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The photographer Irene Kung isolates Architecture in moody clouds of black giving us a new vision of the architects intent.

I love the dark that permits me to illuminate what I like. Dreaming with my eyes open. I can look behind the corner. When bad reality rises, the dream that saves you also rises.”

via the artist website

Using a large lens and a lot of hard work PATRICK JACOBS creates entire miniature dioramas all by hand.

 

all images above via the artists web site

 this image via : http://studiovisit.com/close-up-patrick-jacobs/

The photography world was introduced to Hiroshi Sugimoto work via his Dioramas and long exposures of films in movie Theaters.  But Sugimoto was always after bigger game. Part scientist and part Shinto priest, part photographer and part sculptor. His subjects range from visualizing mathematical formulas to architecture, clothing and even designing Shinto Shrines.  For me it seems what he is really after is finding a way to capture the infinite…

See the excellent PBS piece of this singular artist speak about his work here and his work at Pace Gallery here.

via Pace Gallery

A 2013 survey on UK and USA commercial photography day rates by the folks at Eposure

Dogs wait for us. That’s just what they do. With cinematic lighting and sometimes borrowing from the great Film Noir lighting directors of old, Martin Usborne works hard getting his images for Dogs in Cars just right. See why an Instagram mentality just can’t get the job done in this wonderful series about the waiting game of lonely canines.

via the artists web site