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LOVECAT KITTENS OF 2012 – PHOTOGRAPHY by {JACOB DEKAT}

Persiana — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:56:35 +0000

I adore this yummy calendar from Lovecat! Photos by Jacob DeKat.

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {LIONEL DELUY}

Karin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +0000

Lionel Deluy’s images are so magnetic… I can help but to stalk his web page. Hot!!!

Love the girl on girl series!!!

I’m such a fan!

To see more of Lionel’s work, click on: DELUY

xoxo Karin

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“DOING COMMON THINGS IN AN UNCOMMON WAY” CONTEST WINNER WVEN VILLEGAS

Persiana — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:28:10 +0000

Congratulations to Wven Villegas for winning our “Doing Common Things In An Uncommon Way” October Contest!

Who are you and what do you do? Hi I’m Wven and I am a creative. For the past 15 years I have lived & loved in New York. All the while documenting my life’s little adventures through my writing and photography and combining it all in a book. The last 2 years I have been on a sabbatical traveling around shooting as much as I can. And focusing my concentration on the various projects that surround my book. Outside of the book I am preparing for my very first show. I am having the time of my life right now doing exactly what I love. I feel positive and excited to share this with the world.

Who would you like to meet living or dead? I’d love to meet and hang out with Jack Kerouac. There is something about the beatnik lifestyle that I find really romantic. The jazz, the style, the idea of getting by and still being happy, creating, writing, drinking, drugging & whoring. Traveling across country & out of the country experiencing life with no regrets. Small adventures in the discovery of self. Growing richer inside then pouring it all out in written words. Painting beautiful and amazing stories for the minds picture show of the reader. I love the power of the word. I have always been inspired by the writers of that time. Especially Jack.

What do you like the most about yourself? It’s hard to say what I like about myself out loud, but If I had to say, I like is my style. And not necessarily in a fashion sense. Although I do like to think I dress myself well. I mean more of my way of being. I’m very laid back, relaxed, cool and down to earth. And being from Costa Rica the whole Pura Vida lifestyle keeps me healthy inside. Pure life, everything is cool. I love to laugh and be happy and positive. It’s the one thing that I like most about myself that gets me through whatever life throws at me.

What is your most treasured possession? I guess if this was the same question as If there was a fire, what would be the one thing I would grab. It’s a bit of a combination of the same thing. A binder of all the film negatives I have ever shot and a back up hard drive of my entire life’s work. The negatives is something that I really cherish. Those photographs are pure, beautiful and untouched. I love that about film. And I always will.

What makes your work unique and memorable? I think the thing that makes my work as a photographer unique is because it’s very real, personal & I do very little to no retouching. I don’t set up lights, have makeup artists, hair people, or wardrobe. It’s me and whomever I’m shooting. No real models. When I started shooting I shot people I had intimate relationships with, close friends, lovers, & girlfriends. And in a lot of ways I still do that. These are all real women that in one way or another have been in my life. Shooting strangers is a bit weird. I don’t like shoving a camera in a persons face. I like to hang out and make pretend I’m not really there. I love everything about women. So I can easily get lost in the little intricacies in the simplicity of a woman making herself sexy. Some of my favorite photos are the ones where for that split second the girl forgot I was even there.

What is your favorite quote? Jack Kerouac’s… “ The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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MY PLAYLIST {KARIN} WE BELONG

Karin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:26:53 +0000

This is my Favorite song… My heart melts when I hear it. Goose – Synrise {featuring Peaches}

Peaches is one of my favorite female artist… This is a remix of Downtown by Simian mobile disco remix.

{Original song is by Berlin.} Peaches – Sex… {I AM} “We’ll make love forever…”

Self portraits…

xoxo Karin

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ART by {RYAN KEELEY} in collaboration with PHOTOGRAPHERS {RICHARD GUATY and PETER RUPRECHT}

Karin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:54:29 +0000

Ryan Keeley combines his work with both NYC photographers, Richard Guaty {shot above}, and Peter Ruprecht - adding an abstract element to the sexy fashion photographers work.

Image above, and below was shot by Ryan Keeley himself.

I walked into Ryan Keeley‘s NYC ground studio/gallery. I was pulled by the work that graced the clean white gallery walls. Ryan, on the phone at the time, dismissed his call to immediately attend to me. I found myself even more intrigued to learn that the gentleman I was conversing with was Ryan, the actual artist. He shared with me his extensive background in the arts, and as he continued with his story, I knew from that point on that Ryan earn himself a new fan.

Love the dynamic Keeley adds to these images.

Image above and below by Peter Ruprecht.

I happen to love this image above who was shot by Peter Ruprecht. I first saw this shot hanging along side of my shot at : The Leukemia Needs Foundation, “Art For The Cause” fund raising event / auction. I wanted to take it home with me that night!

And this painting above is absolutely brilliant! Keeley, I LOVE IT!!!

To see more of Ryan’s work, click on: KEELEY

xoxo Karin

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {MORITZ SCHELL}

Karin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:44:37 +0000

Beautiful work by: Moritz Schell!

I absolutely love the garter!!!

To see more of Moritz’s work, click on: SCHELL

xoxo Karin

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {HENRIK BULOW}

Karin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:15:16 +0000

Photography by Henrik Bulow. His work is absolutely stunning!

<3<3<3 …Your Genius Henrik!

To see more of Henrik’s work, click on: BULOW

xoxo Karin

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {ALFONSO VIDAL-QUADRAS}

Karin — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:22 +0000

Love Alfonso Vidal-Quadras photography… well done Alfonso!!! I especially love the Marilyn Monroe remake… Sweet!

To see more of Alfonso’s work, click on: VIDAL-QUADRAS

xoxo Karin

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {DIDO FONTANA}

Karin — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:36:53 +0000

Dido Fontana! Dido Fontana! Dido Fontana does it again!!! I so heart Dido’s work.

To see more of Dido’s work, click on: FONTANA

xoxo Karin

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PHOTOGRAPHY by {ANTOINE VERGLAS}

Karin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:28:42 +0000

I so heart Antoine Verlgas, and his work. Besides him having a magnetic presence, being outrageously fun, and out going, he is also a magnificent, and talented artist/photographer and I am thrilled to know his acquaintance!!!