The iPhoneography Showcase of Gil Riego Jr.

There are four types of photographers: Those who hunt their shots, those who make their shots, those who get lucky and the rarest one, all of the above.

Regardless of the above statement, I'm not going to get deep and philosophical about my photography. It's not something that wracks my tortured soul, it's not a way for me to express my inner most feelings. In a nutshell, I'm just a 26-year-old who has been doing photography for ten years.

I know what I like and I shoot what I like. I even shoot things I don't like in the chance that I may like it later.

Photography to me isn't about enforcing emotion into the viewer. It's about giving the viewer a different perspective— Your own.

OK, maybe I got a little philosophical.

I've practiced in just about every style of photography from landscape to events to product.

I have an AA in Photojournalism from Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

For a final project in one of my photography classes I decided to go old-fashioned in my shooting, but with a modern edge. I put down my Nikon and picked up my iPhone.

Above: Soul - No EditsAbove: Feast - ShakeItPhotoAbove: Talk to me - BestCamera and PhotoforgeAbove: Death of a Spider - PhotoforgeAbove: Portia Leigh - Photoforge, CameraBagNow, I take at least one photo every day on my iPhone and post it up on a site dedicated to my iPhone art, gilriegojr.tumblr.com.

If you would like to showcase your iPhone photos here on the iPhoneography blog, then send me an email and I'll reply with details on how to submit.

Comments

[David Randall]

Really great stuff. Love the "Soul" shot and "Portia Leigh" particularly.