Mobile Photography & Art Flickr Group Showcase – 10 September 2017
As I created this weeks Mobile Photography and Art Flickr Group showcase, Orfeo et Eurydice: Melodie for Piano Solo performed by James Rhodes played and soothed me, this beautiful rendition will likely reduce you to tears. Rhodes is a highly accomplished concert pianist and a man whose personal memoir is so raw and harrowing that the court of appeal initially prevented him from publishing it, the ban was lifted and his book ‘Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music‘ which includes a Spotify playlist, is a heartbreakingly difficult read. Music saved Rhodes and he makes no bones about it. ‘Plot 29‘ by Allan Jenkins, Observer Food Monthly editor is another memoir I have indulged in this week. Another heartbreaking look at life, for Jenkins it was gardening that saved him. My point being, many of us need a creative outlet from the realities of our past lives, we need to be empowered by our own imagination. Art (in all forms) is a purging, a coming to terms, an effort to reach the unreachable. That said, we need more creative leaders, more creative people in our boardrooms. More urgently that ever, this needs to be the creative age for mankind. This weeks showcase perfectly demonstrates the evolution of mobile photography and art, on the eve of iPhone 8/X release. Sprawling with cinematic visual language, exploring narratives, this mis-en-scène is one you will savour, it is the very essence of creativity, enjoy!
If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art Flickr Group, please submit it to our dedicated group, here.
Many congratulations to the following artists for being featured this week:
Kate Zari Roberts, Debara Splendorio, yaesmbrut, selin1968, Jun Yamaguchi, Paul Yan, Scott Simpson, Clint Cline, woltarise, Michael Brunsfeld, Karen Axelrad, jillian2 – Jill Lian, Robi Gallardo, Angie Lambert, Louis Mondot, Myrna, Luc Borell, David Hayes, Roger Guetta, kCe7, Poetic Medium, Lorenka Campos, Isabel Afonso, p.a. hamel, Rob Pearson-Wright, before.1st.light – Jane Schultz, Gianluca Ricoveri, Gina Costa, Brett Chenoweth, Kathy Clay, Patricia Januszkiewicz, Hotel Midnight – Deborah McMillion, Catherine Caddigan.
Music this week is ‘Open Up Your Heart’ by Austin Willacy
‘Lipstyck’ ©Luc Borell
Flickr Group Showcase
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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)
