 10 years, Gray has been documenting the snowboarding life. In doing so, he has become one of the most inexhaustible photographers snowboarding has yet seen. The photos are of unknown beauty. #winteriscoming  

French photographer Romain Laurent shot his Tilt series last year. He came up with the idea on a day he felt quite dizzy for a split second. It was like the world was tilted and that he was the only person standing straight. He decided to make a series, to show his feeling to others. Nice work!

Via It’s Nice That.

I finally got the chance to scan a new roll of film. Here are some pictures from le Grand Depart and le Prologue of the Tour de France in Rotterdam. Soon I will be adding some pictures from a weekend with the guys in Floreffe, Ardenne, Belgium. And a weekend on the island Texel in the Netherlands. I’m especially excited about the possible outcome of the last one. It’s my first ‘film pushing’ experiment. Can’t wait.  

I recently scanned some film containing pictures from our trip to Paris. Here are some of the results. We also shot some 8mm footage yet these still have to find their way to Japan for some processing. Maybe soon.

My latest bookmark and source for some daily inspiration, Everything You Love To Hate has it. Strong images of interesting topics. Photography at its best, pure cult!

Ok sit back on this one if you digg photography. I love city landscapes and I love colorful dots. I remembered watching the Sony Bravia add for the first time and got all excited. A couple years later I found out about the photography of Marija Ivkovic and got struck by it. I wish I had taken this one. Go check out her portfolio to find more stunning images.

Two weeks ago I started to file all the SE Asia pictures on my external harddrive. It was a mess when I started but now it’s all organized and tidy. I discovered pictures from back in the day. Most of ‘em have friends on them. I’ll start posting the good and never exposed ones every now and then. The first one was taken in Verona, Italy near the Romeo & Juliet spot. I like the concept of love in combination with captivity where people still manage to break loose. That said, enjoy the picture.

The sun is shining, I still have some more days off, Queens day is this coming Friday, hanging out with my friends… Guess I’ll be taking my Leica outside for some fresh air. The poor fella was a bit dusty after four months of neglectance. Time to shine again! Expect the outcome in a week or two.