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"The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention" Julia Margaret Cameron
British photographer, born in Calcuta India in 1838.

Cameron started her career as a photographer very late in her life after her daughter gave her a camera as a present. Even tho it only lasted over a decade she developed a style that is being imitated even know, specially her amazing soft portraits. She was consider part of the photographic movement called Pictorialism, under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelite but her work wasn’t recognized until she was already gone.

“It was this boldness of interpretation and confidence in treating a difficult subject which made Cameron not merely derivative as an artist. She created a style in which she could work out her cultural conflicts visually, and so offer imaginative solutions to moral and religious questions.”

She came from a very aristocratic family, and her great-niece was the writer Virginia Woolf.

Woolf's mother: Julia Jackson.

You can read more about her work in this article of Masters of Photography, and a very complete biography in this article in The Guardian.


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The PhotoAutomat section is curated by the Brooklyn-based photographer Andreína Restrepo.    

The Procrastinator (some) Times Sunday 8th of December Edition

EDITORIAL

This was a sad week for the world, Nelson Mandela died. But as it usually happens when some really loved pass away, the past couple of days tons of articles had been published, filled with nice memories and many reasons to celebrate his life. This is a chance to read, to learn more about him and about South Africa, and specially to remember that his message has to be carried on for everyone of us. If you only have one opportunity to procrastinate this week, have a look at the news section of The Procrastinator.

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom.

Rest in peace Madiba.



NEWS 

Photo via The Guardian.

In The Guardian you can read a compilation of his most famous words, listen to a poem by Maya Angelou and watch a gallery with images from people from around the world celebrating Mandela's life. Also, the Daily Mail shared a gallery of his life in pictures (I know is the Daily Mail, but it's a good gallery). Finally It's Nice That compiled the front pages of the newspapers to show their graphic homage to Mandela.

Collage by Marta Parszeniew via VICE.

Gavin Haynes shares in VICE a very decent compilation of lesser-known facts that you will rarely find some place else. A nice reading specially now when it's the perfect time for clichés. Have a look at Haynes's article in VICE. E.T.P 7' 

Photo via npr.org

Finally NPR invite us to consider not only the legacy and achievements of Mandela, but also the rich musical associations of his life. Read full article and listen to all the songs in NPR. E.T.P. 45'

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PHOTO # 1: Barry Underwood

 

Luminescent Landscapes by Barry Underwood is actually more a multimedia piece than traditional photography, so to start the "photography section" I though we could establish how wide photography has become in the past decades.

This staged photos have been all over the web, this artist finds a spot, takes the angle and then highlights the space with the use of artificial light, the result are amazing images that looks like clips from some sci-fi movie. He defines his work as "The resulting images are surreal images, given that they result from this cross-pollination between traditional photography and theater". I think he nails it.

More info: http://www.barryunderwood.com/portfolio.html

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The Photo section is curated by the Brooklyn-based photographer Andreína Restrepo.