Photographer #078: Wang Qingsong

Wang Qingsong, China, 1966, makes large, staged images that are printed in enormous sizes. His photograph China Mansion stretches to the length of 12 meters. Qingsong is sometimes described as the 'enfant terrible of Chinese art photography'. He often uses themes as China's consumer culture and materialism. He has described his work as "kitschy, but powerful ... contradictory, but critical." Apart from photography he also works with video. The following images are Safe Milk, Dormitory, China Mansion and Follow Me.

Website: www.wangqingsong.com

Photographer #062: Alejandro Chaskielberg

Alejandro Chaskielberg, Argentina, 1977, started as a photojournalist. After completing his photographic studies he worked on various documentaries as a director for television. By using fictional scenarios and playing with sharpness he has developed his own style in photography. He searches for the limits of documentary photography and water is a recurring theme in his projects. The following photographs come from the projects The High Tide, Nocturama and Borders.

Website: www.chaskielberg.com

Photographer #046: Simon Strong

Simon Strong, 1974, is an Australian photographer. The time he works on a single image ranges from a few weeks to 9 months. Combining Eastern with Western influences in his photography, that often are about dreams and memories, make up the body of work from Strong. He likes to trigger our perception of the possible and defines his work as "photographic composite."

Website: www.simonstrong.com

Photographer #040: Simen Johan

Simen Johan, Norway, 1973, makes photographs consisting of many layers of images. These photographs really impress once seen in real size because there are many things to be discovered in them. For instance, the fox in the image below is crying tears. All of the animals in the series Until the Kingdom comes show some kind of human behaviour.

The following photographs come from the series Evidence of things unseen, about the fascination of children for the unknown.

Website: www.simenjohan.com

Photographer #025: Peter Funch

Peter Funch, Denmark, 1974, has already done a vast amount of projects. He is currently representing Danmark at the world expo Shanghai. Amongst his long list of projects is Babeltales. At first glance they might seem like ordinary street pictures, but at second glance you see that he has carefully composed his images and the subjects in it.

Website: www.peterfunch.com
(Video starts in Dutch, but interview with Peter Funch is in English)

Photographer #006: Carlos & Jason Sanchez

Two Canadian brothers, Carlos (1976) and Jason (1981) Sanchez make pictures as a team. They work months on a single picture resulting in staged film-like shots. Their photography is all about isolation, fear and tension. They don't work in series, but rather try to put a story into a single picture, but not telling you the end of the story. The pictures are printed in large formats, making them larger than life.

Website: www.thesanchezbrothers.com