Mobile Photography and Art – A Picture’s Worth with Bruce Barrett from New York, United States
‘A Picture’s Worth‘… is where we ask mobile photographers that have created powerful mobile photography/art to explain the processes they took. This includes their initial thoughts as to what they wanted to create, why they wanted to create it, how they created it, including all apps used and what they wanted to convey. We also ask these incredible artists to explain their emotions and how the image projects those feelings. We have published a few A Picture’s Worth articles recently, if you have missed those – please go here.
In this ‘A Picture’s Worth’ today we asked Bruce Barrett from New York to tell us more about his image “Westmeadow Beach”. Barrett has detailed his thoughts below, we think you’ll find this invaluable…
“I’ve been asked many times at what age I started making pictures. It’s an easy answer, as I began as a small boy. Although I wouldn’t use a camera regularly until I was a photojournalist in Viet Nam, I’ve always been making pictures.
I’ll sometimes recover images from my dreams and translate them as best I can into pictures.
Other times I will “see” a picture in my mind or find something visually stimulating that I will use.
The picture here was taken with an iPhone 6s Plus in late winter/early spring during one of my walks on the North Shore of Long Island, NY. It was an overcast day, with some interesting cloud formations. At this time of year, it was quite empty and I decided to make a panoramic picture that would show the building, the clouds and the curving sweep of the fence on the right.
I knew I wanted more color in the building and in the clouds & sky and to add textural elements to the scene. My most used apps are Snapseed and iColorama, but for this, I also used Distressed FX. I went from Snapseed to iColorama to Distressed FX and back to Snapseed to finish. There were many versions and variations until I was satisfied—it just looked right to me and reflected what I had envisioned.
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“Westmeadow Beach” ©Bruce Barrett
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Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
