Reflecting New York - the book

 

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I am happy to announce my new little book Reflecting New York It is available worldwide on the self-publishing online platform blurb and can be previewed and/or ordered here:  blurb.com/b/12090895-reflecting-new-york With an introduction by New York journalist Claudia Steinberg

About the Book: Using a hand held mirror in locations around New York photographer Stefan Falke invites distant buildings, structures or other visuals into the main photo to create a viewing experience that requires a second look. At times the reflection in the mirror becomes the main photo. His goal is to visually loosen up the obvious, to create images that journalist Claudia Steinberg described with these words: "What pleasurable confusion, what wonderful bewilderment, such visual richness!”. He is letting his creativity run wild while hunting for visual angles for this personal book project, and although it is a difficult undertaking working with two images at once the results often surprise him as much as he hopes they will surprise and intrigue the viewer. 

All photos © Stefan Falke Softcover, Standard Landscape, 10×8 in (25×20 cm),  66 pages, 60 color photographs. Preview and/or order it here:  www.blurb.com/b/12090895-reflecting-new-york

Stefan Falke Photography  New York City www.stefanfalke.com stefanfalke@mac.com (+1) 917 - 214 9029  member of laif photo agency

All photos in this newsletter © Stefan Falke

Reflecting Dubai wins ASMP Judges Choice in Personal Projects Category

My mirror project "Reflecting Dubai" won the Judges Choice #1 in the Personal Projects Category of ASMP's Best of 2024 member contest. Thank you judges and 

congratulations to all winners: 

https://www.asmp.org/awards/best-of-2024-winners-gallery/

 

ASMP: American Society of Media Photographers

You find more photos of my Reflecting Dubai series here: 

https://www.stefanfalke.com/Projects/Reflecting-Dubai-/thumbs

and Reflecting New York here:

https://www.stefanfalke.com/Projects/Reflecting-New-York-City/thumbs

Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah 2024 - my video on YouTube now

I edited and posted my 10 minute video from the 

Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah, UAE, on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/C2WYTLH_I4w?si=ticKneHepkGUiNJQ

I was able to squeeze in only a part of the over 90 exhibitions but I hope it gives the viewer an idea about this amazing photo festival, in its 8th year and still fairly unknown in the US but gaining momentum fast. Festival director Simon Newton and his wonderful team are working tirelessly to make this huge photography event a wonderful experience for visitors, exhibitors and lecturers alike. I am so glad I was invited (and received the Global Focus Project Award for ”Keep Going New York !!“) to this unforgettable event. See for yourself here

Reflecting Dubai

 

I was invited to the amazing Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah, UAE, in March where I received the Global Focus Project Award for a photography project of mine. I used the occasion to shoot a new project in nearby Dubai resulting in the following magazine style brochure:

REFLECTING DUBAI: 

a magazine style portfolio of 10 photographs by award winning photographer Stefan Falke. 

Using a hand held mirror the photographer invites distant buildings or situations into the main photo. The reflection either adds additional information about nearby structures and visuals that could otherwise not be shown in the same frame or it makes the image more compelling by urging the viewer to have a second look in order to understand the photograph. They also show how much creative fun Falke has making these photos of city sceneries with a new visual approach.  

Print, premium brochure, 24 Pages, 11" x 8.5"

Preview and/or order:

https://www.blurb.com/b/11989534-reflecting-dubai

Preview and/or order:

https://www.blurb.com/b/11989534-reflecting-dubai

10 award winning photos from my Keep Going New York project in a premium brochure

My new magazine style portfolio - presenting the 10 photos from my 

"Keep Going New York !!" 

project which received the Global Focus Project Award at the 

Xposure International Photography Festival 2024 in Sharjah, UAE. 

Preview and / or order here ($15):

https://www.blurb.com/b/11988375-keep-going-new-york-portfolio-of-10-award-winning

5 of 10 double spreads from below:

Preview and / or order here ($15):

https://www.blurb.com/b/11988375-keep-going-new-york-portfolio-of-10-award-winning

 

LA FRONTERA Presentation at SVA now on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GddMfxvSOM8 

With my longterm project "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US-Mexican Border" I try to shine a light on a different side of the culturally vibrant binational border region and I will talk about the importance of my personal projects for my photography career in general at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York on Feb 13. - The lecture is a part of SVA's Digital Photography i3 Lecture Series, curated and hosted by Julie Grahame !! 

The presentation is on Youtube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GddMfxvSOM8 

And the Photography Oscar goes to ...

 

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Bragging Rights: It looks like an Oscar and it really felt like getting one: My "Keep Going New York !!" project  received one of these golden beauties during the  Global Focus Project Award Ceremonies at the incredible  Xposure Photo Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Twelve photographers from 6 continents - two each - were awarded for their projects and contributions to the field of photography and their work was exhibited  during the festival week Feb 28th - March 5th. I feel very honored and humbled for being included in this amazing group: Thandiwe Muriu (Africa), Gurcharan Roopra (Africa), Sirachai Arunrugstichai(Asia), Emily Garthwaite (Asia), Shane Hulbert (Australia Oceania), Charlotte Piho (Australia Oceania), Mario Heller(Europe), Chantal Pinzi (Europe),  Stefan Falke (North America), Erin Trieb (North America),  Johanna Alarcón (South America),  Gabriel Chaim (South America). A big 'Thank You' to the 2023 Global Focus Project committee, to the creative director of the festival, Simon Newton, his wonderful right hand Dalia Gutierrez and to Frank Meo who introduced my work to the festival committee !! Congratulations to all my fabulous co-awardees !!! Thank you Frank Meo, Kira Pollack and Aiden Sullivan for presenting the awards and to the entire team of the  Sharjah Xposure photo festival !! I am also grateful for all my new friends I made at the festival, let's keep in touch !!

My heartfelt thanks to festival director Simon Newton (right) and his right hand Dalia Gutierrez (left)

Mirrored Dubai

After the festival my wife Christine and I spent a few additional days in Dubai  where I shot some new work for my mirror series. I hope you enjoy the images.  If so, you can see more of them  here

All photos © Stefan Falke

Stefan Falke Photography  New York City www.stefanfalke.com stefanfalke@mac.com (+1) 917 - 214 9029