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The LPV Collection – Las Vegas, 2008 by Julien Boast

Bryan Formhals — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:55:09 +0000

Las Vegas, 2008

It may sound strange when speaking about photography, but in Jules work I can sense his patience. He’s in no hurry to produce photographs because he’s looking for very specific photographs. This deliberate process leads to a type of photography that’s often quiet, methodical and precise, exactly how he wants it I imagine.

Jules lives in London and much of his photography revolves around his walks around various neighborhoods. But like most photographers, he shoots when he travels as well. We’re excited to offer an exclusive photograph from his travels to one of the strangest cities in America, Las Vegas.

In this photograph are two of the iconic hotels of Las Vegas, the Luxor and Mandalay Bay. Certainly a scene many tourists have viewed while on vacation. In this view however, Jules creates a graphical layer by including in a row of metal boxes that I’m guessing hold newspapers and other free magazines. They look alien and incongruent against the majestic presence of the hotels. These are not the only repeating structures in the photo though. In the background, we have 8 to 9 vertical poles spread across the scene.

It’s scene constructed with an array of shapes which creates that perfect type of tension you find in good photographs. Throw into the mix the Chris Angel ‘Believe’ banner on the Luxor and you have a photograph that captures the essence and strangeness of Las Vegas.

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Now Available: Photographs on the Brain Issue #1

Bryan Formhals — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:59:55 +0000

©Marcelo Montecino

Issue #1 – Mercedes, Santiago, 69

Contributors: Marcelo Montecino, Stasha Bajac, Erik Borst, Andrej Filev, Karen Rudd, Michael Ronquillo, Tommy Forbes, Terttu Uibopuu, Rafael Alcacer, Wai Lin Tse, Eduardo & Matheus, Peter Baker, Raoul Gatepin, Bryan Schutmaat, Julien Boast, Chuck Patch,Kurt Manley, Todd Fisher, M.Newton, Francesca Nicolosi, Joni Karanka, Aleksey Myakishev, David Teter, Edwin Monney, Erica Joy, Pietro Castellucci, Mike Dennington, Krzysztof Rost, David Wilson, Yann Faucher, Milicia Amidzic, Marlon Kowalski

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November, 2009 Show – Four walls and adobe slabs

Bryan Formhals — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:00:06 +0000

Photograph ©Alexi Hobbs

Curated by Olivier Marcel

A photo essay to explore contemporary meanings of dwelling and their visual equivalences in today’s turmoil.

Contributors: Alexi Hobbs, Barbara Vanschaik, Ben Anderson, Ben Roberts, Savva Bogatyrev, Kirill Kuletski, Raoul Gatepin, You Li, Matthew Genitempo, Hin Chua, Kate Kirkwood, Derek Vincent, Ana Kras, Henry Mackay, Rafal Pruszynski, Keith Young, Karen Rudd, Andrej Filev, Julien Boast, Hannah Davies, Bryan Formhals, John Goldsmith, Rafael Alcacer, Mark Powell, Eliot Shepard, Jair Cabrera Torres, Gary Clark, Lukasz Wierzbowski, Jasmine Lee

NOTE: From this point forward, we’re going to use Viewbook for our shows and photoessays. If you move your cursor below the credits, a toolbar appears that allows you to view in Fullscreen which is what I recommend.

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An Edit of High & Low – by Mark Alor Powell

Bryan Formhals — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:01:47 +0000

©l_o

High and Low was a group edited by Julien Boast and Mike Dennington. Here’s how they describe it:

“Not genre specific. Colour. Photos that are informed by a street photography aesthetic…”

High & Low was always deliberately vague – just a group of photos myself and/or Michael liked, which worked together. Once we reached a point where we thought we might start repeating ourselves, we stopped it – and then asked photographers to put together edits from the group pool…

You can view edits by Mikhail Wassmer,Dariusz Konkiewicz,Luke Byrne, Rafael Alcacer, Chuck Patch, Marek Wykowski, Rita Luis, Missy Prince, Andrew Kelly, and Alex Cretey on High & Low. And if you’re one of the few people out there who don’t know his work, be sure to check out Mark Alor Powell.

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