Mobile Photography and Art – Rest in Paradise – Leor Levine
It is with deep sadness that I share with you that we have lost another talented artist among us, Leor Levine was a friend and member of many of our online FB groups and was known on Instagram as mastaprint8. There’s a reason for that, Levine was a masterprinter by vocation. As his dear friend Masha Mitkov expressed ‘[he] shied away from shameless self promotion in favor of technical mastery and artistic perfection. With him dies an encyclopedia of knowledge many of his students have tried to osmote. You could ask him any question about the darkroom, give him any film (shot at any speed), any developer (at any dilution), and any paper and developing technique, and he could give you the answer off the top of his head for developing times, or any other variables. Calculating chemical reactions in his head from a summation of trial and errors, he had an impeccable memory for proportions of matter. He understood how light worked in a way that any other human I know has yet to. He taught at Art Center in Pasadena for many years, and continued mentoring students well after his retirement’. To read more about him, please go to Masha Mitkov’s facebook page here.
I have created a video, showcasing what he saw, it’s a short memoir of not only his photography, but of his thoughts, rest in paradise dear Leor, until we meet…
Video Showcase
Joanne Carter
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)
One Comment
Dan Conner
I’m terribly sorry to hear of Leor’s passing. I met him in 1975 at Henry’s Camera on 8th Street in L.A. where we both worked. A more gentle soul you could not find; a more knowledgeable darkroom mind does not exist.
If someone could contact me through email and inform me of his last years and how his family is situated with this terrible loss it would be appreciated.
RIP my friend.
Dan Conner