©Alexi Hobbs

Alexi Hobbs is a photographer from Montreal but unfortunately, we have not yet crossed paths. I really enjoy Alexi’s work and part of the reason is because he captures a lot of the surroundings that I myself pass through. Being familiar with the spaces that a photographer has captured is always really interesting to me, because it makes me see the space or object in a new light or in a new way. This also satisfies my curiosity by getting a glimpse of how the other photographer sees and in turn I can appreciate the space and the photograph in a new way. Alexi also captures these fragments of time, almost like he is foreseeing the fleeting moments that will get left behind.

I came across this short but really fun interview with William Klein on public life. The clip is really well done. Klein is such a character and with him explaining his shots, everything just seems to come alive. His work is really incredible, so vibrant and always pushing the boundaries. This little clip portrays Klein in a similar fashion to his work.

©Christophe Agou

I came across Christophe Agou’s work a few months back and I have been a fan of his work ever since. Yesterday, I went to visit his site and saw that there was an entirely new one up. Agou’s new web site has bigger images and I believe more work than what was on his previous site.

The image above is part of his series Face au silence, work that was awarded an honorable mention for the Prix Kodak 2009. The work focuses on farmers in the Forez region in France and Agou delivers really stunning imagery. Check out this series but also be sure to check out all the great work on his site.

©Erica Allen

Erica Allen’s series, Untitled Gentleman, is currently being featured on Women in Photography, where I came across her work. I’m really enjoying this work; Erica explores an interesting idea and makes the work so visually stimulating. In her statement Erica explains: Untitled Gentleman is a series of fictional portraits created using anonymous faces from contemporary barbershop hairstyle posters combined with figures from discarded studio photographs. – read more here and see more here.

©Liz Kuball

Liz Kuball, with her series California Vernacular, evokes a sort of intriguing, almost melancholic mood of the streets and people’s backyards of California. Selecting details of buildings and objects, she highlights the imperfectness, the quirkiness but also the reality of a State that brings dreamers and stardom seekers together.

©George Zimbel

If you are in the Montreal area tomorrow be sure to catch George Zimbel’s vernissage at the Opus Hotel. The exhibit of his New Orleans work is on now and will be up till July 26. This is one not to be missed.

©Salva Lopez

Check out Salva Lopez’s work, especially the series Roig 26. This is a work in progress, no statement that I can find, but I would imagine that this is a series about her grandparents and their home environment. The portraits and the stills of the home work beautifully together.

©Jeff Wall

Happy Canada Day!

To celebrate Canada’s 142nd birthday, here’s one of our very influential photographers, Jeff Wall.

- Now back to a day off!

©James Pomerantz

This is a really wonderful series by James Pomerantz. Agua Sagrada captures bathers in the light of natural subterranean bodies of water called cenote in Mexico. I really love the empty space and the positioning of the swimmers, they look as if they are hovering or flying in a void. You can find a nice little interview with James at Rachel Hulin’s blog about this series and some talk about his work in general.

©Sergey Maximishin

Check out Sergery Maximishin because he has a great eye. There is some really nice work on his website and a lot to see.