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Editor & Publisher: Lance Ramoth
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FOTOBLUR MAGAZINE
Black & WhiteFEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERS
Shaun Stubley Uwe Langmann
Mads C. Forchhammer
Bill Gekas
Sietske Hoekstra
Kazuyuki Iijima
Rob Jenkins
Yamba Karn
Michael Ken
Awen Dominic Lauron
Hengki Lee
Janina Leonaviciene
Maciej Leszczynski
Peep Loorits
Zsoka Lorincz
Hamoraon Lubis
Jorge Maia
Kaushik Majumder
Katerina Man’shine
Mario Marino
Sergey Melnitchenko
Nima Moghimi
Robert Moran
Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alessa
Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad
Hikaru Arai
Niki Barbati
Yury Bird
Arunas L. Birutis
Marcus Björkman
Roberto Bon
Valentina Bunic
Marsha Cattaneo
Andreea Chiru
Stefania Cruceru
Alper Çukur
Mohsen Daemi
Iringo Demeter
Delinggan Dipitiga
Fahad Dossary
Jon Downs
Mukti Echwantono
Luca Ferdinandi
Mia De Fleur
Naufal Mq
Francesca Parità
Pierre Pellegrini
Esteban Rios
Jafar Ranjbar Saadi
Saad Salem
Paolo Scarano
Gustavo Scheverin
Parisa Shademan
Mont Sherar
Gaurav Singh
Mj Suayan
Junya Suzuki
Chot Touch
Marco Virgone
Vinay Kumar Vishwakarma
Francis Willey
Linda Wride
Qin Yongjun
Plosz Zoltán
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Remembering
Steve Jobs.
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living some-one else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs1955-2011
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Shaun Stubley - Queen for the Night6 / www.fotoblur.com
Shaun Stubley was born and raised in the market town of
Loughborough in the heart of England. His interest in art
started at a very early age, inspired by the “chiaroscuro”
painters who used techniques to create the illusion of
three-dimensional forms. His fascination for this tech-
nique greatly influenced his illustrative style and is evident
in his current photographic artwork. Now living in Milan,
he works as a freelance photographer and designer.
Fotoblur got a chance to talk with Shaun Stubley about
his views on artistic philosophy, creativity, and expres-
sivity.
ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY
I think that the main purpose of photography is to evoke
emotions - it makes no difference what the subject
matter is. A wedding shot, a holiday shot, a landscape,
or a flower - the viewer should get a certain feedback
from the image. It could be one of joy, sadness, love,
fear, surprise, pleasure, or intrigue. This may sound ba-
nal, but history has taught us that the most successful
photographs are those that succeed in stirring strong
emotions within us. Naturally, as a portrait photogra-
pher, my prime aim is to capture the inner essence of
the subject as well as creating evocative images.
I believe that art is the means by which artists convey
their passion, unleashing their creativity to evoke emo-
tions. True artists create with their hearts, a philoso-
phy which I always try to adhere to, no matter what I’m
photographing.
CREATIVITY
Without creativity, the world would come to a stand-
still. In photography, creativity is fundamental. It helps
us in our journey to develop our own personal signa-
ture style which will ultimately get our work noticed. At
times, content and technical know-how alone are not
enough to achieve our goals. It’s the way we photo-
graph our subject that sets us apart from others. I think
it’s true to say that many successful photographers put
creativity before technical know-how. When teaching
photography, I try and stress the fact that one doesn’t
necessarily need to have the latest camera with the
most megapixels to achieve the best results.
Shaun Stubleyhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/shauns
http://www.artesphotography.it
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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER
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Shaun Stubley - Sensitivity8 / www.fotoblur.com
Shaun Stubley - Debutante Issue 12 fotoblur / 9
Shaun Stubley - Storm14 / www.fotoblur.com
Discovering our own creative potential can be a lengthy
process and often only comes to light after a period
of practicing, experimenting, and studying the work
of others. We should try and break away from what is
considered “normal”; think outside of the box, think
differently. If we want that light bulb to glow brighter
then we must start thinking that creativity is the most
important element in a photograph. Being inspired by
whatever we’re photographing helps us to capture the
subject in a more creative way. Experiment by shooting
at different angles, try different compositions, don’t be
afraid to make mistakes but above all, be open minded.
EXPRESSIVITY
To some extent, all my artwork expresses two strong
recurring elements: elegance and romance. Not all my
subjects are models - some are friends and some are
women who simply want to be photographed for many
different reasons. The end result, however, must al-
ways embrace these two fundamental elements which
have, over the years, helped me establish my signature
style.
To obtain this, it’s important that my subjects have
complete trust in me and feel completely at ease in my
presence. They need to be totally relaxed before I start
shooting, they need to understand the kind of mood
I’d like to create so we can work together in harmony.
I always ask my subjects to visit my website before we
arrange the shoot so they can see my style. There’s
nothing worse than photographing someone who has
never seen your work. I need my subjects to have to-
tal faith in my ability, but also to be very open minded
and understand that we’re not taking passport shots!
It’s important for me to photograph my subjects in a
way that they’ve never been photographed before. Soft
lighting and elegant poses are of the utmost impor-
tance and both help greatly to enhance their femininity
and create romantic, elegant images.
Photography has become my main creative outlet. As
an artist it enables me to express my opinions, stir up
emotions, communicate my message and, at times, al-
lows the viewer to understand my character.
Portrait photography has become a challenge for me,
almost an obsession. To be able to capture the inner
essence of a person in my own personal style is ex-
ceedingly rewarding, both for myself and my subjects.
This in itself is a powerful motivation!
Radiance My Future
Wonder
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER - Shaun Stubley
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Uwe Langmann - Warden
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Uwe Langmann was born and currently lives in a small
city near Munich, called Memmingen, Germany.
Uwe Langmann’s journey into photography began
while pursuing a career in filmmaking. While shoot-
ing photos of locations for a film idea, his friends and
family began noticing his talent in photography. This
happy accident eventually led Uwe
to focus on photography as his main
medium of artistic expression.
Uwe’s work possesses a mystical
simplicity and an almost dream like
quality. Uwe says that the intent of
his work is to not portray the world
as it is. He explains that “I’m more in-
terested in showing a sense of poetry
in the ordinary. Like a painter creates
an abstraction of what he sees.” He also tries to avoid
communicating any specific idea through his work,
but instead, wishes the viewer to formulate their own
opinions and ideas. “For me, art must not tell a story
but is something that exists solely for its own pur-
pose.” He describes his work as open for interpre-
tation where one might see an interesting arrange-
ment of objects while another sees a metaphor for
societal issues. Each person should formulate their
own interpretation of his work. However, Uwe admits
that many of his images lend to feelings of loneliness
and despair and occasionally communicate a lack of
connection to the world or even emptiness. But he
says optimism can be found in many of his images,
especially where he intentionally captures connec-
tions between objects such as in his image “Family.”
While shooting, Uwe looks for subjects that feel des-
olate, that seem alone in an open space. He will often
include small elements of human presence such as
poles, fences, and machines. His ultimate goal is to
look for subjects which possess interesting shapes,
rhythmic patterns, and which resonate with one an-
other. As Uwe says, his intuition guides him while
looking for the right scene to capture.
Limited edition prints available on request.
Uwe Langmannhttp://www.fotoblur.com/people/uwelangmann
http://www.uwelangmann.com
I’m more interest-ed in showing a sense of poetry in the ordinary. Like a painter creates an abstraction of what he sees.
FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER
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Uwe Langmann - Scales - Car & Pylon
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Uwe Langmann - November Road II
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Uwe Langmann - Quiet Movements
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Uwe Langmann - Family
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Uwe Langmann - Out of Sight
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Uwe Langmann - Ad Infinity
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Uwe Langmann - Winter 010
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Uwe Langmann - Foggy Grove
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ISSUE 12GALLERY
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Nader Mansour Yaseen Alhddad - I Love My Place
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Marco Virgone - Into The Hole
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Gaurav Singh - Boundless
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Gaurav Singh - Immortals
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Francesca Parità - Decadence
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Mario Marino - Karo Boy, March 2011, Ethiopia Issue 12 fotoblur / 47
Kazuyuki Iijima - Repetition
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Peep Loorits - Dots and Squares
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Robert Moran - Floor 10
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Maciej Leszczynski - Romeo and Juliet
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Linda Wride - Curve 2 of 458 / www.fotoblur.com
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Junya Suzuki - Fragment of Life
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Mohsen Daemi - What If?
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Mohsen Daemi - The Last Breath
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Paolo Scarano - BLACK Issue 12 fotoblur / 81
Janina Leonaviciene - Irish Flight
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Nima Moghimi - Scar of Life
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Arunas L. Birutis - / | \
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