The quarrymen was selected and published in our print edition 17. Driving a country road in Orivesi...some of my best stories start that way. Nearly every summer we spend time in Orivesi, in the southern part of Finland.
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Markku Lahdesmaki
Polo is the sport of kings. Here in the Coachella valley, California -it belongs to everyone, to the Eldorado and Empire clubs, to young and old, to women and men, to the green grass and vast sky. And to a photographer’s curiosity.
In this first edition of the 2017 Color Photography Awards a prestigious international jury made up of renowned photographer Flora Borsi, Jay Davies of Getty Images, Ori Guttin, Co-founder and director of Viewbug, the director of Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards, Steven Lee, The Artistic director of Unseen Amsterdam, Emilia Van Linden, Ted Vancleave of the Image Rights Intl. in Boston, the director of Photolux Festival, Enrico Stefanelli and Gurdas Dua, member of HIPA Jury and Sony Ambassador.
I found the focus of my latest project just down the road from my Palm Springs home. I was taking my car for a wash when I discovered a true gem in the desert, The Desert Hand Car Wash.
As a photographer, you always feel a little more aware of your surroundings than other people. After all, your livelihood depends on your eyes, on seeing things that other’s don’t.
