Keep Yer Coins

Who doesn’t want one of these… if film was cheaper. The later models have a sonar focusing system which allows you to focus in complete darkness (?? what for ??).

The representative of Granada addresses the Conference.

I spend my morning watching the proceedings of the COP15 through a live webcast.  I made a few screenshots out of which I really liked this one here.  In the back we have the representative of Granada addressing the conference.  I don’t know who the two persons in the front are, but they seemed to have noticed that they are on screen.

Photo by Weegee

I’ve always liked his photographs, Im not a sadist, although there is a derived pleasure when looking at images like this. I guess that’s what makes Weegee such a great photographer.

There is an exhibition at the Michael Hoppen Gallery in London running until the 9th of January 2010. I sure will have to make some time to go and see it this week. I was a bit confused when I read at their web page that they are including photographs by Sergei Vasiliev and Stan Healy. The first photographer that comes to my mind before these two is Enrique Mentinides.

photo by Enrique Mentinides

I ‘ve just erased a paragraph I wrote. In it I spoke about how art is governed by the market, etc, etc… Anyway, my point was that it would be good to see an exhibition of Weegee and Mentinides side by side.

If you wish to follow the live proceedings for the Climate Change Conference follow this link http://j.mp/4ZAB0g ! There are live and on demand webcasts.  The fact that they’ve made this available to the world through this technology is fantastic !

Also, see Sunny f.16 COP15 section for photos from within the COP15 ..  At the moment nothing has been uploaded but Ill keep you updated on any progress.

We are all aware of the proceedings which are taking place in Copenhagen at the moment. If you want an insight, Sunny F.16 will have a photographer reporting from the inside of the COP15. To view the new story on the conference click here. Also, if you wish to recieve image updates on the conference I suggest you subscribe to Sunny F.16.

The photographer making this possible is Tomas Cochello, I suggest you have a look at his work.

I have started an independent blog on photography with my friend Lorenzo Durantini.  He is both a photographer and writer, and most of the time we share our views on art & photography.

We intend to create a forum blog where we can review and comment on what we consider great fine art photography (and what we consider bad photography), and  readers can discuss the use and misuse of today’s most mainstream visual medium.

I give you, Sunny f.16 :

Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror by Paul Normansell

A Gallery is proud to present work by artists Paul Normansell, Maximilian Wiedemann and Mikael Alacoque. The exhibition will run from the 11th of December until the 30th of December.

The gallery is open from Wednesday to Sunday, 11.00 – 18.00

PRIVATE VIEW – 10th December, 18.00 – 21.00
RSVP for entrance: fraser@agallery.co.uk

Wanted Gallery, 15b Blenheim Crescent
Notting Hill, London W11 2EE

From the Vogue paintings. by Maximilian Wiedemann

Liberte by Mikael Alacoque

Timeless band, timeless style.

Pieter Hugo… he’s been around for some time, but only last year he managed to impress most of us with The Hyena & Other Men. An amazing series of photographs about the creolization between wilderness and urban, and the relation between man and other species.

His new book, Nollywood, is a mix of horrific characters from the film industry of Africa and reality. Some of his images were at the Paris Photo and he is currently exhibiting Nollywood at Galleria Extraspazio in Rome.

Hugo seems to be going in the direction of an amalgamation of visual, cultural and social elements which give a sense of the fantastic to the worlds he constructs, and at the same time documents.

Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria 2007

This year the westPhoto event will be big.  With many guests from the photographic industry it will be a good chance to network and enjoy a new years/x-mas drink.

I will surely be there harassing academics and curators…

Oh, and the poster/eflyer is by me.