These amazing portraits are the work of graphic designer and self-taught Finnish photographer Christoffer Relander. The Patternbank team were stunned by his creative experimentation that generate these double and triple exposure images. Heavy contrast adjustment help blend nature and human form in these fascinating photo artworks. Using his trusted Nikon D700 and some skillful work in iLightroom editing suite, Relander creates a series of beautifully captivating statements.
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Patternbank are loving Berlin-based Photographer Bjoern Ewers. We were stunned by some of his latest creations and the team wanted to share. Three highlights from Studio314 include: his hypnotizing colorful soap bubble photographs entitled ‘Orbital’, ‘Crash’ a powerful study of crumpled foil and ‘Memento-Mori’ a macabre set of dead or dying florals. Which reminded Patternbank of our Dark Bloom trend that we highlighted in the A/W 2012 catwalk print trend report.
Due Fashion have just released these digitally printed tops. They are right on trend with their photographic imagery of aerial landscapes and earthy, vibrant colours. For more information on this label see due fashion.com. For some inspirational landscapes, aerial photography and paintings have a look at Patternbanks landscape pinterest board.
The idea of impermanence is a central theme in Chase’s work, he uses color, texture, and composition to highlight the subject of decay. His main objective is to draw attention to the passing of time and immediacy of separation. Chase wants to show the viewer that beauty can be found in unlikely places. Check out more of his incredible work at areaofinterest.com
Patternbank love this Fashion Editorial for Let Them Eat Cake, a fashion magazine that has an eye for discovering great new talent. Stylist John William and photographer Holly Falconer shot this colourful exploration of ethnicity in fashion and the cultural legacy of Vladimir Tretchikoff. You can read an interview with them both here. The shoot features clothes by Louise Gray, Issey Miyake, Mister and Mister, Natalie Rae, Beyond Retro and Topshop Unique.
Cliff Briggie wants us to see the see the extraordinary in the ordinary, he is inspired by a line from Rilke’s poem – The Way In: Whoever you are, some evening take a step out of your house, which you know so well, enormous space is near… Rilke wants us to see that infinite space is right in the midst of our ordinary, day-to-day life. Briggie’s photographs are a transient moment in time capturing the hidden energies in everyday objects. Check out more of his mesmerising photographs on his Flickr Page.
Reflecting the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerades in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa, these portraits build on Galembo’s work of the past twenty years photographing the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States. Organized by Ian Berry, Malloy Curator of The Tang Museum, in collaboration with the artist. See more at The Tang Museum
Erno-Erik Raitanen, a Finnish artist created these Bacteriograms (love that word) by cultivating his own bacteria samples on a colour negative film. As Raitanen explains “The bacterium destroys the film surface producing photographic images that are created by chance. The artist is removed from the process but, still at the same time, they are a product of the artist’s body.”
