Federico Alegria

Waking one’s desire for wander has to be one of the least discussed aspects of landscape imagery. Amidst such genre, it felt appropriate to evoke the legacy of direct photography; a tradition which targeted nature’s grandiose geological structures with a purpose in mind. This intention aimed to develop a conscious gaze towards our planet…[Read more]

Last week, Diane flipped the switch towards the “art of less” and challenged us to embrace negative space; an equally feared and beloved compositional technique. However, the underlying principle behind ‘less is more’, requires one to understand how much can be stripped away while retaining the same message; or even a stronger one. Juggling with…[Read more]

I couldn’t help anticipating the clapping motion from this clean finding. Also, do you see how lines smoothly converge in a grap-like fashion? Such juxtaposition of a frozen structure and motion is what makes this image so pleasing to the eye. Many great shots were shared in Diane’s last call on the language of lines.

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By definition, lines imply a connection between one point and another; hence the generalised understanding of lines as straight structures corresponding with such designation. From the images shared after Diane’s call on abstract lines, this one bends the aforementioned convention into a rather fluent and organic direction.

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Lines imply some sort of motion or direction; and they guide us through an image in a somewhat structured way. For this week’s challenge, Diane reminded us of this tacit behaviour embedded within the nature of every single line our gaze stumbles with.

Upon thee, several images depicting motion through the use of leading lines where posted in the…[Read more]

As anticipated by Diane, leading lines are tricky to master; they offer structure in plain sight or they can remain hidden and implied. They can be straight or messy, and they coexist with other elements within a photograph. Horizontal, diagonal, vertical, organic, you name it.

For this week’s selection, @retiredgrunt‘s clean shot from the…[Read more]

When prompted towards emotion rather than shape, shadows are generous and behave extremely well for layering up drama within a scene. Among the images shared, one got my attention not for the drama or the complexity but for the storytelling aspect of it. Personally, this one perfectly qualifies as a motivational rather than emotional. It…[Read more]

As mentioned by @patography, happenings like this usually mean drug-dealing and other gang related activities; hence the brilliance of this photograph. Many of us are driven to interpret tied-up shoes as something shady and illegal. Amidst the global turmoil’s sprouting everywhere at any time, this image reminds us of white-collar related…[Read more]

Shadows have fascinated painters and photographers forever, and as we’ve witnessed in the weeks prior to this, they can be approached in various ways. For the current call, natural shadows accompanied with form, detail and texture were requested.

Various images met the criteria, but this one in specific stood out from the crowd. Yes, the crisp…[Read more]

Week after week, right at the peak of hard work, the weekly challenge offers me a moment of divergence. And on rare occasions, I have the privilege of, not only seeing human made photographs with high grade of talent, but also witness true master pieces of the light craft.

For a still unknown reason, this image felt to me as if Kertész‘s spirit…[Read more]

Dynamic, psychedelic, groovy! What a wonderful shot for wrapping the whole concept of dynamic rhythm. Curious though, we are used to distortions like these on oily surfaces filled with litmus tones. However, this one’s unique by bringing it all together in a monochromatic way.

Black and white imagery is famous for stripping any colour…[Read more]

Continuing the rhythm and repetition set, this week we found some syncopated sharp textures that brought the whole theme together. However, as you might be already familiar with, there’s always one standing out from the crowd. For today’s potw, the selected image reminded me of a highly viewed image called “Bliss” taken 30 years ago by Charles…[Read more]

Hi there folks!

Sorry for keeping it a bit quit these past weeks, lots of stuff happening all at once… Passed the self-organisation phase, lets get back in track.

For this week, Diane requested some urban repetition, and for it she suggested rhythm and repetition while keeping it colourful and juxtaposed.

Several images were shared, but…[Read more]

Whether you like to call it Christmas or you rather stick to the older name of Yule, this time of the year find us once again. Last week in our weekly challenge section, we continued exploring cultural expressions through the aid of photography. On this edition, Diane called for some festive colours.

Various vibrant shots were shared, but this…[Read more]

Call 777 aimed for cultural expressions through the complex use of portraiture. On this frame shared by @patrickw-2, we witness a minimal dynamic which is beyond being pleasing to watch; it makes you wonder. An exquisite composition where drama gets seasoned with intentional camera movement and a grainy texture spanning from one edge to the…[Read more]

One of the cleverest tricks in photography comes from being not quite literal when approaching a theme. Last week, Diane challenged our community with a particular request, capturing giants among us. For this, @retiredgrunt came with a reversed proposal, what about if the giants are those watching us? Due to the wonders of optics, we know that…[Read more]