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EXPLODING TALENT
The Photography department at Griffith College is foaming with talent, and the Students' Union seized the opportunity to interview a few photogs in their final year of study at the college. We also caught a sneek peek at some of their best shots!
Photo by Giorgia Graf
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Giorgia Graf
From Curitiba, Brazil
Shoots with a Fuji X pro II
50 mm lens (equivalent) 1.4
I came across photography about ten years ago when I decided to take a 1-year photography course back in Brazil. I like to think that I’m capturing stills of a movie and consequently telling a short story in each photo. First, I’m drawn to scenes that could be seen as timeless. When I walk past these places, I usually get a nostalgic feeling and I try to capture that straight away without thinking too much about it.
Photo by Giorgia Graf
Photo by Giorgia Graf
Photo by Giorgia Graf
Sebastian Farron-Mahon
Photo by Sebastian Farron-Mahon
From Dublin, Ireland
Shoots with a Canon 6D
50mm lens
This work came from a summer trip I took after my first year in college. I decided to camp out west and explore areas of Ireland I knew nothing about. Donegal has always interested me because it’s a more isolated region of the country. I arrived in Bundoran and really enjoyed the atmosphere.
For me, the west of Ireland is one of the most beautiful and interesting places I’ve ever been. The rough terrain, the endless horizon of the Atlantic and the way the light (and weather) changes so often really makes it an intense and inspiring place. It’s a totally elemental environment that heightens your senses and tests your resolve.
I feed off images all day, so I’m constantly researching and cataloguing different styles and techniques that I’d like to eventually try out. My process is quite instinctual though, I’ll start with an idea, concept or location that interests me and I’ll go right for it. I tend to have a clear idea of what I want the final product to be like, but it’s important for me to allow lots of space for that to change —that’s where I think the magic happens.
Photo by Sebastian Farron-Mahon
Photo by Sebastian Farron-Mahon
Photo by Sebastian Farron-Mahon
Photo by Sebastian Farron-Mahon
Freja Blomstrand
Photo by Freja Blomstrand
From Stockholm, Sweden
Shoots with a Canon 1100D with 3 different lenses: 18-55mm lens, a fixed 50mm lens and a 70-300mm lens. Also shoots with a Canon 5D mark 4 with a 24-70mm lens
When working on a photographic project, I would say that I focus on both the concept and the visual —but in different stages of the process. In the beginning, I am definitely more about the concept, and when I have fine tuned that concept or idea, I can move on to work on the visual
‘Alone’, ‘Gangbang’, ‘Orgy’ and ‘Threesome’ [pictured in order] are all included in a photographic series titled ‘Fantasy’.
The 4 images got accepted into HALFTONE Print Fair by Photo Ireland and were on display in November 2019 at The Library Project in Temple Bar. ‘Fantasy’ focuses on perceptions relating to female identity and sexual desire. Instead of presuming that sexual encounters must be ‘special’ or ‘romantic’ , I conducted an anonymous survey that gave women the freedom to express their fantasies and desires. The findings and results are open for interpretation and do not have to have a fixed conclusion. Through photography, I attempt to communicate an alternative to the mainstream perceptions of female identity and sexual desire. One woman may imagine pleasure in isolation while another may fantasise about being desired by multiple suitors.
Photo by Freja Blomstrand
Photo by Freja Blomstrand
Photo by Freja Blomstrand
