Frederic Deschenes Archives

Mobile Photography Intimate interview with Nizzar Ben Chekroune from Marrakesh, Morocco

17/10/201917/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our seventy fourth interview in this series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Nizzar Ben Chekroune from Marrakesh, Morocco. You may know his work from his popular Instagram account @nizzarben. This is interview is so good, it will devour you. It’s incandescent. A quote within this interview sums it up in relation to our ‘what is the greatest challenge of our time’ question, he answered ‘Raising consciousness and speaking about love with as much power as we speak about any other negative events (war, violence, climate change …). When we will realize that love is the key, things will start to change’. Enjoy!

To read the other published interviews in this series including artists, Adria Ellis, Rino Rossi, Mehmet Duyulmus, Alexis Rotella, Lou Ann Sanford Donahue, Irene Oleksiuk, Kerry Mitchell, Filiz Ak, Dale Botha, Lisa Mitchell, M. Cecilia Sao Thiago, Deborah McMillion, Rita Colantonio, Amy Ecenbarger, Jane Schultz, Anca Balaj, Joyce Harkin, Armineh Hovanesian, Kate Zari Roberts, Vicki Cooper, Peter Wilkin, Barbara Braman, Becky Menzies, Sukru Mehmet Omur, Sarah Bichachi, Michel Pretterklieber, Alon Goldsmith, Judy Lurie Whalberg, Andrea Bigiarni, Sean Hayes, Oola Cristina, Kathleen Magner-Rios, Linda Toki, Deb Field, Emilo Nadales, Lydia Cassatt, David Hayes, Jean Hutter, Frederic Deschênes, Mark Schnidman, Fatma Korkut, Fleur Schim, Rob Pearson-Wright, Dieter Gaebel, James Ellis, Marco P Prado, Jeronimo Sanz, Manuela Matos Monteiro, Bleu Chemiko, Manuela Basaldella, Stefania Piccioni, Luis Rodríguez, Marilisa Andriani (@mitrydate) Mayte Balcells (@artofmayte), Nicole Christophe, Jennifer Graham, Cathrine Halsør, Paul Toussaint, Carol Wiebe, Julie Denning, Kim Clayton (@berleyart), Karen Messick, Serap Utaş, MaryJane Rosenfeld, Paul Suciu, Susan Latty (@pause.and.breathe), John Nieto, Phyllis Shenny, Joy Barry, Max Lies Derdonk, Rita Tipunina, Violet Martins and myself, go here.

All images ©Nizzar Ben Chekroune

Mobile Photography Intimate interview with Violet Martins from Brazil

10/10/201910/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our seventy third interview in this series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Violet Martins from Brazil. This is a compelling interview, infectious with its subtle embodiment of reflections and effervescent images. Enjoy!

All images ©Violet Martins

Mobile Photography Intimate interview with Rita Tipunina from Moscow, Russia

10/10/201909/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our seventy second interview in this series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Rita Tipunina, you may know her work from her popular Instagram page – @ritatipunina This interview is a stalwart refresher on how life differs in a country like Russia, to the UK or US for that matter, “it is … Read moreMobile Photography Intimate interview with Rita Tipunina from Moscow, Russia

Mobile Photography & Art – Intimate Interview with Max Lies Derdonk (@aqua_libra), from the Netherlands

09/10/201908/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our seventy first interview in this series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Max Lies Derdonk, you may know her work from her popular Instagram page – @aqua_libra. We also recently featured her new series #causewefeed recently. This is a revelatory and expansive meditation on fear and acceptance, desire and oppression and it’s filled with unforgettable art. Derdonk has created a narrative that’s both compassionate mixed with desire and the yearning for acceptance. A powerful interview by an enigmatic artist of love, hope and the richness of creativity, it touches me. Enjoy!

All images ©Max Lies Derdonk

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Phyllis Shenny from New Jersey, United States

04/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our sixty ninth interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Phyllis Shenny from New Jersey, United States. You may know her work from her popular Instagram account @phyllisshenny. Shenny’s interview is the terrain that awakens both the reader and viewer to the effects of sickness, health and above all, hope. It overflows its boundaries both with heartening art and with faith, in words and communication. Enjoy!

All images ©Phyllis Shenny

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with John Nieto from San Francisco, California, United States

04/10/201902/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our sixty eighth interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist John Nieto from San Francisco, California, you may know his work from his popular Instagram account @john_nieto. I really enjoyed reading and learning more about Nieto, a photographer I have long admired. This interview is one intertwined with mutability, anguish and acceptance but also in contradiction, with a plethora of timeless unflinching imagery, this is a wise and tender interview. Enjoy!

All images ©John Nieto

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Susan Latty (@pause.and.breathe) from Sydney, Australia

02/10/201901/10/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our sixty seventh interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Susan Latty from Sydney, Australia. You may know her work from her popular Instagram account @pause.and.breathe. This is a truly beautiful interview, in many ways, it’s a life story, which will grip you, potentially make you cry (it did me) but also uplift your spirit and leave you proudly grateful and changed by the experience. I am so pleased I contacted Susan Latty and she agreed to take part in this interview, I recognise her spirit, I have felt it in one other in my lifetime, enjoy!

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with MaryJane Rosenfeld from Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

27/09/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our sixty fifth interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist MaryJane Rosenfeld from Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. I read this interview and savoured every luscious word and every compelling image. This is an interview that will leave you breathless with excitement. Enjoy!

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Carol Wiebe from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

18/09/201917/09/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our sixtieth interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist and our newest editor and columnist to our column ‘Draw the Line – Mobile Art as an Expression‘, Carol Wiebe from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This is an interview brimming with lavish and full colour illustrations combined with literature and key quotes that bring Wiebe’s story alive. Enjoy!

Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Paul Toussaint from New York, United States

17/09/201916/09/2019 by Joanne Carter

Our fifty ninth interview in this new series of intimate interviews is with talented mobile photographer and artist Paul Toussaint from New York, United States. Toussaint, a traditionally trained photographer, is hailed a ‘ pioneer ’ in the iPhonic art movement by mastering the use of apps to create fine art images presented on wood, canvas, textured paper, and metal. His Grand Central Station series was part of Art Takes Time Square and Early Morning Fog which won 1st place in the 2012 iPhone Photography Awards. In the past, Toussaint’s work has been displayed in over twenty-two different galleries across the United States and Europe, and featured in video installations in both Italy and Germany. This is a beautifully rendered interview, genuinely affecting and handsomely constructed. Enjoy!