Where I Dwell – Street Photos by Travis Jensen
On the night of the Mobile Photo Awards exhibition premiere at the ArtHaus gallery we had the great pleasure of meeting San Francisco street photographer Travis Jensen. His passion for his craft is infectious – his talent undeniable. We had a wonderful chat about the importance of context, that is, working thematically with one’s images. [...]
The Umbrellas of Furusho
Like so many others, we at the MPA shake our heads at the originality and power of Souichi Furusho’s iphone images. There is clearly a dreamlike and dramatic narrative running through Furusho’s work and we found his consistent use of the umbrella intriguing. Why umbrellas? What do they mean to you? We asked him about [...]
The MPA Weekly Showcase for March 26-April 2
Welcome to the second Mobile Photo Awards weekly showcase. We were once again overwhelmed with quality submissions from all genres of mobile photography: from street photos to landscapes, from layered app-stractions to what we like to call “mobile art.” This week’s set prominently features kisses, kids, landscapes, appstractions and more…Due to the opening of the [...]
Paul Moore: an iPhoto Essay from Ireland
The Mobile Photo Awards is pleased to present the Mobile Photography of Paul Moore. We have always been struck by the beauty of his landscapes from his native Ireland, specifically from the Lough Boora Parklands near his home. Please enjoy his marvellous, soulful images. “Everyone needs a place they can go to escape the madness [...]
Singapore’s Little India – the lens of KonaHead
This week’s mobile photo essay takes us to the streets of Singapore’s Little India. One of our favorite mobile street photographers here at the MPA is Adrian Leong aka KonaHead – we’ve been following his work for quite a while now and are very pleased to present his work here on the Mobile Photo Awards [...]
Karen Divine: An iPhone Photo Essay
I am self-taught, self-driven and have been seeking mentors to study with for the past forty years. Since my first photography class in Boston in 1972, I have studied with the Santa Fe Workshops, Christopher James, Bonnie Lhotka, Atlanta College of Art, Penland in NC, Anderson Ranch just to name a few. I love learning [...]
The Beaches of Southern California by Dirk Dallas
An iPhoneographic Essay I have heard it said that people are defined by how they spend their time. Lately, I find myself spending my time exploring and creating. My favorite place to do these two things is at the beaches in Southern California. My wife and I have always loved visiting the beach and it’s [...]
Imagining the Sound by Lea Zimany
John Muir, the American naturalist said: “The body seems to feel beauty when exposed to it as it feels the campfire or sunshine, entering not by the eyes alone, but equally through all one’s flesh like radiant heat, making a passionate, ecstatic pleasure glow not explainable.” I feel that the same can be said about [...]
A Wizard Story by Helen Breznik
One of our favorite artists here at the Mobile Photo Awards is Helen Breznik. Her sublime work is a reminder that original artistry always transcends the medium. We asked Helen to write something about her work, how mobile art has influenced her creativity. The following story is the result of that request. by Helen Breznik
Kimberly Post Rowe: an iPhone in the Garden
I was raised in a close relationship with the natural world. Some of my earliest and fondest nature memories are from upstate New York, and all these years later, they remain quite visceral. Every summer my family would camp and hike in the Adirondack mountains and I still recall the textures of different tree barks [...]
