John Enslow, my Journey with an iPhone

After years of hauling camera gear around, John Enslow embraced (as so many of us have done) his iPhone, and went on a journey of discovery, embarking a 365 day photo challenge, and the results of that journey can be seen in a one man exhibition, from the 9th October to the 18th November at the Red Wall Studio and Gallery, in Atlanta.

Of this event, John said, "taking a photo a day for 365 days is more than a challenge; it's a journey. The pressure to produce amidst the ebb and flow of life can be difficult. But it causes you to remain alive and awake to your surroundings, ever anticipating that next shot wherever life takes you. To be creative in the normalcy of life can be awkward, but I found it refreshing to look for visual interest in every view. It caused me to appreciate and enjoy the beauty of each moment for how it visually expressed itself to me.

My vehicle on this voyage was my iPhone. After years of schlepping photo gear about, I embraced the iPhone as the only equipment used to take and edit my images. What I found was that this little piece of equipment not only exceeded my expectation but actually expanded my artistic range and visual expression."

John went on to say "presented at this exhibit are some of my favorites from the 365 images. I think they capture visual interest, beauty, emotion or just make you stop and think", and "I hope that people leave living with eyes wide open and perhaps have a willingness to capture what they see."

WHAT: 365 (A Photo A Day): A Journey With An iPhone, by John Enslow
WHERE: Red Wall Studio and Gallery, 1428 Ponce de Leon Ave.NE Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30307
WHEN: Sunday Oct 9th to Friday Nov 18th (Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, from 3:30pm - 5:30pm)

Comments

[Robyn | Gemini606]

Wow! Congrats to John! I followed every picture posted on Flickr when I first ventured down the iphoneography path. I was always in awe of his work. He's inspiring, adventurous and innovative. On top of all that, he was willing to explain his works in an effort to help the community improve their photography and editing skills. On Flickr, I'd witness John and Jeff White (xwhiteboy777x) challenge, push and inspire one another to greatness. I'm so proud to hear that John's work will be on display. I just wish I were in Atlanta to see the exhibit.

[Tabgrip for Ipad]

It's hard to take a picture of you every single day of the year, I'm amazed of the patience that you got there. Your iPhoneography journey was a blast! Pictures you took were great, sweet!

[Mark]

Im all up for events like this but in terms of promotion, this poster really puts me off. I dont like the inconsistent fonts, the 'cheap' shadow on the "365 A Photo a Day" text, the actual image in the middle of the poster is kind of annoying as it's an angry face expression coming straight at you, the weird dimensions of the image, and some more inconsistent fonts down at the bottom. From a promotional / graphic design perspective this poster looks amateur and ugly. It cheapens the very notion of iphoneography, and gives ammo to the average person who thinks that only crap photos can be taken on phone cameras.

I think its important for people to realise, that if you are going to be promoting something as nIche and underground (and so open to criticism) as iphoneography, then you have to earn people's respect, and you do that by putting out quality. Quality should not just be restricted to the quality of photos on display, but also the organisation and the promotion of the event. If a poster looks cheap and crap, people won't go .