Martin Mishkulnig's Road Series for mental health social services

Pro Mente, a social service for mental health patients in Vorarlberg, Austria, has used Martin's Road Series of images he has taken on his travels for their annual report. The idea is that in life we choose many different roads, sometimes we go the wrong way.

Jason Loucas for QT, Falls Creek

Jason Loucas was recently commissioned to shoot a library of images for the newly refurbished QT in Falls Creek.

Look At Me by Christian Mushenko

There is a great post on Christian Mushenko's blog in which, after a recent trip to Europe, he is prompted to question why we take so many damn photos of ourselves??

Check it out: http://christianmushenko.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/to-be-or-not-to-be/

A new personal project from Janyon

"I'm not going to go into detail on how I managed to catch a glimpse of myself whilst being upside down (some things should just stay mysterious) but I noticed it wasn't a good look. It gave me the idea of shooting a portrait series in which the subjects were in this not so comfortable predicament, which is kinda opposite to the whole "relax and look natural" conventional portrait execution. I wanted the images to look like regular portraits though, but somehow wrong.

Mark, one of the Contacts producers, rained on my parade when he told me it had been done by some guy in the US. I chose to ignore that and went ahead anyway.

Casting was a slow process as people I approached were surprisingly reluctant to be photographed in a stress-position. Its not exactly going to flatter, but I finally recruited some candidates, keeping in mind that their fitness level would need to accommodate some basic trapeze moves.

The shoot was done with the supervision of Matt at House of Yoga, Redfern. Their anti-gravity yoga studio ensured the safety of the subjects through proper instruction and equipment, so my public liability was in no danger of straining a muscle.

The producers were a huge help in pulling the shoot together, and I'm grateful for the efforts of the crew, Sandra (asst), Hilary Ho (MUA) and stylist Susannah Best, the guys at House of Yoga and the subjects who tried their best to look composed."

- Janyon

Chris Barlow and Penny Lane join Contacts Photography

Contacts Photography are pleased to announce that Advertising photographer Chris Barlow, and Fashion and Beauty photographer Penny Lane are the latest shooters to join the agency’s ranks.
After gaining a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from RMIT, Barlow has spent the last 15 years working with some of the biggest brands in advertising, shooting campaigns for American Express, Coca Cola, Visa card, GSK, Telstra and Hyundai to name but a few.

Chris has always been drawn to the process of capturing an image since his first point and click at the age of twelve. Frustrated with the limitations of a crappy camera, he saved up for his first 35mm and was hooked from the first frame. Finally he could experiment with light, depth and texture, a journey that has never ended.

Penny cut her teeth shooting emerging designer labels in Perth, and co-founded a couple of multi-disciplinary design & arts studios that set about a new direction and strength in the small but prolific arts, design & fashion industry in WA.

Relocating to Melbourne, Penny continued to work across the country shooting for prominent International and Australian fashion labels including Wheels and Doll Baby. Her editorial and commercial commissions show her eye for beauty in the details and the importance of the combination of light with texture. Passionate about all things music, Penny has shot portraits for some of Australia’s brightest musicians including Empire of the Sun.

In 2010 Penny won the Photography category of the coveted QANTAS Spirit of Youth Award (SOYA) and went on to spend 2011 working and traveling to different parts of the world including and basing herself in London.  After a stellar and inspiring 3 years in the UK, Penny has relocated to Sydney and is available for commissions.


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