Then and Now

B&W Photo, Great Depression, 1930s: Click image for larger view.

B&W Photo, Current Day, 2009: Click image for larger view.


I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF CERTAIN obscure places in 20th century photography are still standing. Here’s proof that, though old and creaky, some still remain.

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Elena Kalis: Deep In the Bahama’s

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ELENA KALIS WAS BORN IN MOSCOW (Russia) and has lived for the past ten years on a small island in the Bahamas with her husband and two children. Her portraits of single individuals take the art of the portrait to a fresh new place—dream-like, exuding confidence in what she does. Her style of work (i.e., the metaphor-like examples above) could easily come across as forced or pretentious in the hands of another, but not with Elena. She is obviously comfortable with objects that add power and design to the image. It almost appears that she uses an old printing or photography technique (wet-plate, for example) but I am not sure.

Kalis has an education in art, but has only recently been following her interest in photography. Over the past year she has been doing some beautiful underwater projects with her children and friends. Her work has often been used for book, magazine and CD covers, and has appeared in print magazines, blogs and other online publications.

You can learn more about Elena Kalis simply by clicking here.

All images are © copyright Elena Kalis.

Jean-Christophe Sartoris: Dream Maker

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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE SARTORIS IS A FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE WORK I RECENTLY DISCOVERED through his Website. Sartoris often uses a Holga camera for some of the dream-like effects, but not exclusively. I think his work is quite wonderful and worthy of sharing today.

Jack Radcliffe: An Extraordinary Photographer

(Above) Rebecca, ’90 Baltimore, MD


(Above) Rebecca: ’90 Baltimore, MD


(Above) Lily White Troupe Series: ’97 Cocktails, Harrisburg, PA


(Above) Mason-Dixon Series: ’79 Susan Avery/Susan’s Playgirl Club, Aberdeen, MD


(Above) Mason-Dixon Series: ’78 Penny, Bel Air, MD


(Above) Carole Jean


(Above) Alison ’89 AR and Medallion, Baltimore, MD


(Above) Alison, ’92 Stephen and Tuna Salad, Baltimore, MD


(Above) Alison: ’82 AR Ballerina, Bel Air, MD


THE FIRST TIME I LAID MY EYES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACK RADCLIFFE, I WAS HOOKED. I can tell you this, I have looked at a lot of photography in my life, and I am hard to please. Radcliffe is one of those photographers who has a unique ability to get inside his subjects life. What he does is difficult—gaining the trust of his subjects in order to find what is real and what is not. As well, Jack has that special set of eyes—where he can see (and capture) the extraordinary moment within an everyday, mundane, constantly changing experience.

If you like what you see, you can learn more by checking out his Website here. He is also represented on the Behance Network.