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2013-05-21 21:47:29 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

The long wait is over! 

We would like to sincerely thank all the participants for having taken the time to submit their images, and share their enthusiasm with us, and the rest of the Vision Explorers’ growing community. So, from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you! We loved learning about you and your love for photography and art in general. We hope we inspired you and we hope to see you back participating in this community we work hard at developing. You have definitely inspired us.
We are working hard for the upcoming Chicago Photowalk next September and we really hope to see you all. You push us to improve and we are thankful for that as well.

Now, we were very impressed by many submissions, and because of that, we decided to give some extra prizes as a show of appreciation and hopefully incentive to continue the improvement and development of the craft. 

Aftercar... more »

2013-05-21 15:11:08 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

How We See It III Publication
www.juliaannagospodarou.com

I'm a bit late with this, but it's good news!! 
The third book  in the collection, "How We See It 3 - The Nature Of Our Worlds" is out and looking great. You can find my newest series "Ode to Black"  published in the book (from page 54) together with the work of other 73 very talented female photographers of Google plus. The book was kindly compiled by +Beth Akerman. Thank you, Beth!! :)
There's a  smaller print version: http://www.blurb.com/b/4306682-how-we-see-it-our-natural-worlds
and the original larger version also:
http://www.blurb.com/b/4293600-how-we-see-it-the-nature-of-our-worlds
The large version is also available in PDF and eBook format.
100% of the proceeds of all versions of the book go to the HWSI Charity, the NOW Love YourBody ... more »

2013-05-17 09:45:56 (18 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

Dodho Magazine Portfolio Publication

Many thanks to +dodho  magazine and +Máximo Panés  for publishing an article on my work. Delighted to be in this magazine,  next to some photographers that I greatly admire. Check them out, you're going to love what you'll see.
Here's a link to the article: http://dodho.com/architectural-photography-of-julia-anna-gospodarou/ 
And to my site too: http://blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/dodho-magazine-publication/

2013-05-14 19:43:27 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

HEADS UP!!!

24 Hours (and a bit) remaining to submit your entry of image and blurb for the FREE SPOT Givaway ending May 15th, 12 midnight PST. If you have already submitted and haven’t voted yet, then please log into the Vision Explorers facebook page and cast in your vote by ‘Like-ing’ the most deserving submission. 

Determining the Winner:
Three images with the most amount of ‘Likes’ will be shortlisted. 
The winner will be chosen from the three most ‘Liked’ images by the Chicago Photowalk Team: +Joel Tjintjelaar , +Armand Dijcks , +Daniel Portal , +Julia Anna Gospodarou  and +Sharon Tenenbaum  Our decision will be based vote scale on the merit of the submission. A final winner will be announced by Monday, May 20th.

2013-05-13 22:10:31 (25 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

Berlin Euro Photowalk 2012 - One year later... 
(go through all the album to see the photos)

Some sweet memories from the most exciting photographic event of last year, Berlin Euro Photowalk 2012. An event organized by myself together with some wonderful people: +Athena Carey +Joel Tjintjelaar +Joerg Jung +Luca Cesari +Michael Diblicek and +Marc Koegel You'll see all of them in this album and many more from the participants. Some great photos were taken at this event, you've seen a lot of them winning awards at photography competition last year and some great friendships were created. I still think of all these people as good friends and it will stay like this forever. Miss you guys, wish I could turn time one year back.
PS.
Why I'm one year  late in posting these photos? Oh well, you know me, I was  waiting for the inspiration and it just camethis afternoon... more »

2013-05-13 15:32:56 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 52 +1s)

Interview & Portfolio Publication

After having featured my work a few months ago, Interesting Photographers site  and Tess Masero Brioso were kind enough to  publish an interview with me.  
You can read about my gear, my photographic travel kit, my sources of inspiration, my photographic journey and  artistic philosophy, my (en)visionography, about why I do architectural photography and how, my favorite creations and photographers ...and more.
http://www.interestingphotographers.com/main/en/2013/05/09/julia-anna-gospodarou-2/ 
And here is everything on my blog: http://blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/interview-and-portfolio-presentation-interesting-photographers-site/ 
Enjoy! 

2013-05-12 21:30:39 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

Introducing VISION

It's here: VISION, our new monthly digital magazine through which we want to share knowledge and inspiration from the world of fine art photography.

How to get it? If you have signed up to our mailing list, it should automatically land in your inbox. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do so via the following link, and you'll get access to the latest edition:

http://visionexplorers.com/magazine

2013-05-10 17:56:57 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 31 +1s)

ΝΕW blog post (if you haven't read it already :)
http://blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/catharsis-iv-spellbound-making-of/
Catharsis VI - Spellbound (Making Of) - How and why this series was born and how I approached the creation and processing of the photographs comprised in it. Tips about composition and light treatment, plus more about the concept of "(en)visionography", that I introduced a month ago, in my previous blog post where I define it and elaborate on what it means http://blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/ode-to-black-iii-extreme-black-making-of/. For my friends who speak Greek (en)visionograhy = οραματογραφία. For the lovers of Greeklish, (en)visionography = oramatography

2013-05-10 16:15:46 (22 comments, 2 reshares, 41 +1s)

YAY!
Thank you again +Jarek Klimek and #PlusPhotoExtract!! 
Happy to see my work there and what great selections, all of them! 

2013-05-08 17:36:21 (52 comments, 6 reshares, 188 +1s)

Κάθαρσις | Catharsis IV –  Spellbound  http://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/ 
(catharsis = purification, renewal, reborn of the soul and spirit through art)
Metsovo, Pindus Mountains, Greece

Another lone tree in my winterscape series...
This project started two years ago. I wanted to photograph this place under snow for the last two winters, but as you probably know, I live in Greece and we do have a lot of sun and warm weather, but snow is a rarity. Plus, this place is quite far away from my home (some 450km to be exact) so it's not too easy to get there, meaning that I was relying quite a lot on luck, which I finally had this winter.
Everything I shot in this series has been shot in not more than a couple of hours and I still have a lot of images, even very different than the one in this series that I either processed or I will process because I likethem all. I ... more »

2013-05-07 18:00:06 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Long exposure photography and B&W Masterclass video tutorials now released!

If you want to learn to create award winning B&W seascape and architectural photos like mine but don't have the chance to attend one of my workshops, then this is a great alternative:
As from today, a new series of video tutorials on my long exposure seascape and architectural photography and also on my complete B&W workflow has been released.
This series of video tutorials has been produced with professional videoproducers from Fototv.com (world's largest WebTV about photography) and consists of 15 separate parts and a bonus interview. Also included are 2 TIF files of long exposure photos I've shot so you can try out the BW conversions yourself. See for a Youtube preview on what's covered here: Black and White Photography - Long Exposure Masterclass

You can buy the... more »

2013-05-01 19:07:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

So, have you already signed up for the best architectural workshop of the year?? 
If you're quick you might still get a great price. 
CHICAGO, September 5-8!!
Four days of pure architectural pleasure! Don't miss the early bird discounts! (and don't miss the submissions for the free spot either @ http://www.facebook.com/VisionExplorers ...ending soon, very soon!)

2013-05-21 16:50:48 (41 comments, 6 reshares, 111 +1s)

Julia and the SmugMug Truck

Did I say we had fun at the +SmugMug  in San Francisco last week? I should have said we had a LOT of fun to be precise and this is another proof. Me posing with a truck? What were the chances? :) Well, this is actually a very friendly truck and the photographer was great, so I just couldn't say no. Not to mention, it reminded me my modelling days back when I was a student and hadn't yet realized that I prefer being behind the camera rather than in front of it ...even if it's not that bad being in front of it either from time to time. 
Photographer: The great +Michael Bonocore 
Processing and Modelling: Julia and The SmugMug Truck (ummm, the truck was just modelling of course :)
And here's a behind the scenes, to prove that we had fun http://bit.ly/YktXx3

#JuliasWorldPhototour #friendlytrucks

2013-04-29 22:40:43 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

the heroes of +SmugMug

Three of the sweetest people of SmugMug, +Michael Bonocore  +Katherine Cheng and +Ivan Makarov (in order in the image) from my visit to their HQ in San Francisco last week. What a great time we had, so glad to have met you guys (more photos to come)!! I had to leave this image in color so you can see what a cool workspace they have over there, full of great photos printed large and beautiful colors. Besides being very nice, the people at SmugMug are also excellent professionals and great at building, hosting and promoting photography sites, see mine for instance: http://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/ I'm super happy about it and was 100% built by the people of SmugMug. So, if you still don't know where to go, I totally recommend them. Thanks guys, you rock!!! :)

#JuliasWorldPhototour   #SmugMug   #SanFrancisco  

2013-04-27 17:33:42 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 89 +1s)

happy people
Rat Rock Island, San Francisco Bay, April 2013

Two of the nicest people I know, +Nathan Wirth   and +Baber Afzal , with whom I had the chance and joy to spend a few days last week in San Francisco. The whole trip was an amazing experience that I will never forget and a lot of this experience was related to the people I met there. I'll post some more photos of these people as I get to process them. Here we were out shooting at Rat Rock Island in the Bay area, some LE coming up from there soon. 
I was so happy to finally meet Nathan! He is an exceptional artist and a very kind soul, a generous person, very intelligent and with such an interesting and unique way of  seeing the world. You can't get bored talking with Nathan, it's an experience from the first to the last moment. Besides that, he was also our lovely guide for the days we spent together andthan... more »

2013-04-27 00:15:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

From objective reality to an artistic vision.
Pre announcement: Online Black and White Masterclass: 6 weeks online course

This weekend I'm going to announce an online Black and White Masterclass in which I will personally teach you, and guide you through, my Black and White workflow that will start in 4 weeks in the weekend of May 25. I will reveal all secrets, answer all your questions, help you with the post-processing, review portfolios and share tips and tricks with the objective to create award winning Black and White images yourself. 
I will demonstrate my SGM and iSGM methods on subjects like seascapes, architecture and other subjects like cars.
If you're interested then keep an eye on this weekend's announcement and early bird discounts. The max. number of students is 10.
This online B&W masterclass is a one-off thing only. The rest of... more »

2013-04-09 09:15:54 (97 comments, 26 reshares, 283 +1s)

ode to black III - extreme black
Willis Building, City of London -  Architect Sir Norman Foster

We are what we create. 
I have no doubt about it.  We might be searching for a way of expression  for long years and try a lot of things till we find it, we may be struggling with prejudice and limitations, with doubt and with being misunderstood, we may have to ignore common sense and go against the flow, we may have to figure out new ways of escaping what we call reason, what we call reality (what is reality anyway?) but in the end, what we will settle for can only be that very thing  that expresses what we are completely, that helps us feel accomplished and free, that helps a restless soul find peace and allow us to stop and take a breath. If you look at this image you will see very much of what I am. I won't explain it, I don't want to limit your imagination. :) I willsay ... more »

2013-04-07 17:43:42 (42 comments, 2 reshares, 90 +1s)

Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition
Super excited and proud that  my “Like A Harp's Strings” series will be exhibited in London in the  SWPA 2013 Winners Exhibitions as shortlisted finalist series in Architecture Professionals category!!! If you are there April 26 to May 12 go have a look. I don't know if I will make it as I will be flying back from San Francisco around the opening date and pretty difficult to travel again so soon, but you can tell me how it was. 
I'm though  anxiously awaiting the decision of the jury as for the first 3 places that will be probably announced on April 25. Your crossed fingers that day wouldn't hurt me at all! :)
More details about the exhibition: http://worldphoto.org/festivals-and-events/events/sony-world-photography-awards-exhibition/ 

2013-04-06 11:35:48 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 46 +1s)

Do you love architecture and photography?

Then here's a small reminder  that I'm hosting/moderating the largest community (and growing) dedicated to Architectural Photography and Architecture on Google+. Fine Art on traditional photography, ideas & tips for shooting, design news and much more to see and get inspired. 
A lot of inspiring photographers and architects already posting there and getting great exposure. You are all welcome to join, post or just admire the work exhibited. 

2013-04-02 16:59:56 (72 comments, 5 reshares, 169 +1s)

Impossible Dream...
...or just another self-portrait (while still working on a new architectural image that I will post very soon)
I will be in San Francisco from April 15 for about a week. YAY!!!! If you happen to be there, let me know, we could arrange some shooting around the city. 
And don't forget Chicago Workshop in September. We give away one FREE spot and have very tempting early bird discounts. More details on my site http://blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/chicago-fine-art-architectural-workshop-september-5-8-2013-formal-announcement/ 
#juliasworldphototour

2013-03-30 13:37:47 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Stark-Magazine

A great Fine Art magazine.
Something different, something interesting ...beautiful art from wonderful artists.
I was there from the beginning, so I know what I'm talking about :) Check it out, you'll love it! 

2013-03-25 20:39:43 (16 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

Google/NIK software just released the complete Nik collection by Google with of course my favorite plug-in Silver Efex Pro2 with a 70% price reduction for the complete package with all plug-ins - Highly recommendable software for the serious photographer!
http://www.niksoftware.com/nikcollection/usa/index.php?view=intro%2Fmain.shtml
Oh and I was told that the following discount code should also work for this new product to get an additional 15% off: Code - JEwHGbsNMB
If you've already purchased one or more Nik plug-ins in the past, then don't worry: you will be upgraded to the entire Nik Collection by Google for free. 

2013-03-22 18:38:19 (52 comments, 4 reshares, 117 +1s)

http://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/ - Welcome to my home!! :)

Finally launching my website after almost 2 months of hard work to make it and the blog look like me and express my photography credo, which is searching for excellence and perfection in the world around me and expressing it in my work. You'll be able to see my most beloved and appreciated creations here, read on the blog about them and about my photography workshops & other events, also order limited or open edition prints of any of the works you're seeing.
A HUGE thank you goes to the gorgeous +SmugMug  and its extremely professional people. They are all top and I would at any moment warmly recommend both the site as well as +Ivan Makarov  (you all know him), +Ann McRae  (greatly helpful in finding solutions for everything) and my absolutely wonderful web designer +Joey Washburn ! Thank you all! SmugMugand... more »

2013-03-17 18:00:58 (21 comments, 1 reshares, 44 +1s)

Chicago September 5-8, 2013 
Fine Art Architectural Photowalk


Come join us in this architectural wonderland of skyscrapers, water and bridges on September 5,6,7 and 8, 2013 in Chicago. What more can a photographer ask for?

This exciting workshop (and many more to come) is brought to you by:
Vision Explorers 
A core group of extraordinary photographers +Joel Tjintjelaar  and +Sharon Tenenbaum  as well as exceptional cinematographer +Armand Dijcks  and not to leave out our ‘make it happen’ man, Daniel Portal.  Our mission is to focus on developing vision and artistic style in addition to technique. Vision Explorers Workshops will take you to the most stimulating locations in the world to give you the ultimate photographic experience and tools to express your vision.

www.VisionExplorers.com
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Chicago -September... more »

2013-03-16 13:29:23 (33 comments, 1 reshares, 80 +1s)

Cover and Portfolio Feature in iPressphoto Magazine 

I'm a bit late to share this, but I'm very proud to have made the cover and for the portfolio feature in the March Issue of iPressphoto Magazine, next to some great artists that I admire a lot.
View the magazine or download the PDF version at http://www.ipressmagazine.com/

PS. If you're trying to read the text but don't speak Polish, then better don't. Google Translate gives funny results and you can more easily read the same thing in my Bio and Artist Statement in the About section here on G+.

Enjoy and have a great weekend everyone!! :)

2013-03-15 00:18:13 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

NEW: In The Spotlight –– Announcement Post

It's time to show your fellow Google+ photographers some appreciation folks –– and I will provide you with the forum for exactly that; the brand new In The Spotlight circle.

What's the In The Spotlight circle?

It's a circle for my favorite photographers as well as yourself and your favorite people (it could be people you know or people you admire but never interacted with). It's the hottest circle yet here on Google+, a circle you definitely want to be a part of. 

Who can participate?

Anybody. As long as the main focus lies on photography. It's neither a pro circle, nor an amateur dito. It's a circle for great and active people loving the art of photography.

How can I be a part of this?

It's verysimple. Jus... more »

2013-03-07 17:06:21 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 62 +1s)

Athens Architectural Photography Workshop 2012 – Feature Article in Artphotofeature Fine Art Magazine http://bit.ly/XV4k33

As promised, here is the article about the Athens Architectural Photography Workshop back in November last year, published in the February Issue of Artphotofeature Magazine. You can see featured work by +Dragos Ioneanu, +Patrick Van Puymbroeck, Petros Christidis and myself and you can download the magazine from iTunes here: http://bit.ly/XV4k33. 
Artphotofeature http://www.artphotofeature.com/ and the amazing people that curate it (very special thanks to +Rohit Vohra) were extremely kind to offer their help and be our sponsors at the workshop and I'm truly grateful for that. I hope that they will be with us also for the Chicago Architectural Workshop in September 5-8, a fine art architectural event that we are now working on to prepare and that willbe... more »

2013-05-10 16:50:10 (53 comments, 10 reshares, 222 +1s)

Κάθαρσις | Catharsis VI – future memories
_(catharsis = purification, renewal, reborn of the soul and spirit through art)
Metsovo, Pindus Mountains, Greece_

One thing I discovered over the past few months is that I like to work in series. I like to have a subject and follow it over a period of time, trying to understand it and make a story out of it. I like to take moments and put them together in a sequence, try to find the relationships among them, to see their evolution and the way the idea I had in the beginning of the project grows in time. I was wondering these days why I don't have any architectural image to share. And the answer was somehow surprising. First (and this I already knew), I don't have enough time to concentrate as much as I wanted on an architectural subject. An architectural subject  needs (in my opinion)  much more commitment than a lotother subje... more »

2013-02-25 00:02:42 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

It is with immense pleasure that I invite you to drop by my photography eZine, slices of silence,  and read my interview with black and white photographer extraordinaire, +Cole Thompson.   I am deeply impressed not only by Cole's wonderful work but also by how practical, balanced, and reasonable his approach to photography is.  

If the spirit of generosity should strike you, I would be most grateful if you would share this post with your friends and contacts.  

http://nlwirth.com/blog/cole-thompson-interview 

2013-02-17 15:52:31 (17 comments, 8 reshares, 12 +1s)

STOLEN CAMERA GEAR!

One of my biggest fears came into reality yesterday.


My camera bag, full of almost everything I own has been stolen. (except for a 200€ flashgun I accidentally left at home).

It all happened while I was having lunch, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon in a small bar in the city center of Milan. My backpack was between my chair (which I never left) and a solid concrete wall; I still can’t believe they succeeded in taking that cumbersome 10+kg backpack without me even noticing. 
Side note – just to give you a smile: I was drinking still water at the time.

It’s pretty hard to get insured if you’re not a professional here in Italy, so no chance of getting ANY money back.

Just below my personal information you will find a list of the stolen items; some are definitely uncommon like my infra red converted 5D MKII(their are n... more »

2013-02-16 20:03:31 (25 comments, 3 reshares, 62 +1s)

YAY!!!
Always a big pleasure to make it to +Jarek Klimek TOP selection.
Thank you Jarek!!! 
And thank you for having featured my previous photo too, couldn't share it at the time, but here's the link to it!
http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/1/28

Happy Saturday everyone!! :)

2013-02-16 15:13:32 (15 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Hey everyone! Are you on LinkedIn?

I just landed there and set up my profile. I tried to find and connect to as many of you as I could. If I missed you or couldn't find you (I'm still a newbie there and searching), here's where I am so you can hit connect yourself. 

See you there! Have a great weekend y'all!! :)

2013-02-14 18:32:45 (52 comments, 8 reshares, 200 +1s)

Κάθαρσις | Catharsis III – the path
(catharsis = purification, renewal, reborn of the soul and spirit through art)
Metsovo, Pindus Mountains, Greece

Today I'm in love !! :)

I hope you didn't forget me. :) I'm very little present at the moment, but that doesn't mean I don't like being here and I don't miss you all. It's just that I'm super busy at the moment and dealing with lots of things that need/demand my attention.  Hope it's going to get better soon and that I'll have more time to come visit you all. 
This is another image in my Catharsis series. Still winter images and no architecture from me and that's because I didn't have the time to seriously work on architecture. Working now on a couple of images, nothing ready yet, but they are coming soon. 

Enjoy with chocolate!
 ...and do... more »

2013-02-08 15:33:47 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Chicago architectural photography workshop September 2013

"Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.”
- Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Instructors: +Sharon Tenenbaum +Armand Dijcks , Joel Tjintjelaar
Guest instructor: +Julia Anna Gospodarou 
Location: Chicago
Date: 7/8/9/10 September 2013
More info: Check my website.
http://www.bwvision.com/2013/chicago-architectural-photography-workshop-september-2013-pre-announcement/

2013-02-05 16:25:30 (78 comments, 2 reshares, 114 +1s)

Selected in the TOP 10 SHORTLIST at Sony World Photography Awards  SWPA 2013 – Architecture Professional Category with “Like a Harp's Strings” series!! Yay!!!

This series has already won a Honorable Mention at the IPA 2012, so I should be cool about it, but I'm still at a loss for words as for this new distinction, so let me just quote the email I got from SWPA:
“Dear Julia,
Many congratulations on being selected for the top 10 professional shortlist in the Architecture category, in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.
Your work has been selected from 62,654 from images entered from 170 countries.  This is an incredible achievement.” 
Winners to be announced on April 25th. so I need some fingers crossed  here!! :)
Now the hardest part is that I have to do a video of myself talking about my images, to be included in my presentation for theexhibition th... more »

2013-02-05 00:21:47 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

It is with immense pleasure that I invite you to read an interview with fine art photographer, Kevin Saint Gray.  Kevin not only offered thoughtful and intriguing responses to the questions that I asked but also provided some wonderful details about many of his images.  I hope you all enjoy reading the interview as much as I did giving it-- and feel free to share this post with your friends and contacts.

Cheers,

Nathan 

http://nlwirth.com/blog/kevin-saint-grey-interview

2013-02-04 23:53:02 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Dear Photographers and readers of Camerapixo, on the very last pages of the magazine, you can find NEW UPDATED section of Inspiring Photographers to follow.
http://camerapixo.com/magazines/micropolis-and-volcano-photography/

Big thank you to:
+Gérald Verdon +stefano pedroni +Jay Patel +Varina Patel +Julia Anna Gospodarou +helen sotiriadis +Elia Locardi +Francesco Gola  +Thierry Dehove Architecture Photographer  +dome nikong  +Jose Antonio Moreno +Jeff Austin +Alex Koloskov +Alexandre Deschaumes  +Rafal Makiela  +Roman Kruglov  +Julie de Waroquier  +Matt Suess

You will fall in love with their amazing photography! You can add them to your circles... #bwphotography #artphotography #scottkelby #koloskov #camerapixo #photographers

2013-02-04 23:48:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Best Top Photographer circle 3.0
View list on www.besttopphotographer.com
please make sure to keep +Best Top Photographers in your circles.
Please send me a note if
- you are in the list but not in the circle or vv

If you like this, please add and share!

If you consider yourself as professional or excellent amateur, you may try to enter the list by submitting on www.besttopphotographer.com.

2013-02-03 15:33:23 (61 comments, 5 reshares, 124 +1s)

FEATURED as FIRST Artist in Lensa Magazine

Very happy to be featured as first artist in a fantastic number of Lensa Magazine, among so many friends and artists that I highly admire. If you want to hear a few things about how I capture and process my images, I give some info about that along with my images. Hope it will be helpful for those interested. If you need to know more, just ask me! :)
You can download the magazine free from here http://www.lensamagazine.com/lensa-magazine-vol-06 and I highly recommend you to do so because it's truly a wonderful number.

2013-01-28 19:11:57 (60 comments, 10 reshares, 231 +1s)

Κάθαρσις | Catharsis II – forgotten dreams
(catharsis = purification, renewal, reborn of the soul and spirit through art)
Metsovo, Pindus Mountains, Greece

Second image in my Catharsis series. 
Another glance over this extreme white, over a scene so pure that it makes you forget how the  world looks like in reality.  Standing there, in the middle of this snow storm, I had a very powerful sensation of ease and a  “happy for  no reason” kind of feeling.  For a moment I had the impression that I don't care about anything else in the world than the scene in front of me and I'm wondering if that was produced by the scene  itself or it was something that had to do more with how I interpreted and lived the moment. Any way it might have been, it was such a great feeling that I didn't want to leave that place till I ended up completely frozen (me,camera and all my fi... more »

2013-01-25 14:12:51 (62 comments, 4 reshares, 87 +1s)

FEATURED in the Inaugural Issue of Art Photo Feature Magaazine http://www.artphotofeature.com/ -  http://bit.ly/WQP2cJ

Delighted that my work along with my “Artist Statement” are featured in the inaugural edition of the Fine Art Magazine ArtPhotoFeature. Except for a high quality magazine, ArtPhotoFeature is also the magazine that sponsored the Athens Architectural Workshop in November, the First Architectural Workshop in Athens (more here http://bit.ly/V3FBam) and they will kindly host an article about the workshop in the February number, where you will see some of the beautiful pieces of work that came out of this event, as well as have an insight into the “secrets” of the workshop itself. 
The magazine is available for download from yesterday on iTunes at this link http://bit.ly/WQP2cJ, the Android version being expected very soon, I'll let you know when. Hopeyou'll... more »

2013-01-23 11:45:09 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

Plus One Collection - UPDATE #5 - Who is in print book + FUNDRAISING

You voted very soundly for including more artists in the book, and we're going to do just that. Here's your list of who's work is going to be included in the print version of the book - http://plusonecollection.com/2012-artists/

Now that you know, we really need to up our fundraising. We have just 9 days to make print book possible, but we're only 55% there. Quite a mountain to climb.

YOU CAN HELP HERE - http://www.indiegogo.com/plus-one-collection-2012

As you asked, we're making cheaper version of the book available at $99 or $125 if you live outside US. You can also contribute directly, aka "open contribution." I still think Limited Edition is best because you get a collector's version of the book, a beautiful print and you're maximizingy... more »

2013-01-22 15:06:59 (99 comments, 12 reshares, 240 +1s)

Κάθαρσις | Catharsis I – in your shadow
(catharsis = purification, renewal, reborn of the soul and spirit through art)
Metsovo, Pindus Mountains, Greece

After the “black”  series ...now I'm going to the other extreme to explore white. Starting a new series, quite different from what you'd expect from me, but perfectly fit in my process of experimenting with ways to convey my ideas and feelings through my images, which is my main goal in photography, why I do it in the first place (yes, art is a selfish act for me :). And also perfectly fit with my aesthetic patterns and the way I see the world, which in a nutshell is that I'm both in love with architecture and with nature. Some parts of me resonate to the one, some other are touched by the other. This time I was fascinated by the silence and the purifying power of a snowy scene. 
I believe amountain covere... more »

2013-04-08 15:15:16 (100 comments, 15 reshares, 240 +1s)

ode to black II - abstract black
New Acropolis Museum, Athens – Architect Bernard Tschumi (shot during Athens Architectural Workshop, Nov 2012)

“I’ve been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors was black.”- Auguste Renoir

I've always had a strong affinity for the color black. When I was little and someone would ask us the kids what color we like I never knew what to answer because I was thinking: I like black, but black is not a color (that's what I kept hearing for years in a row) so I would every time answer something different: blue, green, orange and so on, just to say something that was considered “right”. And even now, every other color that I like and impresses me comes after black. 
Black is the absence of light, they say. I say black is the hidden light, it's the absorbed mysterious light, it's a promise and aquestion at ... more »

2013-01-17 20:36:50 (22 comments, 2 reshares, 31 +1s)

Plus One Collection - Update #4 - What's next?

Phew.. As of this post, we have 1,048 submissions for the project. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You guys have doubled the submissions from last year. I had to hurry up yesterday and buy more space on our submissions server because we ran out when we hit 1,000 submissions. Wow! 

If your submission doesn't appear in SmugMug gallery (link below), please email me ASAP. I've had issues with few of them and then few simply didn't get through for whatever reason. I can fix it today, but today is truly the last day to fix these issues. 

What happens next? 

I've contacted 10 distinguished photographers who will work with me and +Andy Lee to go through every submission and select the photos that will go into the layout of the print version of #PlusOneCollection2012 . We hope tocom... more »

2013-01-17 12:24:33 (27 comments, 3 reshares, 73 +1s)

ATHENS Architectural Workshop – Behind The Scenes

A few BTS and other casual shots from the Athens Workshop that I held last November, to give you an idea about what we shot and how well we spent our time that weekend. Very soon you'll be able to see also some of the work that came out of this workshop in the article that our sponsors, the Fine Art Magazine Artphotofeature will publish about the workshop in their next number, in February. Stay tuned for even more about this FIRST ever Architectural Workshop in Athens and about the ones that will follow. Photographs by +Julia Anna Gospodarou  & +Dragos Ioneanu 
#athensarchitecturalworkshop2012

And keep also in mind that I'm running a very interesting Architectural Community together with +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Architectural Visions
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111850669440730854714where... more »

2013-01-16 14:08:59 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Plus One Collection Update #3 - FINAL PUSH FOR SUBMISSIONS + IMAGE SELECTION TIMING

If you haven't yet submitted an image to #PlusOneCollection2012 , you only have today and tomorrow. Don't wait! If there's a problem with your submission, you may not have the time to fix it. Wednesday evening is a hard deadline. 

Submission instructions and form is here - http://plusonecollection.com/submit/

PLEASE RE-SHARE THIS POST IF YOU CAN

Also, some good discussion about the fundraising so far on my G+ post last night. If you haven't seen it, take a look and leave comments if you'd like. Listening to your feedback, here's what we're going to do -  - all image selection for the book will take place this weekend
- I'll post the lineup on Monday
- we'll also introduce a more affordable price point of pre-ordering thebo... more »

2013-01-11 19:37:01 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Hello les amis de Google+! J'ai besoin d'un coup de main!
Merci d'avance !!!

Je souhaiterai que vous partagiez cette info à vos cercles (en +1 ou mieux repartage):

J'organise le concours photo "Noir et Blanc 2013" dont les participations sont ouvertes jusqu'au 31 janvier 2013 à 22h00.

Les lauréats seront désignés par un jury exceptionnel :
Michael Freeman : photographe, auteur de plus de 50 livres sur la pratique photo
Philippe Bachelier : photographe, auteur de l'ouvrage de référence français Noir et Blanc, de la prise de vue au tirage
Julia Anna Gospodarou : photographe et architecte, quelques distinctions dans le plus prestigieux concours de photographie d'art, International Photography Awards (IPA)
Alexandre Maller : photographe, passionné de la prisede vue e... more »

2013-01-11 12:10:24 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

NEW! Sharing is Caring –– The Amateur Photographer's Circle –– Announcement Post –– READ ALL!

#SharingIsCaringAPC

As you might know, I have deleted all my previous shared circles and together with +Lorena Masi we have come up with a totally new circle sharing concept called Sharing is Caring. 

To each circle we share there will be an event attached where we can get to know each other better, share our images and/or just socialize after the circle has been shared (it's invitation only). We will also create a page to each circle after a few shares where we will promote some of your images and in addition to that there will be an image hashtag to each circle as well. What we are looking for is more exposure (for you) and interaction between like minded people.

The first of our brand new circles is the AmateurPhotographer&... more »