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Winners – Photoplay – “Play”

My Photoplay contest, “Play” has been an interesting and pleasurable experiment.

We have three winners! Congratulations! See their images below, with comments.

Images are also here, on my website where you can see them larger and enjoy the more subtle details – enjoy.

All three winners will receive a 1-hour Inner Path Photography “Personal Session with the Muse.” They’ll enjoy either an Inner Path Photography Personal Intensive, a Walk with the Muse, or a Beachwalk Talk.

Exciting, yes? I’m looking forward to meeting with them!

If you didn’t get to send in an image, I hope it was because you’ve been out there enjoying life and playing like crazy –

Thanks to all – may you remember the essence of play – here and in your life!

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“Playing Host” © Cameron Payne 2012.
A table set for 12, beautifully lit and arranged with silver and flowers, makes the host of this party happy to play. I like the elegance captured, the glow, and the image that one wouldn’t think of right away for “play” that Cameron chose. Yes, surely this is great adult play.

“Pixie” © Stephen Chicoine 2012.
This enthusiastic sprite has “play” written all over her, from her colorful, creative way of dressing to the bug-eyed frog enhancing the vibe. I love the body language, the beautiful line from her right foot up her leg and side to her shoulder, and the wonderful mix of a “tween” girl’s vulnerability, confidence, and joy that has been captured by Steve.

“Hula Hoop” © Erica Lin 2012.
In Erica’s words: “I attend a K-12 school, and every year they hold a hula hoop contest for the elementary age kids. As the yearbook photography editor, I had the opportunity to watch this event through the eyes of my camera. This photo in particular is my favorite; it shows one girl focusing and concentrating on the task at hand while letting loose, having fun, and enjoying her playtime.” As well as enjoying Erica’s experience, I like the way she has framed the image, focusing on face, torso, hoop, and allowing that to speak to us.

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July 10, 2012

Nick Waplington, “Other Edens”

Nick Waplington, “Other Edens”, 1994

My favorite photo book of the day –

Nick Waplington places his head and body atop/within many spaces that aren’t the usual.

Other images from the book and an interesting post can be found on Chris Pittman’s blog (the fish are a bonus). Frieze Magazine has a review deconstructing the deepest darkest meanings and associations –

But you really need the book in hand.

Enjoy the wonderful introduction by Marianne Wiggins and then experience the “Where’s Wally?” type journey as you turn the pages of unique image after image, Nick appearing in the most unlikely places. Then you can appreciate the mind and sensibility of this creative, slightly wacky artist.

I love how Nick is “Honoring Inner/Creating Outer” by allowing himself to express inner feelings and associations to places in an unusual way. He’s playful, yet also serious about his photographs. And he has certainly taken the concept of “travel photography” far beyond the expected.

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May 1, 2012

Photo Leaf Prints – Vietnam War Remembered

Binh Danh, photographer, is making exquisite and unusual prints.
This is amazing and very beautiful, sensitive work –

See the the leaf prints and read more…

“Danh appropriates iconic images of the Vietnam War and prints them on organic material such as leaves and grass, using a unique printing process he calls Chlorophyll printing. The images—ethereal and fragile, endowed with a sense of heart-wrenching loss—speak poetically of memory, impermanence and the remnants and aftermath of war.” (Pete Pin, Time Lightbox)

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April 30, 2012

Evelyn Hofer – I love this woman’s work!

“Hilton Kramer once called Evelyn Hofer “the most famous unknown photographer in America,” a title she did not dispute. To her, the work was more important than the artist.” (David Gonzalez, “Evelyn Hofer, Reconsidered”)

A retrospective now at Danziger Gallery, New York.

See the wonderful slide show and article by David Gonzalez in the “Lens” Blog of the New York Times.

Or go to New York and see the show in person!