If you would like to see some fine photographs of people from the Faroe Islands, check out this slide show on flickr by Saul Panzer, his assumed name from the dectective fiction of Rex Stout.  Fresh, relaxed, direct, empathetic portraits of Faroe Islanders. Panzer shows great skill and sensitivity in his work.  Born in 1954. A real pleasure to view.

Second Life is a virtual world with a full economy. Part of the economy is art and culture, many art galleries. At the Exposure Fine Art Gallery, real world and Second Life (SL) photographer PJ Trenton is showing for sale photos he has taken in SL and  Real Life (RL).  One interesting function in SL is the ability to take snapshots. Trenton's work is not snapshot quality. He is a fine artist. He has taken an original approach: instead of photographing the beautiful simulations of Second Life, and there are many, he has found the simulations of urban decay, the mean streets. He has a good eye for composition and he has converted his colour photos to black and white which admirably suits the gritty city subjects he has found. Trenton is a Canadian photographer living in eastern Ontario.

Part of the show is a group of fine colour portraits made in SL.

Highly recommended.

To access you will need a fast PC, download the second life software to your computer and set up a free account.

The location in Second Life is at Exposure Fine Art Gallery, Bluehound (158, 18, 115)

the website for Second Life is the link below:

Treat yourself and look around the fine photographs posted on the website of the Stephen Daiter Gallery of Chicago, Illinois, USA

fine work and an interesting web site by this Santa Fe photographer

portraits, weddings, people and events

David Keenan - Contemporary colour, black and white, and infrared fine art photography.

Photographs made in Czech Republic, Italy and Texas. Beautiful work

I met Al Kaplan online at the Photonet Leica forum, heck, I even have a t-shirt with his face on it. He is a master photographer and has used a variety of camera gear over the years but mostly he is a black and white Leica kind of guy.  Very knowledgeable, opinionated and helpful.  His photoblog got some special recognition by Yahoo. Al is a Floridian and has begun posting his life's work of photos and stories on his blog, great viewing and reading. Lots of famous people going back to the 60s. He calls his blog The Price of Silver. For the past year or so he has been experimenting with a modern Leica thread mount Cosina Voigtlander 15mm lens and making a series of self-portraits where he holds the camera out at arm's length and fires the shutter. The extreme wide angle view of the 15mm lens makes for some fascinating shots. But equally interesting is the photographs showing the history of Miami area since the 60s. Highly recommended.

the link below will get you to Al's blog

She lives in Iceland and is a portrait artist and photographer and one of the most popular photographers on flickr. Her photographs cover a range of subjects: self-portraits, portraits of her children, Icelandic landscape, objects in motion, multiple exposures (quite a few in which she appears twice). She has great skill and wit and imagination. She is also strikingly beautiful.

A serious artist with a great sense of humour.

I particularly enjoy the photographs of Iceland. It is a place I dream of visiting.

Gene M has been buying old cameras for several years and often finds unfinished rolls of film inside. He has mastered the art and science of using current film chemistry to develop old film. But more importantly he opens these "time capsules" and we are then able to see the past.

here is a recent page showing an old Brownie camera that used the old 620 film format  http://westfordcomp.com/classics/brownieflash620/june06/index.htm

The link below is the main photographic page for the site. Click on Films Found in Old Cameras and marvel at what Gene has accomplished in his photographic archaeology.

I first encountered the exceptionally fine photography of Ian MacEacheran over on photo.net. His photos of industrial workers and of New Brunswick life (1960s) as well as other subjects are outstanding. His photos of an asylum are especially moving.

His skill, his attention to composition and in conveying story through his images is second to none. If you want a treat for your eye and soul, check out his work.

MacEacheran was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1942.

He has used Leica rangefinder cameras and the Nikon F SLR. His work is mainly in black and white.

At photo.net, MacEacheran has photos at : http://www.photo.net/photos/iwmac