PHOTOGRAPHY

October 10, 2017

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Ghosts haunt an ancient mansion on a frozen lake in Sweden. Courtly ladies of high society luxuriate in ethereal fields of flowers. Beautiful monarchs rule with different styles as varied as the colors of t...

The Organic and Surreal Photography of 3cm’s Yung Cheng Lin

September 16, 2017

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Just one glimpse and you will realize that the photography of Yung Cheng Lin is dancing on the edge of beauty and bizarre. Based in Tainan, Taiwan, this young art director and photographer is also known as 3cm. His style is to get down to the point, with m...

Dark, Mysterious Fairytales by Ekaterina Belinskaya

Jantine Zandbergen

August 19, 2017

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Remember Disney’s Snow White? Or The Little Mermaid? The classic Disney films we all loved as a child have a much darker origin than many know. Snow White’s stepmother for instance, in the original story fr...

The Cute and Weird Universe of Ellen Sheidlin

August 1, 2017

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Instagram icon Ellen Sheidlin is Nabokov’s most twisted fantasy made true. Indeed, the writer of Lolita could not even have pictured a creature such as this internet phenomenon who is hypnotizing more than ...

The Magic of Sally Mann

Evan Senn

June 29, 2017

Photography started as the first true collaboration between fine art and science. The technology of this unique machine was created to record reality, or truth, quicker and more honestly than a painter or an illustrator could document it. With the mass app...

The Haunting Photography of Haris Nukem

June 21, 2017

There are many terms used to describe the work of Haris Nukem. Surprisingly, most of the time, they are connected to glamour, as if the photography of the British artist were just some casual eye candy. But let...

Flowers Die and Fairies Live: Interview with Bella Kotak

June 20, 2017

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas As Bella Kotak shoots, time is against her. The Golden rays are her only help, yet they flee the night sky like fairies in a rush to get to their s...

Kyle Thompson: An Exploration of Self

Kim Crowie

June 12, 2017

Dark, obscure expressions of self, often juxtaposed with warm, sepia undertones. This is the photography of Kyle Thompson. His manipulation of the tangible into otherworldly stories brings my mind to the horror greats - HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe - wher...

The Protean and Unsettling Universe of Roger Ballen

May 29, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY

If one thing is certain, it is that the art of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine issue 007's featured photographer Roger Ballen will get you out of your comfort zone. In the work of this South African photographer...

Tantalizing Nude Photography of Corwin Prescott

Allie Schaitel

May 25, 2017

Fine Art and portrait photographer, Corwin Prescott has the ability to capture a variety of content with such thoughtful attention to detail, technical precision, and tasteful editing. Some photos are of Corwin...

Brooke Shaden: Death, Beauty, and Light Through the Darkness

May 5, 2017

It is our fascinations and obsessions that help make our art. Brooke Shaden portrays themes such as death, rebirth, beauty in darkness, and dreams through her photography. I first discovered Brooke after Googling ‘fine art photo composite’. Seeing her images f...

Rimel Neffati and the Allure of Imperfection

Danai Molocha

May 1, 2017

French photographer Rimel Neffati's (and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine issue 006 | Sept 2014 featured artist) answer to having no technical knowledge working with a camera was to strike a pose and let her instinct...

Myths, Dreams, and Politics: An Interview With Franz Szony

April 21, 2017

Shakespeare once said, "All the world's a stage." If that’s true, then maybe art is its royal theater. Sumptuous. Regal. Decadent. Avant-garde. These are my impressions when I look at Franz Szony’s photographs....

Romantic Tales With an Edge: Interview With Katie Eleanor

Jantine Zandbergen

April 11, 2017

We all have artists we love so much that they can do no wrong. Directors that can’t create a film you don’t love, writers that publish book after book that steals your heart and painters that seem to be deeply connected to your inner self. For me one of those ...

Stas Kadrulev: Nudity Is a Landscape

February 15, 2017

Little is known on Russian photographer, Stas Kadrulev. This anonymity is strangely matched to the mystery surrounding his work. The niche of the 45 years old artist, based in the city of Ulan-Ude, is nude phot...

Photogasm

Jennifer Susan Jones

February 14, 2017

We present our favorite photography finds, sourced from various social media platforms. Enjoy beautiful.bizarre’s monthly Photogasm! Saryn Christina Sally Ann Field Ry Sangalang Tami Bahat Rol...

Elegant Portraits of Royalty by Laura Sheridan

Jantine Zandbergen

January 16, 2017

One of the best things about castles (without them being freakin’ castles, of course…) are the portrait galleries. Wandering through a majestic old building and seeing all these faces of the people who used to amble through the same rooms and corridors centu...

Photogasm: Elemental

January 2, 2017

We present our favourite photography finds of the week, sourced from various social media platforms. Enjoy beautiful.bizarre’s monthly Photogasm! ‘Elemental’ Ryan Michael Kelly Carlos Reyes Aurél...

Wild Horses: Interview with Photographer Roeg Cohen

Justine Morrow

December 26, 2016