Is your Instagram feed littered with kittens, selfies and "regrams" from jokers like snoopdogg, thefatjewish, and f*ckjerry? Well, you should continue to follow them because kittens are adorable, selfies can be intellectualized, and @thefatjewish is still hilarious. But you can broaden your scope with great work from these 5 photographers who have recently done residencies on Humble Arts Foundation's Instagram feed. From Sean Ellingson's Hong Kong field trips, to Serrah Russell's captivating collage work, we continue to be floored and awed by the work we see on our phones. Click on their images below to go straight to their IG handles.

PostedMarch 24, 2015

AuthorJon Feinstein

TagsMaggie Carson Romano, Stephen Milner, Instagram, Art Photography, photographers to follow on Instagram, Sean Ellingson, Maury Gortemiller, Serrah Russell

The past five years have demonstrated an increased attention to process-based photography. Often-coined “The New Formalism,” this work has received both salivating acclaim and hate-heavy criticism for its test of photographic material, asking a nearly recycled question: “What is a photograph?” New York-based artist Charlie Rubin’s constantly evolving work unapologetically removes this from the conversation and age-old photography ghetto with thoughtful photo-based images that speak to a more open and inclusive approach of making and looking at art.

PostedMarch 18, 2015

AuthorJon Feinstein

TagsCharlie Rubin, painting, art photography, Conveyor Arts, Foam Magazine, Joerg Colberg, New Formalism, Jon Feinstein

Since his childhood, Brandan Gomez has been perplexed with religious narratives and mythology, and his inability to find proof – spiritual or scientific—of their real-life foundations. His recent series Mystica X is a visual quest to make sense of this uncertainty and his ongoing challenge in contemplating what he sees as their lack of conviction.

PostedMarch 10, 2015

AuthorJon Feinstein

TagsBrandan Gomez, mythology, black and white photography, religion, folklore, storytelling

©Christopher Rodriguez

Since photography’s early days, photographers have explored human relationships to the natural world at countless angles, from Ansel Adams’ glorifications of the national parks to The New Topographics’ flat, and often typological views of industrial and suburban development. While at times, it might appear that this terrain has been done to death, Christopher Rodríguez’ series Between Artifice and the Sublime offers a sad, yet refreshing meditation on our constantly evolving place in the American landscape.

PostedMarch 6, 2015

AuthorJon Feinstein

TagsChristopher Rodriguez, Landscape Photography, New Topographics, sublime, New Color Photography, Large Format Photography, Ansel Adams, Stephen Shore, Jon Feinstein

Houston, Texas-based Phillip Kremer won't reveal much about his process, influence or motivations, but his faceless portraits are some of the scariest creations you'll find online. With subjects ranging from scientists, astronauts and random children celebrating their birthdays to political figures and celebrities like Snoop Dogg and "The Situation", his morphed portraits have drawn a vast and diverse fan base, largely outside the art world and photo communities, and have amassed followers ranging from Katy Perry to Christian youth groups.

PostedMarch 3, 2015

AuthorJon Feinstein

TagsPhillip Kremer, Appropriation, instagram, tumblr, weird photography, authorship, vernacular photography, Charlie White, Asger Carlsen

5 Art Photographers You Should Follow on Instagram Right Now

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Brandan Gomez's Uncertain Religious Fantasy

Christopher Rodriguez' Refreshing Perspective on the American Landscape

Phillip Kremer Might be the Most Terrifying Artist on the Web