I S S U E u n e2 0 2 3 NO1 00J
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a r2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO1M
Caroline
e J ul i aMoor ( UK)
ht t ps: / / www. f acebook. com/ Car ol i neJul i aMoor e/
OutofTi me
“Themostexcitingthingformeiswhensomeonereallygetsit, r e al l yunde r s t andswhatIam t r yi ngt os aywi t hawo r ko far t . Orwhe ns o me t hi ngIhavec r e at e de vo ke sane mo t i o nalr e s po ns ef r o m
”
t hepe r s o ns e e i ngi t .Thi si sat r uepr i vi l e ge .
Ti met oBegi nAgai n
UnderMySk i nWher et heRai n Can’ tGetI n
AnAngel t oDr i l l ASens eofBel ongi ng
p r2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO2A
Jean
Hut t er ( USA)
ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ j eanhut t er ar t /
Gr ounded
“IliketobringanimagetoconclusionbeforeImoveon,andonceIfinish Iam done— Ir ar e l yi feve rgobac kandr e wo r kwhatIhavemade . Iwor kf as t ,pr o duc eal o t ,anddono tago ni z eo ve ranyt hi ng.”
St eam T r av el
Hi gherLear ni ng
TheLant er n
a y2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO3M
Steve
Mor ovek ( Canada)
Sel fPor t r ai t
“That’ st hebe s tpar to fc r e at i ngar tf o rme— i tt ur nsi nt oaFRENZYo f t ho ught s ,e xpl o s i vei de as ,andme mo r i e so ff e e l i ngsI ’ vehad,f r o m asf ar bac kaswhe nIwasac hi l dt os o me t hi ngt hatj us thappe ne dye s t e r day .
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Undert heI ce
J us tT ak eMeHome
St el l a J en
u n e2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO4J
Catherine Ki ng
( USA)
ht t p: / / www. cki ngf i near t . com/
Hi di ng
Fr ontRowSeat
TheFogDance
Ov er act i v eI magi nat i on TheGhos tatt heT opoft heSt ai r s
Mul t i pl i ci t y
TheT r ai nDoes n' tSt opHer e
u l y2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO5J
Norbert Gr i l l
( Ger many)
TheCl eaner s
“IndisregardofwhateverchallengesIfaceinlife andwhat e ve runc er t ai nt i e sl i eahe ad,mypas s i o nf o rpho t oar t c ar r i esmef o r war d...r e l axe d,po s i t i ve ,c o nf i de nt .”
Thr eeofThem
TheVoi ceoft heFi s h
TheMas k
St r eetMus i ci ans
Ref l ect i on
MyFr i endt heT r ee
u g2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO6A
Hazel
Bl ake ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / www. hazel bl ake. com. au/
TheBeaut yMask
“Artisaboutseeingforme,andasanartistand
phot ogr apherIam obsessedwi t ht aki ngphot osandc r eat i ngar t t hatc apt ur esemot i on,exhi bi t shumanc onnec t edness,andc el ebr at es t hedi ver si t yandbeaut yofpeopl e.”
I nt er nment
Shame
Mas k TheMoon’ sAge
e p t2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO7S
Janine I nLov i ngMemor y...
vanHol t he ( TheNet her l ands)
Ducks
“Mergingpiecesofmyoriginalpaintingswithaphotoismy wayofc r e at i ngdi gi t alar t .Iwo r ke ve r ydayi nmys t udi o ,t hi s c anbeanyt hi ng,apai nt i ng,abac kgr o und,adi gi t alar tpi e c e , t aki ngs omephot o s...o rj us te xpe r i me nt i ng”
Mer mai dQueen
Si l houet t ewi t hHeadpi ece
Poppi es
c t2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO8O
M ichele Tayl or
( Engl and)
ht t p: / / www. vandest . phot ogr aphy/
Sel fPor t r ai t
“Mostly,Icreateimagesthroughexperimentingandgoingwith what everdevel ops.Ther ei snot hi ngqui t el i ket hatmoment whent hei magesuddenl yc omesal i veonsc r een. That ’ swhenIgetgoosebumps...”
Gondol a
Por t r ai tEngi ne
TheBul l etCat cher ’ sHandbook
o v2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO9N
B illa
I nLov i ngMemor y...
Boz em ( Ger many)
Aazar
“Livinganartisticlife,tome,meanstogetridofboundariesthat I ’ veal l owedt or est r i c tmef oryear sandyear s.I tmeanst ol i st en t omysoulandwal kt hr oughmydayswi t hmysenseswi deopen
t osee,t ohear ,t osmel lbeaut yandl etmysel fbei nspi r edbyi t .”
Ruk i y e
Aapaam
Badr udeen
LePi er r ot
e c2 0 1 5 I S S U E NO1 0D
Teddi
Rut s c hman ( USA)
ht t ps: / / f ox eysqui r r el . com/
El fWeddi ng
“Thereissomuchmoretoartistrythantheworkwecreate,becauseit al lf l owsoveri ntoeverydayl i f e.Inow l ookatpeopl ewi thamoreopen heart,andIappreci atesi l ence i nawayIneverdi dbef ore,f eel i ng i ttobeawel l spri ngofcreati vi ty...”
Enchant ed
Si l l yGoos e
TheKi s s
Bi r dBr ai n
a n2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 1J
Dennis Car s on ( USA)
ht t ps: / / www. f l i ckr . com/ phot os/ car sonat i ons/
Mor eWi neGl asses
“Experimentationisawayoflife.Iam intriguedbyphoto-artistysince
i ti sonegi antexpe r i ment .Yo uhaveani de aandabl ankc anvas andyoubegi nexpe r i ment i ng,no tkno wi ngwhatt hef i nalo ut c o mewi l lbe . Maybet her e s ul t sar easpl anne do rmaybet heyar et o t al l yune xpe c t e d. Theunexpec t e dar t i s t i cr e s ul ti swhati ns pi r e smet oc o nt i nue .”
Par t yon t heCanal
T woLadi es
Cr os s i ngt heBr i dge
Empt yBenches
e b2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 2F
LouAnn Goodr i c h
( USA)
ht t p: / / l ouanngoodr i chphot oar t i st . com/
Bl ackBear
“Animalbehaviorandthemanipulationoflightaretwopredominant andf avor edel ement si nmuc hofmywor k.ButIf eeli ti st he at t ent i ont ot hesubt l eel ement swi t hi nani maget hatst r engt hens bot ht hest or yandt heemot i onbehi ndeac hpi ec e.”
Redt ai l At t ack
BadgerRace
Fi s hi ng
a r2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 3M
B everly Ever s on
( USA)
ht t p: / / www. ever sonphot ogr aphy . com/
Ki t chenSt i l lLi f e
“Creatingartorphotographyisrestoringtothemind. I t ’ sage t away ,ane s c apef r o m what e ve ri sgo i ngo ni nt hes t r e s s f ul
”
l i f eo ut s i deo fyo urc ame r ao rc o mput e r .
Fl i ghtofFancy
Y es t er dayi sGone For ev er
My s t i c
p r2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 4A
Jo
Wi l mot ( USA)
ht t ps: / / j owi l mot ar t i st r y . com/
Pr i maver a
“Iam addictedtothecreativeprocess,thatmagicaland t i s tandc r e at i o nc o met o ge t he r . mys t er i o usmomentwhenar
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I t ’ sal o tl i kef al l i ngi nl o ve
AnAngel Cal l s
Rar aAv i s
Fi r s tFr os t
a y2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 5M
Andrei Tal l ent ( USA)
Gol dSt ai r s
“Ialwayslistentomusicwhenmakingart.Ifindthatthe mus i cIc ho o s eampl i f i e st hemo o dIam i n,whi c ht r ans l at e si nt o myde c i s i o nswhe nIc r e at e .Of t e n,Il o o kbac katapi e c eIwi l l
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i mme di at e l yt hi nko ft hemus i cIl i s t e ne dt owhi l eIwasc r e at i ngi t .
Sk y dance
Vi s i ons
Ri s e
u n e2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 6J
Soumaya Sc hnur
( USA/Mor occo)
Si l entThought s
“Ilovetocreate,totransform andimplementvisualelements i nabs o l ut e l yno no bvi o usways .If e e lt hatIs e et hi ngsdi f f e r e nt l y t hanmo s tpe o pl e ,whi c hpr o pe l st hec r e at i vepr o c e s sf o rme
”
andke e psi te xc i t i ngwi t hl i mi t l e s spo s s i bi l i t i e s .
Shat t er edMus i c
Wi ndowt oOne’ sSoul
Di v i ne
u l y2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 7J
Siegart
vonSc hl i c ht i ng
Si l entBeaut y
( Ger many)
Fl owerFai r y
“InawaythroughmyartIcanbeachildagain.Thereissomuch t odi sc over ,somuc ht oexpr ess.Manyt hi ngsappear ,whi c har enew t omeandt akemebysur pr i se— c r azyi deas,sophi st i c at edand er ot i ci deas,dr amat i canddar kaspec t sofl i vi ng.”
My s t er i ousBeaut y
Wi nt erPr i nces s
Danci ngPi er r ot
Dar kAngel
u g2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 8A
Julie
Powel l ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / www. j ul i epowel l phot o. com/
OfMouseandMan
“IusedtojustsitdownandplayonthecomputerandseewhatI c o ul dmakewi t hwhat e ve rIhadathand.No w,Iac t i ve l yc r e at eapi e c e o far t— f r o mt hef i r s tc r e at i ves par kt oj o ur nalno t e st opho t os ho o tt o
”
Pho t o s ho p— andt hathasbe e nave r ybi gs t e pf o rme
Rai nDance
Ti ckT ock
Lot usBl os s om
Smal l Mi r acl es
e p t2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO1 9S
Athol
Phi l l i ps ( Sout hAf r i ca)
ht t ps: / / www. phot oar t byat hol . com/
Unchai nedMel ody
“Aphotographercanfreezeamomentintime,butatruePhoto-Artist c ant haw t hatmo me ntandt ur ni ti nt oaf ant as ywo r l d
”
t hatc anc at apul tyo ui nt ot hef ut ur e .
Naut i l us
TheFi ddl er
EbonyandI v or y
c t2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO20O
Tony
St ephens on ( Aust r al i a)
Campbel lTownChur ch
“Myartisticjourneycarriesmeforward,asifuponanew,unmaderoad, e ve ro f f e r i ngmet hepr o mi s eo fanuns e e nvi s t a,o rane wt r e as ur e
”
j us tar o undt hec ur ve .I tc o mpe l smyi nne re xpl o r e r .
T amarNi ght f al l
Nude
NudeSi t t i ng2
o v2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO21N
Nicole Wi l de ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. phot omagi cal ar t . com/
ISi ngt heSt ar st oYou
“Whethercenteredaroundanimals,amysticalelement,orboth, myar t wo r ki sal wayse mo t i o nalando f t e nhasanunde r l yi ng
”
c ur r e nto fs pi r i t uall o ngi ng.
Cal l oft heMoon
TheGuar di an
TheSent i nel
e c2 0 1 6 I S S U E NO22D
Sue
Mas t er s on ( Aust r al i a)
MeganLevi t at i on
“WhenIam creatingapiece,Iam constantlytryingtofashion as t o r yi nho pet hati twi l ls par kt hevi e we r ’ si magi nat i o n
”
ands e tt he m upo napat ho fdi s c o ve r y .
Magi ci nt heAi r
Pandor a' sBox
Weat her i ngt heSt or m
a n2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO23J
Gail
Edwar ds
Snow Vei l
( Canada)
Fl yI nt ot heNi ght
“Creativityisasmoulderingember— whichissparked byani de a— t hate xpl o de si nt os o me t hi nge xt r ao r di nar y”
Lav endy i a
Ony x
J ul i anna
e b2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO24F
Phil
Cl ar k ( USA)
Li ghtoft heSoul
“Spendingmydaysintheartistic-richenvironmentofAWAKE is wher eI ' vet r ul ydi sc over edmyc r eat i vesi de,andwhoIam asanar t i st . Whatexc i t esmet hemosti s,t hati t ' saneverevol vi ngj our ney wi t hendl esspossi bi l i t i es.”
Enl i ght ened
T r eehous e
a r2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO25M
Doris
Seybol d ( Aust r i a)
ht t ps: / / dor i sseybol d. mypor t f ol i o. com/
Real i t yCanBeBeat en
“Forme,artisticactivitycanbetheultimateencounterwithoneself. I nmyopi ni o n,i t ’ soneoft hemo s ti nt i mat ef o r mso fs e l f e xpr e s s i o n, buti tdoesr e qui r ec our age— c o ur aget ot r yne wt hi ngs ,e s pe c i al l ywhe n i tc ome st opr es ent i ngyourar t wo r kst oal ar ge rc o mmuni t y .”
Pr ot ect i ngWi ngs
Wayt oHeav en
Snowf al l
p r2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO26A
Cathrine Bl an
( UK)
ht t ps: / / www. behance. net / dol l ycat hy
TheHol eUndert heBead
“LivingthePhoto-ArtisticLifeislikeremovingaseriesof mas kst or e ve alt her aw une di t e ds e l f ,nopr e c o nc e i ve di deas ofwhoIam,nol abe l ss uc hasmo t he ro rwi f e ,j us tmel ai d bar e ,t r ueandaut he nt i c .”
Mi dwi nt er
Sl eepi ngBeaut y
St r anded
a y2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO27M
Dale
Bot ha ( Aust r al i a)
Ri ver i de
“LivingthePhoto-ArtisticLifeisallaboutcuriosity,riskandbalance. I ti saboutas ki ngque s t i o ns ,l ear ni ngne wt e c hni que sandf i ndi ngunf o r e s e e n wayst omakear tbe t t e roreve ndi f f e r e nt .If i nde xpe r i me nt at i o ne xc i t i ng,
event her apeut i candpar t i c ul ar l yl o vei twhe ns o me t hi ngune xpe c t e dhappe ns .”
Cr owsNes t
SwanSong
Cur i os i t y
u n e2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO28J
Leslie
Sc hr ader Fagnan ( USA)
ht t ps: / / ar t beat i mages. com/
Sear chi ngFr om Wi t hi n
“Icreatedifferenttypesofphotoart,butmyfavoritetocreateareimagesthat t el las t or y .Il ovehear i ngho wo t he r si nt e r pr e tmyi mage s . The i ri nt e r pr e t at i o ns ar enotal wayst hes ameasmi ne ,butt hat ' st hebe aut yo fi tal l .Eve r yt hi ng
meanss omet hi ngdi f f e r entt oeve r yo nebas e do nt he i ro wnuni quee xpe r i e nc e s .”
Angui s hPai nSer i es1
Mai denoft heMoon
Qui etCont empl at i on
Li ght ni ng St r i k es
u l y2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO29J
Amelia
Bl anc o ( Cuba)
ht t ps: / / www. f acebook. com/ amel i adi gi t al ar t /
Mi ser er eQuaer i t i s
“Discoveringtheendlesspossibilitiesthatcomewithinspiration, anur gear i s esi ns i demet oc o ns t ant l yc r e at e ,t opus ht hebo undar i e s ofmyi magi nat i on,andbr i ngmyt ho ught si nt oo urr e al i t y . Cul mi nat i ngi nt hec r e at i o no fbe aut i f ular tpi e c e s”
Bl i ndBeaut yNo.2
Ci nder el l a
NotaDi s gr ace
u g2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO30A
Anna
Cz ekal a ( Fr ance)
TheDr eamer
“Theblankcanvasismyfirstbreathtowardsendlesspossibilities.Layerby l a y e rb u i l tu p o ne a c ho t h e r , n e wp a t h se me r g ea n du l t i ma t e l yc r e a t es o me t h i n gu n i q u e a n ds o me t i me sc o mp l e t e l yu n e x p e c t e d .S u r r o u n d e db yamu l t i t u d eo fi d e a swa i t i n g t oc o mea l i v e , t h a ti swh e nIf e e l t h emo s twh o l ei nmywo r k f l o w. ”
Thi nk i ng
Eudor a
Ophel i a
Li f ei saCar ous el
e p t2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO31S
Sherri
Reed ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. sher r i r eedst udi os. com/
43Days
“Sooftenwhatthefinalimagelookslikemaybearlittleornoresemblance t owhatIhavec apt ur edt hr o ught hel enso fmyc ame r a.That ’ sbe c aus e wheni tc ome st omyphot o gr aphy ,Ino wc o ns i de rmys e l ff i r s tandf o r e mo s t anar t i s t .Myc anvasj us thappe nst obeac ame r a.”
Att he Wat er ’ sEdge
47Day s
c t2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO32O
Louise
Campbel l ( Aust r al i a)
I ’ m Lear ni ngt oFl y
“Asanartist,whenyoufindthemedium thatresonateswithyouit o pe nsyo uupt oawho l ene w wo r l d.Myl i f ehasc hange d... e ve r ydayIc an’ twai tt oc r e at ear t .Iam AWAKE,Iam pas s i o nat e ,
”
Iam c r e at i veandIam gr at e f ul .
Whi l eIWasSl eepi ng
Ki ndr edSpi r i t s
WhatWas
Bl ueMoon
o v2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO33N
Jim
Las kowi c z ( USA)
OnceUponaTi me
“Itypicallystartwithablankcanvasandalooselydefinedconcept, oras i ngl eel e mentori nt er e s t i ngi mage .The n,i t ’ sal laboute xpe r i me nt i ng wi t hs t yl esandt ec hni que s ,bac kgr o undsandt e xt ur e s .Ibe c o mei mme r s e d i nt hec r e at i vepr o c e s sandj us tl e ti thappe n.”
I l l us t r at edDr eam
AJ es t er sLament
St i l l Li f e
e c2 0 1 7 I S S U E NO34D
Ann
Wehner ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / www. f l i ckr . com/ phot os/ annwehner di gi t al ar t i st r y/
Ut t er l yFor l or n
“IhavefoundaninnerpeaceanddeepjoyinwhatIcreateand t hi shasal s ohe l pedt oi nc r e as emys e l f c o nf i de nc ei nl i f e i nge ner al .Cr e at i ngdi gi t alar ti smydai l ypas s i o n.”
TheMas t er ’ sCal l
TheGoddes sofLi ght
Ondi ne
Ti est hatBi nd
a n2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO35J
Vibeke
Al ves t adJ ohans en ( Nor way)
ht t ps: / / www. vi bekeal vest adf i near t . com/
Ar es
“Icreateeveryday,discovertheworldthroughmylensandmakeart f r om whatIhaveo nhandt omo r eadvanc e dpr o j e c t s .Myvi s i o n i st oi ns pi r e,t omakeyo uwo nde r ,andt akeyo uwi t hme i nt oawo r l do fbe aut yands o me t i me sdar kne s s .”
DeepRoot sVol .I V
Si r i n
TheKi ng' sAr r i v al
Let t i ngGo
e b2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO36F
Pam
Hender s on
MySecr etPl ace
( Aust r al i a)
Beaut ySur r ounds
“Tobeabletobringtoacanvasallofmycrazythoughts andi magesf r o m myi magi nat i o ni st hemo s t
r e war di ngpr o c e s sIc o ul de ve re xpe r i e nc e .”
CaughtI nTheBr eez e
Secr etDance
a r2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO37M
LouAnn
Donahue ( USA)
Leavi ngTheWor l dBehi nd
“Ifyourheartlovesyourwork,ifyoursoulresonateswith yourar t ,t he nyo uhaves uc c e e de di nbe i ngat r uear t i s t .”
OpensAtMi dni ght ,Cl os esAtDawn
Ret ur nT oTheSea
TheSt arThi ef
p r2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO38A
Al i Oppy ( New Zeal and)
Emer ge
“Iliketoinviteviewerstojoinmeanddiscovermy mys t i c alandmagi c alwo r l d,whe r eIge tt o t al l yl o s ti n t heent i r epr o c e s so fmyc r e at i o ns .”
FadedFl i ght
Cal l a
Voi ces
a y2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO39M
Cheryl
Par r i s ( USA)
ht t ps: / / www. cher yl par r i s. com/
Fal lDay
“Storytelling-thatiswhatitisallaboutforme.Ienjoyexperimenting wi t hmanydi f f e r e nts t yl e sandt e c hni que s ,butal wayst r yt oc r e at ean i maget hatbr i ngst hevi eweri nt omywo r l d,e ngagi ngt he m vi s ual l y andemot i o nal l y .Fo rmet hati st hebe s tpar to fc r e at i ngar t .”
St r anded
Admi tOne
Ni ghtRef l ect i ons
u n e2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO40J
Lauren
Mar t i n ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. pai nt edhandphot ogr aphy . com/
Pl ayedTheDawn
“Igetmyinspirationfrom whatIsee,dream andread. ei nmyi magi nat i o nt hanIkno w,andwhe n Ther e’ smor
”
i ts ho wsi t s e l fI ’ ms oo f t e ns ur pr i s e d.
Launchi ng Uni v er s es
J us tLetMe Dr eam
U l y2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO41J
Janet
Si pl ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. f l i ckr . com/ phot os/ j anet si pl /
Mai dOfTheMi st
“Ihavelearnedthepowerofcreativity.Ithaschanged t hewhol ef abr i co fmybe i ngandgi ve nmeas i ngul arf o c us . Myar tno ws peaksal anguaget hatr e f l e c t sac o ns c i o us ne s s ofpur po s e,al l o wi ngmet ot o uc ht hel i ve so fo t he r s .”
Mot herNat ur e
Cl i f f sof Dov er
Mar i ah
u g2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO42A
Kristin Couc h
( Sweden)
ht t p: / / car t . se/
Sel fPor t r ai t
“Thereisnothinglikeittositdown,blockeverythingoutand j us tc r e at ear t .Ar ti ss o me t hi ngt hatIhavet odo ,i ti swhatI am andi ti swi t hi nme .I nc r e at i ngar tt he r ear enobo undar i e s ,
”
t he r ear enol i mi t s .I ti smagi c al .I tmake smehappy .
McBl oom
As t r ape
IDon’ tKnow
IWonder
e p t2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO43S
Nicholas
Sweet Roger s ( UK)
TheOr acl e
“Ienjoythewholeprocessofcreatingart.From theembryoof ani deat os e ei ngi tf ul l yr e al i z e do nt hec anvas .I fpe o pl el i kewhat
Idot hat ’ sabonus ,butIdoi tpur e l yf o rt hes he e rj o yo fc r e at i ng.”
RedHer on
T r i ppi ngWi t hout Luggage
c t2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO44O
Sonia
Pus ey ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / soni apuseyar t . mypor t f ol i o. com/
Gl i ssando
“Iloveartthattellsastory,thatmovesmeandmakesmefeel. Ar tt hatmake smel o o kt wi c eo re ve nhasmef e e l i ngs l i ght l y
”
unc o mf o r t abl e .Amys t e r y ,dar kne s s ,me l anc ho l y...Il o vei tal l .
HomeSweetHome
Ki l l i ngMeSof t l y( Wi t hHerSong)
Mi s sUnder s t ood
o v2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO45N
R ebecah
Thomps on ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. r ebecaht hompson. com/
Runni ngWi l d
“StartingmyjourneywithAWAKEisthebestthingIhaveever do nef o rmys e l f .If o undapas s i o nt hatIdi dn’ te ve nkno w Ihadandi t ’ s whatIwantt odoe ve r yday .Whe nIs t ar two r ki ngo napi e c e ,i t ’ sl i ke
l d.Ti mepas s e sandt hedi s he sdo n’ tge tdo ne .” s l i ppi ngi nt oano t he rwor
Pr i v acyPl eas e
Pas s i ngBy
NoOar s
e c2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO46D
B arbara
ALane ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. bar bar aal ane. com/
Vi nt ageVei l
“CreatingartisaspiritualpracticeformeasIconsideritaform of me di t at i o nt hatIpr ac t i c edai l y .Capt ur i ngi de asands har i ngbe aut y dr i ve smet oe vo l vewi t he ndl e s spo s s i bi l i t i e s .Myar t i s t i cl i f ehasbe c o me
”
t hel anguageIs pe akandwantt oc o mmuni c at ewi t ht hewo r l d.
El eanorofAqui t ai ne
T r ai nt oNowher e
For es tGuar di an
Shi el dMai den
a n2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO47J
Samantha Wel l s
( UK)
AngelRays
Fr eet oFl y
Br ok en
e b2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO48F
Patricia
Sai z an ( USA)
Mer mai dWoes
“Creatinggivesmeadeepandwarm feelingthattransportsme t oapl ac eo fpur ewo nde randj o y .Li f ebe c o me sawhi ms i c aladve nt ur e
”
i nwhi c hIc anal s ol i f to t he r sandc ar r yt he mt oawo r l do fwo nde r .
IMus tBe Dr eami ng
Cr eat eMea NewReal i t y
Lov el yDay f oraWal k
a r2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO49M
M arla
J ul i en ( Canada)
RavenousMar ch
“Ilovetheideaofalwayslearningandcreatingartwhichgives meas e ns eo fac c o mpl i s hme ntwhe nIpus hmys e l f .I thas
”
be e naf ant as t i cj o ur ne ys of ar .
Ki ngoft heJ ungl e
Col orMyWor l d
TheWi z ar d
p r2 0 1 8 I S S U E NO50A
August
Naude ( Sout hAf r i ca)
ht t ps: / / www. august naudephot ogr aphy . com/
SoundsOfSi l ence
“Ihavelearnedtoappreciatethelittlethingsthatdefinetheworldsand exper i enc eso fot he r s ,f r om be i ngapho t o gr aphe rt ol i vi ngandc r e at i ngar t . I nt hi s ,Is t r i vet oc apt ur et het r uepas s i o no fl i vi ngt hemo me ntand t hos el i t t l et hi ngswhi c hs i gnalwhati ss os pe c i al .”
Let t i ngGo
Pl aci ngt heMoon
Fear l es s
a y2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO51M
M aggyR.
Thor val ds dot t i rPeas e ( USA)
ht t ps: / / maggy . mypor t f ol i o. com/
Jour neyToTheUnknown
“MyjourneywithAWAKE hasbeenexcitingandunexpected, anodysseyt hathasopenedmyeyest ot hebeaut yandmagi c al lar oundme.Myar thasbec omemypassi on,aj oyand asenseoff ul f i l l nent”
TheRet r eat
Cal l i ngOut#2
Abov eTheCl ouds
Capt ai nMi k e
u n e2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO52J
Christine St evens on
( Aust r al i a)
TheSer enade
“LivingthePhoto-ArtisticLife,forme,isbeingabletoexpress mye mo t i o nsandus emyo ve r ac t i vei magi nat i o nwi t hi nmyar t . Be i ngac r e at i vear t i s thaso pe ne dups omanyne wt hi ngsi nmyl i f e
”
andi t ’ se ndl e s s ,f ul lo fne w po s s i bi l i t i e sate ve rt ur n.I ti smypas s i o n.
Madam But t er f l y
St i l l Li f eBas k etofFl ower s
TheGuar di ansoft heMount ai n
u l y2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO53J
Tom
Mat t hews ( USA)
TheMaskedQueen
“Iseetheworldaroundmedifferentlynow.Inadditionto s eei ngpeopl eorpl ac e st hatmayi ns pi r eme ,Is e et e xt ur e s , s hapesandc ol o r si nauni quewayf r o me ve r yo nee l s e .Thi sne w
vi s i onhasbe enanunl i mi t e ds o ur c eo fi de asf o rmyi magi nat i o n.”
Al one
MyCupRunnet hOv er
AWal kI nPar i s
u g2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO54A
R ochelle Mar s hal l ( New Zeal and)
ht t ps: / / www. dar ksapphi r ephot ogr aphy . com/
Dawn
“Myphoto-artisticjourneyhasledmedownapathofsheer i magi nat i on.I thaspr ovi de dane s c apei nt i me so fdar kne s s ands adnes s .I thasgi ve nmet heabi l i t yt ovi e wt hewo r l d f r o m anent i r e l ydi f f e r e ntpe r s pe c t i ve .”
I fY ouGoI nt oTheWoodsT oday
Gui s e
Al abas t er
Dual i t y
e p t2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO55S
M arius El s
( UK)
ht t ps: / / mar i usel sphot oar t i st r y . com/
ALi f et i mePr oj ect-Dr eams
“Myartandphotographyareanecessity.Ieat,sleepandbreathe t hi swondr ouswo r l do fpho t oar t .Ic anne ve rr e s t ,al wayse xpl o r i ng, i mpr ovi ngandevol vi ng,be c o mi ngt heve r ybe s tar t i s tIc anbe .”
ALi f et i mePr oj ect-Et er ni t y
St eampunkT endenci es-T empt r es s
TheDepar t ur e
c t2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO56O
R ic
Mat kows ki ( Canada)
ht t p: / / i magesbyr i c. com/
Shi pwr eckCove
TheSi moom
Mani pul at ed
o v2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO57N
Dori
Fl emi ng ( UK)
Por t alToPr eser vat i on
“Theactofcreatingbecomesalmostameditation,timepassingunnoticed ast hepi ec et ake sonal i f eofi t so wn,o f t e npul l i ngmei nt hedi r e c t i o n i twi s hest ogo.Ihavel ear ne di ti sbe t t e rno tt or e s i s tands i mpl y gowi t ht hef l o w ...magi co f t e nhappe nst hatway.”
Beaut yOrBeas t
Cr owMoon
OutOfReach
e c2 0 1 9 I S S U E NO58D
Jo
Cr ane ( UK)
ht t ps: / / j ust j osi ephot ogr aphy . mypor t f ol i o. com/
Sel fPor t r ai t
“MyAWAKEjourneyisjustbeginningandI' ms oe xc i t e dt os e ewhe r ei t wi l lt akeme.Thegui danc eands uppo r tIhaver e c e i ve ds of arhass ur -
pas s edmywi l de s tdr eamsandI ' l lbef o r e ve rgr at e f ulf o rt hee xpe r i e nc e .”
Si r en
Hebe
As l eepI nTheDeep
a n2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO59J
B ernie Tu s ( UK)
TheLastOneLef t
“Artistryissuchapartofme,andalwayshasbeen,thatIcan’ ti magi ne l i f ewi t houti t .Thankst oAWAKE,I ’ l lne ve rhavet o !I ’ ms ot hankf ulf o r ever yt hi ngI ’ vel ear ned,al lt hei ns pi r at i o n,andt hewo nde r f ulf r i e nds hi ps
t hathavegr ownf r o m bec omi ngame mbe ro ft heAWAKEgr o upo far t i s t s .”
Y ouMus tChoos e
Fr om WhenceSheCame
Wal k i ngHome
e b2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO60F
M errilee Sober g
( Canada)
ht t ps: / / mer r i l eesober g. pi x el s. com/
Spi r i tOfMusi c
“Appreciationforbeautyandbalanceareinmynatureand adr i vi ngf or c ei nmyar t .Eve ni fapi e c ehasane dgi ne s st oi t t he s equal i t i e sar epr e s e nt .”
Aut umn' sWay
Dr agonMas t erEx t r aor di nai r e
Saf eForTheMoment
ByTheSeas hor e
a r2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO61M
Louis
Smi t h ( Aust r al i a)
Spr uceI tUp
“It’ ss uc has at i s f yi ngf e e l i ngwhe napi e c ec o me st o ge t he r . I ns pi r at i onc anc omef r o ml o o ki ngt hr o ughpas tpho t o sI havet akenorf r om vi ewi ngt hef ant as t i car t wo r kdi s pl aye d i nt hi spubl i c at i o nando nl i nee ac hande ve r yday .”
Capt i v e
Pl at f or m One
Ov er gr own
p r2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO62A
B ethany Per r on
( USA)
ht t p: / / bet hanyper r onf i near t . mypor t f ol i o. com/
TheTr i ck
“LivingthePhoto-ArtisticLifeislikewearingmagicglasses t hr o ug hwhi c he v e r y t hi ngt ake so nas e ns eo faweandpur po s e . Abug ,ac r ac ki nt hepav e me nt ,as haf to fs unl i g ht-al lbe c o me
”
asamaz i ngandpr e c i o usast heg r e at e s two nde r so ft hewo r l d.
At hena
Har pyofSt r ophades
Regi naCor v i dae
a y2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO63M
M eaghan Pr yor ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / www. t hear t i nspi r es. com/
Al mostAMachi ne
“WhenIsitdowntocreate,Iopenablankcanvasandletthe f r e e do mso ft ho ught sande mo t i o nst akeho l d.Iam i naweo f t heunkno wn,undi s c o ve r e dpl ac e smyar tt ake sme .Thi si s
”
ani nc r e di bl eo ut l e tIwo ul dne ve rt akef o rgr ant e d.
Fi el dMi ce
ASof tT ouch
u n e2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO64J
Cindy
Col l i erHar r i s ( USA)
ht t p: / / f i near t amer i ca. com/ pr of i l es/ cr eat i vear t s
TheWei ghtOfTheWor l d
“Asawriter,myartworkwillsometimesservetointroduceorillustrate api ec eIam wr i t i ng.Havi ngavi s ualme anso fc o mmuni c at i nga me ani ngf ulc onc e ptort r ut hc anbeve r yadvant age o us . I nde ed,o nepi c t ur ec anbewo r t hat ho us andwo r ds !”
Ar t i s t i c Nude
Appr oachi ng Gol denHour
u l y2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO65J
Nina
I r vi n ( USA)
Ni ghtLi ght s
“Byconfidentlytakingmyownphotographsandturningthem i nt ophot oar t i s t i ci nt e r pr e t at i o nst hatIc ans har ewi t ho t her s , t heyt henbec o meape r s o nalandpo we r f ule xpr e s s i o no f whatIf e eli sr i ghtwi t ht hewo r l d.”
Por t r ai tofaJ ewel
TheRes t l es sSea
Leav eNot hi ng Behi nd
u g2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO66A
Cindy
Char l es ( Canada)
OceanGi r l
“Inmycreativespace,theconceptoftimenolongerexists.Hoursmeltaway asIdel vei nt omyowni magi nar ywo r l d.Fant as t i c ali mage so fs ur r e alpe o pl e andi magi nar yar c hi t e c t ur als t r uc t ur e s( t hatato net i mee xi s t e do nl yi nmy
i magi nat i on)c anno w bebr o ughtt of r ui t i o nwi t ht hemagi co fpho t oar t i s t r y .”
LaGr andeRoue
Aquar i us
Angel i nt heWoods
e p t2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO67S
James
Ranka ( USA)
ht t ps: / / www. pi ct or em. com/ pr of i l e/ James. Ranka
Sel fPor t r ai t
“Abigpartofmyidentitynow containsthetitleofDigitalArtist. I ' vehear di ts ai d,‘ Fo r t unat ei st hepe r s o nwhoe nj o yshi so rhe rwo r k. ’ Somemaywel lt hi nkc r e at i ngar tf o rs i xt e e nho ur si no ne s i t t i ngi swor k.Fo rme ,i t ' sat o t alj o y .”
Lant er n
J us tTheT woOfUs
c t2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO68O
Francine Mal o
( Canada)
ht t ps: / / l ar enar de. ar t /
SheTheFor est
“Atthecore,natureisverymuchmymuseandmostofmyimages c o nt ai nl eaves ,br anc he s ,but t e r f l i e s ,anyt hi ngf r o mt hef o r e s twhe r emy i magi nar ymagi c alc r e at ur esl i ve .The s enat ur ale l e me nt sar eananc hor
t ome. . .andt hemor eIc r e at e ,t hemo r ei tbe c o me sar e al i t yi ns i demys e l f .”
Ret ur ni ngHome
Li ghtEnt er st heUnder wor l d
T empusFugi t
o v2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO69N
M arjut
Kor honen ( Fi nl and)
ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ phot oar t i st r ymar j ut kor honen/
Tr ot t i ngAway
“Storytellinghasalwaysbeenimportanttome.Istartwithaphoto t hats pe akst ome .Mo s to fmywo r kshaveas t o r yat t ac he dt ot he m f r o mt hebe gi nni ngo ft hec r e at i vepr o c e s s .Tobeabl et opr o duc es o me t hi ng
”
uni quei sde e pl ys at i s f yi ng.I ti sawayo fl e avi ngmymar k.
Voi ceoft heCl ouds
Unat t ai nabl e
Ear l yMor ni ngatt heMar k et pl ace
e c2 0 2 0 I S S U E NO70D
R osa
Per r y ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / r osaper r y . mypor t f ol i o. com/
Jour ney
“Iam inspiredbynature,asnaturehasawayofcreatinguniquecolor c o mbi nat i onswhi c har ej us tbe aut i f ulandamaz i ng!Il o vec o l o r so ft hes ky , t hel i ghtoft hes un,t hegl ow oft hemo o nands t ar s ,t hec o l o r so ft hee ar t h, al ll i vi ngnat ur e–as pec t r um o fc o l o r sal li nhar mo nywi t he ac ho t he r .”
TheCr ownRul es
Seek erOfSoul s
' Ti sTheSeas on
a n2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO71J
Dan
Laver y ( Canada)
ht t p: / / danl aver yar t i st . ca/
Jour nalEnt r y
“Ihavenosetstyle— instead,Ilovetoexplorenew techniques orwor konmor eme ani ngf ulc o mpo s i t i o ns .Io f t e npo nde ri fIc an
.” c r eat eamor ei nt e r es t i ngi nt e r pr e t at i o no fane ve r ydays ubj e c t
Pel i canPer ch
Bel owTheRedHat
TheSi s t er s
e b2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO72F
Nancy
Rowan ( USA)
ht t ps: / / f i near t amer i ca. com/ pr of i l es/ nanci er owan
LadyOnASwi ng
TheBookCl ub
ADi f f er entReal i t y
a r2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO73M
Sara
Vi c t or i a Sandber g ( Sweden)
ht t p: / / www. sar avi ct or i asandber g. com/
Sel fPor t r ai t
“Takingmyownphotosispartoftheprocessoftransformingreality i nt oboundl es si magi nat i on.Iam i ns pi r e dbynat ur eandal ll i vi ng t hi ngs .Li ghtbec o me smypai nt br us ht oc o nve yt hemo o dandat mo s phe r e andt ol etmyi mage ss pe akf o rt he ms e l ve s . .”
Fal l enLi ght
Wher eThe St or i esLi v e
Wi nt er ’ sQueen
p r2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO74A
Jacqueline
Rot t eveel ( USA)
I tWasARest l essNi ght
“Creatingartmakesmehappy.Igettotakeabunchofthingsthatalready exi s tandputt he mt o ge t he ri nnew,di f f e r e nt ,f unkyki ndso fwayst omaket hi ngs t hatdi dn' te xi s tbef o r eIt ho ughtt he m up.Andmagi c al l y ,mys t e r i o us l y ,
wonder f ul l y ,t hewor l di snow abi gge r ,di f f e r e ntpl ac et hani twasbe f o r e .”
Adv ent ur eAwai t s
I ' l l BeTher eForY ou
J us tWhi s t l e
a y2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO75M
Cathy
Labudak ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. et sy . com/ shop/ Cat hysAr t Wor l d
Sel fPor t r ai t
“EverydayIliveandcreateartforhoursonendanditispurejoy. Ever ymome ntno wi nvo l ve sbe i ngar t i s t i c al l yawar ewi t ht he goalo fc r e at i ngs o me t hi ngawe s o me .”
She’ sAhead OfHerTi me
OutOfTheBox
T r oubl eI nPar adi s e
u n e2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO76J
R on
Pear l ( USA)
TheAr tofMovement
“Ilovemakingartformyselfbutequallyimportanttomeisgetting t hevi ewere ngage di nt hei nt e r pr e t at i o no fmyar tande vo ki nge mo t i o n.
It el las t or yandc r eat emo od,dr amao rmys t e r yt ogi vemyar ti mpac t .”
TheSt eampunkT r ans i tSy s t em
PasDeDeux
u l y2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO77J
Gitama Day
( Aust r al i a)
Sel fPor t r ai t
“Ihaveneverbeenabletopindownanycertainstyle,asinspirationformeis ubi qui t o us .If al li nl o vewi t has t yl eandge to bs e s s e d… t he n,f o rnor e as o ni t c hange sand It r ave ladi f f e r e ntpat h.So me t i me st hemo s tc hal l e ngi ngt hi ngi st o
abando nt hei de at hatIs t ar t e dwi t handl i s t e nt ot hevo i c et hei magei sdi c t at i ng.”
Mar yAndHerLamb
TheSphi nx
TheMagi cal Ri de
u g2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO78A
JohnT
J ones ( USA)
ht t ps: / / geogal l er i es. com/ STUDI OJTJ/
MakeupBag
“It' sawonder f ul ,c ar ef r e ef e e l i ng,kno wi ngt hatIc ane i t he rs t ay wi t hi nt hel i neso rs t r aywhe r e ve rIwi s h,al mo s tl i kec o l o r i ng asac hi l d...butwher et hemus i cI ’ ml i s t e ni ngt obe gi nst os hape t hemo odanddi r e c t i o no ft hepi e c e .”
Danci ngi nt heMoonl i ght
Wher eDov esFl y
Smal l Audi ence
e p t2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO79S
Hemant
Kogegar ( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / phot os. kogekar . com/
Cl ot hesl i ne
“Tobeabletocreateartisverysatisfying.Astheimagestartstoevolve, Iam of t enamaz e datt hedi f f e r e ntdi r e c t i o nst hear tc ant ake .I ti sa gr eatf eel i ngwhent hes t o r y ,at mo s phe r eandmo o dal lal i gn.”
Mi ddl eOfNowher e
Bl eakWi nt er
Hope
c t2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO80O
Ingrid
Kl er ks ( TheNet her l ands)
ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ i ngr i d_kl er ks/
Memor i esTakeYouBackToTheGoodTi mes
“IgothookedontheendlesspossibilitiesofcreatingartwhenIstarted t owor kwi t hPhot os ho p.If e e lI ’ mo nl yatt hebe gi nni ngo fmy
”
ar t i s t i cj o ur ne y ,butwhatawo nde r f ulo nei thasbe e ns of ar .
Aut umnChi l l
Bi r ds
Bl ackKi t t en
Scar ecr ow
o v2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO81N
M ark
Hems t r eet ( USA)
ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ mar k. hemst r eet /
Cyl on
“ProbablymyfavoritethingaboutLivingaPhoto-ArtisticLifeisthelittle mi ni l oveaf f ai rIhavewi t heac hpi e c eo far tIc r e at e .The r e ’ sabe gi nni ng, mi ddl eandane nd.I t ’ sl i kef al l i ngi nl o veal o ngt hewayandt he ns i t t i ngbac k
i nwonder mentandaweatt hebeaut i f ul( ando f t e nmagi c al )i magebe f o r eme .”
Secr etLov er
Aquar i ousRi s i ng
TheMy s t i c
Lov ed
e c2 0 2 1 I S S U E NO82D
Pauline
vanderSpuy ( Sout hAf r i ca)
ht t ps: / / dor i sseybol d. mypor t f ol i o. com/
Fi sher menRet ur nFr om Sea
“Whatissoexcitingisthatthisisanever-endingjourney. Lear ni ngneve rs t o psandwegr o w asweadvanc eal o ngt hatpat h.
Li vi ngt hePho t oAr t i s t i cLi f ehasl i t e r al l yi nf us e dmewi t hne wl i f e .”
J us tOneWi s h
CapeSpar r ow
Wher eAr eY ou,Dar l i ng?
a n2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO83J
JaniceS. Bat t er bee ( Spai n)
ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ j ani cebat t er bee1695/
Dr eami ng
“Theworkcanbesimpleanduncomplicatedwhenthestoryisastraightf or war done.Ato t he rt i me s ,i tc anbef ul lo fnuanc e sande xc i t i ngt ur nso f phr as e .I tc anbec ompl i c at e dande ni gmat i c ,al t ho ughi ti sgr e atf unand
r ewar di ngf ort hear t i s tt oi nnovat eand,ho pe f ul l y ,f o rt hevi e we rt oe nj o y .”
HawkOwl
Wol f dog
Danci ngWi t hTheMoon
e b2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO84F
Diane Eas t ham ( Canada)
ht t p: / / www. di aneeast ham. com/
St r engt h
“Discoveringtheworldoffantasyportraitsandlandscapessetmeon apat ht hatIc o nt i nuet oe xpl o r et o day .Bef o r ePho t o s ho p,Iwo r ke df o r dec adesasamul t i me di as t udi oar t i s t .Pho t o s ho pal l o wsmet oc o mbi ne el eme nt so fmyar t ,pho t o gr aphyandi magi nat i o n.”
Fami l yPor t r ai tTheJ our ney
LetTheBel l s Ri ngOut
a r2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO85M
Pamela
Wal der ( UK)
AndTheSecr etGar denBl oomedAndBl oomed
“AWAKEhasfurtherelevatedmyapproachtomyworkandopenedmyeyes i ns omanyways .I ti st r ul yi ns pi r at i o nalt oe xpl o r eho w gr e atpho t o ar t i s t s ar oundt hewor l dc r eat et hei rar t ;i thast aughtmet of i ndo utwhatbr i ngs mej oyandexc i t e me ntasanar t i s tandt oc r e at et hebe s two r kIc an.”
I t ’ sAboutTi me
I ’ l l SendAnS. O. S.T oTheWor l d
Por t r ai tOfSpr i ngI nSepi a
p r2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO86A
Evelyn El wan
( USA)
Sel fPor t r ai t
“It’ ss os at i s f yi ngt obeabl et oc r e at eas t o r yo ranappe al i ngpi e c e andhavet heaudi enc ec onne c twi t hi tbypr o vo ki ngt he i rf e e l i ngs ,o r
s i mpl ybyof f er i ngavi s ualf eas tf o rt he mt os avo re ve r ybi to ft hec anvas”
Y el l owBal l oons
Luna
Genev aI nTheFal l
a y2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO87M
B arbara
Mi er auKl ei n ( USA/Ger many)
ht t p: / / www. bar bar ami er aukl ei n. com/
New Yor kAtNi ght
“Ithasbeenfascinatingtometodiscoverhow apieceofartcomesinto be i ng.Gene r al l y ,Is t ar to utwi t habr o adc o nc e ptf o rani mageandi n
t hepr oc es sofwor ki ngoni t ,i tmo r phsandde ve l o psal i f eo fi t so wn.”
T eal AndGol dCi t yWal k
For es tMus i ngs
Fr act ur ed
Whi t eT r eeOnT eal
u n e2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO88J
Helen
Mc Leod ( New Zeal and)
ht t p: / / 2gal l er i es. com/
TheJour neyHome
“Ifeelasthoughmyworkhasanew vitalitytoitanditisfinally under s t oo dandappr e c i at ed.Ther o adt r ave l e dhasbe e nat o ugho ne
butInow f e ell i keIhave‘ c o meho me ’ andf e e ls ur r o unde dbyf ami l y.”
Cl ock i ngOn
TheHotHous eEf f ect
I fY ouGoDownt ot heWoodsT oni ght
u l y2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO89J
Diana
Har oni s ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. di anasphot oar t . com/
Ki ndness
“Iam inspiredbynatureandallthingsmysticalandmagical. Ihaveal waysf e l tIhado nef o o ti nt hef ai r yr e al m.Thepho t oar t t ec hni que sIhavel ear nedt hr o ughAWAKEandKAI ZEN e nabl e met obr i ngmyvi s i o nsf ul l yt ol i f e .”
HomeI sWher e TheHear tI s
Faer yHot el
u g2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO90A
M axi
Bal c er ( USA)
Pur eLove
“Ialwaysallow myselftobeinspiredbythingsaroundme— atitle
ofamovi e,adr e am Imayhave ,aquo t eImayr e ad,wo r dsi nas o ng,
andanyt hi nge l s et hatmake smes t o pasi fi tmaybes pe aki ngt ome .”
SeaBr eez eAndSeagul l s
LadyOfTheSea
T ul ay l a
Zar a
e p t2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO91S
Deborah
Mor r i s on ( USA)
ht t p: / / debor ahpenl and. pi x el s. com/
Sunf l ower
“Ineverthoughtitwouldhappen,butIstartedtogetbored wi t h pho t o gr aphy .AWAKE:Li vi ngt hePho t o Ar t i s t i cLi f ehas br oughte nt hus i as m bac ki nt omywo r k.Tr ans f o r mi ngmy i mage si nt oar ti ss oe xc i t i ngandr e war di ng.”
Es capeT oTheCi t y
Wi nt erBl uej ay
War bl er
c t2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO92O
Fernando
J or geMi r anda ( Por t ugal )
ht t ps: / / www. devi ant ar t . com/ j r gmi r andar t
Chamadas
“Iobserveeverythingthatsurroundsme,allthethingsIloveto phot ogr aph,andf r om al lt hi sIam abl et oc r e at ei mage sandgat he r
el ement sf ormyc ompos i t i o ns .Al lo ft hi sgi ve sl i f et omyc r e at i vi t y .”
Sent i ment os
Amant es
Adel i ne
Deus aDasAguas
o v2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO93N
Linda
Lewi s ( USA)
ht t p: / / www. l i ndal ewi s. net /
Habi t at
“VictorianartistGeorgeFredericWattssaid”Ipaintideas,notthings.” Ial s ol i ket oc ons i de rho w‘ i de as ’ t r ans f o r mo ve rt i me .Fo re xampl e , Iam f as c i nat e dbyt hehumorands pe c t ac l epr o duc e dbyaf us i o no fVi c t o r i an
er at ec hnol ogyandde s i gnandc o nt e mpo r ar ySt e ampunki nt e r pr e t at i o ns .”
Dr eam Vi s i t at i on
Si deway sGl ance
Di l uv i an2
e c2 0 2 2 I S S U E NO94D
Cat
Gr ay ( UK)
ht t ps: / / www. cat gr ay . net /
Hi ghFl yer
“Ideasforapiececancomefrom anywhere;afilm,apieceofmusic,something I ’ ves eenwhenI ’ mo uto rj us ts o me t hi ngt hatpopsi nt omyhe ad.Some t i me sI haveaver ydef i ni t ei deaandt hengoabo utmaki ngi tar e al i t y .Ot he r sar emo r e or gani cf r o mj us tpl ayi ngar o undands e e i ngwhe r ei tt ake sme .”
Bel t ane
Li ghtMyFi r e
St ar t i ngOv er
a n2 0 2 3 I S S U E NO95J
B illa Speci alEdi t i onTr i but eI nLov i ngMemor y
Boz em ( Ger many)
Sel ene
“Ijustlovebeingfullyimmersedintheartisticprocess,toexperience t hec r eat i vef l o w,whe r et i medo e s n’ te xi s tandaki ndo fc o nt e nt me nt anddel i ghtper meat e smys t at eo fbe i ng.Theni c et hi ngi st hat noonec andr i vemeo uto ft hi st ot hee ndo fmydays .”
TheLadyAndTheRabbi t
For es tNy mphLei l ani
SwanDance
T r apped
e b2 0 2 3 I S S U E NO96F
Christina Br unt on
( Aust r al i a)
ht t ps: / / chr i sbr unt on. com/
Snow Queen
“Creatingartformeisameditation— whereIam sofocusedonthe ar t i s t r yt hatt i mes t andss t i l l .Cr e at i ngar ti sawayo fl i f et hats i ngs t omeandIho pei tt ouc he st hevi e we r ’ she ar tands o ul .”
Bl ackSwan
Cr emeDeLaCr eme
a r2 0 2 3 I S S U E NO97M
Terry
Spear ( USA)
ht t ps: / / t er r yspear books. bl og/
El kAndTheBut t er f l y
“Creatingartislikewritingastory.Everyelementisimportantinthe c o mpos i t i on,ot he r wi s eI ’ l lt o s si t .So me t i me sIs t r uggl ewi t hc r e at i nganar t i s t i c pi ec ef r om ani mageandi fIc an' tf i ndt her i ghtbal anc e ,If i ndano t her
t hatj us tc omest oge t he ri nt os o me t hi ngIl o ve— andvo i l a,i t ' s‘ ar t i f i e d. ’ ”
T uf t edTi t mous eRef l ect i on
Dr agonf l yAndHy dr angea
Bl ueHer on
p r2 0 2 3 I S S U E NO98A
Jamie
Supl ee ( USA/Ger many)
TheEscapeRoom
“Myhopeisthatmyartcanmoveandinspire t hevi e we r...andi t se mo t i o nali mpac tc an bef el tl o ngaf t e rt hei ni t i ale xpe r i e nc e .”
I nnocence
Fl owerShop
Fl i ghtSchool
a y2 0 2 3 I S S U E NO99M
Anita
Hubbar d ( Canada)
ht t ps: / / di gar t ogr aphy . pi x el s. com/
Ci r cl eOfFr i ends
“Graphicdesignandphotographyhavebeenmypassionformany year s .Myde s i r et ot el las t o r yandc o nve yane mo t i o nhasr e mai ne d c e nt r alt omyar tandt hede s i gnsIc r e at e .”
BeTheLi on
Sel fPor t r ai t
For es tFr i ends
LI VI NGTHE PHOTOARTI STI CLI FE p u s h i n gp h o t o g r a p h yf u r t h e r
I n t e r e s t e di nc r e a t i n gp h o t oa r to fy o u ro wn ? g e ts t a r t e dh e r e : h ttp : / / P r o P h o to s h o p A r ti s tr y. c o m
C o p y r i g h t2 0 2 3C o n c e r t o 3 , L L C *a r t i s t si nt h i sp u b l i c a t i o na r e r e s p o n s i b l ef o rt h e i ro wnwo r k s a n da n yr i g h t sa p p e r t a i n i n g