Mobile Art and Photography That Has Influenced Me – Interview with Catherine Caddigan from the United States
We are delighted to bring you the third in our brand new ‘Mobile Art and Photography that has Influenced Me’ series of interviews at TheAppWhisperer. Within this series, we contact well established and highly regarded mobile photographers and artists and ask them a sequence of questions. Each one relates to mobile art and photography that has inveigled and continues to impact them, by other mobile artists throughout the world. Our third interview is with Catherine Caddigan from the USA, enjoy!
In this interview, Caddigan cites work by Clint Cline, Laurie Amerson, Jane Schultz, Roger Guetta, Bronwyn Penn Nesbitt, Susan Rennie, Juta Jazz, Barbara Nebel, Bobbi McMurry, Oola Cristina, Meri Walker, Kate Zari Roberts, klimtt – Cecilia Sao Thiago.
The image that is currently in the forefront of my mind.
“Clint’s work is so unique to him, so very exquisitely realised”.
‘Theme for a Wall: 4′ ©Clint Cline
The image that changed my life.
“I love the dreamlike, whimsical nature of Laurie’s work. I equate it to Marc Chagall, who was never an inspiration before, but now is”.
‘The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.’ ~Marcus Aurelius – ©Laurie Amerson
Artwork that has influenced my art.
“Bronwyn’s collage technique is carefully developed and so expressive”.
Untitled ©Bronwyn Penn Nesbitt
The image I wish I had created.
“Jane’s work speaks to me, and takes me to her personal world”.
‘The Mirror’ ©Jane Schultz
The image that is most underrated.
“Simplicity and colour convey time and place so well”.
‘Bucolic’ ©Susan Rennie
The image that changed my mind.
“I followed Roger Guetta (Draman) on Flickr, watching his transition to mobile art, admired his success and began my own journey”.
‘Dada Manifesto’ ©Roger Guetta
The most recent image that made me sad.
“Juta creates images are both sensual and narrative in their essence”.
‘Kings New Clothes’ ©Juta Jazz
The most recent image that made me smile.
“This is not that recent but I go back to it because I love Oola’s wry sense of humor in this surreal creation”.
‘Fortunate Eden’ ©Oola Cristina
My comfort images.
‘Remember Following the Aunties Into Church?’ © 2018, Meri Aaron Walker, iPhoneArtGirl.
‘Denver Art Museum’ ©Kate Zari Roberts
Untitled ©Barbara Nebel
The image I would most like to give as a gift.
‘Decisions WIP’ ©Bobbi McMurry
My earliest artistic memory.
“I have memories of going to New York to look at art at the Met, the image, which I love, and which illustrates that memory is by Klimt”
‘Behind the Walls’ ©klimtt – Cecilia Sao Thiago
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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)
