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LANCE RAMOTH
The Beginning Welcome to the inaugural issue of Fotoblur Magazine. The images you are about to enjoy have been submitted and selected by members of the webbased photo community Fotoblur (fotoblur.com). For many years photographers have enjoyed the ability to display and share their work over the web. This capability has brought about a movement in photographic arts which has never been seen before. Even with such innovations in photo sharing, talented photographers sometimes find it difficult to get noticed in massive online photo galleries. Fotoblur Magazine aims to provide a platform for promoting such artists in hopes they may find a broader audience.
For this inaugural issue I have the honor of presenting the fine photography of Alper Çukur. His work epitomizes this new movement in photography with images that transcend space and time, recorded in ways our eyes can not see, evoking deep emotion. This issue would also not be possible without the amazing work from the great people at Fotoblur. Our title is “The Beginning,” as we hope to continue creating Fotoblur Magazine quarterly. If your images are unique we would love to see them. Visit us at fotoblur.com/submit. Lance Ramoth
Fotoblur Magazine
Contents
Issue 1, Spring 2009
Anna Hurtig
© 2009 Fotoblur Magazine
Michael Mancini Thomas J. Conroy
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EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Lance Ramoth
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E-MAIL: contact@fotoblur.com
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WEB: http://fotoblur.com
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Thomas Harris
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Tim Corbeel
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Shashwat Nagpal
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Images published in Fotoblur Magazine are the sole property of the
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contributing photographers and are copyrighted material. No image
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may be reproduced without the express written permission of its
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owner.
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Featured Photographer: Alper Çukur
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Visit us online at fotoblur.com.
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Ralph A. Ledergerber
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Debra Trean
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Bror Johansson
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Deyan Stefanov
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Steven Ly
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Louis Neville
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Calle Höglund
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Alexandre Buisse
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Milo van de Pol
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Greg Brophy
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Thomas Holtkoetter
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LeAnn Cannon
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Evan Sharboneau
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Daniela Siegenthaler
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Caitlin Worthington
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Special thanks to Cole Thompson and Bruce Broussard.
Printed on demand by MagCloud (fotoblur.magcloud.com).
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MATTHIEU MARANGONI
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THOMAS HARRIS
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SHASHWAT NAGPAL
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GUIDO CONTI
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Featured photographer
ALPER ÇUKUR In my opinion, photography is not about creating a copy of the world as you see it through your eyes. I always try to involve my emotions, and allow my creative vision to create aesthetically pleasing images. - ALPER ÇUKUR
Alper Çukur is a practicing ophthalmologist living near Istanbul Turkey with his wife and three children. The images presented here were taken in 2008 in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Bursa. His work can be viewed online at fotoblur.com/people/acukor. He can be reached by e-mail at alpercukur@yahoo.com.
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