Kayla Linda Kasarherou

https://www.my-picture.co.uk/blog/how-to-arrange-photos-on-a-wall.jsf = How to Arrange Photos on a Wall: A Guide - Choose a wall space: Select a wall with enough free space to work with, and one that will provide an attractive backdrop to your photo display – ideally it will get natural light. - Curate your photo collection: Sort through your photographs and choose ones that hold real meaning to you. Choose vibrant, high-definition images that capture the essence of the moments and people you hold dear. - Choose the print formats and sizes: Considering the dimensions of your wall and the space available will help you determine the optimum size for each photo. Then choose a printing medium (canvas, photo paper, metal, acrylic, etc) to suit your photos and overall aesthetic. - Select your printing provider: Look for reputable companies that offer a range of printing options and durable materials. - Determine the arrangement style: Decide on a grid layout, gal...

https://dphoto.co.nz/how-to-sequencing/ = HOW TO | SEQUENCING SEQUENCING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Telling stories is a fundamental way that we understand the world, but arranging photographs in a way that tells a story best can be a big challenge. D-Photo speaks with three noted photo-book authors to explore their takes on sequencing for photography. Photographers are often preoccupied with creating the best images they can, and rightly so. But often the full potential of a body of work can only be revealed through the skilful sequencing of those images. Good sequencing can make images so much more than they are alone, but if the sequence doesn’t work, even the strongest images might not save a project. Three photographers who have recently published exceptional photo books give us their view of this tricky terrain. THE POETRY OF FLOW Wellington photographer Mary MacPherson’s latest book, The Long View, came about as she was studying the evening skyline from the window of a high-ri...

- the flatness of photographs/prints.  My photos are flat too, so are the images in this book.  'The world is three-dimensional; a photographic image is two-dimensional. Because of this flatness, the depth of dedicative space always bears a relationship to the picture plane. (...) A photographic image can rest on this picture plane and, at the same time, contain an illusion of deep space.' (p-40 - The detective level: Flatness) - the four attributes: flatness, frame, time, and focus.  "These four attributes define the picture's  depictive content and structure. They form the basis of a photograph's visual grammar. (...) They are the means by which photographers express their sense of the world, give structure to their perceptions and articulation to the meanings.'  (p-39 - The detective level: Flatness) - Colour  'Colour expands a photograph's palette and add a new level of descriptive information and transparency to the image. (...) colour is more like...

it could be a project showing what is accepted to be normal and what it is not accepted to normal in the/this world/society; for example, in my current project, what is accepted to be normal is when my friend, Jiawei is doing her meditation inside, in her bedroom, by repeating the mantra hare krishna, eyes closed and holding her japa bead necklace. This activity is seen completly appropriate when done indoors in a private place with no one around, a place like one's room or inside one's house is totally appropriate for a kind of meditation like this which is normally done while sitting.on the other, what is not (cannot/may not) accepted to be normal is when this meditative practice is done outside in the middle of the day in the streets, in a neighborhood, or in any place where there's people around. For example, it could be felt weird or even crazy to see someone chanting/repeating words holding a bead necklace in both hands while walking or standing, outside in the middle...

https://www.circuit.org.nz/artist/gabriel-white = Gabriel White For over a decade and a half I have been making improvised video diaries—or "mappings"—which translate my wanderings through the urban wilderness into playful musings. Works such as Tongdo Fantasia (2003), Aucklantis (2008), Triangleland (2012), Oracle Drive (2013) and Around the Margins (2016) all feature voiceover narration, generally recorded on the moment by a distinctly alien translator, delivering humorous or surreal observations that also probe at less explicit themes. https://www.circuit.org.nz/work/scenic-journey = Gabriel White Scenic Journey (2022) 9 min 6 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound White filmed this work at sites of industry in the Wairau Valley that were abandoned during the 2021 Covid-19 lockdown. The film opens with the central figure repeating a classically Sisyphean gesture, struggling to push a heavy dumpster up the steep inclines of an industrial carpark and...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/photo-series-captures-the-loneliness-of-living-in-new-york-city_n_5b509e6fe4b0b15aba8c5eaa = Photo Series Captures The Loneliness Of Living In New York City An evocative photo series is highlighting the feeling of loneliness in big city dwellers. “Loneliness” by Luc Kordas includes candid photos of individuals out and about in New York City. Kordas told HuffPost this project came to be after a fellow street photographer reviewing his portfolio pointed out that his work features “a lot of lonely looking people” and suggested it could be a series. “I think the idea of making a series on loneliness resonated with me so much because I had been hearing about it and witnessing it as a New Yorker ever since I moved here. It seems to be this huge city’s leitmotif,” the photographer said. “Loneliness can have different shapes and colors; it doesn’t mean you’re spending most of your time alone in your room. You could be out partying or living a very bu...

https://www.collater.al/en/linnnn-photograohy-pastel/ = Loneliness represented by the photographer Linnnn What does it mean to feel alone? How can solitude be represented? The South Korean photographer from Seoul Linnnn does not want to give answers, but ask questions. She decided to create the Blow series entirely dedicated to solitude, just to try to stimulate public interest on this issue. Her style is absolutely personal and particular: aesthetics may seem superficial and carefree but hides the profound unease of those who are aware of the suffering they experience every day. Her universe is paradoxical and timeless, in which the pastel colors clash with solitude, represented by the cutting of images and poses of the main subject, which never shows her face. Everything is enveloped in an atmosphere of sterility and minimalism, which lets out emotions that scream in silence.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/may/10/through-my-lockdown-lens-11-leading-photographers-capture-their-confinement = Through my lockdown lens: 11 leading photographers capture their confinement Acclaimed photographers from around the world share a single image reflecting on their experience of the coronavirus outbreak Alec Soth Minneapolis, Minnesota A leading chronicler of contemporary American life, Magnum photographer Alec Soth is renowned for his images of disconnected communities in the US. Born and based in Minneapolis, he has published more than 25 books and received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2013 Last year, I began a correspondence with a man who has been in prison since 2003. His letters have taken on new meaning in the wake of the pandemic and the “stay at home” orders. While I would never compare these constraints to incarceration, his words are nonetheless helpful. “It all boils down to limits,” he recently wrote. “Whether enforced by nature – biol...

https://www.wallpaper.com/art/instagram-photography-in-isolation = 13 photographers shed light on creation in isolation via Instagram Documenting everything from tiered avocados to increasingly-sought-after loo roll, latex gloves to tin-can towers, these global photographers are turning their lenses inwards to share intimate, resourceful and often timely new visions of creative life in social isolation. Adrien Dubost, UK ‘Having been limited to my home, less space, equipment and props has forced me to experiment more with little. I have a passion for objects, especially for everyday life objects, so I spend hours every week to find new ones’ Alex Cascallana, Spain ‘My home is my studio. Here I have the camera, the lights and enough magazines and books to die reading’ Benoît Jeannet, Switzerland ‘The coronavirus is already a historical fact. I found it fascinating the way in which banal objects change status as they become scarce. Like a work of art, ...

https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/gonzalo-benard-b-shot-by-a-stranger/ = Gonzalo Bénard In the beginning of 2012, artist Gonzalo Bénard in a quest of understanding the loneliness of youth, its causes and consequences, asked to a few strangers/volunteers – through social networks -, if he could shoot them through webcam, avoiding the physical or energetic presence, as pre- installed security cameras at their rooms, dorms, bathrooms, and other living spaces. https://onartandaesthetics.com/2016/12/06/shot-by-a-stranger/ = Shot by a Stranger Google “millennials” and “loneliness” and you will find a flood of articles. Our generation is rich in virtual connections, poor in concrete companionship. Since 2011, French-Spanish artist Gonzalo Bénard (born in 1969 in Lisbon, Portugal) has been working on a photographic project called “B Shot by a Stranger”, which he hopes will be the subject of further sociological and psychological interpretations. The project looks into the lives o...

https://www.businessinsider.com/photographer-john-maclean-captures-images-of-isolation-in-us-cities-2022-3 = This London-based photographer captures the complexity of human interaction in cities around the world Cities can be displacing. It seems the more people there are, the more one feels alone. Yet our human nature calls for companionship; we crave acceptance and are in a constant search for the feeling of belonging. Photographer John MacLean has been capturing the discomforts of individuality within busy city life for his series titled, "City". MacLean became disenchanted with photography after a few years of studying it and only returned to it after the arrival of the digital camera. Photography seems to be one of those mediums artists drop and pick up again in a game of love and hate. Like photographers with their medium, cities can be similarly loved and hated by their inhabitants — something this series seems to hint at. There is beauty in the flaws of a c...

https://www.russh.com/photographers-in-isolation/ = Photographers in Isolation: A visual diary of moments frozen in time Photographer friends of RUSSH share what moments they've been capturing and what they've been looking back on during times of isolation. Adrian Meško Miami, Florida What first drew you to photography? How did this come about for you? I got into photography through stepfather, who was an amateur photographer in Czechoslovakia, sometimes we’d set up a dark room in the bathroom and print at home. I never really saw it as a career until I moved to London in the late 90’s. Do you agree with the statement that creativity thrives within restriction? Isolation in theory is quite beneficial for a creative mind, but in the context of covid it’s likely that most creatives are consumed by the challenge of paying rent tbh. I think the most important thing right now is to maintain a positive outlook, healthy body and mind. The world may never be the same after a...

https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/03/art-from-isolation-9-photographers-share-a-microcosm-of-their-immediate-world/ = Art from isolation: 9 photographers share a microcosm of their immediate world Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Bobby Doherty, and Patricia Voulgaris, and more interpret 'isolation' through one picture Marcus Schaefer Document: How can isolation be a catalyst for creativity? Marcus Schaefer: I think isolation can be great and very healthy—it’s a good opportunity for self-reflection and to enjoy just “being” for a minute. Especially in our industry artists are supposed to keep up in a very fast-paced rat race and hardly find enough time to really put proper thought into their projects anymore. That being said—I truly believe that isolation is a catalyst for creativity and can open certain creative and stimulating backdoors due to the dispensation of various distractions and pressure. Encapsulating yourself can help focus and push your creative energy into a new d...

Why I'm interested in the process of meditation? - it is a calm activity - there is no aggressiveness nor violence - it is calm, peaceful - it brings calmness in my mind when my mind can get very agitated by thoughts, worries, wants, etc. - it brings peace, peace of mind, makes the mind stead, calm and quiet, so that i can live happily without any sorrows - it makes me happy or even it removes things that i think are obstacles to my happiness - it reminds me that happiness, satisfaction is within and not without. - it quiets the mind  - it brings me more into the moment. (involves cultivating present-moment awareness). - it allows to be fully present and focused.  What is there beyond the meditation thing and the video of Jiawei's mouth doing the chanting and repeating the hare krishna mantra? - there's an aspiration for higher things/purpose in life which are not focused on material/worldly life but rather on spiritual matters or endeavours. - higher purpose in life c...