Ivor Prickett

These images are from Ivor Prickett's project Kablar: Poisoned Earth. This project documents the UN Refugee Camps for Roma people from Mitrovica, Kosovo, who fled their homes in 1999 due to ethnic tensions. They only returned in March 2007, numbering 118 people [source]. The camps these people inhabited for 8 years were said to be very toxic, with almost 100 people dying of lead poisoning. Prickett's images are stunning and bring to light this tragedy which many never knew about. His photographs are strongly composed and often intricate. The subject of the photographs are not necessarily the first thing you see, causing you to study and become intimate with them to get all the information.

See more of Prickett's work on his website.

Henry Callahan

Henry Callahan is an old photographer, but his photographs from Women in Thought are awe-striking. The first time I heard of him was in my History of Photography class, but recently I saw parts of this series at the Tate Modern in the Exposed exhibition. He was one of the first photographers of the 20th century to photograph strangers on the street without their knowledge. He paved the way for photographers like Philip-Lorca diCorcia.

Bobby Davidson

These first two photos are from Bobby Davidson's series Silo. An emerging photographer working from Brooklyn, Davidson started his artistic career in Florida. I discovered his work on the blog Conscientious.

These two photos are from the series It's You We're After. Unlike his other series, the subjects are illuminated almost fully while still leaving the viewer with a mystic and theatrical feeling. His awareness of environment makes these photographs strong.

These photographs from Pipe Dream are part of a series which also includes quicktime videos. The abstraction produced by the low light situation adds to the mystery of the series.

See Davidson's website.

Rut Blees Luxemburg

Ms. Luxemburg was brought to my attention in class today at DIT. She describes her work not as street photography, but as "public photography"[1] since she rarely photographs peoplandscapesle. Instead, her work centers around photographing urban at night. More recently, her work has taken a closer look at the streets instead of large, wide sweeping landscapes.

Vertiginous Exhilaration from A Modern Project, 1995

Ms. Luxemburg shoots 4x5 and prints analog. The above print is actually printed on aluminum.

To me, her most interesting project is Picadilly's, in which she has photographed puddles where words are reflected.

Cockfosters from Picadilly's, 2007

Oakwoodfrom Picadilly's, 2007

I also very much enjoy her Liebeslied series. The photos have an unsettling feeling that is reinforced by the complexity of the image. The focusaround water gives the photos a reflective quality, deepening the image even further.

Viewing the Open from Liebeslied, 1999

In Deeper from Liebeslied, 1999

She currently has work in the show Extra-Ordinary at the Arts Depot in London. The show runs through the 21st of November 2010.

Sites to see more of Ms. Luxemburg's work:

Commensensual

Union Gallery

Artist Site

Sources:

1. http://www.union-gallery.com/content.php?page_id=653