Theodor Kittelsen Sunday

Today is my last day as guest blogger on i heart photograph (thanks for following + thanks for your feedback). My final post is dedicated to my alltime hero - a Knight of the The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav - Theodor Severin Kittelsen. Just look at the images, listen to Mahler's 'Kindertotenlieder' and have a great day!

Phobos Saturday

Photos from the zine 'Phobos' which is inspired by the same-named personification of terror in Greek mythology.

Civil War Friday

The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the fourth war in history to be caught on camera.

Gustave Doré Thursday

Paul Gustave Doré was a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor.

Kristopher Keith Helton Wednesday

Kristopher Keith Helton's work broods over the invisible and often sinister dimensions of being; by meshing the sacred and the profane, it interprets the often dread-filled, youthful mythos.

Witch House Tuesday

A lovely music genre with its own interesting aesthetics. Read more here.

Black Forest Monday

Thanks a lot to Laurel for his invitation to be the guest blogger of Halloween week. I'll show a very personal selection of images, videos and illustrations which influenced me & my work in the last years ... Today I'm starting with some beautiful vintage photographs from the area were I grew up – the Black Forest.

guest blogger • alexander binder

a big hello to this week's guest blogger, artist alexander binder. have a look at more of his work here.

[alexander binder. from the series allerseelen.]

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Hello, I would like to talk about is a series of interviews from contemporary artists talking about work they admire by Paul Paper, see more here.

[Videos from top to bottom: Alexander Binder talks about Theodor Kittelsen; Jessica Williams talks about Laurie Andersen; Flemming Ove Beck talks about Alice Neel.]

alexander binder

work by alexander binder. see more here.

[all alexander binder. from the series allerseelen.]

alexander binder

work by alexander binder. see more here.

[all alexander binder. large format copies, framed works.]

alexander binder

work by alexander binder. see more here.

[all alexander binder. from the series ultrawald.]

alexander binder

work by alexander binder. as he explains: "i modified my whole equipment and developed a technique which combines the advantages of modern digital photography with the most simple methods of optical projection: i use d-slrs with self-made pinhole-, acrylic- and kaleidoscope-lenses to create my works....i find the technical inspiration for my photographic experiments in vintage school books about physics for the so-called ‘sekundarstufe education’. this kind of book—and especially the amateur-experiments with light—heavily influence my way of photographing." see more here.

[all alexander binder. top to bottom: mother city. sonnenwind part III. schwarzwaldleuchten.]