Category: landscape

Kilian Schönberger

Kilian Schönberger, (The Abandoned Mill), Bavarian Forest, Germany

Kilian Schönberger’s work boasts captivating clarity and depth, serving to distinguish it from the masses of landscape photography. The range of color and tone found in his images is made all the more impressive by the fact that Schönberger is colorblind. Focusing on texture and pattern instead of color, Schönberger creates brightly contrasted, beautiful images.

“I recognized that I could turn this so-called disadvantage into a strength…while getting a picture of a chaotic forest scene, I can’t clearly distinguish the different green and brown tones. Brushing aside this ‘handicap’ I don’t care about those tones and just concentrate on the patterns of wood to achieve an impressive image structure.”               – Kilian Schönberger

Paolo Pettigiani

The Dolomites: Infra-Red Photography by Paolo Pettigiani

Italian artist Paolo Pettigiani has been experimaenting in photography since age eleven. In the last few years he has produced several series of eye-popping infrared images. Pettigiani’s most recent work showcases the Dolomites, a craggy mountain range in the northeastern region of his native Italy.

Infrared photography uses a special film or light sensor that processes the usually not-visible wavelengths of infrared light (specifically near-infrared, as opposed to far-infrared, which is used in thermal imaging.) The resulting images from Pettigiani depict the stands of coniferous trees as watermelon-pink, while surfaces that don’t reflect IR light stay more true to their nature hues.

Andres Gallardo Albajar

Andres Gallardo Albajar, “Great Wall of China”, 2018

In February of 2018, architectual photographer Andres Gallardo Albajar had expected to create the same tourist-filled images as others who visited the architectural feat of the Great Wall. However when he arrived, he found a thick fog encapsulating the structure. This particular weather added further mystery to the deserted landscape Albajar captured in this photo series.

“I was expecting big amounts of people, even lines to access or things like that, but for my surprise there was very few people, which allowed me to capture the wall with no people, which in my opinion helps to create a more surreal and magic feeling,” – Andes Albajar

Pierre-Louis Ferrer

Pierre-Louis Ferrer: Images from the Series “Invisible Paris”

Paris is generally recognized by its bright lights, historic monuments and world-class cuisine. Amateur photographer Pierre-Louis Ferrer wished to catch the dreamier side of Paris with the help of infrared photography with a distinctive all-white perspective.

The spectacular series of infrared photography titled “Invisible Paris” by Pierre-Louis Ferrer who turns the City of Light into a winter wonderland. “My main goal was to make vegetation the main subject of the pictures to create a dreamy effect, but at the same time an effect which looks natural. Paris is not really known for its parks and gardens, so I wanted to show how vegetation is present in this city… What I love about the City of Light Light is the number of different subjects you can shoot, and the important number of impressive monuments. I love walking along the Seine River.”- Pierre-Louis Ferrer

Pierre-Louis Ferrer has shot world famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and Sacré Coeur and produced breathtaking shots using a converted full spectrum Canon 6D. His preferred filters are the 720nm and 665nm, it allows him to create dreamy pictures with a subtle effect.

Wu Lan-Chiann

Six Chinese Ink Paintings by Wu Lan-Chiann

Originally from Taiwan, Wu Lan-Chiann now lives and works in California. She specializes in Chinese ink painting, taking century old techniques and presenting her art by connecting the East with the West; old traditional painting in a contemporary format.

Wu Lan-Chiann received her BFA -with highest honors- from the Chinese Culture University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a MA from New York University’s Fine Art Department.

At the core of Wu Lan-Chiann’s paintings is a personal contemplation of universal values and themes that connect people across time and place. While Wu Lan-Chiann’s sources of inspiration are broad and diverse, she creates work that centers on the essence and meaning of life. In her most recent work, she explores the rhythm of nature as an allegory for the human cycle of life.

Wu Lan-Chiann has exhibited her art and lectured on the subject of Chinese ink painting in the Los Angeles area, San Francisco, and well as in New York, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Japan. Wu Lan-Chiann’s work is collected on four continents.