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editor/ luis monteiro

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cover

/ just lines III, p i c a

backcover

/ untitled, luis monteiro

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/ contents4 / featured photographer p i c a

12 / showcase minimalism

37 / final thoughts interpretation...

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/ featured photographer

p i c a

Picas photos have embedded in them the rigidness and austerity

of a place purged of excesses, they portrait a reality almostintangible, seen only by those who are willingly.

In silence ... is how I perceive the work and attitude towards the

photographic concept of minimalism.

The concept itself stresses the idea of reducing to the minimum the

use of color, shapes, lines and textures. In this sense these photos

are exquisite examples of minimalism photography.

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6/386just lines IX, p i c a

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7/38frozen beach V, p i c a7

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9/389 invitation, p i c a

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10/3810jetty, p i c a

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I find that her use of black & white only serves to enhance the

visual impact and contrast of the subject and its surroundings. Itcleans the picture and flattens it to its bear essence leaving only

the necessary elements.

The shape and form of the subject then becomes the body and

heart of the composition, one so graphical as timeless...

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/ showcase

minimalism

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As I researched for this theme I was stroke by the difficulty of grasping such a

concept, one that depicts reality striped from all nonessential elements, leaving

most of the time, the task of completion to the viewer.

The very concept of the minimalist movement has a somewhat particular

interpretation in all different art forms.

Apart from all trends, I like to think that minimalism draws its definition from the

Less Is More motto in the sense that you can say or show, as much as ... if not even

more, with less information, attention to detail and a clean, flawless composition.

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14/38143 w, nicola frank vachon

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16/3816emergency sign minimalism, manganite

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17/3817 this is determination, cansrox

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18/3818imperfect minimalism,ek captures

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Other interpretations of the term push minimalism photography

towards a more abstract conception and in fact it is quite easyto let the idea of minimalism tilt in that direction, if not by the

graphical result one can achieve by trying to capture the essence

of a subject then because we must go beyond the normal scope of

understanding of our reality to perceive it.

Nonetheless and in my opinion, minimalism photography needs to

allow enough objectivity and anonymity so that the subject can

still be fully recognizable, free of misinterpretations and any sort of

metaphors.

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20/3820boat trip, tinylittletyna

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22/3822flightless birds,tasteofkerosene

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24/3824gear adrift,digit_al

In minimalist photography, composition is of the utmost importance as most

subjects portrait by it are quite often very simple in shape and form.

A clean uncluttered environment, full body contrasting colors or even an out of focus

background are common ingredients for a minimalist photo.

The viewers attention is then completely drawn to the focused element and

everything else is space in between.

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25/3825 the trail..................., kenneth rivenes aka sprengstoff72

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26/3826minimalism, zahlenpilz

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27/3827 untitled, richie sauls

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28/3828thankyou, lukeroberts

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30/3830rainy day, wouek

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31/3831 stuck in first gear...,gremxul

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32/3832minimalism II,leblondi

I suppose that if I had to resume minimalist photography, it would have to say that

its not about what you put into a photograph but instead, what you leave out...

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33/3833 pattaya-arch,a/korsi photography

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34/3834acapulco,sprengstoff72

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thanks to all the contributing photographers.

4-11 / p i c a

www.flickr.com/photos/mariastromvik/

12-13 / nils jorgensen

www.nilsjorgensen.com/

14-15 / nicola frank vachon

www.nfvstudio.com/

16 / manganite

www.flickr.com/photos/manganite/

17 / cansrox

www.cansrox.deviantart.com/

18-19 / ek captureswww.flickr.com/photos/juanx12/

20-21 / tinylittletyna

www.tinylittletyna.deviantart.com/

22-23 / tasteofkerosene

www.mattkuehlphoto.com/

24 / digit_al

www.flickr.com/photos/-dash/

25, 34-35 / kenneth rivenes aka sprengstoff72

www.flickr.com/photos/sprengstoff72/

26 / zahlenpilz

www.zahlenpilz.deviantart.com/

27 / richie sauls

www.flickr.com/photos/ricardosauls/

28-29 / lukeroberts

www.lukeroberts.deviantart.com/

30 / wouek

www.wouek.deviantart.com/

31 / gremxulwww.timmygambin.com/

32 / leblondi

www.leblondi.deviantart.com/

33 / a/korsi photography

www.flickr.com/photos/sancta_simplicitas/

all images published in DOF magazine are sole

property of the contributing photographers. no

image may be copied or reproduced without the

express permission of its owner.

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Well ... thats pretty much it, all in all I guess its just a matter of interpretation.

All art movements are simply put, guideline manuals, they serve our need to keep

everything tagged and categorized. They help us understand the whys and hows

of an artist perspective even if there isnt any.

Its quite interesting to see how people understand a concept, their own perceptionand meaning. How a simple word can have so many perspectives and approaches;

and in this case how they are translated into photography.

This issue came to be because of a memory of long nights passed, discussing

concepts and ideas with a great friend of mine. The nights would go deep into

the hour as our arguments became increasingly clear and defined. Most times

we ended up acknowledging that we were in fact in agreement, we would just

disagree in the terms we used to express our ideas.

I miss those long nights of discussion...

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interpretation...by luis monteiro

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