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Ilan Wittenberg
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(c) Ilan WittenbergOtago Daily Times: Olive Baboon
Olive Baboon at the 2020 Dunedin Art Show
Awesome to have my Olive Baboon featured as part of The 2020 Dunedin Art Show! Had to put on my cheese cutter hat for this portrait opportunity ? Grateful to John and Kate who kicked my bum to take part in this wonderful event.
(c) Ilan WittenbergBeautiful Ivy
Lying on Blue Rocks
(c) Ilan WittenbergYawning Camel
Nominee at the 15th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
15TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER ILAN WITTENBERG FROM NEW ZEALAND
LOS ANGELES, November 11, 2020 – Professional photographer Ilan Wittenberg of New Zealand was presented with the 15th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee title at a prestigious Nomination & Winners PhotoShow.
The live online gala was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the world’s premier event for black and white photography. 15th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Musee de l’Elysee, Lausanne; Sotheby’s, London; Travel/Discovery Channel, New York; Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland; Portuguese Center of Photography, Porto; Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels; The Guardian, London; Contrasto Galleria, Milan; ADK Creative One Inc., Tokyo; Hiroshima MOCA, Japan; MACBA, Barcelona; and Pereira O’Dell in New York who honored Spider Fellows with 610 coveted title awards and 919 nominees in 32 categories.
“Simply Stunning.” Justine Gruser, Specialist at Sotheby’s commented. Bernardino Castro, Director at Portuguese Center of Photography (CPF), Porto said “The amazing quality of the images in the competition made it very difficult to select the winners. I would like to reinforce the relevance and impact of Black & White Spider Awards as a mobilizing agent in promoting the production and dissemination of excellent photography at an international level.” Christopher Doyle, Creative Director at Travel Channel/Discovery, New York added, “Always look forward to the way in which these photographers see the world in a unique and curious way.”
“It’s an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 6,378 entries from 69 countries we received this year” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. “Ilan’s Yawning Camel,” an exceptional image, represents black and white photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Nominee.”
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography.
No one knows how the Pyramids were built. It is one of the biggest mysteries ever. The Great Pyramid of Giza weighs 6 million tons. Its footprint is that it covers 13 acres. Its length along each side is 750 feet, and 481 feet tall. Half a million blocks were used in its construction. There are 144,000 casing stones, all highly polished and flat to an accuracy of 1/100th of an inch, about 100 inches (or 8 feet) thick and weighing about 15 tons each with nearly perfect right angles for all six sides. More importantly than its size, is its mathematical precision and its earth-grid coordinates locking it in to cardinal True North, so precise within 3/60th of a single degree! The pyramid incorporates the astrological dimensions of the planet.
When you take the height of the Pyramid and multiply it by 43,200, you get the Polar Radius of the Earth! When you take the base or perimeter of the Pyramid and multiply it by 43,200, you get the Equatorial Circumference of the Earth!
So, for thousands of years, this amazing monument has encoded the precise dimensions of the planet on a scale of 1 : 43,200. This is not a random ratio. It is indexed to the Earth’s wobble, and the Precession of the Equinoxes that accounts for 1 degree of movement every 72 years, (and 72 is a factor of 43,200, that is, it is divisible into this number by 600 times). It also relates to the number of seconds in a day which is 60 x 60 x 24 = 86,400
which is double this number of 43,200. Where did this space-age data and precision come from? For these many reasons, it is farcical or even stupidity to think that slaves built the pyramids. The average stone block was about 2.5 tons, but some blocks were actually over 70 tons. How could slaves have raised these large blocks 300 feet above the ground? The conclusion is that there must be a lost civilization that we have either forgotten about, or our history books have censored this knowledge which threatens the current and misinformed archaeological reality.
2020 Auckland Photographer of the Year
2020 Auckland Photographer of the Year by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography
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Olive Baboon
Olive Baboon © Ilan Wittenberg 2018 Limited Edition of 30 + 2AP Buy Now
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(c) Ilan WittenbergThe Nun
The Nun © Ilan Wittenberg 2015 Limited Edition of 9 + 2AP Buy Now
(c) Ilan WittenbergDome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock © Ilan Wittenberg 2015 Limited Edition of 9 + 2AP Buy Now
(c) Ilan WittenbergWar of the worlds
War of the Worlds © Ilan Wittenberg 2020 Limited Edition of 9 + 2AP Buy Now
(c) Ilan WittenbergFine art nude
Sophie
Photography is the easiest medium of Art to be competent in but it’s the hardest medium in which to have a truly personal vision. It’s very much like talking: everyone can talk but very few have something to say. In creating my work, I aim to demonstrate a clear style, to tell a story while being imaginative and thought-provoking. My goal is to present work that is strong and distinguished with a clear narrative sense. I wish to inspire people with timeless images that have enduring qualities, to be creative and artistic and to show a personal vision.
In presenting this series, I offer you an opportunity to contemplate and appreciate the juxtaposition between human and nature: soft flesh and harsh environment; life and stillness; white and black. The use of monochrome emphasises the nude shape and form, removing distracting elements to ensure that you focus on the beautiful feminine body language. These photographs portray powerful and independent women who are depicted through fresh, inspiring and original artwork.
Vendy
Poppy
Maddison
Aimee
On Fire
Autumn Leaves
Sunbathing
Nymph on a Rock
Giuliana
Woman on a Tree
Olivia on the Rocks
The Bride
By the Sea
Encapsulated
Between two Rocks
(c) Ilan Wittenberg
(c) Ilan WittenbergVicky on the Rocks!
Vicky Freeman
“My self confidence didn’t come easy and no, I didn’t always have it!
I always wanted to be a model. From when I was around 14 years old I looked up to the likes of Elle MacPherson, Cindy Crawford and Rachel Hunter. Well if that doesn’t show my age, haha!
Back then I was told I was too short – I didn’t have the right look, etc…
If I knew then what I know now I would have said to myself: ‘your time is coming: it will be a long wait but it will be worth it!’
Fast forward twenty four years and here I am: I have had paid modelling career! Who would have thought?
I am so grateful everyday that i didn’t listen to those people and kept believing in the voice within me that said: ‘now, it’s your turn!’
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