April 24, 2013
by Robert Philip
Rob Philip elaborates on the presentation of photographs in a
new context referring to the display of Olaf's pictures at the
Design Fair in Milan.
April 17, 2013
by Bareman, Karin
Karin Bareman relates the famous image of Galella chasing Jackie
Kennedy Onassis to a fashion commercial to define what street
photography is.
April 09, 2013
by Bareman, Karin
Karin Bareman looks at Batniji's Watchtowers and places it in
context of work by Bernd and Hilla Becher and Donovan Wylie.
April 03, 2013
by Teichmann, Esther
Esther Teichmann elaborates on reality, imagination and desires
in photography by referring to work of artist and curator Steffi
Klenz.
March 20, 2013
by Robert Philip
Rob Philip reflects on orginality in photography by referring to
the image "Chiako" by Lieko Shiga and George Platt Lynes's picture
"Danæ and the Shower of Gold".
March 04, 2013
by Schles, Ken
Ken Schles explores the meaning and significance of imagery and
how the interpretation of images is related to our cultural
background.
February 25, 2013
by Hidde Bakker, Taco
After attending the evening, Foam Meets Dirk Braeckman, Taco
Hidde Bakker elaborates on Braeckman's approach to photography.
February 12, 2013
by Robert Philip
Rob Philip gives us an insight into the creative process,
implementing the model by Graham Wallas in his own research.
January 24, 2013
by Crawford, Jonathan
Scott Schuman is better known as 'The Sartorialist'. Well, maybe
not by his mum, but for the rest of us, he and his blog are
one and the same.
January 14, 2013
by Best, Suky
Suky Best is interested in the way that we use images of animals
to enhance our self-worth whilst ignoring the actual animal in the
process.
January 03, 2013
by Schles, Ken
Ken Schles considers how image-making, like other forms of
technology, has implications far beyond its primary purpose.
December 13, 2012
by Clarke, Chris
Chris Clarke looks at the notion of Canadian photography after
rediscovering 'Faking Death' in a Belfast bookshop.
December 11, 2012
by Baden, Evan
"Everything has been done before." It is a quote, that if you
are attending art school somewhere you will no doubt have heard at
one time or another.
December 10, 2012
by Robert Philip
Rob Philip shares his impression of the photography course
taught at the Utrecht School of the Arts compared with that at
the University of Applied Sciences.
December 03, 2012
by Teichmann, Esther
Esther Teichmann, one of this year's Foam Magazine Talents, is
inspired by the camera obscura in her first piece for Foam
Blog.
November 20, 2012
by Robert Philip
Rob Philip wonders how, or even if, to manage expectations of
hopeful pre-students at college open days.
November 19, 2012
by Crawford, Jonathan
A photographer friend of mine visited the Diane Arbus show at
the weekend and offered me an angle on her work that I hadn't
appreciated before.
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November 08, 2012
by Schles, Ken
Ken Schles explains photography's infinite capacity to distort
our understanding of reality as well as add to it.
October 22, 2012
by Crawford, Jonathan
For 180-years, people have been asking the question: is
photography art?
October 15, 2012
by Robert Philip
Although it's still six months ahead, we urge the third graders
to think about where they want to run their internship this
spring.