Model: Sarah Ina Alexander
Photography: © Brian Holden Photography.
WEBSITE: http://holdenphotography.co.nz/
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- Sarah Ina Alexander
- Wairarapa, Wellington. North Island, New Zealand
- A 33yr old visual artist. Colourful, expressive, lyrical and sensual in style with an artistic approach to life, exploring thoughts, ideas and people with emotion, passion and vision.
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NZ Pure
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An evolving photographic album - The sights, the sounds, the smells, the wanderlust on my intrepid journeys north to south - It's not about the love of getting to your destination but loving the journey!
Photography: Sarah Ina Alexander © All rights reserved 2009
NZ GRAFFITI
A form of art and expression which I love to see. An element of the Hip Hop culture misinterpreted and misrepresented by the mainstream media. The action of applying a paint or ink onto a wall in the form of artwork. A somewhat illegal yet effective practice that must be done in a swift and covert manner.
Photography: Sarah Ina Alexander © All rights reserved 2009
Tom Gemmell
Photography: Sarah Ina Alexander. © All rights reserved 2009
Dedicated to Tom Gemmell (Ngati Kahungunu) Mohaka - Aged 66
Born: 4th May 1942 - Died: 25th October 2008
Tangi: Te Kahu o Te Rangi - Mohaka
This photo/video montage holds great sentimental and personal value to me. With the help of my oldest son Bobby we wanted to capture and exude as much emotion and passion ......as though you were present and experiencing the spirit of the Tangi yourself. Tom Gemmell was an exceptional man and a wonderful and spirited son, husband, brother, father and grandfather to my children.
He is and will always be treasured by many.
Whanau interested in obtaining a copy of the video, please contact me: sarahina@slingshot.co.nz
The video is also viewable on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/o0OSarahinaO0o
Temptations
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The Nature of Things..
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I Never Forget
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Classic Portraits I
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Classic Portraits II
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Lies
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Finale
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'Summer'
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'Blanket Man'
Ben (Bernett) Hana is a widely recognised homeless man usually resident on the inner city streets of Wellington, New Zealand. Ben is better known by locals as 'Blanket Man' - a reference to his usual mode of dress - a loin cloth, and a single blanket. Ben refers to himself as 'Brother' and is a self proclaimed devotee of the Māori sun god Tama-nui-te-rā, claiming that wearing as few clothes that are legally allowable is an act of religious observance. Ben's lifestyle and presence provokes much public debate within Wellington. Ben has been arrested and imprisoned many times over the years. These arrests are usually related to possession of marijuana, or for non-payment of fines from previous convictions.Ben Hana is the proud owner of what appears to be a fourth generation silver ipod.
Many people believe it has been beneficial to Hana’s mental and social health to have the responsibility of owning such an electronic device. There has been much discussion on the subject, as the issue is highly contested. It seems no one can agree on how Hana keeps his ipod charged. Some believe he may have come to an agreement with the local Burger King, whereby he purchases their food and beverage, and in consuming them publicly gives the outlet free advertising in exchange for the occasional use of their power point. Others have reached the conclusion that the ipod is in fact, never actually functioning, and that Ben is simply.............Dancing to his own beat" or so to speak.
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Photography: Sarah Ina Alexander. © All rights reserved 2009
Many people believe it has been beneficial to Hana’s mental and social health to have the responsibility of owning such an electronic device. There has been much discussion on the subject, as the issue is highly contested. It seems no one can agree on how Hana keeps his ipod charged. Some believe he may have come to an agreement with the local Burger King, whereby he purchases their food and beverage, and in consuming them publicly gives the outlet free advertising in exchange for the occasional use of their power point. Others have reached the conclusion that the ipod is in fact, never actually functioning, and that Ben is simply.............Dancing to his own beat" or so to speak.
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Wings Over Wairarapa 2009
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FEATURE: Univers d' Artistes
WEBSITE: http://universdartistes.blogspot.com
Chris St James from Marseille, Provence, France is a French writer and passionate advocate of fine art and photography - He is currently european editor for 'Carrie Leigh's Nude Magazine'.
WEBSITE: http://www.carrieleigh.com/
One random day when I was shizzeling some nizzle, I received an email from Chris asking if I would like to be featured on his blog 'Univers d' Artiste' This site contains the biggest up close and personal collection of fine art nude's, photographers, photo's, interview's, features, news and tidbit's dedicated soley for photographer's on a global scale. His site is updated on a regular basis - He devotes a lot of his time and energy into this passion - His dedication to art and the written word has become his daily bread and when you take the time to visit his site and meander through the pages - you will understand the devotion, the emotion, the dedication, the thought processes, the diversity, the essence and mindset of what fine art nude photography is really about, the inspirational people who take the photographs, people such as Chris who devote a huge portion of their lives living and breathing it and articulating in a way that makes you feel it.
When I arrived home from holiday on the 10th October 08 having left Chris to weave his magic for a week - I saw my first feature...and I was chuffed to bits!
'We all can change the world, it's just a question of love. And the key is : "Love yourself, the strongest you can. Be your best friend, believe in you. And you'll love and be loved in return". Life is so simple and could be so beautiful '- Chris St James
Thanks Chris x x
WEBSITE: http://universdartistes.blogspot.comChris St James from Marseille, Provence, France is a French writer and passionate advocate of fine art and photography - He is currently european editor for 'Carrie Leigh's Nude Magazine'.
WEBSITE: http://www.carrieleigh.com/ One random day when I was shizzeling some nizzle, I received an email from Chris asking if I would like to be featured on his blog 'Univers d' Artiste' This site contains the biggest up close and personal collection of fine art nude's, photographers, photo's, interview's, features, news and tidbit's dedicated soley for photographer's on a global scale. His site is updated on a regular basis - He devotes a lot of his time and energy into this passion - His dedication to art and the written word has become his daily bread and when you take the time to visit his site and meander through the pages - you will understand the devotion, the emotion, the dedication, the thought processes, the diversity, the essence and mindset of what fine art nude photography is really about, the inspirational people who take the photographs, people such as Chris who devote a huge portion of their lives living and breathing it and articulating in a way that makes you feel it.
When I arrived home from holiday on the 10th October 08 having left Chris to weave his magic for a week - I saw my first feature...and I was chuffed to bits!
'We all can change the world, it's just a question of love. And the key is : "Love yourself, the strongest you can. Be your best friend, believe in you. And you'll love and be loved in return". Life is so simple and could be so beautiful '- Chris St James
Thanks Chris x x
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About me:
For most of my life I have been a creative person. Like my mother and all the spirited women in the family before her, they were the optimum of inner beauty, a quiet independence, substance, creativity, depth, and artistic expression. I was surrounded by creative people, always yearning for a little of that magic myself, whether it be through dance, fashion, beauty, painting, drawing, music, acting, written word or the performing arts.
It wasn’t until my love affair with art and photography that I realized that my whole life has been an evolving work of art – because I always go to the exact same place when I write, when I draw, when I dance, when I love, when I paint, when I hear that perfect piece of music.....and when creating photographs.
I have always been obsessed with holding on to memories. So my life is a series of private journals and notes, poem’s and quotes, photo albums, pictures and memory boxes – all collected in an attempt to hang on to the specifics and ongoing chapters of my life.
That is where it started.
I wanted to capture memories, and because I believe that anything really worth doing is worth doing well – I wanted to be extremely gifted at it. So when I got my first camera I set out to kick ass. Strangely enough, it hasn’t been easy. With minimal equipment and resources and being self taught, the road from there to here has been a slow one, filled with self-doubt and hundreds of mediocre photo’s and mediocre painting’s or mediocre people telling me what I did was mediocre. More than once I was tempted to give up and look at fulfilling one of my childhood dreams of becoming a 30 something year old pro-skater chick!
Then somehow, after the shutter clicked after the ten thousenth hundrenth eleventh time, things started to slide into place. I started seeing something in my images and low and behold - other people did too. Instead of just capturing technically acceptable portraits or politically correct nudes – I was starting to really *see* potential images all around me. Suddenly, art was everywhere, even when I wasn’t behind the camera. Colours took on new qualities; light danced, shadows whispered, scenes called out to be frozen. People and thing's took on theme’s that turned into movies with music and photographic story's. Beauty and perception in the truest sense was redefined. Possibilities at that moment become boundless.
There was and has never been a time in my life that was not a photograph waiting to be taken, a picture to be painted, a movie to be made, a thought to be written, a feeling to be fully expressed.
Nothing.
My computer went from being a necessary evil, perhaps even bordering on cheating, to being part of my artistic expression. I learned to harness photo editing techniques to enhance my vision of what my work could and should be. Hours and hours of curves and levels and layers and textures used to make a tiny fragment of history sing forever in the form of a photograph. When I’m deep at work on an image, I feel ecstatic, like making love…a high that is unlike anything else. I lose myself and find myself in the magic of taking an image from raw potential to final creation. When I get to that place where I feel the image becoming what it was meant to be, time disappears and it is almost as if the image itself takes over – because there is a point where like lover’s becoming one - both artist and art become one.This creative process has taught me to think less, and do more. To rely on instincts and personal style and what my eyes and heart tell me, to worry less about focus, perfection and competition or the directions from some person, forum, expert or book. To develop and believe in my own internal style based on what feels right to me in the moment, because the very best art has to be intensely personal and deeply experienced by the artist, otherwise it has no soul – and art as in love with no soul cannot be received.
And so slowly I realized that this was my work, my passion, my calling, my creativity. This entire process, from beginning to end, this was my art.
In the process of just wanting to be great and gifted at something, I learned something far more important. I discovered that I had art inside me from the very beginning.
I am a visual artist, How could I not be.
In art as in love, instinct is enough - Anatole France
It wasn’t until my love affair with art and photography that I realized that my whole life has been an evolving work of art – because I always go to the exact same place when I write, when I draw, when I dance, when I love, when I paint, when I hear that perfect piece of music.....and when creating photographs.
I have always been obsessed with holding on to memories. So my life is a series of private journals and notes, poem’s and quotes, photo albums, pictures and memory boxes – all collected in an attempt to hang on to the specifics and ongoing chapters of my life.
That is where it started.
I wanted to capture memories, and because I believe that anything really worth doing is worth doing well – I wanted to be extremely gifted at it. So when I got my first camera I set out to kick ass. Strangely enough, it hasn’t been easy. With minimal equipment and resources and being self taught, the road from there to here has been a slow one, filled with self-doubt and hundreds of mediocre photo’s and mediocre painting’s or mediocre people telling me what I did was mediocre. More than once I was tempted to give up and look at fulfilling one of my childhood dreams of becoming a 30 something year old pro-skater chick!
Then somehow, after the shutter clicked after the ten thousenth hundrenth eleventh time, things started to slide into place. I started seeing something in my images and low and behold - other people did too. Instead of just capturing technically acceptable portraits or politically correct nudes – I was starting to really *see* potential images all around me. Suddenly, art was everywhere, even when I wasn’t behind the camera. Colours took on new qualities; light danced, shadows whispered, scenes called out to be frozen. People and thing's took on theme’s that turned into movies with music and photographic story's. Beauty and perception in the truest sense was redefined. Possibilities at that moment become boundless.
There was and has never been a time in my life that was not a photograph waiting to be taken, a picture to be painted, a movie to be made, a thought to be written, a feeling to be fully expressed.
Nothing.
My computer went from being a necessary evil, perhaps even bordering on cheating, to being part of my artistic expression. I learned to harness photo editing techniques to enhance my vision of what my work could and should be. Hours and hours of curves and levels and layers and textures used to make a tiny fragment of history sing forever in the form of a photograph. When I’m deep at work on an image, I feel ecstatic, like making love…a high that is unlike anything else. I lose myself and find myself in the magic of taking an image from raw potential to final creation. When I get to that place where I feel the image becoming what it was meant to be, time disappears and it is almost as if the image itself takes over – because there is a point where like lover’s becoming one - both artist and art become one.This creative process has taught me to think less, and do more. To rely on instincts and personal style and what my eyes and heart tell me, to worry less about focus, perfection and competition or the directions from some person, forum, expert or book. To develop and believe in my own internal style based on what feels right to me in the moment, because the very best art has to be intensely personal and deeply experienced by the artist, otherwise it has no soul – and art as in love with no soul cannot be received.
And so slowly I realized that this was my work, my passion, my calling, my creativity. This entire process, from beginning to end, this was my art.
In the process of just wanting to be great and gifted at something, I learned something far more important. I discovered that I had art inside me from the very beginning.
I am a visual artist, How could I not be.
In art as in love, instinct is enough - Anatole France
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