Snapshot photography

Ernst Haas, the early master of color photography was never celebrated for his personal, experimental work — until now.

Straddling the line between documentary, landscape and highly-polished snapshot photography there’s a playful element to Yosigo’s photographs of the ocean. “The theme of the sea is strictly linked to my land and my childhood, and I suppose it’s a resource that I’ll always return to," says the graphic designer turned photographer from Barcelona.

The following portraits represent a mere fraction of the vernacular images from the Accidental Mysteries collection, ranging from late Nineteenth to the mid-Twentieth century.

I first heard of photographer Davis Ayer when he did a lookbook shoot for Sugarhigh + Lovestoned, and after checking out his website I fell in love. Endless inspiration below. Check out his website. More creative inspiration right this way!

“The Art of the American Snapshot 1888 – 1978” is currently running in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, until 31st December 2007. The exhibition features photos from the collection of Robert E.

© Jacob Aue Sobol. Book: I,Tokyo. JAPAN. Tokyo. 2007

An examination of the contradictions within a form of expression that is both public and private, specific and abstract, conventional and countercultural.Sna...

Straddling the line between documentary, landscape and highly-polished snapshot photography there’s a playful element to Yosigo’s photographs of the ocean. “The theme of the sea is strictly linked to my land and my childhood, and I suppose it’s a resource that I’ll always return to," says the graphic designer turned photographer from Barcelona.