Mobile Photo Awards Blog

The Portraits of Nico Brons

Netherlands based Nico Brons is a freelance photographer and artist who currently studies at Amsterdam’s Photo Academy. Although he works with any number of different cameras he has an affinity for the iPhone and the immediacy of freedom he feels from mobile photography and art. His abstract and surrealist portraits of both real people and [...]

The Abstractions of Erik Beck

The work of Erik Beck, from Sherbrooke, Quebec, attracts us for it’s originality and unity of vision. His work generally revolves around the discovery of everyday abstractions and their presentation through his lens as found art. In Erik’s world, paint splotches, dripping rust, bits of graffiti, or a splash of water become framed and given [...]

Cindy Patrick – a Personal Street Photography

Here at the Mobile Photo Awards we are big fans of photographer and artist Cindy Patrick. Her style is readily identifiable, unique – her work speaks with a clear voice. We invited her to submit a thematic photo essay and she chose to focus on her recent street photography. This work is different from what [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]