Monday, October 12, 2009

Cool People; Introducing Elif Karakoc

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COOL PEOPLE


So this month and for many many months afterwards I am going to share with you some of my favourite photographers/singers/artists/cool people that I've found online and in other places too.

This month is a photographer by the name of miss Elif Karakoc.

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Elif is an 18 year old art student from Turkey.

Interests: photography, cinema, drawing.

Favourite band or musician: Dredg, Radiohead, Devics, Denali, Deftones, Mogwai, Bonobo, Led Zeppelin, Fairground Attraction.

Favourite artist: Alex Kanevsky, Lautrec, Egon Schiele, Klimt, Goya.

Favourite poet or writer: Nazım Hikmet Ran, Roald Dahl.

Favourite photographer: Eugenio Recuenco, Paolo Roversi, Gottfried Helnwein, Todd Hido, Jean François Lepage

Wings



Kiddo



Hello





Precious Winter Rose



Travelling the Universe



Protect Me



Anathema


Elif's photography goes beyond the usual kitchsy shots of feet and sunsets, she shows a maturity and a life far greater than that of your average 18 year old. Her self portraits are striking, vivid, poignant and sometimes haunting, no matter what, they leave you feeling.

To view Elif's other works simply go to

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elifkarakoc

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