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Category Archive: Photoart

Fine art nature photographer Christina Rollo

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and pink zinnia flower. Fine art nature photographer Christina Rollo

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and pink zinnia flower. Fine art nature photographer Christina Rollo

Fine art nature photographer Christina Rollo
Born and grew up in New York, Christina Rollo is a talented American fine art photographer. Since childhood Christina has always been passionate about fauna and flora, which penetrated and developed her artistic nature. She used to explore the beautiful landscape areas and spending most of her free time outdoors. According to Christina, while walking through the woods she took lots of pictures of wild animals, insects, plants, as well as a variety of other memorable images. These stunning images took her countless hours of observing and learning about all living things around her. Christina is a successful and a happy photographer because she does things which bring her joy and satisfaction.
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Unique photo artist Jaap Vliegenthart

Photo series 'And Then It Hit Me'. Unique photo artist Jaap Vliegenthart

Black and white photo series ‘And Then It Hit Me’. Unique photo artist Jaap Vliegenthart

Unique photo artist Jaap Vliegenthart
Born in 1965 in the Netherlands, Jaap Vliegenthart, in fact, creates things that nobody did. Look at one of the series of his works, made in unusual techniques, and you will see that the imagination of the Dutch photographer is truly limitless. Jaap Vliegenthart graduated from the Royal School of Art in The Hague. He worked for several years as an assistant at the famous photographers. After the photographer acquired the necessary experience and the desire to create something personal, he became irresistible. First, he started his own career and soon became so famous that surpassed most of his teachers.
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Montara Creek Fine Art Photography

Up And Away. Montara Creek Fine Art Photography

Up And Away. Montara Creek Fine Art Photography. California, USA

Montara Creek Fine Art Photography
A gorgeous set of Modern Home Decor company located in Montara, California, USA. Printed on canvas, the images look like a cross between a photograph and a dreamy painting. Exactly what can decorate any interior. These printed fine art photographs have incredibly rich and stunning colors and a beautiful finish that will last for more than a lifetime. Up And Away – Fine Art Photograph, an award winner of Worldwide Photography – Gala Awards Carnival Fair Photography.
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Still life photography by Vasily Cheshenov

Still life photography by Vasily Cheshenov

Blue vase with flowers. Still life photography by Vasily Cheshenov

Still life photography by Vasily Cheshenov
In addition to photography, Vasily Cheshenov is a Russian journalist, artist, sculptor and writer. Meanwhile, he has become known worldwide for his blurring photography of flowers, which look like oil paintings. According to Vasily Cheshenov, the inspiration comes to him from God. Besides, in every period of his life he had a favorite photographer, who influenced his artistic activity. In particular, Jan Saudek, Arnold Newman, Josef Sudek, Helmut Newton and Leni Riefenstahl. Vasily Cheshenov calls himself not a photographer, but a photo artist. The difference is that a photographer just takes pictures, but a photo artist creates what is possible to create from photography. He has searched his own place in the world of art photography for a long time, and during the process he got many beautiful moments in life.
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Still life photoart by Nikolay Dmitruk

Still life photoart by Nikolay Dmitruk

Looking at this particular image, it’s hard to believe that it is not a painting. No, it isn’t. Still life photoart by Nikolay Dmitruk

Still life photoart by Nikolay Dmitruk
Born in 1962 in the village of kholmogory of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Dmitruk is a talented Russian artist and photographer. He has been photographing for more than twenty years. However, according to Nikolay Dmitruk himself, he is not a photographer, but a person who has a camera. Indeed, camera for him – the same as a brush, which helps display impressions and thoughts of the artist.
Nikolay graduated from the Lomonosov artistic carving school. The art knowledge helps the photographer create photo shots that resemble still life paintings. After serving in the Navy he settled in Novodvinsk and began working with children. In particular, in the Children’s Cultural House as a graphic designer and to this day, is performing the scenery and costumes for performances. Also, he graduated from Moscow People’s University. Since 1993, he became interested in photography.
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Digital artist Catrin Welz-Stein

Vintage collage illustration by German digital artist Catrin Welz-Stein

Night fairy. Vintage collage illustration by German digital artist Catrin Welz-Stein

Digital artist Catrin Welz-Stein
The author of this stunning surreal world created by collaging in Photoshop vintage photographs and old illustrations – Catrin Welz-Stein. According to her gallery, the fantasy and creativity of the artist have no borders. Her art gallery, in particular, presents the fantasy world of children stories, medieval, Jugendstil, Folklore and Surrealism.
According to a talented German artist Catrin Welz-Stein herself, she “was born with a pencil in her hand”. So, she has been painting and doing everything related to arts since childhood. After Catrin Welz-Stein has graduated from Darmstadt Graphic Design University in Germany, she worked in advertising in Germany, USA and Switzerland. German graphic designer Catrin Welz-Stein lives and works in Malaysia.
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Surreal vintage collages by Eugenia Loli

Surreal vintage collages by Eugenia Loli. Bloomy Kiss. From the series of collages 'Oh, L'amour'

Bloomy Kiss. From the series of collages ‘Oh, L’Amour’. Surreal vintage collages by Eugenia Loli

Surreal vintage collages by Eugenia Loli
Collage prints by Eugenia Loli transform our reality and build up exciting new worlds. They can tease, giving us the opportunity to plunge into a visual narrative surrealist tale. According to the artist, she is from Greece, but for many years has been living in California. Meanwhile, through her work Eugenia Loli tries to “say” something, and it is very important to her. Besides, she wants to know that for the vast majority her work has meaning.
“I usually create a genre, “narrative” stage in my collages. Sometimes the scene is witty or sarcastic, sometimes causing horrendous sense of danger. I give the viewer the freedom of imagination and fill in the gaps of the storyline”, says Eugenia Loli.
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