Bart Ramakers

Belgian photographer born in 1963. 'Caught in a Tale' starts as follows: "For, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. But hark, those with sensible eyes be warned! There are artistic and even some explicit nude pictures below."
Beautiful worked out pictures, intriguing and amusing at the same time. Inspired by tales and old masters, Bart Ramakers is showing a whole new creative world. Finding new details with every glance,     trying to unravel the story he tries to tell...

Bart Ramakers at work.

"Pastorale" Making of Photoshoot Bart Ramakers from Bart Grinaert on Vimeo.

Julian Baker

Artist and writer Julian Baker can be followed on twitter, facebook, tumblr and on his blog. Personally I find his blog most enjoyable. His colorful photographic work is amusing, his models authentic and you just got to love his backgrounds.
In Julian's words:'Once upon a time I took photos for record sleeves. Now concentrating on portraits about what it means to be nude, to be seen naked, the nature of our skin. I shoot on medium-format film only. I want to create images that look back at the viewer upsetting their preconceptions of 'art nudes'.
You don't need that perfect (photoshopped) body to appear in Julian Baker's art work, and that is what makes his work reel and inspiring.

Antony Crossfield

'Foreign body' is a strong series of UK born photographer Antony Crossfield. The artist statement starts with; "Through my art I seek to question and undermine traditional conceptions of corporeality while also exploring the relationship between the body and identity. ..." and it is a good read.
From a series of shots he meticulously constructs his distorted images of mainly naked man. This is more than just a photoshop collage, it is surching for the right location, the right points of view, the right figures and stitching everything seamlessly together. Antony Crossfield can work for months on one image before he is satisfied with the result.

The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips - You Lust (NSFW) from Delo Creative on Vimeo.

Founded in 1983, The Flaming Lips sound is quite unusual. Call it space , indie or psychedelic rock you can really describe it. Wild elaborate live shows, where anything is possible. Maybe the hit 'she don't use jelly' rings a bell..... insane videos, and great covers all in their own extravagant manner... they mix everything in their galactic hippy travels!

Cornelia Hediger

Cornelia Hediger, Swiss photographer was awarded a PDN’s 30: Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2009. Some of her work does remind me of Fransesca Woodman. The Doppelgänger project resulted in two series.

The Doppelgänger project resulted in two series of self portraits. Fragmented and reconstructed in a grid. Old fashioned clothes and rooms hiding a more darker, intense meaning at first glance.
"Doppelgänger".It’s a German word, that means double-walker. It’s a ghostly image of a person who is also an omen of bad luck and death. If you see yourself as a doppelgänger, you know it’s bad news!” ; Cornelia Hediger.
She explores, different often contrasting sides of herself. Seemingly in a conversation or conflicting situation with her "Doppelgänger. Cornelia Hediger spends quite some time on creating her Doppelgänger images. The whole process starts with a drawing, while a photo shoot can take up to eight hour, there are still loads of the darkroom and computer work left.