Lorand Peli, 9 years later

Lorand Peli

His interview

For me, the human form (especially female, but I don't have any problem shooting male nudes also) surpasses the lanscapes, static products shots or stock photos. I love to catch an excitement, a feeling, something that represents human being, young or aged. The thing that makes you "hot", different. I can't describe it very well. It's a feeling, and I know you know what I'm talking about.

9 years ago :

"Hypnose"

"Wired"

And today :

"Black" with Carmen Flavia

The ways of style are impenetrable. Lorand promised me an explanation about this change, but I'm still waiting for. Maybe he has nothing to say, his new type of work came without he decides himself. I lived it with my three first books before to find my path.

More colors, more photo-compositions, more symbolism, more deepness, a touch of mythology, are my words to qualify his new work I loved at the first sight.

With Dana Ciubancan

With Demeter Dorel

"Horns of Hoia, part 1" with Ana Catone 

MUA: Raluca Manole, Hair: Nuaela Mihaela

Part 2

"Inspired by Moebius"

With Andreea Ande

With Cristina Simion Cantemir

With Dorin Duca

"New York, New York" by Gary Breckheimer with St Merrique

Gary Breckheimer with St Merrique

Extracts of his interview

His articles

I’ve shot most forms of nude photography, in both the studio and on location, but I must say that the rush I get shooting on the streets and in public places does not compare to anything, not even the best drugs ! (Joke)

"New York, New York"

"See agent"

When I’m on the streets on location nothing is left to chance. I am completely in control. I know the exact location, the pose, the lighting, etc. I am definitely not looking for any input from the model or crew.

"Intrepid"

"Dolls"

I predominantly focus on the juxtaposition of the female form vs. environment with over tones of erotica.

"Circles"

"Bad bagels"

"Love"

"Welcome aboard"

Marina Koriakyn: A soul catcher

Marina Koryakin 

Marina was born in Ukraine and lives now in Israel. She has a family with two children, and works full time in the demanding medical field. 

I discovered Marina on FB and became immediately enchanted by the way her captures just hypnotised me. They tell stories, enigmatic ones, taking me on a journey.

I try to capture what I feel and not what I see

"Lost in Tokyo'' series

As far as I remember, I always loved to observe people. I enjoyed imagining what their life would be and made lots of scenarios in my head. Three years ago, I opened a FB account and built up a circle of friends who were photographers. Their work inspired me.

There is something about some of the next shots that (hoping that Marina won't mind), I put together because of the immediate impact created by their existential nature.

"Hope"

I never had a camera because photography did not really interest me. One day, I started to take pictures with my phone and after a while I decided to buy a camera and took a beginners course.As I don't have much technical knowledge about photography, I chose the easy way and used a digital camera.

"Somewhere" 

"Be"

"Be what you want to be"

My passion is about street and documentary photography  

"Gypsy life"

"Gypsy life 2"

The beauty of street photography is the unexpected.Every time I go out wandering the streets, I try to capture what I feel and not what I see.

"Past"

"Take me to church"

When do I know it's the right time to press the shutter? When my pulse goes up!My camera is set to B&W so that my mind does not get distracted by the colour factor.Later, on my computer, I convert them to colour and then, depending on my mood, decide which version to keep. :)

"Beach stories"

"From the dying sea series"

So what about inspiring artists? Many that I really admire and learn from. Garry Winogrand, Joel Meyerowitz, Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson to name a few. But I also learn as much as from so many talented friends I follow on social medias.  

"Apocalypse"

"In the storm"

"Memory"

The vintage photographs of Chistian Tode

Christian Tode

Member since 2017

His articles

For me, photography hides a lot of beauty inside; beauty that we can see around us. It is a mysterious world of dialogue between the photographer and the resulting photo and – finally – between the viewer and the photo. A world that allows you to look inside, through lens, into the other soul. Photography is the soul of all the moments that have just disappeared. 

In his first article, I told you how much I appreciate the talent of Christian Tode to fly from a genre to another, and the rare diversity of his art models, my fight in UdA where all colors and ages and forms are united.

Today, this exhibition is reserved to his unique vintage work. He let me choose the photographs, what I always consider as an honor. 😊

"Rest in cafe"

With Eliška Kubaníková

"The young girls learn their rules"

With Eliška Kubaníková and Denisa Hemská

"And then her eyes become my Japanese Tea Garden"

"Close your eyes and you'll see me"

With Janine Alexander

"Dialogue"

"Rain in sunlight"

"With Lucie"

With Lucie Janíková

"Sweet, dark fear"

"Morning chat"

With Denisa Hemská and Eliška Kubanikova

"Adrien flying through her dreams"

"Inside I feel fleeting moments of sunny morn"

With ZuzanaOsako Illustrations

"Tough expectations in dreams in garden of paradise"

"Windy Day"

I end by his return in the present :

"The mind of the present"

With Zuzana Osako