In her words, “We all have the potential to remove ourselves from the centre of any circle and to expand a sphere of compassion outward to include everyone interested in mobile art, ensuring every artist is within reach”, she has said. Joanne’s compassion, inclusivity, and humility are hallmarks in all that she does, and is particularly evident in the platform she has built. Joanne Carter, creator of the world’s most popular mobile photography and art website- TheAppWhisperer platform has been a pivotal cyberspace for mobile artists of all abilities to learn about, to explore, to celebrate and to share mobile artworks. But take them to the big screen or try and print them at any reasonable size, and one quickly sees what a sloppy mess they are. Too many works I see look okay on say Instagram. With that goal in mind, it always seemed of paramount importance to me to take the time to attend to the finest details, including those that other folks will never really see or notice. That means striving to create images that look good at full resolution, and to work at resolutions that take full advantage of the camera in the iPhone (or mobile device of preference.) I came into iPhoneography after working years with film and later with DSLR cameras, and was always conscious of printing at the largest possible size. JC – Do you have any tips for processing?ĪK – The thing I’d like to stress most is to take the time to do the job thoroughly and do it right. Burroughs, Tanizaki Junichiro, Abe Kobo, Kobayashi Hideo, Ozu Yasujiro, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Serge Chaloff, Tom Waits, John Cale, Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, Little Feat, Frank Zappa, Leonard Cohen and more.Ĭopyright Image – Alan Kastner – ‘The Night Watchman’ – Apps used: Lomora 2, 6×6, Tiny Planet Photos, Juxtaposer, Spica, ScratchCam FX, DXP, Snapseed, Filterstorm Listing off names that come immediately to mind includes Rothko, Modigliani, Hundertwasser, Kafka, Wittgenstein, William S. I also derive great inspiration from most forms of the visual arts, music, literature, and architecture. The list has continued to grow over the years, but these more or less formed the basis from where I started. As a teenager and young adult, my fascination for B&W work and capturing the moment led me Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, André Kertész, Man Ray and others. ![]() As a small boy, the photos I found in Life, National Geographic and other such periodicals captivated me. Limiting the discussion to artistic influences still involves an extensive list. I’m very sensitive to my environment and find inspiration in most everything with which I come into contact. (If you would like to be interviewed for our new ‘Extension Of The I’ section, just send an email to and we’ll get it set up.)Ĭopyright Image – Alan Kastner – ‘Eye of the Beholder’ – Apps Used – Cameramatic, FX Photo Studio, PictureShow, Photo Toaster, FilterstormĪK – Now there’s a tough question. You can find app all the links at the end of this article. He works as a freelance writer, translator and branding consultant for a number of local ad agencies and production houses. He has lived in Tokyo now for 23 years after extending his original 2 year research fellowship from the Japanese government. A history-making occasion, the exhibition saw iPhoneography shown on a museum level together with renowned photographers, including those from Magnum Photos.Īlan is based in Tokyo, Japan although originally from Montreal, Canada. ![]() Of particular note, he was one of six iPhoneographers featured in Latitudes International Photography Festival 2012 in Huelva, Spain from February 13 through to April 1. Alan has participated in roughly a dozen exhibitions over the past year. ![]() ![]() Today, we are featuring Alan Kastner, we featured Alan in our A Day In The Life interviews earlier this week, if you missed that you can read it here. We think you’re going to enjoy this, a lot. No other mobile photography website reaches the depths and emotions of the mobile photographers as we do in this new series of interviews. It delves into the lives and thoughts and influences that our artists experience from their photography. This new section, entitled, Extension Of The I, goes deeper into the photographic aspects of mobile photography. Welcome to another new series of interviews and insights that we are running on.
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