Author: Stocksy
Leisure for liberty with Audrey Shtecinjo
Juxtaposing carefree recreation with Brutalist architecture, Serbian photographer Audrey Shtecinjo tells a story of freedom in their latest Stocksy set. Shot in the New Belgrade military projects built in the Communist era, Shtecinjo showcases the pastimes of urban youth to communicate hope within an oppressive political environment. Shtecinjo notes, “I wanted to show how young people use creativity to live as they choose and find freedom, despite the circumstances.”
Salt & solitude with Max Kütz
In his latest Stocksy shoot entitled “Salt & Solitude”, Dallas native Max Kütz applies his signature minimalist style to the monochromatic expanse of Oklahoma’s salt flats. Armed with a first-time model and a fashion designer stylist, Kütz and his crew work together to flawlessly communicate a mood of introversion and reclusiveness, the subject lost amidst an empty and seemingly limitless landscape.
Catherine MacBride’s paper planet
It may seem a little odd, but I have always loved paper. As a child, I would sit with scissors in hand, cutting out chains of people & freeing snowflakes from sheets of paper just to entertain myself.
Lost in the American dream
When he’s not deep in the throes of a fashion shoot or a project for the music industry, Austin based Matt Lief Anderson can be found experimenting with his passion for instant film photography.
Las Salinas de Torrevieja
In a body of saline water so concentrated it emanates the scent of salt, Las Salinas de Torrevieja lake in the Alicante region of Spain offers its summer spectacle each year. The soaring temperatures of the warm seasons create blooms of beta-carotene (yes the same thing that makes carrots orange) resulting in this liquid sunset fantasy. Just as incredible as it looks on camera, Stocksy artist, Javier Pardina assures that a visit to the peaches and bubblegum pink lake is well worth the visit and even a dip if you don’t mind emerging from its lagoon like a salt-glazed flamingo.
Fruit eyes and other oddities
San Franciscan Diane Villadsen is a master of blocking and colour theory, juxtaposing just the right amount of elegance and quirk in her work. Marrying her love of language with creative discipline, the Linguistics major evokes the visual prose of photography, expertly incorporating spatial awareness into light and shape. This fruit-filled fashion shoot represents Villadsen’s foray into a self-proclaimed obsession with colour and a knack for the offbeat. “It really defined my recent work’s direction,” Villadsen remarks, “and fed my addiction to soft pastels and random oddities, like fruit eyes.”
Perfectly on point for the time of year, we can’t overlook the seasonal pleasure this set creates, evoking the light and fresh sentiments of spring with the sense of renewed energy in celebration of brighter days ahead. Bring on the watermelon.
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R-G-B trichromy with Young Kim
In his latest Stocksy series, “R-G-B Trichromy“, Alaska-based photographer Young Kim manipulates movement to capture the Bering Sea in a new light. “The trichromy process is perfect for capturing a single moment while also emphasizing the ever flowing circumstances surrounding that instance,” Kim reflects.
Shot with a medium format Mamiya 7 II on black and white Ilford Delta 400 film, Kim’s red, green and blue filter composites represent the full colour spectrum, transforming coastlines into psychedelic seascapes
Turkey’s crazy colorful architecture by Yener Torun
36-year-old architecture graduate Yener Torun started photographing buildings as an Instagram experiment in 2013. Inspired by minimalist photographers, he began with black and white imagery if you can believe it. After a surplus of positive feedback, he was motivated to take things to the next level.
Everyday people: How to better represent disabilities in our media
Business Stock Photos That Don’t Suck
As the face of traditional office work continues to evolve into a more modern, tech industry space, the imagery we choose for our projects and campaigns should mirror those shifts. When perusing for visuals, however, it can feel challenging to differentiate yourself when a lot of stock business imagery is painfully generic (cue a couple of suits shaking hands in front of an embarrassingly fake graph). Rest assured, there is hope for enjoying the process of designing office work campaigns. Follow these cues for a better business experience and create projects that stand out from the crowd.
Everyday bodies: how stock media can influence inclusivity
In the last decade, we’ve all likely taken note of the movement in the media to showcase a more realistic and inclusive representation of human bodies. We are finally beginning to see less gratuitous photoshopping to remove cellulite, blemishes, and even ribs to give the impression of a “perfect” body type (will we all laugh at how ridiculous this movement was in 20 years?). In its place, we are seeing more untouched imagery and a wider-reaching representation of normal, everyday bodies.
Intimacy over 60: capturing love stories between seniors
What is stock photography?
Stock photography plays a vital role in digital marketing & advertising. Learn what stock photography is and how it supercharges campaigns.