Cora Edwards

Some of you may recognize the name, Cora Edwards, if you own Mextures. She has some cool guest formulas that you should definitely try out. A couple of months ago, I noticed her awesome photos showing up in my facebook feed, and realized that I had added her at a friend, at some point this year haha. I decided to reach out to her and pick her brain a bit for you guys.

David: Hi Cora! Thanks for allowing me to feature your work and get inside your head a little bit. We’ll start with a few questions, and then go from there.

First, I was hoping you could clear something up for me, because I can’t figure it out on my own. Do you shoot with your iPhone, or do you just edit with it? And if you are editing DSLR images on your phone, what percentage of your edits are done on the phone? Mainly, I’ve been featuring iPhoneographers, but that would be super interesting if you’re just editing with it. 

Cora Edwards: I shoot with both iPhone and DSLR. All of the edits you see on my Instagram feed (composites, snapshots and portraits) are edited entirely on the iphone. 100% of everything you see on my feed has been edited with my iPhone in one way or another.

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: I’m always interested in people’s backgrounds, and I see that we both started shooting film as teenagers. How long did you stick with film before switching to digital? What did you do before you decided to turn your photography into a business?

Cora: I still have my very first camera given to me by my parents in Christmas of 1997. I was 17 years old and I instantly became infatuated with all things photography. I still use that very camera from time to time, as well as my lovely Canon 5D Mark II and others in my growing collection of vintage/antique cameras. People started asking me to take their photos in a professional capacity in 2010, so I quickly decided to make it a business and so far it has been very rewarding!

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: I know you use Mextures a lot, but what are some of your other favorite apps?

Cora: Besides Mextures, my favorite apps are Artstudio (which is the app I use for all of my composites). It’s very similar to photoshop, so a knowledge of at least the basic editing tools in photoshop is extremely helpful if you’re wanting to use Artstudio. It’s not for the faint of heart.

My other favorite editing app is Snapseed for it’s fine-tune editing functions, and then finally the VSCO app, because for some of my photos I like the film look and VSCO is kind of the master of that.

 

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: Who are some photographers that inspire you?

Cora: I’m inspired by many different photographers! I created a pinterest board dedicated to the fact, which you can view here. I’m drawn to the story-telling aspects of photographers and their subjects. To be able to weave a story in one photograph is no small feat.

David: I just browsed your pinterest board, and you really are inspired by a lot of different people! Usually when people say that, its like 3-5 photographers. I was kind of surprised I didn’t find Brooke Shaden on the board because a few of your composites kind of have the same vibe, but you still have your own style.

Cora: Yes, there are so many photographers who inspire me! I don’t think I’ve ever had ONE photographer who I idolize or try to emulate – I have so many tastes and interests as far as photography goes. I don’t think I could ever do one style. You know how there are some photographers you can just look at their photo and know it was done by them right away? Yeah, I don’t think I’m like that. I hate routine and monotony. I always try to one-up myself. 

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: What 3 words would you use to describe your style?

Cora: Mysterious. Whimsical. Creative.

 

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: What is your process for your composite work? Do you come up with the idea for the image ahead of time, or do you just end up playing with images until you feel finished?

Cora: The process for my iPhone composites are largely due in part to my emotional state of mind. I find I do my best work when I’m feeling rather pensive or withdrawn. I’m quite introverted, so I think my composites are a way to communicate with the outside world.

I usually come up with the idea on a whim and run with it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I rarely do a photo shoot with a composite in mind, however I try to predominately use my own photos. I also use stock photos if I’m desperate for something in particular.

As far as the actual editing, I usually just try out different ideas and concepts and go with what I think not only looks the best to me, but what contributes to the “story” of a particular composite. I used to way over-edit until the image was just too busy. I felt like I needed to fill every square inch of the frame with something or else it wasn’t “good”, but now I’m sticking with the less-is-more approach.

I love negative space and simplicity. I don’t need a breathtaking sunset or crashing waves or towering mountains in every single composite.

Photo by Cora Edwards

David: Have you ever thought about teaching iPhone editing to other people, either one on one, or in a small workshop? If you haven’t, I think you should!

Cora: Funny you mentioned about teaching a tutorial or class, I’ve been contemplating that! I’ve had many requests for tutorials! I honestly keep putting it off because I feel like maybe there wouldn’t be enough interest? I would obviously love to help people though, if I can! It’s more a question of how I would go about it. I’m socially awkward and a terrible teacher, so I’m not off to a great start. haha

Photo by Cora Edwards

What do you guys think, should Cora jump into teaching people a little bit about editing on the iPhone? I think it would be fun to watch her edit an image from start to finish.

Go follow Cora Edwards online at the following places

Instagram: corabell99

Twitter: corabell99

Facebook: facebook.com/coraedwardsphotography

Her website: www.coraedwardsphotography.com

Andy Doss

Andy Doss is a graphic designer that uses his iPhone 5s to create beautiful abstract pieces. He is also doing some cool things with percolator. I recently had a quick chat with him, after he reached out to me on facebook. I hope you enjoy his work.

Saturday Night Wine by Andy Doss

David: How long have you been shooting with your iPhone, and what model are you using?

Andy: I’ve been shooting with my iPhone for 3 Years. I’ve been a graphic designer for 15 yrs. I went back to school two yrs ago and I completed my art degree (bachelors) and for my senior project I turned to my trusty iPhone. Then it was a 4 but I now have a 5s.

Building in Flux by Andy Doss

D: Are your abstract shots done in camera or are you using apps to get the desired effects? Some of the images remind me of kinetic photography.

A: My abstracts are done using a combination of apps. I use several to get the desired result for just one image. Photostudio HD is usually where my abstracts start, Sketchbook, Percolator, and Snapseed are some of the others I like to use. I also use the desktop, iPhone, and iPad versions of photoshop in my work.

Classroom Vibe by Andy Doss

D: What do you look for when you’re creating an abstract image?

A: My abstracts really lend themselves toward graphic images, buildings, mostly. For the complex ones I use either sketch book pro app or photoshop to break the images apart and reconstruct them.

Building Times Three by Andy Doss

D: What drives you to create your pieces?

A: Being a graphic designer, I like really graphic images, as in bold color, shapes and images. My work is based on my surroundings. City’s and buildings offer a great base for my work but so does anything that lends itself to that. Bridges, fields or landscapes. I like to take places, things or objects that most people see everyday and don’t think twice about, and bring out the true beauty that is in them. The color or lack of is already there, I’m just exposing it.

Shoreline by Andy Doss

D: Your take on exposing people to the beauty of things they take for granted reminds me of something I heard recently. Jason Silva does a series on youtube, called Shots of Awe, and one of his videos was about artists. He said, “First, you must have a willingness to leave your comfort zone. Forget everything you think you know. You must decondition your thinking, your reflective responses to stimuli, to go to other realms of the mind.The artist, must sacrifice part of himself to bring back this new perspective on reality.” I think our job as artists is to show people the beauty in everything, which can be a daunting task at times.

Neighborhood by Andy Doss

Color Mix by Andy Doss

You can find more of Andy’s work at the links below. If you enjoyed any of these, there is plenty more to see. Even if you didn’t like this style, he has some cool percolator images and even some awesome painterly images that look like they should be hanging on a wall somewhere. Go check him out!

Instagram is adossart

Andy’s fb page

andrewdossphotography.com

Brandon Kidwell

This started out as an interview, but evolved into a conversation, so I’ll try to format it as such. I’m leaving out some of my answers to his questions so I don’t steal the spotlight here. I want you to get to know Brandon better in this post. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Express Yourself!

I found Brandon Kidwell’s work on Flickr, and then I read his photo essay, “I Am,” and felt like I could have written something similar myself. I had a hunch that we had similar backgrounds, and in fact we do.

Brandon is in the creative zone right now and its been fun watching what he will come up with next. His work actually influenced me and got me to finally do some multiple exposure self portraits as well.

David Pasillas: What did you study in school? Do you have any training in photography or other art mediums?

Brandon Kidwell: I studied English and Philosophy, but took a sharp right turn into Accounting and have been there ever since.  I work in Corporate Finance so this is my artistic outlet.  I have no formal training in photography, I’d like to consider myself a focused person so when I have an interest it sometimes borders on obsession.  I like to read and study the foundation of whatever I’m involved in and find my way from there.  I got my iPhone in December of 2012 and haven’t looked back since learning new things each and every day both my experiment and by enjoying the work and creations of others.

I AM Past

DP:  I wouldn’t normally ask a photographer, or iPhoneographer, if they read (and if you do, what) but your essay has me wondering just that. 

BK:  Absolutely, I grew up playing in bands, reading, skateboarding, sports, and art in one form or another.  I believe it’s all connected at the base of it, all passions and insight on life so it’s a very fair question.  I enjoy Philosophy (could go on for days) but if you are asking some of my favorite authors Kurt Vonnegut is at the top of the list, lately I’ve really enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell (my analytical side) and have grown up reading Douglas Adams, the Beat Generation authors, Ken Kesey, I’d be lying if I didn’t say The Little Prince was one of my all time favorite books and I’ve really enjoyed Jonathan Safran-Foer lately, he has an honesty that borders on melancholy yet hopeful, very emotional reads.  That’s just what I can think of off hand but always love sharing and learning about new authors.  What about you?

DP:  I had a feeling you were a philosopher. I studied philosophy as well, but bailed before I got the degree. I ended up studying a lot of psychology, philosophy, and eventually got my degree in early childhood education. I didn’t consider myself artistic at all, until I started teaching preschool. The kids helped me tap into the creative flow again.

Like you, when I focus on something, I get obsessed. I wanted to improve so bad that I taught myself just about everything I know now. I did work as an assistant for an award winning wedding photographer, for a year. I went to a workshop of his and he asked me to work with him since he liked my portfolio. I don’t think it was anything impressive, but you could tell I at least had an eye.

I AM Present

BK:  Your hard work and photography has paid off my friend, your work to date is phenomenal.  I started out chasing landscapes at golden hours but now find more interest in human emotion.  A wedding photographer gets so much practice capturing emotion and moments, not much better training than that!

DP: Btw, I just stumbled upon this interesting read the other day that detailed the daily routine’s of Nietzsche, Kant, and Marx. I think I was on the hunt for philosophy of creativity, but have yet to find much on the topic. I’m wanting to do something different with my work, but I’m not sure how to blend philosophy and photography yet. I know studying up on philosophy again is the first step. While we’re talking books, I would highly recommend Mediations by Marcus Aurelius. Its one of my favorite philosophy reads.

BK: One of the things I love about Philosophy is the diversity and that in it there are so many contradictions on the way to a solution.  I love it because it’s like an umbrella that covers all the other sciences that were born from it, Philosophy provides the ideas and concepts, Science and Math set out to prove or disprove them in one way or another.  It can be both maddening and enlightening and if you’re objective about it, no one is wrong, the solution might not be agreeable but there is truth in the process!  I’m a big fan of Marcus Aurelius but have never read all the way through Meditations.  It’s like Walden, so incredible in small doses but so much to take in, like a tsunami to your brain, too much for me at one time.  I go to them when I lack inspiration or want to spark my brain or simply have a great distraction.

Stillness of mind, peace to Heart

DP: That’s funny, one thing that drove me away from my philosophy degree was how hard it was to to actually reach an agreeable truth. I was actually drawn to philosophy because I thought it was the way to discovering the true nature of reality, and truths in general. I started out thinking relativists were ridiculous, and, in the end, I became one haha. I distinctly remember in Epistemology class, the professor was talking about how “the tree appears treely.” That was enough for me. I had to walk away.

I do have some more questions that people usually are interested to know, and I have a few tougher ones because I’d love to hear your answers.

What is your creative process like, from beginning to end?

BK: Lately my creative process has been to always take pictures and save them for later. I’m always siting on a roll of pictures I’ve never shared.  When I have time, I’ll start with an idea or emotion, and pick something that mirrors that and go from there.  Sometimes my images and edits are intentional, I sometimes go to a certain place to shoot something very specific.  Other times my edits just flow freely and could be influenced by a feeling, a new app, a concept, a pattern, a song, anything that hits or intrigues my senses and then I’m done with it.  I’ve lately been trying to get my mobile art out there as I’ve become more confident in it, but truly it’s all about the process for me.  It’s therapeutic in nature, my creative outlet.  I really don’t have an agenda to be an artist, I’d be coloring on the sidewalk with chalk if it was all I had.  It’s how I make sense of some things an feel good after it’s complete and move forward.

The Stress Effect

DP: How much planning goes into an image?

BK: I’m not experienced enough to have a lot of planning under my belt.  My family and work come first so time restrictions limit me to happenstance photo opportunities (most of which consist of me taking a quick detour to capture something I saw from my Jeep, I always keep a loose arrival time when traveling alone… You never know what you’ll see on the road to where you’re going) and some planned early morning shots.  I’d like to get more into planned portraits and visiting some locations on a list I’m building in my head, but it will be as time allows in the future.

Existence vs. Essence

DP: What are some of your favorite apps?

BK: The apps I rely heavily on for my iPhone are Camera+, Filterstorm, Snapseed, VSCOcam, Mextures and PicFx.  Others I really enjoy are iColorama (a powerful and creative app), Retouch, Repix, and Lorystripes is such a fun and creative app.  There are many other fantastic apps but those listed above are used the most.

Devan’s First Snow

DP: What is the purpose of your art?

BK: To be truly honest, the purpose of my art is as a creative outlet.  I’ve always been involved in art in some form or another.  I started with drawing, then music, I played the drums for years, then DJing and creating my own music through beat machines and samplers, skateboarding and so on.  Mobile Photography happened to be a convenient creative outlet that fulfills that need to create and fits my life right now being a family man with little time to spare.  I hope that some of my essence is apparent in my art and I’d like to influence or spark emotion in my art but I don’t have a need to be known or understood, my wife is still trying to understand me, and I love her more and more every day for putting up with my silly craziness haha.

Dreams of Flight (Derek)

DP: What do you think you’re ultimately working towards?

BK: I think, I’m only working towards the great feeling of progression and accomplishment.  As soon as I’m able to portray or capture and share something that will look as I pictured in my head, and it give someone else the same feeling and impact viewing my interpretation as when I experienced it, that will be success.  I still have a very, very long way to go.

DP: Thank you for the great conversation, Brandon, I’ve really enjoyed it.

BK: I agree, this conversation has helped me put my intentions into words that I never thought about until now.  Thank you for sharing yours!

Solitude

If you’re interested in how Brandon does some editing, he wrote up a tutorial on one specific effect here.

Brandon’s website is brandonkidwell.com

You can also find his work on

IG: @b_kidwell

Flickr  |  Ampt  |  iPhoneArt  |  VSCO grid

Anthony Tulliani

When I first asked people to submit images to get featured, Anthony Tulliani was one of the first ones to catch my eye. His images are simply well composed, and clean. He mainly uses the native camera app on his iPhone5 to take the photos, and likes to use Snapseed, Afterlight, and VSCO.

This is just a small sample of the type of photos he creates.

 

To see more of Anthony’s work, you can go to his website, anthonytulliani.com, where he shares his DSLR work.

If you’re interested in his iPhoneography, you can find more at tullianiphoto.com.

Michal Koralewski

While browsing some iPhoneography groups on Flickr, I saw some photos that stood out to me, and approached the artists about doing an interview. Michal Koralewski was one of the talented people I wanted to introduce you to. It appears I’m not the only one that likes his work, because just as I was writing this up, Michal found out that Instagram chose to add him to their suggested user list. Congrats, Michal, its well deserved.

Do you have any training in photography or painting? I ask because your composition is always excellent.

No, I don’t have any training in photography or painting. I’m a sociologist by education and a journalist by occupation. Neither has anything to do with photography or painting, but since 2005, I have worked as a part time image reviewer for different microstock photo agencies. I believe this is what helped me to improve my photography skills. If you review hundreds or thousands of photos everyday, you get a huge dose of inspiration and a great eye for composition.

That makes sense that viewing so many photos would help you recognize what works and what doesn’t. I always advise people to look at photos everyday, when they ask what they can do to improve.

Are all of your images edited only using the 4s? 

All my mobile photos (Instagram, Flickr) are edited only with iPhone 4s (the oldest ones are edited with iPhone 3G). No other device involved.

Thats kind of amazing to me that you only use your 4s. I would think the screen is too small to do some of the editing you do.

What inspires you to create your images?

Usually I don’t have much time for my photography passion. Having two almost full-time jobs, and trying to be a good father for my three kids, takes a lot of time. I take my photos when I’m on my way to the office and later when I go back home. My time is so limited that I have to shoot the same areas. Walking through the same streets day by day makes you desperately try to find something new – a different lighting, distinct angle, etc. People say “push the limits”, so I’m pushing and pushing and look for new inspiration for my photography.

Social galleries, like Instagram, Flickr and 500px are great sources of inspiration for me. There are so many people around the world, who take such great photos! Landscape, abstract, portraits, street photography – you can find it all there. If you ever feel discouraged and lose your inspiration – social galleries are the best remedy I can recommend.

Walk me through the process of how an image is created. Do you have an idea in your head before you take a photo?

As I said before – the time I have to spend on taking photos is very limited, so I have to plan every detail of the shot in advance. I have a “collection” of my favorite spots I like to photograph, like an old brick wall on the other side of the street, an old red bridge near the XIV century cathedral, a line of colorful tenement houses on the old square market etc. When I go there I know I have only 10, 15, 20 minutes to make a shot, so I try to think about the composition and lighting before I get there. I try to take as many photos as possible and later, when I’m at home, I choose the best shots for editing.

I wish I had more time for my passion. I’d like to be able to wait for better lighting, find more interesting composition, get better exposure etc.. Unfortunately, I have what I have and I try to appreciate it. I love editing photos. For me it’s an integral part of making a photo, but also the most demanding, risky and unpredictable. Usually I start with cropping, leveling the horizons (Snapseed) and fixing any undesired perspective (FrontView). I really hate when the buildings on photographs look like they were collapsing on passers-by heads. After these basic corrections I remove unwanted objects (TouchRetouch). Sometimes it’s an electric cable, sometimes a trashcan, but sometimes I remove bigger objects – like cars, houses even people, just to get a composition I’m satisfied with. Sometimes I also merge the objects of two different photos (Image Blender). In the end I use Mattebox and Mextures to get the final cut. I’m definitely not a “reality photographer,” meaning I don’t try to record things as we all see them. I take photos on the streets, but I alter them later, and change reality into my own subjective vision of the world I live in. “Recording” is not enough for me, I prefer “creating.”

Asking yourself, do I want to take photos, or create them, is an important question for an artist. You can come up with very different images, if you decide you want to create, as opposed to “recording” as you put it.

About how long does it take to edit an image?

It depends on many factors – time, subject, my own mood and condition. Sometimes I only need to crop an image, which takes about few seconds, but usually I need about 40-60 minutes, for all the corrections and modifications. I have a dozen or so photos that took more than a day to finish. Sometimes, I spend all my free time on editing a photo, but if I’m not satisfied with the result, I put it off for another day. Different mood, and different weather affect my ability to create, because I’m terribly sensitive to weather. Sometimes it can be long, drawn out torture, other times it can be a 5 minute pleasure. It all depends.

Where can we see more of your work?

Before we list off all of the social media sites, I’d like to add that I’m a founder of “Mobilni” group – it’s the first Polish mobile photography group, besides local groups of IGers. We had a big exhibition last year, the next one begins on the 18th of January.

The smaller, English version of Mobilni

www.michalkoralewski.pl

Flickr  |  Facebook Page  |  Instagram  |  Twitter

 

Egmont van Dyck

I had the pleasure of coming across Egmont van Dyck, when I was buying apps for some lucky people, this Christmas. As it turns out, Egmont runs TheiPhoneArts.com and is also a fellow resident of the SF bay area. After seeing some of his work, I asked him if he’d like to be featured here, and then it turned into a wonderful little interview that provides some insight into the mind of an artist.

I would suggest taking some time to view the images as you read this interview. They really do deserve more than a glance, as you will see, he has a story to tell. The images can be viewed much larger by clicking on them. I also can’t recommend enough that you click on his links to view more of his work. He really is a fantastic street photographer.

Without further ado…

Which iPhone do you use?

Currently I use an iPhone 4S and while I qualify for an upgrade, I have decided to wait for the 6, since I have so much invested in accessories for this model.

Do you use lenses or other gear?

One of the very first things I invested in was a case that not only doubled as a tripod mount but a case that was ergonomically suitable for street photography. For this I selected a Diff-Case, which gave me a very secure grip. Since then I have acquired an OlliClip case that is not only tripod mountable, it also allows one to use any of their lens attachments, including the new telephoto 2X lens.

I have used the OlloClip 3 in 1, using primarily the macro and occasionally the wide angle lens for scenes where lens distortions are minimal. As for the fisheye, it is one I have no use for.

Just recently I began working with the OlloClip 2X telephoto lens with a polariser, which I think is just a great lens, using it for street photography but also for my table-top still-life work.

The other items part of my essential gear is a backup battery. My favorite one is by Anker, the Astro 3 model, which has provided me with more than 12 hours of constant operation during an outing in San Francisco Chinatown. You will also find in my gear bag a mono-tripod, a mini tripod and a daily use case when the iPhone is a phone and not being used as a camera.

How long have you been creating photos with an iPhone?

It all started when my son insisted I update to an iPhone 4S the day after Christmas 2011. It took another two months before I even considered taking my first photo and once I did, that was it, I was hooked. The rest is history as they say.

How has iPhoneography affected you as an artist?

While it has renewed my interest in photography, it has given me the ability to get up close when engaging in street photography in ways not possible before, due to the phones flexibility. It also has provided me with a perspective I was not able to previously achieve when it comes to my table-top still life creations. The iPhone allows me not only to move in very close but also from a very low angle that would not be possible with a DSLR.

Of course the mobility of the iPhone has changed just about all aspects of photography, as one no longer needs to lug around several pounds of a camera and can take wonderful photographs at the spur of the moment.

In the end, the iPhone has become an indispensable tool in most aspects of my creative thinking. A tool just as valuable as my paint brushes for painting, my pen and notebooks to record my thoughts, or even the DSLR, which I use for capturing images a mobile unit is not suited for.

What drives you to create photos?

Photography is only one of my mediums of artistic expression. While I also paint large scale abstract and small landscapes, or build an occasional sculpture, these past two years have primarily focused only on photography.

While I thrive on the rapid energies and the unknown when out on the streets photographing strangers up close or documenting the ethereal daily surroundings of our lives, my true first love is to create environments, a world within a world on a dinning room table.

The influences of 17th century Dutch ‘Golden Age’ of painting, in particular the Flemish still-life painters who drive my desire to conceive, forage, gather the elements needed to build a small imaginary setting and build a narrative with the objects selected. For photography is just another medium with which to tell a story.

Yet if I were to sum up the question in a one sentence answer it would be, regardless of the media, the urge to create is my reason for living.

Name a few of your favorite apps.

I am mostly a traditional old school photographer, relying less on post production applications and more on capturing the image with the right camera application. If you do not have a good image to start with, no post production efforts will make it any better.

The first non-native camera I used was CameraAwesome for my street photography, then I discovered 6×6 by jag.gr, which became my primary camera for all other types of photography. For a short time I used 645Pro, but soon switched to PureShot.

When I wish to capture an image in B/W, I use MPro, the best program I have found to date. Finally, there is Hipstamatic, mostly a LoFi camera application that also applies image altering effects to the image based on the selection of ones lens and film.

All camera applications other than Hisptamatic, allow the user to save their photos as a TIFF document, which is my preferred method of saving an image.

As for post production there are a variety of app’s I reply on, but ultimately my goal is not to require any post production altering app’s. However if I do chose to alter an image, here are some of the most used post processing applications:

Snapseed
Waterlogue
Photocopier
ScratchCam
Old Photo Pro
Blender
Color Thief
CameraAwesome filters

I would like to close out this question with two applications that are camera applications but also provide alternative post processing. Instant 101 provides the user with numerous different lenses, film types but also processing chemicals which have an effect of altering the image.

The other application is KitCam, which unfortunately is no longer available since Yahoo purchased the company in June of 2013. KitCam has a very large selection of films and lenses, but this was not it’s only strength, there were also post production settings available to the user, making this one of the best application for the mobile photographer.

What are some of the projects you are working on?

Most of my photography ends up becoming a long term project. One has been Graveyard Typography, which was started in 2005, using my first digital 5 mega pixel Sony pocket camera, then a Canon 7D DSLR and now I use the iPhone 4S.

These last two years the focus has been on San Francisco Chinatown, including the numerous cemeteries in Northern California, which also has become a collaborative project with other mobile photographers from various countries. Recently the focus has shifted to developing still-life sets, photographing objects that either have lost their usefulness or have some nostalgic memory associated with them.

A much larger project is in the planing and gathering stage and most likely will take anywhere from eighteen months to two years to complete. It is based on tea cups and their previous owners who collected them. The limited information that I have been able to obtain will be used to write a short story, which is then photographically illustrated.

Once any of these projects are finished, the goal is to make the projects available in the form of an eBook at iTunes.

Where can we see more of your work?

Generally I am a very private person when it comes to my photography or my art. Sharing only with a few close friends. Only after launching The iPhone Arts did I begin to seek a larger audience.

It was only for a short time that I was on Instagram ( Egmont_the_Artist ) until the issues with their Terms of Service agreement in August of 2012, that I decided not to post any longer. While there have been some plans to use alternative social websites dedicated to photography like 500px and Flickr, I have once again become selective as to my exposure.

For the time being my work is only featured on my website The iPhone Arts, under the title Passport to my Neighborhood and the occasional post.

My two art websites are The Artist Within Us and Four Seasons in a Life. and I have a personal FaceBook page and a FaceBook TiPA page.

Blurb Books: The Artist’s Camera