Photography

J.A. Young (b. 1986) is a queer photographer / multi-media artist based in the American South. Their work draws on a range of influences, including cultural anthropology, world mysticism, the occult, and paranormal phenomena. Using both personal photographs and public domain archival images as raw materials, Young employs various methods (e.g., spontaneous print manipulation, dramatic recomposition, collage, and rephotography) to transform subtle feelings into tangible visual expressions.

More on their site.

I've been reading Craig Mod's wonderful books about walking Japan and I realized how infrequently I see photos of the country that are not Tokyo, or at least not bustling. A bit of searching led me to these lovely b&w photos from Seiki Hayashi.

Many more on his Hayashi's Behance page.

TOILET FESTIVAL captures the essence of festivals through unexpected photographic portraits of festival-goers emerging from the toilets. These photos, taken spontaneously with a flash, reveal a gallery of unusual looks and attitudes, tinged with a touch of humor, constituting a sociological inventory of the various festival communities. 

More on the Toilet Festival web page.

View the rest on Nature's Website.

Nick Veasey's X-RAY photos truly are spectacular. I have some X-RAYs of my dog that I've always meant to get printed but Nick's work is a whole other level. Extraordinary.

Plenty more on Veasey's website.

Masha Ivashintsova died in 2000 at the age of 58 and she left behind a considerable amount of undeveloped film, which her daughter found in the attic, sorted into dated envelopes.

She got it developed and shares them on the Masha Ivashintsova Website.

Michael Massaia's gorgeous architectural photos:

“For Xiaodan” — Early morning portraits of tenements scattered throughout New York City’s Chinatown.

He writes that, "All images are split toned and tinted Gelatin Silver prints."

Plenty more on Massaia's site.

Roger Deakins is best known as a cinematographer, but his black-and-white still photography is quite gorgeous.

Deakins also has a film-related podcast, Team Deakins, that he co-hosts with his wife James. The great thing about the podcast is how they often interview the rarely-interviewed film professionals: cinematographers, Costume Designers, VFX people, etc.

Deakins' official site is here, but the still photography is viewable as part of The Hulett Collection.

Kumi Oguro has taken photos of segmented bodies for more than 20 years. I find them oddly compelling.

Many more on Oguru's site.

Summer Wagner's Midamerican Fever Dream is a narrative series that, surprisingly, is made of photos, not paintings.

The entire series is here. Wagner's other work can also be viewed on their site.