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Have you meet Jonathanzimm ?!

jonathan zimm has been a Pikeo Member since few years now, he accepted to answer some question

1) How long have you been interested in photography ?

I have been interested in the photography since I was 15 years

2) What do you like to photograph the most ?

Landscapes, urban or natural, portrait, reportage conditions. Looking at things and take the time to share a moment with people who i take in pictures

3) What does photo represent for you ?

According to me photos represents one way of openness and sharing to the world.

4) What are your favorite photos on your Pikeo account ?

The latest pictures that I made in Amsterdam. these pictures represents urban landscapes in different moment during the day. We call these moments "between dog and wolf". In the Netherlands they call it "het blauwe uur" or "the blue hour" and I found it very poetic.

My favorite photo is this one, Candy:

5) Do there is some accounts you like to visit on Pikeo ?

I was often guided according to a theme as the different views of cities around the world. It invites us to travel on Pikeo and to discover new horizons, new profils

6) Can you tell us a photo trick ?

Even if the technique is not perfect, the most important thing are the emotion and the message that it can be transmitted. This is not the camera that makes the photographer but the experience

Thank you Jonathanzimm for this interview!

Don't hesitate to have a look at his account, he has great photos...

And if you want to share your experience of photography, or show us a photo that moved you, write to pikeogirl@gmail.com!

Marco of the Pikeo team

Nature Photography competition results are here !

Thanks to all for your participation to this competition!  It was not easy for us to choose.

But fortunatly, this time for taking a decision, Alain Pons, the famous photographer and two promising photographers discovered on Pikeo: Pierre-Elie of Pibrac (Pilili) and Jelloul (Djell) help us to choose the winners.
 
PS: You too become members of the jury ! Send me your candidacies to this following address: pikeogirl@gmail.com

The winners in the competition Montier-En-Der for the Man and Nature category :

1 Pierromar

2 Marro800

3 Mifoto

4 Pitisa

5 Ribeiro

 Underwater category :

1 Aquatic



2 Burno66



3 Heliphoto

 Exceptionally we have had three winners "our favorites". Alain Pons will offer them one of these last works, title: "wildcat of Africa". Thanks to him !

Boog, Man and Nature

Steph1937, Underwater

Tawata, Man and Nature

Congratulations to the winners, and see you in a month for the next flash competition! ;-)

Marco, pikeo team

A travel around the world... On Pikeo !!

Boris Voisard (Psilo6) from the group Pikeo Explorer bbworldtour prepare a presentation which the name is « Empreintes Pigments Terre ». This presentation will introduce his adventures all around the world.


Psilo6 said to Pikeo:

“This presentation represent for me emotions that I can feel during this trip all around the world. It was lights, laughs, and colors...
I need to share my feeling, my trip, which is difficult to explain because of the lenght of my trip. However, it looks like so short as well, because there were so many things to discover. Pictures is going to give you an idea about what I felt...”

Informations about the presentation :

- The presentation will be introduced in Cafe Rouge, 32 rue Picardie Paris in the third area in Paris
-Subway Republique
-It will happen from the 3th to 31th september 2009
- Free entrance

 i’m showing you some pictures in order to make you wait:

Try to guess where has been taken these pictures, make comments !!
pikeo will be there for this event, we rely on you!

Marco from the Pikeo’s team

The results of the flash competition flawed photos

Thanks to all for your participation to this competition! We have been very surprised by the level of your flawed photos!

Not that easy for us to choose... We have chosen 5 winners and 3 "weird" flawed photos...

Here is our winner...

 psopphoto

And our 4 favorites...
 

boomererika


Bolieu


fneufneu2


corinette77

And when a flawed photo happens to be supernatural!

fredxphoto

insomnia

yooun 

Congratulations to the winners, and see you in a month for the next flash competition! ;-)

Flash Competition flawed photos

This competition is over now.

Thanks all for your participation!

The results will be available on the blog next week!!

Now comes the second flash competition on Pikeo! And you may like this new theme as we know you all have a vague or badly centered photo in your camera... It happens even to the best photographers!

So we give you one week, not more nor less, to add them to the group "flawed photos".

Look for your best flawed photos and participate to the competition from tuesday, 23rd until tuesday, 30th of June!

We will publish the winners on Pikeo!  

Pick & Play coming soon on Facebook!

Pick & Play, is a game on iPhone we created a few months ago, remember...

This time, we have created a game on Facebook, and it is coming up really soon...

The goal is not to find out pairs of photos like on the iPhone, but to make your Facebook and Pikeo photos real puzzles you can play with!! You can then share them with your friends! 

Caution ! You may play during hours!...

Have you met Trinh?

  Trinh  has been a Pikeo member since several years now. He accepted to answer some questions...

1)      How long have you been interested in photography ?

 

I’ve been taking photos since I was 14-15 years old. My father was a

good photographer and he showed me argentic photo thanks to an old

Nikon. He taught me the basics of the technology of shooting.

I’ve had a digital camera for only 2 years. A Leica VLUX 1. I’d like to

buy another one soon, but I will still stay faithful to Leica.

2)      What do you like to photograph the most ?

    

People in the street. I’m used to travelling a lot, for pleasure or

for work. And I’m fond of shooting faces, expressions and looks

of the people I meet. Knowing that I will probably never see them

again, photo is a good way to capture these moments. I usually don’t 

like poses, I prefer the candidness of a stolen photo.

 

3)      What does photo represent for you ?

 

A mean of true expression; obviously the most sincere (with writing).

You can’t lie with a photo.

 

4)     What are your favorite photos on your Pikeo account ?

It was taken early in the morning on the Cholon market, at Saigon, Vietnam.

These are the feet of a rickshaw driver who was waiting for a client smoking a cigarette.

Although you meet a lot of tourists there, we mustn’t forget all these people, hardly living above the threshold of poverty.

It was taken on the border of the road, we had just been through the famous 17th parallel, separating North and South Vietnam. Tourists were giving sweets to the children of the village. And this girl preferd to give them to her brothers and sisters instead of keeping them for herself. It is a beautiful example of brotherly love.

5)     What are the accounts you like to visit on Pikeo ?

Noiart; She’s my friend but also the photograph I admire the most. She has a special look on the world that I think is fascinating, beautiful and dreamlike. I came back to fotography thanks to her…

 

 Djell; He’s maybe the most intuitive person I’ve ever met. He knows how to center and stage his photos amazingly! He’s a great artist and also a very nice guy !

 

6)     Can you tell us a photo trick ?

When I take a photo, I always try to tell a story. You need to learn how to look at things if you want your photo to talk by itself. Once you know the story, you only have to push on the button!

Thank you Trinh for this interview!

Don't hesitate to have a look at his account, he has great photos...

And if you want to share your experience of photography, or show us a photo that moved you, write to pikeogirl@gmail.com!

Street Art Competition results

Thank you all for your participation to this flash competition! We discovered amazing graffs and tags thanks to your photos!

Not easy to choose a winner... We graded you based on two criterias : the quality and the originality of the photo.

And the winner is...

Nicolas Honorez alias nicoH 

 

And the 5 jury's favorites : 5 unique graffs with a great stage setting!

 UNUSALIMAGE

  

  Pyxel 

  

 

 

 Heres

 soppetit

psopphoto

See you in several weeks for the next flash competition! ;-)

Yann Arthus Bertrand meets Al Gore

Our friend YAB went to the US during a couple of weeks to shoot his next show about the end of oil in the world. What a topic! To find some info, he went through Nevada, Arizona and California, and he even met Al Gore! Here are some pictures of the shooting...

Follow the shooting on Pikeo! 

Flash competition Street Art

THE COMPETITION IS CLOSED!

Thank you for your participation

The results will be available soon on the blog!

 

For the first time on Pikeo... Let me introduce you to our flash competition!

Your mission? We give you one week to show us your photographic skills!

You can add your photos of Street Art from Monday, 20th until Monday, April 27th to the group Street Art Competition.

Yes, it is a very short time, so don't waste it! hop, turn off this computer, hop, hold your camera in your hand and let's have a walk in town! And keep your eyes wide open! Graffs, tags, enigmatic signs, and urban works of all kinds are waiting for you!

The winners will be published on Pikeo!