My good friend Anastasia Tasou has recently created in your heart very sad, an online gallery space that showcases art, photography, film and music along with short interviews by the artists. She is currently looking for submissions and will begin posting soon when she has enough artists to showcase. Submit your work here and stick around for what’s to come.
A online showcase of young photographers' work.
Submit your work to flickr here.
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Submit your work to flickr here.
• About
• Music
• Interviews
• Questions
• Submit ANGSTY! zine
in your heart very sad
[Photographer Mike Brodie and a couple friends] were sitting on a couch on the front porch of that punk house (because “in the South, a lot of houses have couches on the porch,” he says). As Scott casually described how a passing train was headed to New Orleans, Brodie made up his mind.
“Probably two weeks after that, I left town by myself,” he says. “I had no idea what I was doing, but I just got on a train and went somewhere.”
He brought a Polaroid Spectra and one pack of film for a three-day trip. He was 17. And that marked the beginning of a yearslong relationship with train-hopping culture and photography.
Trains, Punks, Pictures And Books You Maybe Shouldn’t Read
Photo Credit: Mike Brodie/Twin Palms
Brigette Bloom is a photographer currently based in Portland, Oregon and is a traveler who’s work focuses on the relationship of nature and the unknown.
Tell us a little bit about your work. (be as specific as you like)
my work is about experimenting. in my photos and in my life. i like the unknown
There is a recurring theme of the relationship between you and nature (landscapes, animals etc), why is that?
i’m so in love with animals. i couldn’t imagine not having them in my photos. i guess i just do what comes natural and nature feels right to me. answering this question made me realize that through photos i’ve been (unintentionally) creating a world, the world i live in. i love sharing the joy i feel in simple things—and letting others getting a sense of my world. there is magic happening every moment, if you’re willing to look. i feel connected to nature and the rawness of things in their natural state. we’re all one. i just find animals incredibly special and will always look at them in amazement.
Some of the things you have done within your work seemed quite difficult and challenging to do. (e.g. your nude self portraits set outdoors) Do you struggle to create images at times?
i do a lot of hiking and have come across tons of secret places i can just run around naked which is a huge relief from being in the city. i’ve had strangers stumble upon me a couple times though, which is always strange. this summer i woke up before sunrise to take photos at the lake and i didn’t think anyone would be there that early. but as i was in the middle of taking pictures, this young couple starts driving up right in front of me with their headlights shining. i went to grab my clothes but my dog had just ran off with them. it was one of those moments you think “is this really happening?” i just pretended it was all a dream haha:)
the only thing thats kind of difficult is when you do self portraits, it’s hard to get the composition you want, and the light just right. it’s much easier shooting someone else because then you can see exactly whats happening in the frame; but there is such a fun spontaneity in just setting up the camera and then letting it flow. my photos hardly ever turn out the way i had envisioned, but i’m usually happily surprised with the outcome. i like the challenge of shooting myself, it’s also very introspective and therapeutic at the same time.
so creating them isn’t really a struggle, it’s getting them developed that’s tricky. when it’s black and white i can develop that myself. but for color film, i take it to a discount shop and they don’t really allow nudity so i have to go when certain people are working. i dream of the day i can process it all myself and be free to experiment whatever way i want. it’s really strange to me that you have to hide nudity. i mean, we’re all naked! whats to be offended of? nudity is so natural and beautiful and self-empowering. there are so many taboos and restrictions regarding nudity still-which is kind of crazy. i think it’s one of the most beautiful things to be comfortable in your own skin.
Who influences you and why?
life influences me. so many changes are always happening and it makes me feel inspired and alive.
i just really love life
the freshness of it
Favourite film and music at the moment?
hmm, i recently saw “la belle verte” and i loved it so much. it has a great message…(probably not my favorite film right now but i think it’s worth watching) the only place i could find it with english subtitles was on youtube though. i think the movie is banned in the u.s. so it’s kinda hard to find elsewhere
What do you hope to see yourself doing in three years time?
i see myself traveling, growing my own food, living on the ocean, smiling a lot:)
Any upcoming projects?
yeah, i’m starting to collaborate with other photographers on flickr. we’re just double exposing film that each of us shoot on. since we all live in different places, it’s fun to still be able to work on creating something together. it’s been really fun, and each person i’m doing this with has a completely different style so i’m excited for the results.
Catherine Lemblé is a photographer based in Belgium, currently studying for a master’s degree. Her work is “most of the time about nature and the rawness, the splendor and the destruction of it.”
Tell us a little bit about your work
I find it difficult to talk about my own pictures. I am way more interested in pictures that express or evoke emotions and are a result of creativity than in technical perfect, super sharp, emotionless pictures. I think you can see this in my work. I almost always photograph on film. I don’t like digital. I love waiting for my negatives to be developed, although I am an impatient person.
Your work varies from landscapes to photos taken during a mosh pit. Do you like to shoot a variety of things rather then focusing mainly on one thing?
I used to take photos of all kind of things but since I began studying photography I was obligated to work in series for assignments or projects for school. I kept working in series since. I like the idea of having a lot of different series that, despite of the differences, form a whole. You can also take pictures from different series, place them together and discover new things, see the pictures differently. I also like series because it’s a proces with a lot of reflectivity.
How does nature affect your work? (For example, the collages you create.)
I prefer to photograph where I feel at ease. I love photographing in nature because there I’m often alone and it’s very quiet. I can concentrate on taking pictures. Apart from that I love hiking, and I find nature simply fascinating (I think everyone does) so I feel the need to capture those fascinating things on film. I live in a country with no mountains, there are not much breathtaking landscapes here in my opinion, that’s why I like to use those magnificent landscapes from old books I bought in second-hand shops and make for example collages with them. Some collages I made with the person(s) in front of the landscape refers to paintings from the German Romanticism. I like the difference in how people then and now perceive nature.
Who influences you and why?
Other photographers and visual artists on flickr influence me. Musicians also influence me a lot. Especially rough, raw, loud, good, pure and honest music. Listening to this I want to get out (and take pictures).
Favourite film and music at the moment?
Film: The Straight Story - David Lynch, Dark Glow of the Mountains - Werner Herzog. Music: Raketkanon
What do you hope to see yourself doing in three years time?
Get my master’s degree, travel, travel far, photograph more, find good ideas for projects, collaborate with and meet interesting people.
Any upcoming projects?
Right now I’m working on a project about mountains and the relation between the artificial and the natural and timelessness and temporality. I’m also working on a project with my sister. And I want to portray people again, has been a long time since I did that.
Catherine’s site
Mira Heo is a photographer from Seoul in South Korea who’s work mainly focuses on self portraits.
Tell us a little bit about your work.
I’m trying to say something about.. ‘beauty’, especially female’s. When I see someone’s beauty, I get very excited and I try to capture that by shooting.
Why do you mainly focus on self portraits?
It is the easiest way for me to try and express what I want and how I feel.
Who influences you and why?
No one directly but many artists influence me. Even many amateurs who love to shoot just like me. But movies inspire me more than anything.
Favourite film and music at the moment?
My favourite film is Novecento by Bernardo Bertolucci and my favourite music is by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
What do you hope to see yourself doing in three years time?
I hope I will keep going with my work and that I’ll be happy with the people I love more than anything.
Any upcoming projects?
I’m going to work for my friend ‘ninaian’ (who is a music artist in South Korea), his 2nd album is coming out next year. So.. I will try to take many many pictures :)
