The Photography Of Richard Mosse

It's great when you stumble across another photographers work, and are completely in awe of every aspect of it. I first saw Richards work in the Times Weekend Magazine about two years ago, it was his series Breach (left) of American bases founded in Iraqi palaces.

It reminds me of squats that take over old buildings. The buildings themselves are beautiful, yet quite uninhabitable in their nature. They need to be modified in order to fit the needs of the military.


His latest series Quick uses a type of film called aerochrome, devised by kodak and the military for use in military purposes during the cold war. The film picks up on foliage and greenery yet usually show military camouflage in a different hue. the end colours are both confusing and surreal. Candy floss pinks in images of the Congo (below) are perculiar.




http://richardmosse.com

Professional Seminars: Ben Roberts

Last Thursday I organised another westPHOTO Professional Seminars, talks aimed to give the students and photographers of westPHOTO an insight into how a specific professional works and earns a living from photography.

Speaking was a friend of mine Ben Roberts, who spoke about his route into the industry, and about his personal work up to now. Ben Has two degree's, one being an Ma in Fine art, and works incredibly hard at his profession. He is one of those photographers that is involved in everything, He is also a very good public speaker, and the lecture Theatre was packed.

Out of his works, Higher lands stood out personally as a carefully composed body of work. It documents young adults and teenagers growing up in the highlands of Scotland.

Ben's work has recently touched upon an industry that is increasingly at the mercy of the global financial meltdown, Construction in Spain. His series The Brick Business documents recent builds, most uninhabited or sold and the effects of construction on the Mediterranean countryside (Below)
















For more of Bens images visit: www.Benrobertsphotography.com