It’s easy to tell Sun Jun’s works from others – his works are usually characterized by elements from the traditional Chinese paintings. But if you think it’s easy to recreate his works with Photoshop, you are being too optimistic. Having begun to learn Chinese painting since the age of 7 and graduated from the China Academy of Art, Jun already has the knowledge of Chinese art deeply rooted in his blood.
When prolific photojournalist Ron Haviv began developing his unproccessed rolls of film he wasn’t quite sure what he’d find—some of these rolls had been sitting undeveloped for close to 25 years. Although their were plenty of light leaks and even some mold, he did end up with some forgotten gems. At Photoville he will present some of his favorites from his book The Lost Rolls which explore how time and memory have changed as photography shifts away from analog film to digital.
Mustafa Abdelaziz presents images from four continents that demonstrate the ongoing global water crisis. At Photoville 70 of these images will be shown in massive light boxes alongside the East River waterfront.
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