Snapshots of Daydreams : The Photography of Chloe Rose Hayward


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London based photographer/ motion image designer Chloe Rose Hayward’s work is very broad, encompassing elements of design, directing and creating unique visual effects.  Her “photographs are enveloped by a sort of nebulous periphery. Simply put, they seem more like snapshots of daydreams.” You can check out some of Chloe’s photo portfolio above or watch  Hello Mexico ‘Five Twenty Seven’ from Chloe Rose on Vimeo.

Full Bleed – The Best NYC Skateboard Photography Book

“The photographs in FULL BLEED introduce the characters who would personify and capture a culture: There’s the aspiring artist Neck Face and a young videographer named Spike Jonze; a bundled bridge-and-tunnel teen-ager who would become skate icon Mike Vallely; and Harold Hunter, a prominent skater and L.E.S. personality, picked by director Larry Clark to star in the movie “Kids.” The book captures the sensation of flight and movement within heavy, confining spaces, and the sweeping colors of the boards, the graffiti, and the riders as they fly between the gray sky and grayer pavement. “(THE NEW YORKER)

Join Clic Gallery, Christiane Celle and Vice Magazine on Tuesday, December 14 for book signing of FULL BLEED: NEW YORK CITY SKATEBOARD PHOTOGRAPHY by Alex Corporan, Andre Razo and Ivory Serra.The book collects thirty years of outstanding photos of skaters from over sixty photographers, including Larry Clark, Ed Templeton, Ivory Serra, and many more. In addition, Clic Gallery will be displaying and selling their amazing selection of Supreme skateboards, including rare collector’s editions designed by Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst, and displaying skate photography from Clic artists. (clicgallery)


Discosalt Photography Exclusive : Brad Elterman , Like It Was Yesterday

Brad Elterman’s golden rule of concerts?

“There’s always a party.”

And if anyone is an authority on this, it’s Elterman.

Around a curtained corner in the posh Le Parker Meridien hotel on Manhattan’s West Side, under a neon burger sign, I sit down with prolific rock photographer, Brad Elterman. The Burger Joint is a crowded hole-in-the-wall in the middle of this luxury hotel. Elterman has suggested this place for dinner, which turned out to be apropos for the man himself.

Elterman is a sort of Everyman – a completely unpretentious, quality guy, who just happens to seat himself in the middle of decadence. At sixteen, he borrowed a friend’s camera and snapped a shot of Dylan performing on stage, launching a whirlwind career that has given him backstage access to just about every rock/punk/pop legend to grace the stage and my high school bedroom walls. He has partied with the best, and he has spent his life chronicling these adventures.

As we talk, I realize how genuinely interested Elterman is in hearing my perspective on his photos: why do I like them and what do they mean to me? He talks about music, his disgust for today’s pop culture, why he likes Lindsey Lohan.  He appreciates a good burger, a good beer, a good whiskey. He just also happens to be good friends with Cherie Currie, used to party with nude girls at The Mega Mansion in Beverly Hills four times a week,  and still has dinner with the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones.

Elterman’s new, limited-edition, signed, seventy-two page book, Like It Was Yesterday, which has graciously included Discosalt in the intro, is a personal collection of fifty-five provocative black and white and color glossies. Pop culture aficionados are transported back to the long gone, but not forgotten, rock-and-roll renaissance of the seventies and eighties. It’s a collection of raw, candid, often intimate snapshots of celebrities at a point in time when celebrity meant something very different than it does today.  Brad’s unadulterated images manage to capture and transcend something beyond the guise of the lens: a loner slacker Joey Ramone in a parking garage; a workaholic David Bowie hustling to his car at 6am; Steve Jones showing off his “sex pistol” in a swimming pool. These are moments that can never be reproduced in a studio.

As we chew the fat about his prolific career and the book, I realize that Brad’s rule for concerts, doesn’t only apply to concerts. It’s sort of his life mantra.  There is always a party, if you are looking for one. And Brad is always looking, thankfully right behind a camera.

DISCOSALT: Do you have an all time favorite photo you have shot over the years?

BRAD ELTERMAN: Probably the photo that I took of Bob Dylan backstage at The Roxy in 1976. It wasn’t just the photo, it was getting to meet Dylan, shaking his hand, chatting with him and to take his photograph with Robert DeNiro. It was really something.

DS: Craziest Party you’ve ever been to?

BE: Warner Bros Records threw The Faces with Rod Stewart a party at The Green House in Beverly Hills. That was probably around 1976. I was invited by Rod’s colorful publicist Tony Toon and at one table sat Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, David Blue, Cher with Greg Allman and Paul and Linda McCartney. I did not own a wide angle lens so I just zoomed in on Dylan at the table. Floating around the party was Jimmy Page, Rod with Brit Eklund and best of all Bryan Ferry. I will never forget that evening as long as I live.

DS: How is Celebrity different today than it was back in the 70’s and 80’s?

BE: Celebrity today? There is no real celebrity today. I had Dylan and The Ramones and today you have Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga. No interest to me. Pop Culture today is created in an attorney’s office in Century City. In the office is a lawyer, manager, publicist and a booking agent with some hand selected overproduced starlet. Let’s see how they are remembered in three decades.

DS: Are you still in touch with any of the musicians in the book and have you gotten any of their reactions to the photos today, looking back?

BE: I see Leif Garrett once in a while. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols lives up the street from me and we dine from time to time. Steve adores the photograph of him jerking off in my pool in 1978. We talk about it all the time! I just saw Bebe Buell in New York last week.

DS: Who would you love to shoot today?

BE: Lindsay Lohan. She is a photographers dream and she is loaded with controversy. That’s what makes a great photograph. I am sure that I will photograph her one day, but I refuse to pay her for a photo session. Instead I  will share with her all of my stories and sign for her a copy of my book! I will photograph her with a roll of black and white film just like it was yesterday.

Continue Reading the full article > Download the Summer 2011 Issue of DISCOSALT MAGAZINE

Like It Was Yesterday is officially out this Decemeber 2, in all its signed, 500-limited-edition, seventy-two page glory. Can’t wait until December? We found two hard-cover copies available on Amazon for $150 here. This is sure to become a collector’s piece, so grab one!

Trinh Huynh’s Photography By Cover Of Night


Strange things happen in the dark and photographer and Cargo Collective artist, Trinh Huynh has a new photo essay that chronicles her night time adventures. “There is something so intriguing about non-descript night time shots of people, places and things during an adventure outing. Maybe it’s because it stirs up raw, almost adolescent emotions that make you want to recapture your youth; or perhaps it makes you pause and think of your own foolishly awesome adventures. Either way, Trinh Huynh’s series of photographs seem like quiet reflections of amazing escapades.” Sick Of The Radio

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Photographic Indulgences from Jackson Eaton

Posted in New Art, Photography

This week,Sick Of The Radio turned us onto Australian photographer Jackson Eaton. ” Eaton takes a unique approach to chronicling life through the lens. It is, more often than not, determined by his life experiences. Establishing a rough chronology of his life and love with his Korean lover, Eaton sets out to illustrate the power of the subject in the photograph and that person’s relationship with the photographer.”

Eaton “mainly documents the quiet moments between himself and friends or lovers in an intimate view privy only to the populace due to his unique position as the pictorial storyteller. The connection he feels with in his relationships is felt through the photograph and directly to us. Some may say the strong relationship between the photographer and subject, the personal experiences shown to us, may dilute the artistic merit of the image but here it enhances it, strengthens the resolve and spirit of the experience. Eaton’s images cannot simply be passed off as pictures of friends one might find in a Facebook album; instead they tell a story that we can relate to.Eaton’s other projects include music and fashion photographer, as well as a unique album of portraits entitled “New Portrait’s for No One.” Though Eaton’s strength as a photographer is in his ability to capture subtle, hushed moments in his life and relationships, his fresh take on portraits is just as strong. Each pose looks calmed, nonchalant and purposeful.”(Sick Of The Radio)

NEW WEBSITE: LEONIE MORSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Discosalt artist Leonie Morse has a new website up and running for you to check out.  

http://www.leoniemorse.com

“Leonie is a portrait and fashion photographer based in East London, UK. She had her first solo exhibition in London in September 2009. Entitled Rocker the project consisted of intimiate portraits and gritty documentary photographs, taken on the UK rockabily scene. Since her adolescence, Leonie has always been drawn to subcultures. once a die-hard mod, she then became fascinated by the colorful characters and vibrancy of the rockabily scene and has been able to enter their world, photographing intimate portraits of them. Currently she is working on a personal project entitled Rebel Rebel, photographing 12 achingly cool teenagers in their bedrooms, capturing their private worlds. Leonie has previously been commissioned by The Face, X Ray Magazine, Sleazenation, You Magazine, Virgin and Time Out Australia. Leonie was nomiated in The Hospital Club Top 100 list in 2010, under the category “Emerging Artist” “(http://www.leoniemorse.com/about.html)

You can also check out some of Leonie’s work here on Discosalt.

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8 ARTISTS: 8 PERSPECTIVES FEAT. YUSUF SEVINCLI

Posted in New Art, Photography

The photography exhibiton  “8 Artists – 8 Perspectives” brings together an eclectic mix of perspectives – through the lens of 8 different photographers including the unique eye of Discosalt Artist Yusuf Sevincli. In collaboration with InSitu Gallery in Istanbul, the exhibition offers a new set of eyes through which to view the city.
Check out some of Yusuf’s work here:
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The gallery is open for viewing until 19 September 2010.
Opening Hours: Monday-Saturday, 12:00 – 20:00
Artists:
Yusuf Sevinçli • Sevim Sancaktar • Özlem Şimşek • İlker GürerMustafa Özer • Metehan Özcan • Emynassy • Yusuf Darıyerli

SUPERHERO PUNKS: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM NIALL O’BRIEN

Our friends at Sick Of The Radio have posted another great photo blog that reminds us of the Penelope Spheeris ’84 cult classic Suburbia. Three years after her groundbreaking doc The Decline Of Western Civilization, and pre-dating  Wayne’s World, Spheeris traced a bunch of suburban punk runaways, including a very young, and then unknown Flea from The Chili Peppers, who squat out a minimalist, punk lifestyle in an abandoned tract home and display some, well,  “DIY” after school special acting chops. Worth dropping in the netflix queue  for the live footage of D.I. performing “Richard Hung Himself” and True sounds of liberty performing “darker my love”…and of course mini Flea putting a rat in his mouth.

In a similar vein of Suburbia,Irish Photographer and filmmaker Niall O’Brien followed around an photographed south-west London punks for four years compiling his “Superhero” series which showed a few months back entitled “Good Rats”. In a quote from a recent interview Niall said,”I walk around with these kids and the noses that are turned up are unbelievable, people are disgusted by the kids and they think of them as rats, people think they’re despicable, but I feel, in my heart of hearts that they are good kids. Hanging the show has been easy, Art Works Space is a really beautiful gallery, I saw it and just thought yeah, perfect. It’s a massive space and I’ve had to fill it, I’ve never done things by halves, (laughs).” (sickoftheradio.com)

Check out some more images from “Superhero” below”:

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And here are some scenes from Suburbia. Seriously, check out mini Flea:

THE MIGHTY BOOSH, MOPEDS, ROADTRIPS AND WAYNE COYNE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ELIZABETH WEINBERG

This post comes from our friends on the West Coast at Sick Of The Radio:

“Elizabeth Weinberg lives in Brooklyn, New York, with two cats, a bicycle, and a moped. Her work spans many themes including portraits, and  fashion and  documentary photography. Elizabeth has also done commercial work for Nylon+Casio,  and Sony. She is also working on 3 different projects entitled Abigail, Of Recklessness and Water, and Rattland, check out her website here for more info.”

Check out some more of our favorites below:

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THERE’S ALWAYS A PARTY!: CAMERABAG.TV TOASTS PHOTOGRAPHER BRAD ELTERMAN

discosalt is really excited about a new website called Camerabag.tv. The site toasts both emerging and established photographers, adding a new photographer profile each week and giving an intimate glimpse into their work spaces and tools of the trade.

This week, the site features a really cool piece on BuzzFoto founder, legendary rock photographer and discosalt fav and friend, Brad Elterman; a photo guru whose edgy, often raw and raunchy photos you’ve most likely been subliminally consuming in books, magazines and TV since you were born. Now, Camerbag.tv gives you the opportunity to peep Brad’s workspace through videos and stills, learn about his arresting life as a photographer, his camera arsenal, favorite photos, the “Golden Rule” of concerts!, and get a really neat preview of his new limited edition book project which we are anxiously awaiting the birth of some time this fall.  As always, check back with discosalt for updates on the release.

CLICK HERE to watch the interview with Brad, or check out some photos from Camerabag.tv below and remember, there’s always a party!:

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ESOTERIC TRAVELER’S LANDSCAPE PHOTO NARRATIVE

West coast photographer Anthony George Noceti has just assembled a new series of landscape photo narrative’s on his website Esoteric Traveler. The images are taken from within vehicles along Anthony’s travels  with a low resolution digital and 35mm camera. Read what Anthony has to say about his work:

“Conveying a detached and voyeuristic presence, the mode in the Esoteric Traveler is that of a passenger moving through an every changing landscape where the notion of reality is blurred. An onmiscient sort of being, the passenger is more of an implied character who does not take part in the narrative, but only relates it to the viewer. In this sense the narrative takes on a feeling of esoteric projection, wherein the traveler leaves the physical to explore a greater realm.”( Esoteric Traveler)

Check out some of our favorite images below:

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JEREMY & CLAIRE WEISS’S DAY 19




Jeremy & Claire Weiss are far and away my favorite husband and wife photography team (ok, maybe the only one i know of) but they are two of the hippest photographers on the West coast with an amazing portofilio that dips into portraits of musicians, directors, actors, friends, hipsters and the girl next door.  Based out of  Los Angeles, CA, the couple, who also go by the name of their photo studio Day 19, have put together a really amazing portfolio for you to check out.  They work on composition using light and shadows to create simple, highly stylish images that can take you right inside moments of  real comfort or high energy. Their work has been featured on the covers of Nylon and Paste and they have shot portraits of a slew of musicians, film makers and actors from David Lynch, Jack Black, No Age, Slash, Devendra Banhart, The Black Keys, Rivers Cuomo to Billy Corgan. The list goes on and on.

Visit their website or check out some more of our favorite images below:

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PHOTOGRAPHER JASON TRAVIS WANTS TO KNOW: WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG?

Check out this new series of photographs by Jason Travis in the pretty self-explanatary photo project “What’s in your bag?”. You can visit Jason on Flickr or read an interview with him on Dashboard Co-Op. Who would have thought that guy would have a sandwich in his bag?

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HABANASUCIA + SIMONE LUECK: LIFE IN CUBA

Two photographers explore life in Cuba in two very different photo essays, both of whom, manage to capture a unique and intriguing snap shot of life on the island. Habanasucia is a Cuban b&w photographer we came across on Flickr that caught our eye, while Simone Lueck is an artist based out of LA with a unique focus on old televisions in Cuba . Check out their photo diaries below. The island wants you to view them:

Habanasucia:

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Simone Lueck:

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M.I.A.: MAKING POP PROPAGANDA

M.I.A aka “The Tamil Tigress” seems to be spreading her pop propaganda everywhere these days, from a street art campaign on 13th street between Broadway and 4th Avenue, to the New York Times/Twitter drama over her political statements and most recent video for Born Free.

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Most recently, M.I.A. has a new photo spread, brilliantly shot by renowned Dutch photographer Ruud Baan in the Art Magazine  Spread , created by, for, and about cultural instigators. Check out some of the shoot images below:

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HOSPITAL CLUB TOP 100: BRAVE NEW FUTURE ARTISTS: LEONIE MORSE

New British portrait photographer, realist and Discosalt Artist Leonie Morse photographs very cool, gritty settings bringing beauty out of them and has now been nominated in the Hospital Club Top 100 ‘Brave New Future’ shortlist this year, in the category of ‘Emerging Artist’ (above Tyrone Wood even!!!).  We love Leonie’s work so spare a minute of your time and show your support for Discosalt artists by voting for her! here is the link: http://www.thehospitalclub.com/100/vote.php

Check out some more of Leonie Morse’s work right HERE

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Leonie Morse: Rockers
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THE CREATORS PROJECT: LIVE MUSIC, DJ SETS, ART EXHIBITS, FILMS IN NYC

Posted in New Art, Photography

The Creators Project event series is a roving global celebration of creativity which launches this summer on June 26 in NYC, featuring groundbreaking live performances, art exhibits, discussion panels, and screenings by some of the world’s leading artists.

Some Highlights:

Live Music from Interpol, Neon Indian, The Rapture, Gang Gang Dance

DJ Sets from N.A.S.A, XXXChange, Lemonade, Tame Impala

Films from Spike Jonze, Danny Perez

Art Exhibits from MOS Architects, Legs, Graffiti Research Lab, XX, Radical Friend

Admission is free. Please register here to qualify for passes to the all-day event.

Registration is open until 11:59 p.m. on June 14.

The Creators Project is a collaborative initiative from Vice and Intel that brings together leading innovators who use technology to push artistic boundaries.

YUSUF SEVINCLI: GOOD DOG PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

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Starting May 26th and running until June 15th, 2010, Discosalt artist Yusuf Sevincli will be showing his work at the Fotograf Sergisi Photography Exhibition in Istanbul. For a preivew of Yusuf’s work, check out his portfolio in the Discosalt Artist section or click HERE

ALESSANDRO ZUEL SIMONETTI PHOTOGRAPHY


New York City based photographer Alessandro Zuek Simonetti was born in Italy and grew up parallel to the urban street cultures of the early 90’s.  Developing his own distinct photographic language reflects his deep interest in young niche cultures. Quite often each project stretches beyond the photographic medium which serves as a sign of his maturing expression as an artist. After his graduation from the Accademy of Fine Arts of Venice in 2001 he became a professor of Photography at The Institute of Arts in Padova, Italy. His works have been published in important national and international magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Warp Magazine Japan, Tema Celeste, Vice and Theme. He has also collaborated with brands such as Carhartt, Zoo York, 55dsl, Lee, Bijules, Still Life NYC, Redbull, Evisu, Sartoria comunication and Slam Jam. (http://www.zuekphotography.com/?q=bio)

BRAD ELTERMAN: LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY




So many photo portfolios to get excited about this week.  The latest is Brad Elterman’s photo career which started way back in 1974, when the 16 year old Brad borrowed a friends camera and snapped a shot of Dylan performing on stage.  Since then,  he’s been riding the gravy train on cheese wheels;  one sex, drugs, and rock and roll infused photo feast, where Brad has had the amazing opportunity to photograph just about  every rock/ punk/ pop legend to grace the stage and my highschool bedroom walls.  From The Faces with our man Rod,  David Bowie, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, Devo, Talking Heads, The Runaways, Joan Jett, Kiss,  Blondie, the Ramones, The Who, even Sean’s favorite band Abba…the list goes on and on. This guy has serious cred. Dipping his beak into just about every rowdy Hollywood party, Brad has made stellar contributions to magazines like Rolling Stone, Creem, Circus, etc. He was eventually hired to do official publicity photos by major record labels before forming one of the first Los Angeles-based photo agencies, California Features International, Inc. which specialized in providing celebrity coverage to magazines and newspapers worldwide.

Brad’s photos provide a rare, often raunchy glimse into rock and roll history where it seems Brad is always at the right place at the right time, camera ready. There is even a  photo of  Dylan posing with a young Deniro at The Roxy in 1976! and Brad, by some alignment of the planets, was some kid with a camera. There might be a better chance of quadruplet albinos being born under a solar eclipse, than a cosmic opportunity like that happening again in a young photographers career.

You can go back to where it all began… Like it was yesterday, and browse through the past few decades in music on Brads website or check out some of our favorites below:

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