Joe Schmelzer

Joe Schmelzer rocks. He is an incredibly versatile photographer, having shot many celebrity portraits, food, travel, and of course, interiors (including Paris Hilton's pad). He prefers to use natural or ambient lighting in his shoots for a more natural feel. And it shows. (Can I also mention that he's a cutie? - check out his bio photo).

Etsy finds

I thought I'd share the work of two talented artists who have set up shop on Etsy. Strangely I found their work through Flickr. The first is Erin Tyner. Erin is a self taught photographer and I have been following her beautiful work on Flickr for a year. Then I realised I could buy her work...and I did and have again. Here is her Flickr page and her wonderful website. I'm totally blown away by her Half Awake series but don't miss the rest of her portfolio.
(Update - I forgot to mention Erin's new photoblog here.)

Monkfish is Robert Chunn. I found my way to his work just today when he made me a contact on Flickr. So off I went to investigate. "I mostly paint clutter. I like how objects cluster together on tabletops, in kitchen drawers, on my printer, etc. I try to take a documentary approach to the subject by painting things as I find them. Or, sometimes, I'll just pile up a bunch of old tins and cigar boxes in a haphazard way until something interesting happens. I see painting as an intuitive and sensorial process of balancing pictorial elements to reveal the poetry of color and form in the everyday objects around me. In other words, I just paint what I like." Check out more at his blog Alla Prima Painting (painting from life in one sitting). I love the beauty he finds in the mundane.

Richard Powers

Richard Powers super talented photographer of the world's coolest homes and celebrity pads has the most amazing portfolio. From the zen like calm of Donna Karan's home to jungle clad tropical resorts his photos transport you to another world. You can hear the monsoon rain on the roof or feel the breeze stir the drapes. "I am self taught - I have been taking pictures for as long as I can remember, composing the frame in my mind then choosing the moment to capture the light - the same as I do now I guess, only there's a camera between me and the subject." Go check out his website for many more inspirational images.

Images from Richard Powers:Photographer

Pieter Estersohn

Jo posted about photographer Pieter Estersohn back in August and he is so talented I thought we should pay some more of his photographs a visit. But first, I've got to direct your attention to the third photo. What a great way to make use of a set of stairs that aren't in use (although how often does that happen).

Jack Thompson

It's not often that I'm lost for words but the work of photographer Jack Thompson has had me jumping from portfolio to portfolio gasping at each new photo. I laughed when I first entered his site. "High class work only. Reliable. Dependable.Painless." Let me add one more....Genius. His interior shots are stunning but please please please take the time to view his other portfolios especially "On The Road", "Folk Artists", the added bonus of the "Archives" and the sublime transformation of "Joe".

Images from Jack Thompson