George Raggett, what can I tell you about this kid? Really..I don’t know! What I do know is that he’s been an avid CFYE supporter from the get-go, I know he moved from the UK to Germany to live with a gorgeous redhead named Donna. I know he’s one of the funniest people I’ve never met (and I can tell you, there’s a lot of funny people I’ve never met!) and I know he has a very bright…Read More »
Arden de Raaij
Raised by wolves and trained by investment bankers
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Let’s face it, (almost) everyone can pick up a camera and shoot some decent photographs with it. But it’s not until you get out of your shell to let your work be judged by someone else than by the always positive Facebook crowd when you start pushing boundaries. Life Framer is an organisation aiming to push artists to such boundaries with an international award and exhibition for any photographer that is interested. The award is by photographers, for photographers;
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For the series ‘Colourblind’, Melbourne-based and Perth native photographer Lloyd Stubber has documented his three month solo trip through San Francisco, Nevada, New York, Scotland, Belgrade, Luthuania and Moscow. This makes for an eclectic mix of pictures which still comes across like a series that could’ve been made in the same state. We were intrigued and wanted to know a little bit more about Mr. Stubber!
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Photography as therapy, Marie-Laure Louis knows how to do that. She originated from Mauritius, has been living in France for over 9 years and photography is her life. Marie: “When I was little Dad knew a place where I could have my film developed that wouldn’t cost much. Now I develop my films at home. I studied semiotics at University but had the luck to study photography in art school at the same time. Now photography is no more part of my life, it is…Read More »
Born and raised in Amsterdam, it is with right we call artist Laser 3.14 our home-grown hero. The mysterious Laser 3.14 is best known for his poetic graffiti texts that can be found all around Amsterdam. “Fasten your seatbelts, we’re going nowhere” or “Orwell dreamed up 1984, we did the rest” are some of Laser’s texts that can be read on wooden boards, construction trailers and other less permanent materials on the streets of Amsterdam. His street poetry has been reaching a wide audience…Read More »
Booya! It’s almost over! Even though the world didn’t come to an end we will still present you with an inescapable part for the end of the year: Lists! We made a smashing list in 2011 in which we totally predicted the second coming of Jezus Lush and did all kind of other revelations that definitely happened this year. Unfortunately that list seems to be misplaced so you’ll just have to take my word for it. As ‘best…Read More »
There’s no doubt about it, Lee Bokfin must be one of the most energetic people I’ve had the honour of getting acquainted with. Last year Lee and I had a quick talk in which he explained his gigantic ambitions to create ‘Globalstreetart‘, the biggest street / art graffiti archive up to date. I’ll be the first to admit I was a bit sceptic about the viability of his plans as I know how much dedication something like that would…Read More »
I’m Kristen Cates and I’m a 17 year old, senior in high school from Maine. I am a lover of the sea, tall trees, and quiet villages. I took an interest in photography when I was 13 years old. I live in the forest, so I would go adventuring, and photograph everything that spoke to me. This passion developed overtime into portraiture and then eventually conceptual. Whenever I take a photograph, I do it with intentions of telling a new fairy-tale to everyone who views it….Read More »
Irish artist Matthew Knight is one of the people I’ve been in contact with for quite a while through CFYE. So when I heard Matthew had a solo exhibition in the Go Gallery, Amsterdam I decided to finally get out of my sweatpants and drag myself towards the Gallery on a rainy Saturday evening, to meet the kind man and have an up-close and personal look at his art. I am absolutely glad I did as it was great to meet Matthew,…Read More »
I’m 24 from New York (currently living in Queens). I went to SUNY Purchase to study Arts Management because I’ve always had an interest in the visual arts, but it wasn’t until last year that I started to take photography more seriously and try to hone in on my personal style (which I feel is constantly evolving/changing). I fell in love with photography though doing personal “fine art” projects, but recently I have also gained interest in fashion and beauty. I used to not…Read More »