Cedric Arnold [Sacred Ink] Series

Cedric Arnold is a photographer of immense and emotional focus.

The French/British photographer, who studied photography and film making in Paris, can be remembered first for his 1999 solo exhibition “Ireland/North Ireland” that stemmed from the making of a documentary about Ireland and its language.

Arnold began his career freelancing from London, until he joined the Sygma agency. Through this agency, and trips to both Cambodia and Thailand, he realized Southeast Asia is where he wanted to be based. In 2001, he made Bangkok his home.

Cedric Arnold has worked for such publications and companies as Cartier, The National Geographic Channel, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Financial Times.

Sacred Ink is a personal project in development for four years, and highlights the spiritual connection to tattoos that stems from the Yantra (Yantra is the Sanskrit word meaning instrument or machine, which can also mean symbols, such as tattoos) tradition of tattooing.

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Dripbook Favorite – Petra Van Raaij

Stop. Look.

Amazing, isn’t it?

Petra Van Raaij, the talented woman behind the above and below photographs, is a Hamburg-based beauty and lingerie photographer who has worked for such magazines as Glamour, Seventeen, FHM, Gala, Mirage, and GQ.

Originally from the Netherlands, Ms Van Raaij studied Fashion Design at the School of Arts in Maastricht. After working as a freelance makeup artist for a few years, and following a trip to Capetown in 1993, she was inspired to turn to photography.

Her work centers on a feminine feel with natural light guiding the compositions. They are truly fine pieces that show the workmanship and eye for detail that a person with Van Raaij’s talent would personify.

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Nicole Franzen

Nicole Franzen is someone I just ran across, looking for beautiful photographs. The 23 year old New York based photographer shows great promise in her field and shouldn’t be ignored.

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Abigail Pope

I’m really into Abigail Pope. She’s a young photographer from New York City who, it seems, spends a lot of time in Latin America.

What I love about her work is her ability to bring her viewers in with her ability to compose not only with the placement of objects, but with the use (or nonuse) of color. 

And for a woman who brings powerful photographs, she’s also a filmmaker:

Now that’s a woman with talent and insight.

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