DAVID
PHOTO
Epstein
Contemporary Photography
david Epstein
ABOUT
ME
I am an intuitive “shooter”. I see something that appeals to me and I take the shot. There is no constructed meaning at that point, rather the creative process happens after the fact. If there is a message in my work, it emanates from a
non-contrived state of being — the image speaks for itself. I like to experiment with different combinations of photographic media — the old, in the form of silver halide and the new, which is of course digital. I print all my own images, a throwback to the days in the darkroom. It gives me a measure of control over the final piece, the same control perhaps when I capture the image. I experiment with different ink and paper combinations, the result is that no two images are exactly the same. There will be variances, in texture, shadow and light resulting in an always unique print. My hope is that for my work creates a personal message to the viewer. It is not my place to tell the audience what they need to see, but they need to feel what they see. I am but the messenger.
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table of Contents Street
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Land / Sea / Sky
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People
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Nude
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ManiPULATIONS
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ORDERING: Every print is unique - Variances naturally enhanced by differing ink and medium unions as I print all my own work. Black and White has been my predominant view of the world for both film and digital imagery but in recent years a hint of colour and occasions of pure digital manipulation adds a different perspective.
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Street
It’s on the streets that life happens around us. Life captured in the moment of time, that makes images classics. Intuitive shooting is the ability to take a frame and to get what your eye has premempted sometimes on milliseconds before the click.
Helsinki Man
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ABOUT THE PHOTOS
ROCK SEA SKY
Helsinki Man A strong design detailed image invoking the solitary quiet nature of a man in a cobbled square in central Helsinki, Finland. The delicate patterning is highlighted in the strong monochromatic print.
Camera: NIKON D800E LENS: NIKKOR 18-200mm ISO 200 | F/5.6 | 1/600s
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ABOUT PHOTOS Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Man-in-Black aka Paul I had shot years previously on the Southbank in London. My work often shows a solitary figure and strong contrast and this image mixes these to perfection. The sun pierces shadow and captures a man passing through - both the viewfinder and life.
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Horse with No Name This was followed with Clacton (the cover photo), Helsinki Man One Step Captivating motion in a still shot. This piece moves through time. The ghostly figure moves along Bankside, London.
Man-in-Black aka Paul
The Prophet No modern day citified person can testify to know the life of the rural young boy in the Lesotho Highlands, unchanged for the most part still to this day. This young man continues a traditional life and custom that is kept alive in tribal life. His knowing stare is a nod to a future that is timeless
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One Step
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Land / SEA / SKY The elements which makes ....
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Six on The Beach
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Moon Tree Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex | Aluminuim Portrait / Landscape Six on the Beach Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Moon Tree Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Six on the Beach Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip
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Waiting
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I See The Sea
I see the Sea A contradiction of visual terms - a solitary man walks fully dressed on a beach that hours before had been covered with sunbathers, now, just him and the memories of those who were there which will soon be erased by the tide. Captured solitude on an Eastern Cape beach, a single figure moves amongst hundreds of footprints of the past. A highly emotive piece showing beautiful colouration and calming horizontal layers of hue and texture.Waiting Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercita Waiting An early rendition of a colour play on saturation. The strong “painted� texture and roughness of the image shows a man patiently waiting for something. Captured as an almost watched fuzzy memory that dissipates in strength of hue as time passes.
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Co-Operation Photography is in it’spurest form, is a solo pursuite
Roadworthy
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Horse with No Name
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
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PEOPLE Peop;e make photography.
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The Prophet
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Gemini
Camera: NIKON D800E LENS: NIKKOR 18-200mm ISO 200 | F/5.6 | 1/600s ABOUT PHOTO Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo.
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Manipulation When is an image not an image? Traditional photography is fast becoming a lost art form. Digital has changed the game. Purists photographers will shudder to manipulate their imagery. The fact is that imagery has been manipulated fo
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ExperimenTS in Light ABOUT PHOTO Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
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Look! See the Zebra Crossing Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex | Aluminuim Portrait / Landscape
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Gemini Camera: NIKON D800E LENS: NIKKOR 18-200mm ISO 200 | F/5.6 | 1/600s ABOUT PHOTO Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo.
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Camera: NIKON D800E LENS: NIKKOR 18-200mm ISO 200 | F/5.6 | 1/600s
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