When I left my front door, the sun was shining on a perfect Summer’s day. When I stepped out from the Neukölln U-Bahn station 20 minutes later to see an exhibit at Tempelhofer Feld, I noticed that dark, ominous clouds had already formed in the sky above. By the time I made it out to Tempelhofer Feld…
I’ve created this post from the perspective of a visual artist who uses mobile photography as a component in my practice. You might ask — how exactly does mobile photography feed into my work as a visual artist? I’m still exploring this, as mobile photography is a relatively new medium for me.
The photos below were created by photographer and evidently skilled ‘choreographer’ Craig Alan. Using people as pixels, Craig created grand scale aerial portraits of mega stars — Monore, Elvis, Hepburn and Michael, et. al. Aligning easily distracted volunteers into the exact right place and time is no small feat. Think ‘herding cats,’ and you pretty much get the idea. Read more about Craig Alan and his artistry.
In the video clip below, Lytro founder Ren Ng discusses and ‘shows’ (story-telling ‘discovery’ photos)…
