Mobile Art and Photography That Has Influenced Me – Interview with Fiona Christian from the United Kingdom
We are delighted to bring you the fourth 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 fourth interview is with Fiona Christian from the UK, enjoy!
In this interview, Christian cites work by Mike Ryan, Jeff Burgess, Catherine Restivo, Gianluca Ricoveri, Karen Tetrault, Clint Cline, Arjan van der Horst, Annie Helmsworth, Christine Mignon, Sabine Gromek, Giogiopoliti.
To read others in this series please go here.
“Firstly, I must thank Joanne for asking me to do this. It’s been lovely, wandering down memory lane. It has reminded me of so many more images than I can show here. I could have picked any image from any of these artists and applied it to any of the categories!”
The image that is currently in the forefront of my mind.
I saw this beach scene recently and haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. It’s beautifully observed and the Hipstamatic combo is fabulous. I tried recreating it on a couple of my pics, without any success whatsoever. Which makes me love this even more!
The image that changed my life.
When I first started using Hipstamatic in 2010, I joined a FB group called Hipstamatic World, run by Jeff Burgess. This is an early one of his images that remains one of my all time favourite shots.
The lovely people in that group really opened my eyes to iPhone photography and I’ve been lucky to meet many of them in the real world. This has led to many other FB groups, many new friends and has quite literally changed my life.
Thanks Jeff 😘
The image I wish I had created.
This was my first thought when I saw Catherine’s beautiful study. It’s something I’ve thought many times since too but this image has always stayed with me.
Artwork that has influenced my art.
Gianluca has an innate ability to create masterpieces. I could have chosen literally any of his pics. They are all simply wonderful. From his stunning landscapes to his painterly floral studies, I’m in awe.
The image that is most underrated.
I saw this image recently in a Hipstamatic group and fell in love with it immediately. If I could have liked it twice, I would!
The image that changed my mind.
I have never really been much of a fan of abstract art. There, I’ve said it!
However, that was until I discovered a FB group called appstracts. It wasn’t until I actually tried to create it, that I realised just how difficult it is to produce good abstract art.
Clint’s work epitomises Good Abstract Art. Every one of his images is breathtaking in both its simplicity and its complexity.
Consider my mind, well and truly changed!
The most recent image that made me sad.
Seeing any of Arjan’s pics will create a twinge of anxiety. I still can’t believe he is no longer with us.
He was a good friend and an incredible talent and he is dearly missed.
The most recent image that made me smile.
I just love Annie’s adventures with Mr Gnome, Sir Kiwi and the gang. Guaranteed to bring a smile every time as they travel the stunning Alaskan countryside.
My comfort images.
Christine has taken more than a few of my all time favourite images. Her incredible eye, capturing what few others would see and then using the perfect Hipstamatic combo to wring out every last drop of perfection.
Simply wonderful!
The image I would most like to give as a gift.
Sabine is another artist with incredible talent. There is something truly special about this. Another that once seen, will never be forgotten. Once again, the perfect shot paired with the perfect combo. Just sublime.
My earliest artistic memory.
Another group that I discovered in the early days was IPA. Iphoneart.com was an incredible forum of mobile artists which combined all the best elements of Flickr, P1xels, Instagram & Facebook all wrapped up into one.
It was here that I first saw this image. Another that I have never forgotten, it opened my eyes to the creative possibilities of mobile art.
Contact Details for Fiona Christian
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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)
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