Georges Rousse - Photographer

I first came into contact with Rousse's work via the "Contacts" DVD series (the segment on Rousse is on the 3rd DVD of the series).  The whole "Contacts" series from Arte Video of France is excellent, and a must have.  Most importantly, almost every segment is narrated personally by the photographer who's work is being shown.

Contacts Volume 1: Photojournalism

Contacts Volume 2: Contemporary Photography

Contacts Volume 3: Conceptual Photography

"Dravert - 2007"

After he discovered Land Art and Malevich's Black Square against a white field, Georges Rousse altered his relationship to photography, inventing a unique approach that shifted the relationship of painting to space. He began making installations in the types of abandoned or derelict buildings that have long held an attraction for him--creating ephemeral, one-of-a-kind artworks by transforming these sites into pictorial spaces that are visible only in his photographs.

-Taken from Georges Rousse's website

Zeke Berman - Photographer

After seeing some of my work, Caleb recommended that I check out Zeke Berman's photos.

"Since the late 1970's Zeke Berman has been making singular, studio-based photographs. These works reflect his long standing interest in visual cognition, optics and the intersection between sculpture, photography and drawing. The formal range of his work, and his sculptural use of materials is varried, original and idiosyncratic."
- Intro from Berman's Website

Caleb Charland - Photographer

– Whether he is devising mechanical and pyrotechnical contraptions to perform for his camera or coaxing microorganisms into manipulating his imagery, Caleb Charland’s playful and experimental photographs evoke a sense of wide-eyed wonder and offer a celebratory view of the intersection of art and science
-Description taken from Michael Mazzeo Gallery

Francis Thompson, N.Y.,N.Y.: A Day in New York (1957)

Had been trying to find this video for some time. Found it on accident one day on another blog (Thanks Jeff Scher - http://fezfilmsblog.blogspot.com/). It's an amazingly vivid film with intense effects-all done naturally via specialized, custom optics. Francis Thompson was rather close-lipped about his experimental processes and sadly took the secrets to his grave. Luckily he left the film behind to amaze unconditionally.

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