Some intriguing photography by Phillip Englhorn, an American photographer based in China. The photographs are predominately of women going swimming in the north of China. Evidently the head and body gear is to avoid being stung by giant jellyfish. It seems like they have taken dressing up to a whole new level. You can see more at http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/qingdao-masked-sunbathers-photographs-philipp-engelhorn/

Ashley Whitt

A really interesting set of images by Ashley Whitt. The series is called The Haunted Mind. Ashley describes the work as. "..... a body of work that addresses themes of duality, anxiety, and mortality. When my mother passed away five years ago, I became consumed by depression and anxiety. These images are visual representations of the fears and anxieties that exist within myself." You ccan find more examples of her work at https://www.lensculture.com/editors_pick?modal=true&modal_type=project&modal_project_id=19050

Heidi Kirkpatrick

Some really good photography by Heidi Kirkpatrick. The images are related to Heidi's family and there lives and deaths. It's a really good example of a concept that has been been made in a really thoughtful and creative way; using all the skill she has acquired. There are some really good combinations of technique and imagery. You can see mare at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/heidi-kirkpatrick-dearly-departed#slide-2

Hossein Fatemi

A knockout set of photographs by Hossein Fatemi. A really good idea well produced. See more at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/hossein-fatemi-veiled-truths#slide-1

Stanley Greene

A great set of photographs from Stanley Greene entitled (Never Quiet) on the Western Front, showing two things. Firstly take photographs all the time, don't stop to worry. Secondly Black & White is not all about arty landscapes or proper 'Photographs'. See more at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/stanley-greene-never-quiet-on-the-western-front#slide-1 Actually there is one last thing which is that these don't have to be in Black & White, they would be just as interesting in colour. In the end they are just good photographs.

Diana Markozashvili

I found these really deep images by Diana Markozashvili on lens culture. https://www.lensculture.com/editors_pick?modal=true&modal_type=project&modal_project_id=20868

Helen Sear

Throughout her career Helen Sear has worked on ideas and notions of obscuring the view, her series 'beyond the view' is a good example http://klompching.com/helensear/beyondtheview/btvthumb.htm , deconstructing images and re configuring them into new forms of images. It seems to me that she works within the same kind of practice as a fine artist does making, viewing, changing, adapting etc an image is 'made' rather than being there in the first place. This is from a 2011 series entitled Sightlines and you can see more at http://helensear.com/Sightlines-2011

Odette England

Odette England made this series of images in 2012 this one is entitled Dad #4 (left foot) from a series called Thrice upon a time . The title might give you and indication as to how they were made. Odette grew upon a diary farm in Australia which her parents were forced to sell in 1989. In 2005 she revised the farm and took photographs of places her parents had photographed her and places which were significant to her. In 2010 her parents visited the farm every month, on each occation they wore the negatives from 2005 on there feet, the results can be seen at http://www.odetteengland.com/category/image-galleries/projects/thrice-upon-time The passage of time and feeling that evokes are not always easily expressed; especially in photography which can appear to be very immediate. I know we all look at images of ourselves and our history but somehow this is more nostalgic rather than thoughtful. Odette Englands photographs remind us that our history is not always easily explained or understood by ourselves or others and that sometimes the only way of expressing this is in a physical way.

Finn Thrane

This comes from an Image by a photographer called Finn Thrane. I really like the idea of splitting imagery over two frame and printing them as one. I think this example is particularly good but you can see other examples some more engineered than others at https://www.lensculture.com/finn-thrane 

Lorena Guillén Vaschetti

These images all come from a series entitled Historia, memoria y silencios (unopened). They are photographs of Lorena's own family history, images taken by members of her Italian family on holiday's and trips. It's an interesting concept about how we save memorabilia, in particular imagery, there is often something slightly sacred about the image itself, even the ones we don't like. The necessity to hold on to these images seems to go beyond the facts of them. In the case of these images in brings into question what it is we want to see and what we don't, are we better remembering our rosy view of the past or having a 'warts and all' view of our family history. As images it also asks us to look beyond what is there and try and understand the sub text of what we are seeing, the two notions, our personal history and what we want to preserve, and the nature of imagery and looking beyond the actuality of the image  make the photographs more powerful. You can see more of the images at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lorena-guillen-vaschetti-historia-memoria-y-silencios-unopened#slide-12 

Cristina de Middel

I came across these images by a photographer called Cristina de Middel on the Conscientious website. The work is based on images taken in China and the 'little red book' or Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. The combination of the two elements as well as the interventions makes the work visually interesting and conceptually strong.

Kathryn Cook

Some beautiful photography by an American photographer who lives in Turkey, Kathryn Cook. The photographs are an attempt to convey ideas and images of the Armenian deportations and killings that took place in Turkey during the early part of the 20th century. The photographs have a really interesting transient quality; nothing looks fixed or permanent, a quality that is very unphotographic in some ways, given that we are meant to see clarity within the thousand of a second on display. You can see more of her work as well as this series which is called 'Memories of Trees,Turkey and the Armenian genocide' at http://www.agencevu.com/stories/index.php?id=81&p=205 

MINDAUGAS AZUSILIS

Some interesting work by Lithuanian photographer Mindaugus Azusilis. It's from a series of photographs of mould. As ever when you see images like this there is an inevitable chorus of 'WHAT! MOULD' . However you should spend time looking at the images and the beauty of them even the simplicity is a thing of beauty. I can imagine the excitement of seeing this and realising what a great image it would make. You can find more of his work at. http://mindaugasazusilis.com/index.htm 

Tony McAteer

This is from a really interseting set of photographs taken in China by Tony McAteer. It's a really intersetring concept that has made some great photographs. See more at https://www.lensculture.com/editors_pickmodal=true&modal_type=project&modal_project_id=13088

What's in a face?

A really interesting set of photographs from the always interesting Lens culture site. The photographs, which are by various artists are from an exhibition at the Panopticon gallery in Boston (USA not Lincoln!). The exhibition sets out to question just what it is we consider to be a portrait. If you want to see more go to ttps://www.lensculture.com/articles/whatsinaface-what-s-in-a-face#slide-1 .

Kyoko Hamada

Lens Culture is rapidly becoming my first choice of on line magazine for all things photographic. This is one of there more recent posts; a really good set of photographs by Kyoko Hamada. you can see more at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/kyoko-hamada-i-used-to-be-you#slide-1

David Maisel

I came across this fabulous set of images made by X- raying Museum artifacts. The images are really stunning and beautiful to look at.They are made by an artist called David Maisel. You can find more at https://www.lensculture.com/articles/david-maisel-history-s-shadow#slide-1

Where I Am

These images are based on an assignment given to my Wednesday evening digital photography class. The notion of Where I Am is really about an idea that it is always better to take photographs of what you see there and then rather than only take photographs of specific things. These are my attempt to mirror my students experience. All the images are taken on my mobile phone, the only camera I have with me all the time.

More from Street Photography

Some quirky and interesting photography from Larent Roch. http://www.street-photographers.com/portfolios/laurent-roch/riviera-26414.html

Selfies

I'm not sure I like the imagery but I really like this really quick selfie approach to mobile phones. I'm sure there is a project in this somewhere!

Banal but Beautiful

I thought you might like this link interesting, it comes from an online magazine called Street Photographers. It shows you that being persistent in the way you look at things really pays off when you are a photographer. It also shows you that it's not always about big events or significant happenings, sometimes it's about seeing the image and taking it. http://www.street-photographers.com/

David Hilliard

I came across this work by David Hilliard through LENS The New York Times photography website https://www.facebook.com/nytimesphoto . I've seen David Hilliard's work before and thought of it as being a bit gimmicky. I can honestly say that this is a big mistake. Not only are they beautifully taken images they are beautifully constructed, knockout synergy.

Helmut Newton

Just seen some great images by Helmut Newton in Berlin. A fantastic gallery; the work is not always easy to look at but great quality and I think a sense of humour is evident throughout.