Mob-Entrepreneurs
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The Homeless CEO – BBC World Service – TheAppWhisperer
I’m delighted to publish this article on behalf of my friends at the BBC World Service about an incredible mobile photographer called Cillin aka @homelessceo. He visited London a few weeks ago and together they made a 2’00 montage of his voice and his images and have just put this out on the BBC World Service YouTube channel (see below). Born 30-something years ago in the UK to an Irish mother and a Sri Lankan father, Cillín (pronounced Killeen) is an Australian entrepreneur and Harvard University dropout who spent ten years in Europe (Germany & Switzerland) before moving to his current place of residence in the UAE. Cillín currently splits…
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Rob Pearson-Wright Wins The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category -TheAppWhisperer
Huge congratulations to Rob Pearson-Wright for winning The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category yesterday. The Terry O’Neill Award is one of the world’s most respected and leading photography prizes. It attracts thousands of entries every year from around the globe. The distinguished judges offer a unique opportunity to showcase your talent to titans of the industry, many of whom operate in the commercial world and commission work. Pearson-Wright was interviewed by Eleanor Cunningham on London Live yesterday and you can watch the full interview here.
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Kickstarter – ‘Everyday’ by Jay Desind
Take a look at this fabulous KickStarter by Jay Desind, in his own words: “everyday is the culmination of a photographic and artistic odyssey that began when I bought a one way ticket to Singapore. My intent was to travel for about two months and then return home. I never made it back home. Over three years later I’ve traveled to over 30 countries and taken over 160,000 photographs. Two books of photography and poetry and an ever expanding audience on social media led me to the idea of producing a quality hard cover book. This book is over 750 pages of photography and inspirational stories or poetry. Every photo…
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NEM – The New Era Museum – Kansas City Artists Selected
Many congratulations to all the artists selected for the NEM Kansas City Exhibition that will take place later on this year – these include Mark Daniels, Andrew Hays, Armineh Hovanesian, Carolyn Hall Young, Davide Capponi, Erika C. Brothers, Federica Corbelli, Jennifer Bracewell, Jane Schultz, Janine Graf, Jennifer A Thomas, JQ Gaines, Juta Jazz, Manuela Matos Monteiro, Cristian Margarita, Meri Walker, Michael Hill, Michelle Robinson, Milo Salgado, MaryJane Sarvis, Natali Prosvetova, Plarson Plarson (Patricia Larson), Petyr Campos, Rino Rossi, Rob Pearson-Wright, Robin Robertis, Roger Guetta, Maktub Street-Dog (Sascha Domen), Susan Tuttle, Yannick Brice, Arjan van der Horst, Connie Gardner Rosenthal, Emanuel Faria, Gianluca Ricoveri, Halil Yalcin, Jessika H Johansson Lee Atwell,…
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Nico Brons – Graduates With A Masters Degree In iPhone Art
Nico Brons is a very well known and accomplished mobile photographer and in December 2013 he graduated with a Masters Degree of photography with iPhone Art. He graduated from the Photo Academy, the largest and most ambitious establishment to study Photography in the Netherlands. This graduation project was undertaken solely with the iPhone. Brons created a book with iPhone art and poetry. He contacted a Arjen van der Linden, a poet from Amersfoort to make poetry with his images, it was a fabulous collaboration. The books consists of 60 pages, 25 images and 25 poems and some introductory text. Further on there is music to accompany the images and poetry.…
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iPhone Photography Course – The Art of iPhoneography Self-Portraiture by Susan Tuttle
We’re delighted to publish details of this new online mobile photography course by accomplised photographer and author, Susan Tuttle. We have featured Susan’s images several times in our Flickr Group Showcases. Susan’s iPhoneography has won many awards and recognitions from venues like the prestigious American Aperture Awards (AX3) where her work took first place in the Nudes category (2013), the Mobile Photography Awards where she received several honorable mentions (2012 – 2013), and the Paris Mobile Photography Awards where her iPhoneography won first place in the Self-Portrait category (2013). Her mobile photography has been exhibited internationally in London, New York City, Prague, and Paris. This course offers an opportunity for…
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Creative iPhone Photography & Mindfulness Yoga Retreat with Karen Divine and Mary McCann
I’m so pleased to publish this wonderfully sounding four day Mindfulness and Photography Workshop on behalf of Karen Divine. The event begins on the evening of Thursday May 29th and runs until the afternoon of Sunday 1st June 2014 on an island in the Casco Bay of Maine. Karen describes the retreat as ‘beginning with a practice of gentle yoga and meditation to cultivate the open and relaxed state that allows our stories to be revealed. We will engage in visual and written exercises designed to expand perspectives and unlock the creative possibilities using the little camera and processing apps on our iPhones’. To book or to find out more…
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Phone Art – An Exhibition of The Art of Mobile Photography by Gerry Coe
We’re delighted to publish details of Phone Art – An Exhibition of The Art of Mobile Photography by Gerry Coe at Bangor Carnegie Library, Northern Ireland. This exhbtion runs from 4th – 30th April 2014. Gerry will be there in person to meet and chat with on Wednesday 9th April from 1 pm to 5 pm and also on Saturday 12th April from 11.30 am to 5.00 pm. It looks like a wonderful show, if you’re in the area, don’t miss this!
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MOB Fiction Magazine Issue #2 – Out Now – We Have Promo Codes To Giveaway
The latest issue of Mob Fiction has now been published to the iBooks store and is ready for you all to enjoy. This months issue includes fabulous articles relating to street photography by Egmont van Dyck, Fiona Christian, Koci Hernandez, Guy Woodland, Dilshad Corelone, Roger Clay, Adrienne Parks, Rob Pearson Wright, Eitan Shavit, Sacha Dohmen, Christine Mignon and David De Franceschi. It’s a great read and usually retails for $3.49/£2.99 – we have been graced with some codes to giveaway. If you would ike to win one, please follow us on Twitter – (@theappwhisperer) and include the hashtag #MobFiction within your first tweet to us. Please also send a reply…
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Click London – Mobile Photography Workshop Tonight!
We’re delighted to publish news of a wonderful new iniative by the team at Click London. Vivi and Dilshad are both Contributors/Columnists to theappwhisperer and they’ve teamed up to present a Mobile Photography Workshop tonight – February 20, 2014 at Marhba, 26 Porchester Road, London, W2 6ES. This session will run between 1800-2100 hrs. It’s a small group, conisting of a maximum of seven students to ensure everyone receives a good three hours of informal teaching. You can find out more about this and future mobile photography workshops on their site here.
