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Editor & Publisher:Lance Ramoth

Copy Editor:Tiffany Altieri

Email:[email protected]

Web:www.fotoblur.com/magazine

ISSN:1944-0006

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2011 Fotoblur Magazine.

ISSUE 12

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERS

Shaun StubleyUwe Langmann

Mads C. Forchhammer

Bill Gekas

Sietske Hoekstra

Kazuyuki Iijima

Rob Jenkins

Yamba Karn

Michael Ken

Awen Dominic Lauron

Hengki Lee

Janina Leonaviciene

Maciej Leszczynski

Peep Loorits

Zsoka Lorincz

Hamoraon Lubis

Jorge Maia

Kaushik Majumder

Katerina Manshine

Mario Marino

Sergey Melnitchenko

Nima Moghimi

Robert Moran

Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alessa

Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad

Hikaru Arai

Niki Barbati

Yury Bird

Arunas L. Birutis

Marcus Bjrkman

Roberto Bon

Valentina Bunic

Marsha Cattaneo

Andreea Chiru

Stefania Cruceru

Alper ukur

Mohsen Daemi

Iringo Demeter

Delinggan Dipitiga

Fahad Dossary

Jon Downs

Mukti Echwantono

Luca Ferdinandi

Mia De Fleur

Naufal Mq

Francesca Parit

Pierre Pellegrini

Esteban Rios

Jafar Ranjbar Saadi

Saad Salem

Paolo Scarano

Gustavo Scheverin

Parisa Shademan

Mont Sherar

Gaurav Singh

Mj Suayan

Junya Suzuki

Chot Touch

Marco Virgone

Vinay Kumar Vishwakarma

Francis Willey

Linda Wride

Qin Yongjun

Plosz Zoltn

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Your time is limited, so dont waste it living some-

one elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma which

is living with the results of other peoples thinking.

Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out

your own inner voice. And most important, have

the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

They somehow already know what you truly want

to become. Everything else is secondary.

Steve Jobs

1955-2011

Remembering

Steve Jobs.

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Shaun Stubley was born and raised in the market town of

Loughborough in the heart of England. His interest in art

started at a very early age, inspired by the chiaroscuro

painters who used techniques to create the illusion of

three-dimensional forms. His fascination for this tech-

nique greatly influenced his illustrative style and is evident

in his current photographic artwork. Now li ving in Milan,

he works as a freelance photographer and designer.

Fotoblur got a chance to talk with Shaun Stubley about

his views on artistic philosophy, creativity, a nd expres-

sivity.

ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY

I think that the main purpose of photography is to evoke

emotions - it makes no difference what the subject

matter is. A wedding shot, a holiday s hot, a landscape,

or a flower - the viewer should get a certain feedback

from the image. It could be one of joy, sadness, love,

fear, surprise, pleasure, or intrigue. This may sound ba-

nal, but history has taught us that the most successful

photographs are those that succeed in stirring strong

emotions within us. Naturally, as a portrait photog

pher, my prime aim is to capture the inner essenc

the subject as well as creating evocative images.

I believe that art is the means by which artists con

their passion, unleashing their creativity to evoke e

tions. True artists create with their hearts, a philo

phy which I always tr y to adhere to, no matter what

photographing.

CREATIVITY

Without creativity, the world would come to a sta

still. In photography, creativity is fundamental. It he

us in our journey to develop our own personal sig

ture style which will ultimately get our work noticed

times, content and technical know-how alone are

enough to achieve our goals. Its the way we pho

graph our subject that sets us apart from other s. I th

its true to say that many successful photographers

creativity before technical know-how. When teach

photography, I try and stress the fact that one doe

necessarily need to have the latest camera with

most megapixels to achieve the best results.

Shaun Stubleyhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/shauns

http://www.artesphotography.it

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHE

Shaun Stubley - Queen for the Night Issfotoblur.com


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Shaun Stubley - Stay with MeShaun Stubley - Silent Persuasionw.fotoblur.com Issu


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Discovering our own creative potential can be a lengthy

process and often only comes to light after a period

of practicing, experimenting, and studying the work

of others. We should try and break away from what is

considered normal; think outside of the box, think

differently. If we want that light bulb to glow brighter

then we must start thinking that creativity is the most

important element in a photograph. Being inspired by

whatever were photographing helps us to capture the

subject in a more creative way. Experiment by shooting

at different angles, try different compositions, dont be

afraid to make mistakes but above all, be open min ded.

EXPRESSIVITY

To some extent, all my artwork expresses two strong

recurring elements: elegance and romance. Not all my

subjects are models - some are friends and some are

women who simply want to be photographed for many

different reasons. The end result, however, must al-

ways embrace these two fundamental elements which

have, over the years, helped me establish my signature

style.

To obtain this, its important that my subjects have

complete trust in me and feel completely at ease in my

presence. They need to be totally relaxed before I s

shooting, they need to understand the kind of mo

Id like to create so we can work together in harmo

I always ask my subjects to visit my website before

arrange the shoot so they can see my style. Ther

nothing worse than photographing someone who

never seen your work. I need my subjects to have

tal faith in my ability, but also to be very open mind

and understand that were not taking passport sh

Its important for me to photograph my subjects

way that theyve never been photographed before. S

lighting and elegant poses are of the utmost imp

tance and both help greatly to enhance their femini

and create romantic, elegant images.

Photography has become my main creative outlet

an artist it enables me to express my opinions, sti

emotions, communicate my message and, at times

lows the viewer to understand my character.

Portrait photography has become a challenge for

almost an obsession. To be able to capture the in

essence of a person in my own personal style is

ceedingly rewarding, both for myself and my subje

This in itself is a powerful motivation!

Radiance

My Future

Wonder

Shaun Stubley - Storm

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER - Shaun Stu

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Uwe Langmann was born and currently lives in a small

city near Munich, called Memmingen, Germany.

Uwe Langmanns journey into photography began

while pursuing a career in filmmaking. While shoot-

ing photos of locations for a film idea, his friends and

family began noticing his talent in photography. This

happy accident eventually led Uwe

to focus on photography as his main

medium of artistic expression.

Uwes work possesses a mystical

simplicity and an almost dream like

quality. Uwe says that the intent of

his work is to not portray the worldas it is. He explains that Im more in-

terested in showing a sense of poetry

in the ordinary. Like a painter creates

an abstraction of what he sees. He also tries to avoid

communicating any specific idea through his work,

but instead, wishes the viewer to formulate their own

opinions and ideas. For me, art must not tell a story

but is something that exists solely for its own pur-

pose. He describes his work as open for interp

tation where one might see an interesting arran

ment of objects while another sees a metaphor

societal issues. Each person should formulate t

own interpretation of his work. However, Uwe adm

that many of his images lend to feelings of lonelin

and despair and occasionally communicate a lac

connection to the world or even emptiness. But

says optimism can be found in many of his imag

especially where he intentionally captures conn

tions between objects such as in his image Fam

While shooting, Uwe looks for subjects that feel d

olate, that seem alone in an open space. He will of

include small elements of human presence suchpoles, fences, and machines. His ultimate goal i

look for subjects which possess interesting shap

rhythmic patterns, and which resonate with one

other. As Uwe says, his intuition guides him w

looking for the right scene to capture.

Limited edition prints available on request.

Uwe Langmannhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/uwelangmann

http://www.uwelangmann.com

[email protected]

Im more interest-

ed in showing a

sense of poetry in

the ordinary. Like

a painter creates

an abstraction of

what he sees.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHE

Uwe Langmann - Warden

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Uwe Langmann - Scales - Car & Pylon Uwe Langmann - November Road II

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Uwe Langmann - Out of Sight Uwe Langmann - Ad Infinity

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Uwe Langmann - Foggy GroveUwe Langmann - Winter 010

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ISSUE 12GALLERY

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Hamoraon Lubis - Sobs Behind My Unhappiness Chot Touch - Hijabs

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Kaushik Majumder - United Fellows

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Plosz Zoltn - A Cheerful Friday Afternoon Michael Ken - Locked Out!

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Francis Willey - The Romance of Dante and Beatrice Francis Willey - Longing of a Ghost

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Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad - I Love My Place

Marco Virgone - Into The Hole

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Yamba Karn - Scene

Sergey Melnitchenko - My Love

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Yury Bird - The South Bridge Yury Bird - High Hopes

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Mukti Echwantono - Two World Andreea Chiru - Your Battlefield III

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Gaurav Singh - Boundless Gaurav Singh - Immortals

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Francesca Parit - Decadence

Mario Marino - Karo Boy, March 2011, Ethiopia Issuw.fotoblur.com


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Kazuyuki Iijima - Repetition Peep Loorits - Dots and Squares

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Mia de Fleur - End of Story Alper ukur - Rain

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Francis Willey - Nephthys

Jafar Ranjbar Saadi - I Think My Cocoon is Getting to be Tight

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Mukti Echwantono - Im Not Afraid Sergey Melnitchenko - Black and White Rude Boy

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Robert Moran - Floor 10 Maciej Leszczynski - Romeo and Juliet

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Awen Dominic Lauron - Spare Me a Penny Vinay Kumar Vishwakarma - Carrying Life

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Marcus Bjrkman - Between Channels Katerina Manshine - ***

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Mont Sherar - The Transcender

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Hamoraon Lubis - Lonely Hearted Valentina Bunic - Start Point

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Hamoraon Lubis - Find a Way Rob Jenkins - A Sliding Stone Gathers No Moss

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Stefania Cruceru - The Cradle of Lost Memories Stefania Cruceru - Winter Degradee

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Jon Downs - A Little Peace Issuw.fotoblur.com


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Esteban Rios - Thoughts Marsha Cattaneo - Quiet Thoughts

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Hengki Lee - The OdysseyHengki Lee - Just Out of Reach

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Junya Suzuki - Fragment of Life Mohsen Daemi - What If?

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Mohsen Daemi - The Last Breath

Paolo Scarano - BLACK Issuw.fotoblur.com


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Roberto Bon - MonsoonBill Gekas - Umbrellas

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Naufal MQ - Gloomy Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alessa - Together

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Fahad Dossary - Alone Hikaru Arai - Tranquility

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Saad Salem - The Color White

Vinay Kumar Vishwakarma - Lets Have a Tea

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Jorge Maia - The Edge Sietske Hoekstra - Tensed

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Qin Yongjun - _____T_T______ Delinggan Dipitiga - Our Friend

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Luca Ferdinandi - Summer Afternoons Mj Suayan - I Am Hungry

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Mads C. Forchhammer - Smileys Iringo Demeter - Francesca

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Pierre Pellegrini - Winter Road Parisa Shademan - Brick Child

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Zsoka Lorincz - Crossword Gustavo Scheverin - Mujer Golpeada

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