Rainbow Issue
CZE Magazine
Rainbow is the 11th Issue of CZE Magazine, this time our goal is to show photographs from all over the world that include rainbows, this colorful magic can be found everywhere, starting from the tiniest, made with a reflection of light on glass to the huge ones stretched across mountains. All of us have that positive emotion for rainbows, it comes as a surprise and leaves warmth inside. CZE is passionate about rainbows in photos so, enjoy. George Nebieridze, CEO at CZE
Submit works for the 12th Dark Issue at: cze.mag@gmail.com Or join our group at: flickr.com/groups/cze
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CZE: What is it about Rainbows that inspires you? Why do you include rainbows in your work? Alexander Binder: A lot of my work deals with occultism and light plays an important role in all kinds of spiritual issues. Saviors and sect leaders are often described as light-bearers. In Latin even the name “Lucifer” means “light bringer”. But for me it’s not only about rainbows. When you have a look at my work as a whole, then you’ll soon realize that there are also some pretty dark photo series. I am fascinated by this dualism of light and dark, by the idea that there is always a negative counterpart to anything positive in our world. CZE: Can you explain the attached image of the deer? How long did it take you to get this shot? Do you live in a wooded environment? Explain your use of nature and animals in your photographs. AB: The actual shot was a great coincidence. I spent a whole day in a large park with wild animals, which can be a quite meditative experience from time to time. This deer approached while I was cleaning my camera lenses and in the first moment I didn’t realize it at all. It just stood in front of me and we looked at each other, when suddenly the sun came out and filled the whole scenery in surreal rainbow-light ... I have a very close relationship to nature, even though I am living in an urban environment today. I mean I grew up in the Black Forest, a beautiful place with waste woodlands and thus I am used to wild animals and I love to spend my time outdoors. Animals always embody some kind of mysticism for me – they are the raw and untamed counterpart to our industrialized world. CZE: Some of your photographs are highly saturated and abstract; can you explain your technique? AB: This is the result of my self-built lenses. They are made from old cameras, duct tape and optical toys. These lenses are literally able to catch the traces of light and they help me to create the diffuse and abstract look.
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CZE: Who are some other emerging photographers who’s work you admire? AB: Hm. Difficult question because there are so many interesting people around at the moment. Most of the time I am working on many photo projects simultaneously and thus I don’t have the time to follow the development of contemporary photography in detail. Nevertheless I have some favorites. For example Asger Carlsen. His photos show eerie creatures, which really challenge our habits of seeing. Another photographer I appreciate is Maurizio di Lorio. His nude photography expresses a lighthearted innocence and seems to me so refreshingly authentic. Interview by Alexis Avedisian
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Anita Dada
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Lawrence Martinez
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Delaney Allen
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CZE: Hello Dimitri, tell us a bit about yourself, where are you from and what are you currently up to. Dimitri Karakostas: 24, currently based in Toronto, Canada... currently stressing out, getting ready to go abroad with the wife for three months to work on projects. CZE: We find these photographs fascinating, colors are very attractive, what is your secret, is there any special technique you use to get this kind of images? DK: Haha, yes and no. Half is basic light leaks, but controlled instead of just an opened camera bag or pre-processing with alternate chemicals... a few double exposures as well. I keep trying as many new things as possible to get the most vivid or interesting colors or compositions. CZE: What does the color photography mean to you? DK: It means a bit more room for error, which is what I want! I love mistakes, and color is fun to ruin and make a beautiful photograph. CZE: What inspired you to make this kind of abstract work? What was before that and what are the plans for the future? DK: Before this was a lot of the other typical dabbling... studio, lighting, medium format- but I soon realized the quest for perfect is too common. It’s why everybody is stoked on dSLRS- it’s super easy to get a perfect photo. I realized very quickly that I can’t stand perfect photographs, regardless of format. It’s just too insincere for me. Hopefully lots more color+mistake work in the immediate future, lots more everything! CZE: Film texture has one of the biggest roles in your work, why film and not digital? DK: I like my photos existing in real life... I feel as though the main separation between digital and film is the process work, which I love with film. I like processing rolls myself, I like making prints... I also have been shooting film for like 10 years, so I think it’s just my thing. CZE: Any special feelings for rainbows? share with us. Haha, just as many as everyone else. Rainbows make everyone stoked, might as well take a bunch of pictures of them!
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Thales Pessoa
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Missy Prince
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David Fanfani
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Francesca Way
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Ekvilina Milaseviciute
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Samantha Casolari
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Pia Riverola
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Lily Pollack
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Jocelyn Catterson and Jeremy Daigneault
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Rivkah Khanin
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Nina Ahn
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Lado Lomitashvili
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Henry Krinckle
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Roy D Henry
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Akihisa Nakamura
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Barry Stone
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Rafa Castells
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Marina Richter
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Stevie Dacanay
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Vaughan Jones
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Olivia Larrain Heiremans
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Bruno Bernardi
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Andrew Eargle
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Unknown Photographer
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Christian Kluge
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Joe Nigel Coleman
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Eduardo Pedro Oliveira
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Luke Byrne
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Fernando Farfan
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LIHUI
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Matthew Harris
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Caitlin Pearey
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Jordan Carroll
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Sasha Kurmaz
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Phillip Abbott
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Krystal Comerford
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Miliken Gardner
Rachel Dowda
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Anna Moan a.k.a. Linnea
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Matias Montecinos
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Alex Synge
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James Turnley
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Natalie Kaplan
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Ben West
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Jagoda Boruch
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Michelle Blades
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Jon Stanley Austin
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Matthias Paul Hempt
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Maren Celest
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Kaj Lehmann
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Matilde Viegas
Alexa Babiuk
Hunt Fanelli
Hayden Lane
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Destiny Dawson
Misha Denisov
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Matthew Feyld
Vera Biryukova
Lara Carlos
Ahndraya Parlato
Adriana Petit
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Toby Price
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Justin Visnesky
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Lieke Romeijn 178
Leah Bernhardt
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J.R.Furbush
David Baquero
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Boopj
Andreas Ervik
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Juan Chao
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Sasha Mademuaselle
Irakli Solomonishvili
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Lindsay Thomson
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Amy Lloyd
Sophie Curtis
Claudia Fernandes
Jillian Becker
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Luke Winter
Nastya Denisova
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Michael Friberg
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Oliver Chennells
Iciar J. Carrasco
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Lloyd Stubber Sasha Borodinova
Contributors (in order of appearance) Zach McCaffree zachmccaffree.com
Svetlana Mijic flickr.com/photos/svetlaaa
Kate Kirkwood katekirkwood.com
Alexander Alekseenko flickr.com/people/ashtonleee
Alexander Binder alexanderbinder.de
Angeles Pena anpena.com.ar
Anita Dada anitadada.tumblr.com
Sylvian Emmanuel P. tryitillyoumakeit.com
Kevin Tadge kevintadge.com
Thales Pessoa thalespessoa.blogspot.com
Lawrence Martinez flickr.com/photos/eylowrance
Missy Prince missyprince.bigcartel.com
Delaney Allen delaneyallen.tumblr.com
David Fanfani flickr.com/photos/davidfanfani
Dimitri Karakostas tobehonestiexpectedmore.com
Francesca Way francescaway.co.uk
Anna Shelton flickr.com/photos/zipco-and-cal
Ekvilina Milaseviciute ekvmil.com
Carolin Walch carolinwalch.de
Samantha Casolari samanthacasolari.com
Peter Sutherland petersutherland.net
Pia Riverola cargocollective.com/piariverola
Krisztina Toth cargocollective.com/nyussz
Lily Pollack lilypollack.com
Brendan Henning flickr.com/photos/brendanhenning
Jocelyn Catterson & Jeremy Daigneault flickr.com/photos/jocelynmarie
Sheena Callage sacallage.tumblr.com
Rivkah Khanin flickr.com/photos/rivkhanin
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Nina Ahn bynina.tistory.com
Christian Kluge cargocollective.com/christiankluge
Lado Lomitashvili ladolomitashvili.daportfolio.com
Joe Nigel Coleman joenigelcoleman.com
Henry Krinckle flickr.com/photos/specialduties
Eduardo Pedro Oliveira flickr.com/photos/eduardopedro
Roy D Henry flickr.com/photos/34795716@N04
Luke Byrne flickr.com/photos/sprppl
Akihisa Nakamura flickr.com/people/scape
Fernando Farfan flickr.com/photos/farfech
Barry Stone barrystone.com
LIHUI huiuh.com
Rafa Castells rafacastells.com
Matthew Harris flickr.com/photos/-----matthewharris
Marina Richter mranai.tumblr.com
Caitlin Pearey flickr.com/photos/kaytehh
Stevie Dacanay steviedacanay.com
Jordan Carroll cargocollective.com/jordancarroll
Vaughan Jones flickr.com/photos/lvj
Sasha Kurmaz homer.org.ua
Olivia Larrain Heiremans cargocollective.com/aivilo
Phillip Abbott flickr.com/people/phillipabbott
Bruno Bernardi brunobernardi.tumblr.com
Krystal Comerford krystalcomerford.com
Andrew Eargle andreweargle.com
Miliken Gardner flickr.com/photos/miliken
Unknown photographer Source: pushthemovement.tumblr.com/ post/16821097895
Rachel Dowda racheldowda.tumblr.com 197
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Anna Moan a.k.a. Linnea flickr.com/photos/annamoan
Hunt Fanelli flickr.com/photos/huntfanelli
Matias Montecinos matiasmontecinos.tumblr.com
Hayden Lane saltyshapes.com
Alex Synge alexsynge.com
Destiny Dawson flickr.com/photos/destinydawson
James Turnley jamesturnley.com
Misha Denisov flickr.com/photos/misha_denisov
Natalie Kaplan nataliekaplan.carbonmade.com
Matthew Feyld matthewfeyldphoto.blogspot.com
Ben West bewe.me
Vera Biryukova flickr.com/photos/veragrrrl
Jagoda Boruch jagodab.tumblr.com
Lara Carlos flickr.com/photos/infire
Michelle Blades slowocean.tumblr.com
Ahndraya Parlato ahndrayaparlato.com
Jon Stanley Austin jonstanleyaustin.com
Adriana Petit adrianapetit.com
Matthias Paul Hempt hempt.at
Toby Price tcameronprice.com
Maren Celest marencelest.com
Justin Visnesky justinvisnesky.com
Kaj Lehmann rajas.info
Lieke Romeijn liekeromeijn.nl
Matilde Viegas 1250g.blogspot.com
Leah Bernhardt leahbernhardt.blogspot.com
Alexa Babiuk flickr.com/photos/a-l-e-x-a
David Baquero flickr.com/photos/david-skump
J.R.Furbush jrfurbush.com
Oliver Chennells flickr.com/photos/24768221@N03
Boopj gentlementakesnapshots.tumblr.com
Iciar J. Carrasco cargocollective.com/iciarjcarrasco
Andreas Ervik flickr.com/photos/brianbeluga
Lloyd Stubber lloydstubber.com
Juan Chao juanchao.tumblr.com
Sasha Borodinova ducksvsrabbits.tumblr.com
Irakli Solomonishvili flickr.com/photos/pithaaa ----Sasha Mademuaselle mademuaselle.tumblr.com Lindsay Thomson flickr.com/photos/orcabitte
George Nebieridze is the creator of CZE magazine, feel free to contact him at: geo_nebieridze@yahoo.com
Amy Lloyd flickr.com/photos/amylloyd Sophie Curtis flickr.com/photos/sophiecurtis Claudia Fernandes cargocollective.com/dearclaudia
Thanks to all the photographers for supporting me by sending their incredible works and to those who give me permission of featuring their art at CZE magazine.
Jillian Becker flickr.com/photos/orphin Luke Winter dyroxy.com/journal Nastya Denisova flickr.com/photos/robokukla
Special thanks to Alexis Avedisian facebook.com/alexisavedisian v-e-l-l-u-m.com .
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CZE Magazine, Issue #11 (Rainbow) Released by an independent publisher George Nebieridze, Tbilisi, Georgia, March 2012