DOTW wind-swept

wind-swept's photos have an air of narcissistic youth about them but she has some really beautiful shots in the mix. Well worth checking out.

Drugs in Film and TV Part 1

Let's include a little moving photography with some of the best representations of drug experiences in film. These examples are in no particular order. We're beginning with Emmett Honeycutt's shroom adventure at the fairies in the woods retreat on Queer as Folk. I love the colours and the way the wind moves through the field. The camera angles as he looks around him like he's suddenly realising the scope of the world... very shroomy. It's great.

DOTW densss

This week's Wednesday Deviant is landscape god, densss. There are some incredible images in his galley, especially the outdoors shots and there are a few great still life shots. You MUST check it out. Congrats to densss, fine work.

Melissa Auf der Maur

The guitarist in one of my favourite all-time bands, Hole, is also one of my favourite photographers. Her photos have been published in several reputable magazines and she has also exhibited her work at Sotheby's in New York. A fan-tastic fan-site for Melissa, Firecrasher, offers heaps of Melissa's work and I have included some of my favourites in this post - most notably, a fantastic photoshoot of Natasha Lyonne for BUST magazine.

Amateur Photographer Magazine Comp

Want to win a Nikon D80 digital SLR camera? Wouldn't we all... Well, Amateur Photographer magazine and Decanter are giving you the opportunity to get your hands on one. Just go to the competition page, fill out the form and send in three of your best photos that fit the theme 'Celebration'. Entries close 5th December 2006. Best of luck!

Wednesday Deviants

Wednesday is now going to be Deviant Art Day. To save people spending hours scouring the photos to find some good ones, I'll pick out a few gems and post a new one each week. Although some people do love the scouring, so check out the website for more.

DOTW picmin

And this week's Wednesday Deviant is... picmin! This artist has a great understanding of still life images, I especially love her shots of pumpkins and capsicums (or peppers for all you Americans out there). Many of her pieces have been created for school, so they tend to be very thematic, but she pulls it off and has created some beauties.

Claire Fisher's Photography

In the wake of one of the best shows to ever grace our screens I was thrilled to come across all of Claire's artwork on HBO's Six Feet Under webpage. There's quotes from directors, set designers and some of the artists that created the work in Claire's name about how and why these pieces were chosen. In addition to her gorgeous photos and photo collages, there are also individual shots of each room of the dollhouse she costructed and there's even the 'shroom inspired harlequin pants, and, my personal favourite, blue pajama man.

Stills Gallery NSW

The Stills Gallery in NSW is currently exhibiting two fantastic photographers...

Ian Dodd

and...

Stephanie Valentin

Be sure to check out their exhibition page and their list of artists.

Time lapse photography @ YouTube

Ah... the wonders of the internet. Latest web-craze, YouTube, offers up another unusual gem. Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years. Check it out, it takes time lapse photography to a whole new, long-term, narcissistic level.

Joseph Szabo

Ok, so I had to do a post on Joseph Szabo, it was only a matter of time. After all, he is the reason behind the name of my blog. The photo I used as the token image for my blog is named 'Priscilla', for those who didn't get the reference... I suppose more Australians would get that than anyone else. This photo is widely known, although not many people seem to know the name of the guy who took it. I think it's partly due to 'Priscilla' appearing as the cover to the Dinosaur Jr album, Green Mind. He's got lots of great stuff, check out his website for more photos.

Freedom Child: Corinne Day

One of my favourite photoshoots of Kate Moss, by Corinne Day, featured in Vogue magazine.

DOTW EvilxElf

I've become addicted to surfing the Deviant Art website. There's heaps of photography by a variety of people and some of them are actually really good, at a much better standard than most open submission websites. One photographer I've noticed in particular is EvilxElf. Here are a few of her photos, but check out her gallery for more.