CIRCLE-24: member profiles
- - network of internationally renowned photographers
- - world-wide exchange of information and ideas
- - collaborative projects across the world
- - seminars, workshops, lectures
- - world-wide exchange of exhibitions
Circle-24 began in l989 as an initiative of Robert Schilder, a professional photographer for over 25 years. His aim was to establish a worldwide exchange of information about new ideas and contemporary trends in photography. From our Centre in The Hague we organised collaborative projects with photographers throughout the world, held seminars, masterclass workshops and readings. Since 1991, Robert and the Circle have put together a comprehensive summary of Indian photography spanning 130 years "Another Way of Seeing" and introduced this to Museums in Europe. The Circle has presented more than fifteen international exhibitions and we have also exchanged exhibitions with major venues worldwide.
CULTURAL EXCHANGES
"We are convinced that the key to our future lies in understanding how other cultures communicate",says (founder) Robert Schilder.
CIRCLE-24 (1989 - 2013) served as a vital source of motivation to the international photographer and promotes valuable cultural exchange within the profession. We believe this process is very refreshing and revealing. Seeing how photographers from other countries and cultures operate is not only interesting for the observer, it also teaches the professional photographer, who must appeal to international markets, more about his or her own visual imagery.
An important part of our exchanges were the international exhibitions. After presenting Circle 24 works in the gallery in The Hague, we endeavour to introduce these artists at major museums and discerning galleries worldwide. Our opening show, Circle 24's group exhibition 'Photography for Sale' was received with great acclaim and interest, not only in The Netherlands but as far afield as Japan and Scandinavia. As a result, it has been accepted for exhibiting in Tokyo's Kodak Photo Salon, the National Museum of Photography, Denmark, Stockholm's House of Culture and galleries in Belgium and Scotland. CIRCLE-24 aimed to strengthen and broaden it's international contacts and advance intercultural exchange between artists.
SÁNDOR BENKÖ
- Hungary
"What interests me most in photography are humans as personalities and social beings. I see the camera as a replacement for brush or pencil. Looking for new techniques and the related new ways of seeing also interest me, as much as the involvement of creativity and aesthetics. Just to make nice pictures, the creative demands suffice."
website: artfoto.hu
Circle-24 recommends: PER-ERIK BERGLUND
- Sweden
45 years old. Digital photography since many years. Studio area 220 square mtrs. Member of The Image Bank Inc. stock photo Boardmember GSR - Gruppen Svenska Reklamfotografer and Reklamsektionen SFF - Swedish Photographers Association.
website: znapshot.se
TIM BESSERER
1952 - GermanyProducer of digital AV-shows, Lecturer Kassel School of Fine Arts, General Manager of Tourism Promotion Agency "F&R", Yoga Teacher, Imagery Guide
CIRCLE-24 about Tim BESSERER ..
Tim Besserer's work is always in demand. He was very busy shooting around the world for his agency, specializing in tourism promotion, producing everything from advertising to multi-media events and video productions. In just two months he visited Canada, Australia and the US. He organized a summary exhibition of Indian photography, and published books on South African and Indian photographers including: ´My Passage Through Indian Photography´,´The Eternal Wheel´,´Nothing Will Separate Us´.
His work has been exhibited in Europe and Asia.
website: imagine-net.de
Jyoti BHATT
- IndiaTeacher of Fine Art and Photography, Artist
For the last 20 years he has been documenting the living art traditions and art forms of tribal and village India.
webpage OWSKunal BHENDÉ
1972 - India.
Designer. Conducts workshops on Digital Imaging and bridges the gap between the photographer and the computer.
Kunal has his own studio in Bombay where he handles various multi-media and digital imaging projects for the advertising industry. Photography is his main hobby and he loves to use his photographs in digital imaging projects. He designs for various media like Print, CD-ROM, Video and the Internet. He has setup and computerized creative departments and trained art directors in leading advertising agencies across India. Kunal has been involved with computer technology from the age of six, he works across various computer platforms, operating systems and design applications mastering and understanding the use of these systems for creative people. He is always open to new ideas and technology and is willing to share his knowledge with everybody.
website: lensmen.comwebsite: nomsans.com/
CIRCLE-24 recommends: Paul BIDDLE
- UK'On the threshold of reality'
Some pictures are simple and complete inside my head from the beginning, but most of my images start with the inspiration of the objects. It may be something found in a junk shop, washed up on the beach near where I live or something from my past -wooden letters from a childhood game, my
palette from my art school days. I often assemble a collection of things and then have "play-time" to find the right composition,
juxtaposition and colours. Colour, of course, is very important. I love saturated colour and often use pure pigment on objects and
backgrounds. Sometimes a meaning will evolve that was not originally intended, but mostly I prefer people to read what they
like into the pictures or hopefully just enjoy them for their visual stimulation. Almost all these images were shot completely
in camera, although I am using the computer more and more and am very excited by its limitless possibilities. I am keen to have
the same technical excellence in anything computer generated as I hopefully attain with conventional photography.
Paul Biddle
website: http://www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/biddle
website: paulbiddle.com
MANUEL DA COSTA
- BrazilStill-life and nature photography
CIRCLE-24 about Manuel da COSTA ..
Studied drawing, engraving and sculpture in marble. Graduated in graphic and audiovisual journalism from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1982). Became a professional photographer in the late 1970s, opening a studio and focusing on advertising work. Since 1991, has lived in a rain forest reserve in the extreme South of Brazil, researching and developing an interactive discourse between nature, observed in its becoming, and himself.
VINOD DAVE
- 1948 New York / IndiaArtist, Mixed media
CIRCLE-24 about Vinod DAVE ..
Vinod Dave now lives in New York, USA. He gained MA in mixed media (painting and photography) with Highest Honors from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, India and the University of South Carolina, USA. His exhibitions have included six solo shows in Bombay and New Delhi and he has been
represented in museums and art CENTERs in USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and China.
Vinod Dave has been recognized as one of the leading photographers working with mixed media and his works can be found in the collections of the Indian National Academy of Art, Gujarat State Academy of Art, Punjab University Museum, Max Mueller CENTER and many private collections. Vinod has taught Art and Art History at universities in India and USA.
Awards:
Vinod Dave has received fellowships and awards in recognition of outstanding work in painting, drawing and photography from institutions such as the Asian Cultural Council in New York, the Indian National Academy of Art and the Cultural Fellowship of the government of India. Most recently he was awarded the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship for 1994-95.
Joseph FUNG
-1938 - Guangzhou, China
Artist and lecturer Studied at the National Taiwan University, Taipei. From 1979 to 1981 he was the coordinator and lecturer, Certificate Course of Commercial Photography at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1981 he founded ´Photo Center´ and continued there until 1988 as coordinator and
lecturer. In 1987 Joseph was awarded MFA (Photography) from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois. He was appointed as a member of the Selection Panel ´Artists of the Year Awards, 1992´ by the Hong Kong Artists´ Guild and the Urban Council.
CIRCLE-24 about Joseph FUNG ..
His exhibitions have included several solo shows in Hong Kong and Taiwan and his works have been part of touring exhibitions in USA and Japan.
EMMO ITALIAANDER
- IndonesiaCorporate design and photography,
Circle-24 about Nu Age ..
Originating in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nu-Age understands and reveres the artistic and cultural traditions of the Asia-Pacific region, and is totally in tune with the needs and priorities of regional clients.
Nu-Age´s creative focus has now expanded to embrace both sides of the Pacific, making Nu-Age the ideal partner in communications
for companies based within the region, or looking to reach targeted audiences around the world.
SABINE KORTH
- Italyart photography, classes and workshops,
CIRCLE-24 recommends Sabine KORTH ..
Sabine Korth is conducting workshops in beautiful Tuscany for photography enthousiasts. In travel-photography (her expertise) as well as darkroom techniques.
website: fotokorth.de
ELDAD MAESTRO
1954, IsraelTeacher - Academy of Arts, Ramat Hasharon, Israël
Studied at Tel-Aviv University in the department of Film and Television, where he graduated as BFA. He also studied sculpture and painting at the Academy of Arts in Ramat Hasharon and he attended advanced studies in fashion photography in Milan, Italy.
Eldad Maestro has made short-length films, video art and experimental films. He became a leading figure in the field of commercial photography, more specifically in portrait, fashion, advertising and theatre where he created his unique style. After having run a studio in Tel-Aviv for nine years, he took a sabbatical year in 1990, closed the studio and traveled to the Far East. Back in Israel, he made photo etchings with the pictures he made in Japan, giving birth to his current exhibition series “Fields”.
Eldad has returned to the school where he once studied and teaches at the Academy of Arts in Ramat Hasharon. He has also taught at the Camera Obscura in Tel-Aviv.
His work has been widely exhibited in Israel and Japan.
GUNNAR MERRILD
- DenmarkFashion-photographer,
CIRCLE-24 about Gunnar MERRILD ..
Gunnar says of himself: "I have two photo-studios in different locations in Denmark. Primarily I work with fashion photography but my main interest lies with new techniques and how to develop them."
Gunnar set up his own studio in Denmark 15 years ago and now has a successful company specializing in fashion photos and special effects.
T. S. NAGARAJAN
- India
Widely acclaimed photo-journalist, consultant photographer to UNICEF,
CIRCLE-24 about T.S. NAGARAJAN ..
T. S. Nagarajan is one of the foremost chroniclers of social change in India. His work encompasses a great variety of themes, places and moods and is marked by strength and directness. Apart from their high craftsmanship, his pictures have intellectual depth; they make one think. The interaction of tradition and modernityfascinates him. His photographs on the induction of technology into rural life and on themes such as family planning and the spread of education have been internationally published.
He has carried out photographic essays on Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi and has edited a number of picture books including ´India: Portrait of a People´.
He has held numerous one-man shows and received many national and international awards in photography. He latest book of photography is focussing on ancestral and turn-of-the-century homes in various parts of India.
VASANT NAYAK
-India, has his own website company and lives in the USA.CIRCLE-24 about Vasant NAYAK ..
Vasant has been teaching since 1978. He has been involved in everything from multi media training to giving the first ever workshops in fine art photography in India. Vasant Nayak is the overseas representative of the CENTER for Photography as an Art Form (CPA) in Bombay, India. The CPA is the only institution in South Asia, which concerns itself with the self-expressive aspects of the photographic medium. He has conducted 4 workshops there in the past 2 years. Vasant is also involved in curating exhibitions, locating existing shows to take to India, organizing a major seminar and workshop at the CPA, collecting images for the CPA´s permanent collection and being consultant and adviser to the CPA.
He has moderated and presented papers that deal with multi-cultural issues in photographic education at the Society for Photographic Education Conferences. He produced a book of photographs entitled "In Other Words" and published this himself in Manipal, India. He is currently researching Indian photography. Besides being in several private collections, Vasant´s work is also in the Permanent Collections of the University of Baltimore and the Center for Photography.
GIANCARLO MAIOCCHI
- ´OCCHIOMAGICO´ 1949 - Milan, ItalySpecialises in photos of set-building and still-life with special effects and models.
CIRCLE-24 about: OCCHIOMAGICO ..
The Occhiomagico studio first started up in 1971. In the following eight years ´Occhiomagico´ occupied himself with expressive research through the elimination of the traditional visual codes and criteria of the photographic medium. In 1978 held first exhibition at the Diaframma Gallery, Milan. 1979 saw the birth of the Post and Neo-Modern movements in Italy. Occhiomagico took part theoretically and practically in multi-media groups, working with studio Alchimia and with architects as A Rossi, A Mendini and Ettore Sottsass Jr. In this period, Occhiomagico was commissioned to make 24 cover photographs for the magazine ´Domus´.
He organized a seminar in Venice about the contamination which photography must undergo to become "new photography". He also took on the artistic management of Italian pop group ´Matia Bazar´, where he experimented with new trends, bringing photography together with painting, music, video and fashion.
From 1985 he expanded on this idea and held several exhibitions in Europe on the theme of utopical environments, using three-dimensional settings; photographs, design objects, works of art and ´three-dimensional music´. Since 1989 he has been working on the intimacy of man. Occhiomagico remarks on the human condition: " The man, alone, in front of the universe tries to conquer fear. He is assailed with anxiety every time a star falls. The man, with other men, tries to keep peace and is assailed with war".
KI HO PARK
Kistone Photography -South KoreaCIRCLE-24 recommends Ki Ho PARK ..
Over 10 years, the pictures taken by Ki Ho Park made living into art itself, and the public thus love him for it. Year after year, month after month, his photographs have remained signature, often an inspiration for his contemporaries.
This portfolio-represent only a small portion of the hundreds of thousands of photographs were published since his introduction in 1985. But even in brief, they signal a distinct, finest tradition.
Through his photographs, our vision of the world expanded to include people, place and ideas that everyone didn´t already know but should. He introduced us to people who ran distant social circles across east across west and in between.
From the start, Ki Ho Park has sought after the truth in life. His graduating thesis at Rhode island School of Design showed his early understanding of compassion. Whomever and wherever his subjects were, such as his early works of refugees in Thailand and that search for reunion with relatives, Ki Ho Park made sure that nowhere would those dreams come truer than in his photographs.
Ki Ho Park´s turning point came while he worked at the Magnum photo agency in New York. In New York, he saw through the eyes of Bruce Davidson, Cartier Bresson and other Magnum photographers whose work was published for audiences too accustomed to seeing the good (not enough bad). With Bruce Davidson Ki Ho Park work grew to know how to conjure insightful images for photography whatever the subject was. This experience was his finest asset.
Today Ki Ho Park shoots regularly to such demanding clients as AT&T, Businessweek, Fortune, Forbes, Sam Sung and Deawoo. His compassion and sensitive eyes for visual perception has earned him reputation that clients come back year after year.
NEIL ROBINSON
Leicester, EnglandAdvertising and commercial photography,
CIRCLE-24 about Neil ROBINSON ..
Neil has been taking photographs for half of his life now. He works in all formats and still likes the paper and film mechanics of photography. Halides are his friends. Based in the center of England but originally from the North, he likes to travel. Most of his clients are long-standing relationships so he must be doing something right, or wrong?
website: www.neil-robinson.co.uk
TAFFI ROSEN
Toronto, CanadaCIRCLE-24 about Taffi ROSEN ..
Passion. That, above all,characterizes the work of Canadian photographer Taffi Rosen of Red Head Studios, Toronto.
Within little more than a decade she has produced an astonishingly varied body of work that attests unequivocally to her ability to photograph anyone and anything, anywhere and imbue even a seemingly mundane subject with an extraordinary appeal, urgency and vitality. Not surprisingly, her work has appeared in a number of prestigious international exhibitions and publications.
Taffi Rosen is respected world-wide as a commercial photographer, producing promotional shots and album jackets for well-known groups; fashion spreads in Canada and USA for leading fashion magazines; advertising shots for nationwide poster campaigns; and international interior design editorial layouts.
Canadian House and home magazine chose her downtown loft photograph as the grand prizewinner of its National Design contest. She has also featured in many fine-art photography publications including; International, Zoom and Kodak International.
Taffi worked as a videographer for the Award Winning Network, Bravo! Television based in Toronto Canada. She traveled the world for 7 years producing and shooting stories about the arts and their creators. Recently resigned, Taffi is concentrating on photography and pitching various Television Series for Canadian and U.S. broadcasters
Dennis SAVINI
- SwitzerlandLecturer, studio photographer.
CIRCLE-24 about Dennis SAVINI ..
Dennis is eager to use new techniques. He is well known for stunning studio work and recently produced a book of stereo/3D photography. He is regularly invited to give masterclass workshops for professional photographers by Sinar Ag Schaffhausen. Co-ordinator: 'Between Ideal and Reality' an exhibition of young Swiss photography which featured eight young talents from different fields of photography. This exhibition gives an insight in the current Swiss photo scene.
website: www.srfo.to
Robert SCHILDER
1948 - The Hague, The NetherlandsFounder - Circle 24
More about Robert SCHILDER ..
"We are convinced that the key to our future lies in understanding how other cultures communicate." This credo describes the reasoning behind Robert Schilder´s creation of Circle 24, the foundation for leading photographers from all over the world.
Robert has been working as a professional studiophotographer for more than 25 years and has since that time built an impressive client list of national and international companies and advertising agencies. He has been invited to give workshops at academies from India to Holland. Presently working as an artist in Waterlandkerkje, The Netherlands.
PROJECTS:
Newest project (2023) 'I can see', an online course about visual communications connecting schools worldwide
Like to know more? Here is my e-mail address: robertschilder@gmail.com
"The Other Way of Seeing" -exhibitions on the Indian way of visualising in photography.
'Banaras' - city of Gods, heart of India
WATER - an Art project
INSPIRATION-Lab
'Trends in Photography 1990's' -online and ongoing project
contactpage
website:
Robert's blog on photography
TETSURO TAKAI
- 1951 Gifu City, JapanTetsuro is a photographer from Tokyo who has developed his own style for making separations in colour and has very much kept a Japanese atmosphere in his way of visualizing in photography.
CIRCLE-24 about Tetsuro TAKAI ..
First solo exhibition - Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo. Tetsuro studied at the Osaka Photographic Professional School then continued his training at two Photo Studios.
Tetsuro co-founded 'ZERO' a circle of about 20 photographers, graphic designers and publishers who produced group shows and books together. They were all drawn together by an equal desire to contact "a variety of questions and anxieties, delights and dreams" through photography.
Tetsuro has exhibited his work from Belgium to Bombay, gaining many notable achievements along the way. He coordinated the Circle 24 Group Exhibition 'A worldwide view on photography' at the Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo in November 1994.
AWARDS:
Finland Lahti Poster Biennial - Grand Prize
USA Clio Award
Japan Advertising Photographers Association (APA) Award
Magazine AD - Gold Prize
Wieslaw ZIELINSKI
- Warsaw, PolandFine art photography, books and exhibitions, specializes in old processes.
CIRCLE-24 about Wiestaw ZIELINSKI ..
1963-67 Member of the group STODOLAGO,
1964-71 Awards and exhibitions in England, India, Poland,Belgium, Sweden
1982-83 Received two grants from the Ministry of Culture for the project ´Making gum-prints in a new way.
1984 Admitted to the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF)
website: to be added
For more information, all your remarks and ideas,
or the work of any of the photographers you are interested in,
please contact:
Robert Schilder
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