The guys over at EYE'EM have just self published their first mobile photography book.
Published via Lulu, this first hardback book, containing 71 pages, concentrates on the photos exhibited at the first EYE'EM exhibition at the Schlechtriem Brothers Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
The book is available now via Lulu, where price will depend on your currency, but in the UK it is priced at £24.91 GBP, which in my opinion is a little steep for a photo book, but this is one of the downsides of self publishing.
Many of you may have seen our coverage of the EYE'EM NYC opening event, and thanks to Sion Fullana one of the participating iPhoneographers here is a short video slideshow of the closing party.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 6:09PM | Glyn Evans
To round off last nights opening of the EYE'EM mobile photography exhibition in New York, the team behind this second EYE'EM exhibition have announced the exhibition shortlist.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 12:30AM | Glyn Evans
Above: Sion Fullana and 'Local Hero' John Rey Tecson Above: 'Local Hero' Devyn in front of his photo setAbove: 'Local Hero' FionaAbove: 'Local Hero' Giovani
With less than 3 hours to go before the EYE'EM NYC exhibition opens its doors, the EYE'EM team are busy putting the show together, and the iPhoneography blog has some exclusive shots of the preparation taking place.
EYE'EM: View from the outsideWhat is EYE'EM?EYE'EM: The preparation beginsEYE'EM: View of the OPENHOUSE galleryAll photos courtesy of Sion Fullana
With just over 24 hours before the OPENHOUSE gallery in New York opens its doors to the latest EYE'EM mobile photography exhibition, I thought I would just remind everyone of the runner-ups and winner of the very first EYE'EM Award that took place this year, and was exhibited in Berlin back in June.
With over 3000+ submissions, 144 shortlists, 14 runner-ups, the winner was Nicolas Arcay, with his photo titled "Alone".
So who is Nicolas Arcay?
Florian Meissner, one of the people behind the EYE’EM Awards caught up with Nicolas, and here is what he had to say.
Florian: Congratulations, Nicolas! You are the winner of the EYE’EM Award 2010. Who are you? And what are you doing?
Nicolas: Hi, my name is Nicolas Arcay Bermejo, I am a French creative based in Paris, France. I’ve been working for 10 years in the digital industry and started freelancing 5 years ago.
Florian: What was your first reaction? And what’s the story behind your photo?
Nicolas: My first reaction was to call my fiancé to break the news. She offered me the week-end to Berlin and that’s where I took the photo.
This photo was taken on November 8th 2009, the day before the 10th anniversary commemorations of The Fall of Berlin Wall, in a restaurant a few steps away from Checkpoint Charlie. The soldier on this photo is a background extra who, at that time, was having his lunch break at the rear of the restaurant. This man, alone, dressed up like this, in this decor was altogether weird, magical and timeless. So I took this photo, which would later become “Alone”.
Florian: Which mobile device did you use? Was there any retouching?
Nicolas: I used my iPhone 3GS to take this photo, on which I applied a filter and a vignetting on CameraKit (an iPhone app).
Florian: What is the beauty of mobile photography in your eyes? How did you start?
Nicolas: Most likely the power to be able to take a photo anytime, anywhere, test and experiment new ways of framing but more importantly instantaneously share this vision with the rest of the world.With mobile photography there are no rules to follow and our environment then becomes a wonderful playground and an limitless source of inspiration. I started photography when I was 12, at first with argentic and then digital with the first available cameras. My first mobile photos were taken from my iPhone 3G, and even though I still have a Lomo and a LX3, more than 80% of my photos are now shot from my iPhone.
Florian: What is the future of mobile photography? Nicolas: Opening this art to more and more people, for sure and a bigger awareness of the possibilities of this device. And if I may hope, a definite acceptance from professional photographers of this new type of art photography. As a conclusion to this interview, I’d like to congratulate all the contestants of the EYE’EM AWARD 2010, I saw amazing photos. And I would also like to thank the jury for their commitment to this event and EYE’EM’s team for a great work at organizing such an event.
Acknowledgments: This interview was first published on the EYE'EM blog, and has been republished here by kind permission of Florian Meissner, and the EYE'EM team. I'd also like to congratulate all those who took part in the very first EYE’EM AWARDS, especially the runner-ups and the winner, Nicolas Arcay.
The iPhoneography blog is pleased to announce it is supporting the EYE'EM mobile photography exhibition in New York this coming September 27th - 29th at the OpenHouse Gallery, 201 Mulberry Street.
Whilst I will not be there myself (due to personal reasons), I hope to have someone representing the iPhoneography blog, so stay tuned for photos and a report on the opening event.
EYE'EM themselves have now announced the following shortlist of photographers who's work will be exhibited at the New York Exhibition.
The mobile photographers on show will be: Chris Williams, Stephanie Chappe, Santos Henarejos, Fiona Conrad, Dominique Jost, Colonel Cody, Fernando López-de-Victoria, Steve John, Frans Hofmeester, Max Berkowitz, Karl Sonnenberg, Gilles Saulnier, Robert Connolly, ARCH@iPhone, Dave Weekes, Francesco Cignini, Doug McNamee, Misho Baranovic, Giò Ombrello, Numa Camponovo, Jeremy Edwards, Fang Leong, Nettie (Lumilyon) Edwards, Misho Baranovic, Richard Twomey, Deanna Cicchino, Sion Fullana, Jordi V. Pou (Kokovoko), Aik Beng Chia, Jon Yager, Sam Cornwell, Caroline Blake, Derek Knight, Greg Schmigel, Caitlin Winner, Marcele Augustine and Morgan Miranda
About the exhibition
The exhibition displays some of the finest works of the mobile photography scene. At the heart of the exhibition stand the best out of over 14.000 images, chosen by the EYE'EM users themselves throughout the recent weeks.
Next to that, an international jury has selected a range of the platform's most remarkable shots. Furthermore, a section of the exhibition is dedicated to NY's local heros, mobile photographers from New York City who had an enormous impact on the scene throughout the last years. Curated by mobile photography pioneer Sion Fullana, they present their city as they see it. All images are post-processed and will be displayed as high quality prints on alloy and acrylic glass.
Monday, November 1, 2010 at 1:00PM | 
