From the series "Not Niigata" 2009Photograph (c) Andrew Phelps/All rights reserved
From the series "Not Niigata" 2009Photograph (c) Andrew Phelps/All rights reserved
From the series "Not Niigata" 2009Photograph (c) Andrew Phelps/All rights reserved
Austria, 2004Photograph (c) Andrew Phelps/All rights reserved
From the series "Not Niigata" 2009Photograph (c) Andrew Phelps/All rights reserved
When traveling in a foreign place, I tend to be fascinated with both the exotic and the mundane. The two are often one and the same, especially in a place where the gap between old and new is astronomical. In most modern societies, tradition, history, and religion have etched a deep set of rituals and codes which are being tested and expanded as cultural homogenization begins to question set systems and ideologies. My interests in Niigata, and Japan in general, lie within documenting this gap.
ANDREW PHELPS is an American photographer living in Austria. I discovered his work through his blog BUFFET. There's a great INTERVIEW with Andrew Phelps by Daniel Augschöll and Anya Jasbär in Ahorn Magazine here. Andrew Phelps WEBSITE
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5 comments:
beautiful photografhies
These are some great photos by Andrew phelps! Thanks for sharing the post!
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Great set of images. Sensitive, colors and forms.
Amazing photography! Travel -- translating oneself across borders and into new terrains -- seems to trigger vastly heightened sensibilities, I believe, and this is certainly evident in these shots. Thank you for sharing --
I love your work and I'm fascinating of this.
thanks for adding me as a contact !
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