DAVID
PHOTO
Epstein
Vol. 3 07/2018
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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PRINTING: Images can be printed on Perspex, Alumium and Archival Paper.
EDITIONS: Only certain prints are Editioned and production is strictly controlled. Please contact us for more details. COPYRIGHT: All Rights are reserved and no image may be reproduced without the express written consent of David Epstein (c) 2018. info@ dnephoto.com
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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 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.
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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. 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 Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex | Aluminuim Portrait
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Backhand
Arte Italiana Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex | Aluminuim
Waiting
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The Blind-Leading-The-Blind
The Blind-Leading-The-Blind 1999 A composite image with a Blind Man leading another blindman. Walking 2017 A composite image with a Blind Man leading another blindman. Altered Images 2016 Ghost-like souls in a state of trance. One Step 2014 Captivating motion in a still shot. This piece moves through time. The ghostly figure moves along Bankside, London. You Stop 2005 Italian traffic police directing traffic at night. Captured in a frentic action that can only be traffic in Rome
Walking
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Altered Images
One Step
You Stop 9
Land / SEA / SKY The classical photographic elements.
Six on The Beach
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Moon Tree
Six on the Beach 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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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8-in-the-Lake
Wireless
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I See The Sea I see the Sea 2009 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. Wireless We are too connected and in this ironic naming of the image, the last telephone pole, ends mysteriously over the vast expanse of this desert like scene. 8-In-The-Lake 2013 8 concrete pots create a surreal impact to this lake.
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Co-Operation Photography is in it’spurest form, is a solo pursuite
Roadworthy
Horse with No Name
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Sea Horses
Roadworthy 2005 Horse with No Name 2003 On the Road Again 2008 On the Road Again 2003
ON THE ROAD AGAIN 15
PEOPLE It’s the unique faces in unique places that makes a photo timeless
AFter the Show
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Yea Edi Arc Por
SMILEY DAVIDSoN
After the Show Smiley Davidson 2016
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The Prophet
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I Can’t See the Future
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An Eye for An Eye
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Gemini
Nude Chick in Boots II
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THORNY NUDE
Gemini Spider 22
Nude IN TRIPLICATE
Nude With Chandalier 23
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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RUN! Big Elephants
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Pre-Nude 2003
PRE-NUDE
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Look! Ssee the Zebra Cossing
Look! See the Zebra Crossing
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Mobile
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Abstract Zebra
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Yo! Ilford
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THE HOLY TRINITY
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The Sea of Tr
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ranquility
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Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex Portrait / Landsc
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TRIBAL Motion 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. 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
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Year: 2005 Editioned: 33 Archival | Perspex | Aluminuim Portrait / Landscape
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TRIBAL TRANCE Camera: NIKON D800E LENS: NIKKOR 18-200mm ISO 200 | F/5.6 | 1/600s
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Epstein
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