Around The Web In 31 Days: It’s National Photo Month
Sam Kittner is a photographer in Takoma Park, Maryland, whose work runs the gamut from people and lifestyles to some of the most incredible architectural images I’ve seen on the web. Then he sprinkles in some panoramics of—not just architecture—but landscapes that will leave you breathless in their scope and quiet beauty. This elegant website makes excellent use of a white space design to showcase eight Portfolios, three different Projects, and a series of Interactive Panos.
Looking into the Architecture-Buildings portfolio you’ll see Kittner’s diverse approach to capturing images, some traditional, others that enhance the architect’s vision, and yet others transcending the genre, bending it into the art form of a sort that Julius Shulman created with his photographs of modernist architecture. Kittner seems at his most creative when working at night where many of his buildings take on an otherworldly Blade Runner look. His People-Portraits portfolio is a change of pace and includes warm environmental portraits of subjects from presidents to ice cream vendors. In Lifestyle, his images morph into casual and oft-times eye-popping color portraits of “real people” in parts of Washington, DC, outside the world of tourism or politics, in locations ranging from bike paths to supermarkets. Drop by his blog for updates on his current projects and what you’ll discover is that Sam Kittner is a Renaissance Man with the ability to change gears whether photographing a car dealership at night or the president of the United States, all the while creating images that are both appropriate and appropriately creative."
