Netdiver (ISSN 1911-866X)

Nice reflex photographic essay Social Collages for Yiorgo Seleftheriades and art directed by Stefanos Michaelides.

The Superpunks photo essay by Jan van Holleben is one of many quirky, out there experiments he has done through the years. In this particular one (as in others as well), he takes unexpected daily objects and accessories and turns them into something else altogether.

Proof of a mind capable of conceptualizing forms and then finding the object that renders his vision.

Luis Mallo oh so-so-so organized photography from the Open Secrets series, as if obsessing with backrooms grids.

Series of little people photography – wait till you see the scale of these! Baffling our sense and perception of reality.

Featured: Slinkachu (Italy + London)

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Featured: Slinkachu Clothes Line

GILLES et DADA is a nonsense art fashionbrand for men and women. Each new photoshoot really is pushing our perceptions of how to present a new season collection. The Between allows for deconstructivism and other computer generated alterations to convey (yet again) their unique approach to wearables and making a fashion label stand out.

Admire their creative audacity. Shot by xtra talented Tokyo22.

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Other collections: Walking through light – ID09

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via: Benedicte

As if passing nonchalantly through different spaces or strolling streets or hapchancing through elaborated stagings, Monika Schürle captures picture perfect randomness.

Furiously wild, crazy, funny, audacious and talent soaked photography work by Studio Edelweiss located in Belgium. Every staging is calculated, compositions well planned, lighting perfect.. but seeping through is this sense of protoganists being caught in the moment, creating an immediate contorted reality that is both weird and familiar.

Even the logo resembles a font parody. Wonder if it’s intentional. Maybe either Mich Van Den Berghe and Jan Matthys will tell.

Los Angeles based, working regularly in NYC, Kimberly Nunneley is a photograher with an eye for catching poetic beauty. Her takes are young and fresh and evidence, she’s staying away from current (fashion) trend of showing it all with as much trash and decadence as possible, trend that is long past the threshold of borderline sexploitative photography.

Some portraits are little jewels.

We need more like her.

Found this brilliant and in your face Pfizer campaign shot by Dylan Collard. Denouncing the harzards of buying conterfeit medication online and showing the dire (potential) consequences. Point made don’t you think?

“Fake medication online. You could end up paying with more than just a credit card.”

San Francisco based, Jeff Singer is an editorial and commercial photographer who captured these very intense, vividly color saturated and busting with life portraits.

Peter Rigaud is a giant amongst photographers. He distinguishes himself as a master of portraiture by deft use of context to avoid superficial or corporate-like-we-see-all-the-time captures and that under the non-stop pressure of assignments.

The sheer amount and variety of his work is dazzling and most of it, hold a super highly glossed feel that truly honors the people in the photographs. Hats off to an empathic and true image making artist.

Past September there was an eerie duststorm that sweeped over Sydney, AU. Now that’s of apocalyptic proportion. See the Red Dust and The Red Sydney project for amazing pictures shot by different people of this freak weather event.

Extreme photo retouching and manipulation for the creation of PSY circus show posters by Varial.

Ijm (ran by Frank Visser) is a creative collective producing magazine stories, books, food, and retail concepts and taking props and staging to a new exciting level of fantasy and improbable reality.

Based in Amsterdam.

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One of their frequent contributor is Karin Nussbaumer a gifted photographer who creates stories. Sometimes fantastic, sometimes real. Often based upon and focused on small things.

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And Marlein Overakker for recipe and food styling. Check the cake section!

From this to this, this and this, she photographs what she loves: food, travel and friends. Tara Donne stoops and stretches for the perfect angle and can do lovely picture perfect! She’s worked with major publications and has a penchant for capturing simple life pleasures.

Trained as a photographer, she has spent years honing her eye as a photo editor at domino, Real Simple, and Martha Stewart. She has been recognized in PDN’s 30 Photographers to Watch (2006) and Communication Arts’ Fresh Column (2008).

Oh and speaks conversational Spanish and basic Italian!

Here is a photographer, Michael Alberstat who is versatile and accomplished in a rainbow of assignments: kids, lifestyle, food & drink, still life and interiors.

His shots are vibrant and shock full of life. He has a keen eye for color balance and perception.

You’ve never seen birds photographed in such a way! Not only worth visiting as a natural story study, Andrew Zuckerman mesmerizing photography is of superlative quality. How he achieved and repeated this feat, remains and open-ended question.

Clues anyone?

Debbie Millman is Sterling Brands design group president. Got acquainted while supporting early Design Matters radio shows where she interviewed design leaders weekly. She wrote the How to think like a great graphic designer book which I highly recommend. Read the review we did, when it was released.

Hats off to a Powagirrrl who recently got elected President of the national AIGA. You make us proud!

This professional association for design mission is “to stimulate thinking about design, demonstrate the value of design and empower the success of designers at each stage of their careers.”

Same as Netdiver mission since onset: “Welcome to a design and digital culture magazine devoted to tutoring, empowering and stimulating creativity. We champion the LUV of design worldwide, online and beyond.”

Anna Wolf new work breathes a sense of normalcy that is soothing to the eyes and soul and still drenched with her signature poetic mood. She is such a talented photographer – one of the best and ascending one of her generation.

Wonderland is a compilation of images featuring The Washington Ballet’s landmark productions recreated in mystical places in Washington, DC.

Wonderland is a tribute to the success of community effort, as it was created by people who came together to donate their time and money to make the book a reality. Wonderland was designed by Pum and Jake Lefebure from award-award-winning firm Design Army and photographed by Cade Martin with the help of TWB.

“Design Army is a firm believer in creative before cash” and this project proves they walk the talk.

“Eighteen months ago, we approached TWB to start planning for their 10-year anniversary. At that time, we wanted to let TWB know that Design Army was more than a creative vendor; we were also an enthusiastic supporter.”

Download the creative story .pdf, and be inspired.

Where does the money go? The proceeds from the book will go to funding main stage productions, community engagement initiatives and education programs, such as DanceDC, an innovative program for first- and second-graders that integrates ballet and creative movement into the curriculum of the DC’s public schools.

The money will also support Excel!, an initiative that will provide 50 full scholarships this year to talented young boys and girls who wish to continue ballet classes after second grade.

This is a great initiative and ND is proud to join in trying “to generate a large-scale media buzz”. If so inclined, the book is a keeper, buy it.

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Cover A

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Cover B

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Creative and Art Direction: Design Army
Photography: Cade Martin
Dancers: (Cover A) Corey Landolt, Mary Saludares, Kirsten Wicklund, Alexandra Pera, Christina Schifano. (Cover B) Andile Ndlovu

©2009 Design Army and Cade Martin Photography