Quite recently, Fototazo has added a gallery feature to their site, and has chosen to publish one of my photographs this week. Onna, 2011 was taken on a summer day along the Huron River in Ann Arbor, MI. Onna is wearing a dress her mother wore while pregnant with her. This shoot was just lovely, and it is a pleasure to share.
Fototazo supports emerging phtographers in a multitude of ways. Firstly, the gallery publishes one photograph a week, allowing for photographers all over the world the opportunity to share their work. Second, and perhaps more importantly (perhaps because this is where the over the top-plain goodness comes into view), the site is a platform of social giving. Through various microgrants, Fototazo wishes to support emerging practicing photographers by providing funding that will enhance their creative process. As photographers, we understand the often outlandish costs it takes to produce and present our work. Fototazo wishes to create opportunity for those whom otherwise would not be able. This process allows for more voices in the field of photography, and consequently, a richer conversation. The current microgrant is for Margarita Valdivieso, a college student at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, wishing to purchase a better camera.
Fototazo emits passion for the art of photography. It's everywhere on the site, and you cannot help but be inspired. Tom Griggs, the founder of Fototazo is a talented phtographer himself. His images are raw, seemingly all candid, and capture moments that often fall through the crevasses of the mind. Some photographs are hauntingly beautiful, such as the pool of leaking water from his series Ana, while I find warmth and safety in the hand on the car door in his Fluorescent Moon series.
Fototazo supports emerging phtographers in a multitude of ways. Firstly, the gallery publishes one photograph a week, allowing for photographers all over the world the opportunity to share their work. Second, and perhaps more importantly (perhaps because this is where the over the top-plain goodness comes into view), the site is a platform of social giving. Through various microgrants, Fototazo wishes to support emerging practicing photographers by providing funding that will enhance their creative process. As photographers, we understand the often outlandish costs it takes to produce and present our work. Fototazo wishes to create opportunity for those whom otherwise would not be able. This process allows for more voices in the field of photography, and consequently, a richer conversation. The current microgrant is for Margarita Valdivieso, a college student at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, wishing to purchase a better camera.
Fototazo emits passion for the art of photography. It's everywhere on the site, and you cannot help but be inspired. Tom Griggs, the founder of Fototazo is a talented phtographer himself. His images are raw, seemingly all candid, and capture moments that often fall through the crevasses of the mind. Some photographs are hauntingly beautiful, such as the pool of leaking water from his series Ana, while I find warmth and safety in the hand on the car door in his Fluorescent Moon series.