https://www.deblonville.net/

Welcome.

As an Art Photographer, based in Australia, I have a formalist concern with composition and a fascination with naturally occurring light. The images in 'GENUS' appeared naturally, and were not photo-shopped in any way. Magical images are always watching us, but to see them, in that instant, we have to remain highly attuned. My principal focus is classic pictorialism that draws an entire narrative into a single frame to capture a magic described by Gerhard Richter the as universal truth.

I enjoy shooting 'old skool', using traditional formats with a range of classic 35mm and medium format cameras, from Hasselblad, Leica, Mamiya, Nikon, Olympus, Lumix and some Russian junk. But, hey, a pic is a pic, so ut necessitates postulant. I just use whatever magic box comes to hand.

I've worked with stills, movie and video format in Australia, UK, France, Nepal, Italy, Austria, Greece, Denmark and Greenland. My images have been used in magazines, newspapers and audio-visual productions. Currently shooting video for online education programs. My greatest pleasure is working with people to create insightful and memorable portraits that reveal their inner beauty.

Site images:
Image 1 shot during my role as press photographer in the crime documentary of a infamous double murder in Sydney, during the cold war spy era.
Image 2 taken while filming Australia's first Arctic expedition in 1986.

Check out my ongoing projects (1,2,3), as they are constantly evolving.
For a portrait commission, email me: earle (at) deblonville.net

Links:
My professional work in Advanced Leadership is here:
DEBLONVILLE.COM

My expedition Leadership book 'Savage Coast' is here:
EARLEDEBLONVILLE.COM

My Leadership thoughts on LinkedIn are here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/earldeblonville/

Here are my Leadership videos.

Here is the trailer for my documentary film:
'Savage Coast'

Starting with Joseph Nicéphore Niépce who in 1826 or 1827 captured an image from an upstairs window at his estate in Burgundy using a technique known as heliography, the first photographers were looking for the innate and universal essence of the subject, not merely a representation of it. They sought something that embodied the soul of the image as experienced by the viewer and which moved them emotionally.

Late 19th century photography influenced Impressionism's interest in capturing a 'snapshot' of ordinary people doing everyday things, which was a complete break with traditional formalism and highly theatrical art. Many painters used photographs to enable them to create impressionist paintings, and learned a range of new techniques from the science of photography.

Thus, life mimics art and art mimics photography which makes it a good place to start life's creative process.