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The FROM THE POCKET project features the iPhone Photography of Chicago-based photographer, Jeremy Edwards. All of the images featured in this portfolio were captured using Apple’s second-generation iPhone and Apple’s iPhone 3Gs cameras. Images were processed using various iPhone photography applications only.
If you like an image, want it on your wall, and have some spare change - contact me here.
Other photography (DSLR) projects can be found here & here.
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Artist Bio
I’m 29, I have a beard, I play guitar and make music, I wear skinny jeans, I live in Chicago, I take public transportation, I’m a really cool Dad, I love cherry sour candy and caramel, I like beer and cigars, I have a Masters degree, I speak Japanese sometimes, I can throw a baseball really hard, I like most things design, I speak Chinese sometimes, I can’t cook, I can’t say the ABCs backwards, I can’t touch my toes, but I can beat-box, water plants, eat sunflower seeds like a pro, and take pictures.
I was born in Chicago and grew up in the south. I have degrees in Communications, International Development, and International Public Service Management. I lived in Japan and China for over 3 years working in community education and development. I’ve lived on the north side of Chicago since 2005.
My father purchased my first Canon Rebel film camera when I was 16. Shortly afterward, I found myself in tiny dark rooms, makeshift studios, and shooting for lousy newspapers as a mere hobby throughout college. And, I also taught other schmucks how to take pictures, develop film, and pretend they were really great. After moving abroad, my photography matured into an intentional expression of art. I was more a picture taker than an artist. I purchased my first iPhone in late 2008 and was immediately struck with the experience of capturing images with raw spontaneity. Just like most hipsters with cameras, I also have a deep artistic appreciation of the ordinary and mundane. I feel that our obsession with production, progress, and aesthetics has trained our eyes to ignore the beauty in the ordinary. This is why I created the FROM THE POCKET project.
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Artist Statement
The intention of the project was to highlight the beauty of the ordinary. And if there isn’t any beauty there, hopefully the picture will fool you into believing there is. The motivation of the project is to remain true to the authenticity of spontaneous subjects and minimize unnecessary processing that I’m convinced washes out the organic beauty of simple subjects. I just used the word organic. For the most part, as it stands today, the growing medium of iphoneography has yet to mature into a substantial art form that is respected by the entire art community. I hope my project will serve as a valuable contribution to the growth of iphoneography with artistic integrity.
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Books/Articles
From the Pocket: Book One is in early production with an anticipated release date of Spring 2010.
7 Tips to Better iPhoneography – by Jeremy Edwards
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Press/Recognition
Acido Magenta (Español)
Altruism in the Morning
Aqua Velvet
Art of the iPhone
Art Sponge
Begin Being
Blank Collection
ChicagoPhotobloggers
Clickblog (Italia)
Columbia Chronicle
Coudal Partners
Curious Bird
DayFour Magazine
Design Is Kinky
Dodge & Burn
Dooby Brain
DoubleYouWhy
Exposure Compensation
EYE’EM
Front Element Photography
Gapers Block
HotShoe
IdeaFixa (Portuguese)
I Love Photoblogs
IMBY
iPhography
iPhoneography
Jane Dallaway
Jill Devries
Jocundist
Junkculture
Lenscratch
Life in LoFi
Lost At E Minor
Luke Luke Luke
Mint Design
Mull It Over
OK Great
Photo Latest
Pichaus
Notch Blog
Shutter Soul
Simple Style (中國話)
Stockland Martel
Strong Photography
The Best Part Design
The Click
The Front Room
The Magenta Links
The Star Ledger
Things Magazine
This Is Duty
…and more.