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Club chalamet behind connor again yikes

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Jana Margarete Schuler’s “Between Blood and Glitter” is a gorgeous and amazing piece. Jana Margarete Schuler was born in a small town in the district “Kellerwald” and currently lives in Bamberg, Germany. Jana Margarete Schuler had always had an interest in the more out there things that humanity has to offer, such as the wrestlers or luchadores of Mexico.

Unfortunately, the only place that holds these gorgeous photographs is Lens culture and they don’t include the sizes of the photographs, but it doesn’t change what is shown which is the spontaneous captures and a gorgeous story about not only this niche, but also the lives of these women that chose this as their career.

I love the way that this takes a niche and represents it so beautifully. It’s strengthened my idea that you should never be afraid to go against the norm. Don’t be afraid to be passionate about something when no one else is. Just continue doing what you love and don’t stop!

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Sarah Hobbs was born in 1970. She attended the University of Georgia and got two degrees. Her first being a Bachelor’s in Art History in 1992 and a Master’s in Photography. Her book “Sarah Hobbs: Small Problems in Living” shows the very interesting way that she tries to sell a message by using space.

The book was published as a hardcover on May 31, 2012 by Charta. The book has 72 pages in total, organized in a neat little 11 x 0.5 x 11 book. Each page has a photo on the right side of the book and small text at the top left of the left side of the page. It really takes advantage of that empty space to make a sense of unease that Sarah wanted to achieve for her message.

This really taught me that space is super important when it comes to trying to evoke feelings. The shots that Sarah Hobbs had taken were done intentionally to create a feeling and this doesn’t just apply to photos. I’ll be taking into account the way I also format text both outside the image and in it!

Tod Lippy’s “Private” is a very interesting book. Born in the year 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland, Tod Lippy had graduated with not just one but two degrees from two different colleges. A Masters in Art history and a Master’s in Cinema Studies with these two degrees from Williams College and New York University respectively. He worked just as hard to make a name for himself and made sure he could never fail as he not only made art with his photographs and books, but also music!

Private was a book, published by Mirrorical Books (2024) and with some help from Ed Park. The book was released as a softcover with 29 photographs in color, 66 pages and a perfect 8.5 x 8.5 inches. The pages hold one photograph every other page while the page next to it is blank.

I believe that something I can take away from Tod Lippy’s book is that, sometimes, you don’t need a whole lot of text in order to have someone understand your message. You can or should let the photo speak for itself. There’s always a beauty and strength to letting your art be perceived without trying to influence your audience with words when an image can speak a thousand words.

The collection, “Artificial Wonderland” by Yang Yongliang is a wonderful example of using a camera to capture reality but make it seem like an illustration coming from someone’s mind as well as how one can take inspiration from something's aesthetic and use that to make their own version of that art!

Yang Yongliang is from Shanghai, born 1980 and having graduated in 2003 from China Academy of Art. Yang has taken inspiration from paintings that are mostly seen from the Song Dynasty. The sizes are 61.81" x 338.58" / 157 × 860 cm and were taken in a landscape view, giving a wonderful view of the landscape. The photographs were made black and white to replicate that brushstroke feel that the Song Dynasty was known for.

I honestly think that it’s gorgeous the way that the photographs had me make a double take and check if it was even a photograph! I believe that Yang Yongliang succeeded in making his own Song Dynasty ‘paintings’. It really reminds me that you can always take inspiration from something and make your own twist. Take what you’ve seen around you and use it in your own art!