Blog Category: contemporary art


Moscow International Foto Awards 2016

  It is always a pleasure to receive a notification of an award. The selected image entitled, “Am I Alone?” is part of my ongoing ‘Pool of Life’ project, which illustrates the female form, in abandoned swimming pools. “It is my great pleasure to...

Leo Matiz Documentary Photographer

By Michelle Chaplow Reflections on the very personal portraits of Frida Khalo by documentary photographer, Leo Martiz Photographer Leo Martiz was born in Colombia in 1917; he was brought up in Bogota and worked as a photojournalist for the national newspaper El...

Documentary Photography, my thoughts

Documentary Photograpy – pondering on the subject. By Michelle Chaplow In the 20th century “Newspapers and magazines came to rely on photographic illustrations to underscore the meaning of their stories and, conversely, text was called upon to shape viewers’...

Intertwining – Contemporary art photography.

  A new year, brings new thoughts and ideas for imagery, nature is a huge inspiration to all photographers. In this image the human form intertwines and naturally adopts the very same environmental shapes, colours and textures. The first in my new series :...

Hotel Essence Photography wishes you a very happy 2016

  Wishing all our readers the very best in 2016 ! After an extensive year of luxury hotel photo shoots, working on location in Europe, Africa and America during 2015, luxury hotel photographer Michelle Chaplow and her Hotel Essence crew would like to wish you all...