Weekend of Mobile Photography/Art with Alexis Rotella
Last weekend you may recall that we posted our second in a new series of articles entitled ‘Weekend of Mobile Photography/Art‘. That one was with Fiona Christian, our first was with Jerry Jobe and this weekend Alexis Rotella tells all! Take a look…
All images ©Alexis Rotella
“My schedule is not 9-5, five days a week, with the weekend off. I’m a licensed acupuncturist who often sees patients on Saturdays, so there’s no set time where I do mobile art. Especially during the winter months, I am not tooling around town in Annapolis, Maryland. But when I go grocery shopping, I’m always on the lookout for flowers to work with”.
“I have a big house to take care of as well as a large yard. I recently started the Paleo diet which requires careful planning of meals. Much of my time, for the past 50+years has been dedicated to writing and editing Japanese poetry forms in English. I take my writing seriously. But I also love mobile art and it brings me such pleasure to turn over the reins to the Muse”.
“On Saturday nights and Sundays especially, I read novels, poetry, nonfiction. I watch Netflix as well as old movies. I am curious about so many things. I have more questions than answers. I believe who I am as a person comes out in my art and though I don’t always like what appears on the screen, each piece of mobile art teaches me something. I spend hours every week looking at the work of other artists, mobile artists as well as modern painters and the old masters. I think when I die what I will miss most is my iPhone!”
“Every night my husband and I turn on the news and while I listen to what’s going on in this crazy world, I have my iPad Pro on my lap and get lost in the editing process. Perhaps the tulips I photographed earlier in the day want to speak in a new unspeakable language, or maybe a photo from the Web wants to be recycled into something unrecognisable. Maybe I’ll play with the Diana App and see what images want to marry each other. Or I might download a new app just for kicks and be disappointed or delighted. It’s all about going with the flow, not getting too attached to any image, but falling in love with the one that hasn’t happened yet, whether it be the weekend or a Monday morning while lingering in bed”.
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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)
