My photo news extra

 

A new hardcover version of my latest self published and multi award winning book REFLECTING NEW YORK is now available, right on time for the Holidays, along with the softcover and the larger format 'Collectors Edition' versions. About the Book:  Using a hand held mirror in locations around New York award winning 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 will surprise and intrigue the viewer, and himself.  Hardcover, Standard Landscape, 10×8 in (25×20 cm), 66 pages, 59 color photographs.  With an introduction by New York Culture Journalist Claudia Steinberg. >>> The book received the Award of Excellence from Communication Arts and an Honorable Mention from International Photography Awards. Photos from this series were featured by WIRED online, LensCulture, ProPhotoDaily, American Photographyand Suzanne Paul Sease on APhotoEditor. Frank Meo presented the book on his legendary PROJECTIONS. <<<

A word about my self published books:  The traditional photo book publishing world has dramatically changed and photographers are now pretty much responsible for the costs of the design and printing of their books even with a publisher involved. That can easily amount to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on size and quality etc. Those costs are usually not recovered. Self publishing with online platforms like BLURB has become a great alternative for me because there aren't any upfront costs and no storage, they print every single ordered book on demand, one at a time. Which means these books are far more expensive than traditionally published book, which are printed by the hundreds or thousands at a time.  The price is high, too high you might say, but we photographers work many months and sometimes years to produce the photography for a book, and then we keep working on every aspect of it before we send the printed result out into the world, hoping that the uniqueness of our visual ideas and stories will find an open eyed friend like yourself.  Preview and/or order (and let me know if you did, I'd like to hear from you!!) www.blurb.com/b/12090895-reflecting-new-york-softcover www.blurb.com/b/12617718-reflecting-new-york-hardcover www.blurb.com/b/12276784-reflecting-new-york-collectors-edition (the popular and also multi award winning KEEP GOING NEW YORK book is still available as softcover: www.blurb.com/b/11749106-keep-going-new-york )

Museum Quality Prints available

If you would rather see my photographs on a wall in your home or office:  A selection of my award winning photos from the book are now available as museum quality prints  Please visit  stefanfalkephotography-wallart.com

All photos in this newsletter © Stefan Falke

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

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

 

And the Photography Oscar goes to ...

 

STEFAN FALKE Photography Newsletter Special View as Webpage

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