Emin Mathers
ART IS A JOURNEY TAKEN TO EXPLORE THE REALITY OF LIFE.
Meditation
NØVA III is a way to explore and document cosmic scales of imagination, dedicated to becomе a source of inspiration for scientific discoveries in physics and astronomy.
Everything in human culture, and so does science, is an intersubjective reality, logically explaining everything around us. From this point of view, astronomy is also a big story made up of various information data which we collected. In order to feel cosmic reality, we have created various tools to search for evidence of our imagination.
In 2019 the news of how astrophysicists have creatively pushed the technical boundaries of the possible to capture the first image of a black hole, I have felt that my homosapiens brain is seeing an object humans have never seen before. It illuminated the idea that it is possible to find photographic evidence for our abstract theories. Today we accept photography as documentation of reality.
For two years, scientists analyzed the information received from the Event Horizon Telescope* on a supercomputer to create an imitation of an image taken with a single giant telescope the size of our planet if it were the Earth's point of view to it. This news opened up Gaia's perspective to me. As a result, in the image we saw exactly what was predicted by either modern theories of astrophysics or scenes from film directors - a bright displaced donut with shifted brightness around a dark spot.
When creating this series, I used the common astronomical tool - a telescope and a camera to make a documentation of the imaginational experience. However, using an observing instrument, I took a different point of view. The knowing mind, having received the tool, will repeat the action previously done by us, and this prevents the imagination from freely floating along the flow of events opening a completely new experience.
Usually future realities are preparing humanity for a new world through art because intuitively it makes discoveries where logical science cannot yet make them. So they give ideas for solving the problems ahead of scientists. By the words of the culturologist Yuri Lotman - "Art does not depict the world, but creates the world, and after that, this world exists." We have witnessed a lot how paintings created by artists, ideas written by futurologists decades later became part of our reality. The way this series was created by circumstances convinces me that actually these are the seeds of an idea planted for future generations of pioneers to explore in more details the stellar system NØVA III.
*Event Horizon Telescope (a project to create a super-large telescope with a diameter of 12 thousand kilometers, physically consisting of eight radio telescopes)
Everything in human culture, and so does science, is an intersubjective reality, logically explaining everything around us. From this point of view, astronomy is also a big story made up of various information data which we collected. In order to feel cosmic reality, we have created various tools to search for evidence of our imagination.
In 2019 the news of how astrophysicists have creatively pushed the technical boundaries of the possible to capture the first image of a black hole, I have felt that my homosapiens brain is seeing an object humans have never seen before. It illuminated the idea that it is possible to find photographic evidence for our abstract theories. Today we accept photography as documentation of reality.
For two years, scientists analyzed the information received from the Event Horizon Telescope* on a supercomputer to create an imitation of an image taken with a single giant telescope the size of our planet if it were the Earth's point of view to it. This news opened up Gaia's perspective to me. As a result, in the image we saw exactly what was predicted by either modern theories of astrophysics or scenes from film directors - a bright displaced donut with shifted brightness around a dark spot.
When creating this series, I used the common astronomical tool - a telescope and a camera to make a documentation of the imaginational experience. However, using an observing instrument, I took a different point of view. The knowing mind, having received the tool, will repeat the action previously done by us, and this prevents the imagination from freely floating along the flow of events opening a completely new experience.
Usually future realities are preparing humanity for a new world through art because intuitively it makes discoveries where logical science cannot yet make them. So they give ideas for solving the problems ahead of scientists. By the words of the culturologist Yuri Lotman - "Art does not depict the world, but creates the world, and after that, this world exists." We have witnessed a lot how paintings created by artists, ideas written by futurologists decades later became part of our reality. The way this series was created by circumstances convinces me that actually these are the seeds of an idea planted for future generations of pioneers to explore in more details the stellar system NØVA III.
*Event Horizon Telescope (a project to create a super-large telescope with a diameter of 12 thousand kilometers, physically consisting of eight radio telescopes)
The 1st moment
The book begins with a short text to allow the viewer to observe based on their visual reactions without giving prior direction. Then photography story begins from the city bay. On the most common route of travelers between Europe and Asia. Pilgrims way crosses the sea on ferry boats from one to the other side of the Caspian sea. At the end, for those who are not enough with more than 100 city scenes, there are text stories of selected frames and the epilogue by Medina Rzayeva.
In addition, working with archival photographs, I came to the conclusion that frame point addresses are necessary for future generations of viewers. After a while, the view of the streets changes and it is difficult to understand which part of the city is in the frame at the time of viewing.
Cover: Hardcover ImageWrap
Paper: Premium Lustre (148 gsm)
Pages: 121
Images: 104
Size: 25 x 20 cm (10 x 8 in)
Long observation
Oilbow
I have been witnessing the pollution of the Caspian Sea at times since my childhood. In 2016, while walking on the sea side in the early mornings, a silent voice of the sea asked me to show its pollution. We usually prefer not to see unpleasant things, and there was no earthly reason for me to protest about this fact considering the economy of my country is based on oil. Since that time, we have collaborated to find ways to draw attention to the problem and raise awareness through the power of aesthetics.
Time passed and again in one silent quarantine morning, I found myself at the right time in the right place. The Caspian Sea, with its unexpected beauty of pollution, is revealed through a decisive frame, with the reflection of the iconic landmark - the Flame Towers. On the one hand, we build magnificent, glittering buildings with oil revenues. On the other hand, we leave stains on the surface of the priceless gift to bakuvians from Mother Earth - Xazar.
Time passed and again in one silent quarantine morning, I found myself at the right time in the right place. The Caspian Sea, with its unexpected beauty of pollution, is revealed through a decisive frame, with the reflection of the iconic landmark - the Flame Towers. On the one hand, we build magnificent, glittering buildings with oil revenues. On the other hand, we leave stains on the surface of the priceless gift to bakuvians from Mother Earth - Xazar.
Harmony & chaos / Oilbow
2020
Monotype *(edition of 1)
2x 30X42 cm plotter print
2in1 passepartout
White frame
2020
Monotype *(edition of 1)
2x 30X42 cm plotter print
2in1 passepartout
White frame
Soul / Oilbow
2021
Monotype
20X25 cm plotter print
Glossy Epson paper
White glossy frame
2021
Monotype
20X25 cm plotter print
Glossy Epson paper
White glossy frame
Voice / Oilbow
2021
Monotype
Letter paper found in the Caspian sea
Handwritten poem by the author
White deep box frame
2021
Monotype
Letter paper found in the Caspian sea
Handwritten poem by the author
White deep box frame
Xazar's Surface / Oilbow
2021
Monotype
67X47 cm plotter print
Waving glossy Epson paper
White deep box frame
2021
Monotype
67X47 cm plotter print
Waving glossy Epson paper
White deep box frame
Fish's view / Oilbow
2020
Monotype
60X42 cm plotter print
Pearl paper on forex
White canvas frame
2020
Monotype
60X42 cm plotter print
Pearl paper on forex
White canvas frame
OilFish / Oilbow
2020
Monotype
42X30 cm UV print
Matte paper
White high frame and grainy glass
2020
Monotype
42X30 cm UV print
Matte paper
White high frame and grainy glass
Xazar / Oilbow
2020
Monotype
50 X 77 cm
C - type print
White deep box frame
2020
Monotype
50 X 77 cm
C - type print
White deep box frame
Azerbaijan / Oilbow
2021
Looped mp4 video installation
120 X 270 см
White waving organza fabric
2021
Looped mp4 video installation
120 X 270 см
White waving organza fabric
Perfection
ROOTS & BRANCHES
This project invites viewers to recognize and honor the profound interdependence between humans and trees. By engaging with trees, whether through mindful observation or touch, we can attune ourselves to their slow rhythms and draw upon their ancient, life-sustaining energy. This symbiosis not only enhances our well-being but also deepens our appreciation for the silent, steadfast presence of trees in our lives. Through my art, I seek to celebrate this intricate dance of existence, encouraging a renewed sense of respect and empathy for the natural world.
Urban Love / Roots & Branches 2024
Trust
eye
In this series, I've embarked on a journey to trace my deep-rooted passion for observing the eyes where I'm seeking universal insights, spiritual unity with humans using an eye, with which we perceive visual art as the canvas for creativity. I feel that genuine communication transpires through the eyes. And convey ideas through the eyes, using them as a canvas to symbolize sincerity. In a world where words and sounds inundate us, where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning, conventional forms of communication often fall short of satisfying my thirst for true connection with humans. It feels like random thoughts expressed aloud.
Through this series, I've come to understand the real essence of communication – the profound sincerity of a gaze. It's that moment when the person you engage with is open, honest, and unguarded, devoid of any facade or fear. It's all about trust and genuine interest. This is when reality speaks through the person you're interacting with. This form of connection brings about revelations, an abundance of energy, and the true essence of a meaningful encounter.
The idea of a soul in one's eyes is a metaphorical expression that has been used in various contexts throughout history. The eyes are the windows to the soul, representing a human's innermost thoughts and emotions. For instance, human eyes may be described as "soulful" if they display a great deal of emotion or if they reveal a complex inner world. In this context, the eyes are seen as a reflection of a human's character, personality, and life experiences. Concept of the soul in one's eyes can be linked to psychic abilities or supernatural powers. According to some paranormal beliefs, a human with "soulful eyes" may have the ability to see beyond the physical world and tap into other dimensions of reality.
I will summarize a feeling that can hardly be described in words by answering the statement of Minandros - "The beams of the sun, the light of distant stars, the boundless expanse of the sea, the procession of clouds racing across the sky, the sparks rising up from a campfire, no matter how much longer you're destined to live in this world, you will not see anything more beautiful than this." Having repeatedly and for a long time contemplated these beauties, I can say that I saw great one - a conscious gaze into the eyes.
Through this series, I've come to understand the real essence of communication – the profound sincerity of a gaze. It's that moment when the person you engage with is open, honest, and unguarded, devoid of any facade or fear. It's all about trust and genuine interest. This is when reality speaks through the person you're interacting with. This form of connection brings about revelations, an abundance of energy, and the true essence of a meaningful encounter.
The idea of a soul in one's eyes is a metaphorical expression that has been used in various contexts throughout history. The eyes are the windows to the soul, representing a human's innermost thoughts and emotions. For instance, human eyes may be described as "soulful" if they display a great deal of emotion or if they reveal a complex inner world. In this context, the eyes are seen as a reflection of a human's character, personality, and life experiences. Concept of the soul in one's eyes can be linked to psychic abilities or supernatural powers. According to some paranormal beliefs, a human with "soulful eyes" may have the ability to see beyond the physical world and tap into other dimensions of reality.
I will summarize a feeling that can hardly be described in words by answering the statement of Minandros - "The beams of the sun, the light of distant stars, the boundless expanse of the sea, the procession of clouds racing across the sky, the sparks rising up from a campfire, no matter how much longer you're destined to live in this world, you will not see anything more beautiful than this." Having repeatedly and for a long time contemplated these beauties, I can say that I saw great one - a conscious gaze into the eyes.
'spect.
Oculrity'
Oculrity'
This portrait was made with intent to capture magic of a wide range of emotions into one ephemeral moment, combining all feelings into a single harmony. The eyes in the photograph radiate mystery and bewitching. The first thing that catches the viewer is the hypnotic depth, like a whirlwind of gaze that beckons and carries into unknown worlds. It makes the viewer think, drawing into its world and fills the heart with the exciting emotions that humans experience while observing its depth.
Does everyone see in the blackness of closed eyes a green phosphorus glowing circle similar to the circle in the inner edge of the iris around the pupil? This is formed each time after the chaotic dynamics of mosaic red-yellow-green glows similar to pixels.
Does everyone see in the blackness of closed eyes a green phosphorus glowing circle similar to the circle in the inner edge of the iris around the pupil? This is formed each time after the chaotic dynamics of mosaic red-yellow-green glows similar to pixels.
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'my way to infinity'
With this photograph, I have reached the limit of my camera with a depth of 8 realities, but I am sure that I will go much further in the next.
With this photograph, I have reached the limit of my camera with a depth of 8 realities, but I am sure that I will go much further in the next.
'7 gates of infinity' / 2024
"With this photograph, I have reached the sensor with a depth of 8 realities, but I am sure that I will go much further in the next." - I manifested in a previous edition of this idea. And what this experiment has discovered - the amount of light is enough only to fix the seven overlaps even with the strongest sensor.
"With this photograph, I have reached the sensor with a depth of 8 realities, but I am sure that I will go much further in the next." - I manifested in a previous edition of this idea. And what this experiment has discovered - the amount of light is enough only to fix the seven overlaps even with the strongest sensor.
'Black hole'
Drifting in photonsphere before diving into the event horizon. The behavior of light near a black hole is a manifestation of its wave-particle duality. Photons, as quanta of light, follow specific trajectories under the influence of gravity, as if they were particles. However, light simultaneously retains its wave-like properties, such as interference and diffraction. Therefore, in the photon sphere, light behaves both as a particle and a wave, reflecting its dual nature as described by quantum mechanics.
How clear super brightness and cosmic scale of a photonspere can illuminate the dark matter surrounding it? How different do point light (star) and ring light (black hole) illuminate interstellar space and the dark matter in it? Are dark matter fibers illuminated at these scales?
Drifting in photonsphere before diving into the event horizon. The behavior of light near a black hole is a manifestation of its wave-particle duality. Photons, as quanta of light, follow specific trajectories under the influence of gravity, as if they were particles. However, light simultaneously retains its wave-like properties, such as interference and diffraction. Therefore, in the photon sphere, light behaves both as a particle and a wave, reflecting its dual nature as described by quantum mechanics.
How clear super brightness and cosmic scale of a photonspere can illuminate the dark matter surrounding it? How different do point light (star) and ring light (black hole) illuminate interstellar space and the dark matter in it? Are dark matter fibers illuminated at these scales?
'Helix Nebula'
When we, humans fixing our eyes for a long time, we can see the perspective. And in a sufficient duration, we are able to trace the entire path from the star to the retina in the form of a light perspective, and this means that in this way humans can literally focus on any period of time on an interstellar scale.
'Trust'
For many years, since childhood, fear and hate to people of Armenia has been instilled in me at school. Years later, already understanding what a human is, the road led me to the city at the border of Georgia. Here I realized that this feeling does not belong to me. Right after it this conversation immediately took place.
At the end of a discussion of points of view with Serge about the current situation between our nations, I asked him to take a very close-up photograph of his eye. Because the eyes don't lie.
'eyePhone 4G'
"A portrait of a modern man who looks from two to ten hours a day." quoted this frame for the photo essay "HUMAN of 2020". Although this idea is still relevant, since I considered this device the height of modern poptechnology of humankind, which has literally become an external organ. Over the past 4 years, the technology has grown rapidly and today I can say with confidence that this black bar is already at the end of its glory.
Emotion
Human of 2020
Let's scroll through the time from the time when humans had primitive instruments, as we remember us from the beginning, to the present, as described by the futurists a little less than a century ago, when humankind got a complex view of the modern world. Smartphones upended every element of society during the last decade, from conversation, transportation to food extraction.
The advent of the smartphone marked the combining of man and gadget. These devices might not be embedded into our forearms just yet, but they have so fundamentally changed over the past decade how we interact, explore and now even augments the world nowadays. We're each wholly devoted to these flat rectangle bars, rarely out of hand or at the very least rarely out of reach.
It took 2007's first-generation iPhone, however, to spark the smartphone's rise from novelty to ubiquity. As our digital addiction grew, so did our dependence on intangible tools - apps.
The advent of the smartphone marked the combining of man and gadget. These devices might not be embedded into our forearms just yet, but they have so fundamentally changed over the past decade how we interact, explore and now even augments the world nowadays. We're each wholly devoted to these flat rectangle bars, rarely out of hand or at the very least rarely out of reach.
It took 2007's first-generation iPhone, however, to spark the smartphone's rise from novelty to ubiquity. As our digital addiction grew, so did our dependence on intangible tools - apps.
Now in 2020, the smartphone runs a close second to oxygen as an essential. It can quickly call up any ounce of information discovered in human history, letting us answer "How to calculate the length of a circle" via
Google and end stand-up debates on any topic. It lets us produce art, document global events and let our voices be heard at any instance from anywhere. It can help us find like-minded people, organize online meetups on special days without borders, save and share our memories, even translate from an alphabet which does not exist anymore — or hang in uncertainty in the endless hunt for "Likes". It has engulfed our wallets and stereos, diaries and sketchbooks, cameras and maps, newspapers and game consoles. Apps let it transform into a book, a TV remote or a carpenters' level.
However, the smartphone has shaped the "Always online" generation, where most of us become neurons of the huge global brain, ready to respond to each kind of stimulation. Laptops made the workplace mobile, but smartphones tethered people to the workspace in a way we never thought possible — and when the iPhone gave out, plunging humans first into panic and then a kind of calm.
The strengths of 5G and cellular connectivity will make us more reliant on the smartphones because they'll interact with more things throughout our worlds, adding to the ways these devices become extensions of our bodies on the way to the stars.
Google and end stand-up debates on any topic. It lets us produce art, document global events and let our voices be heard at any instance from anywhere. It can help us find like-minded people, organize online meetups on special days without borders, save and share our memories, even translate from an alphabet which does not exist anymore — or hang in uncertainty in the endless hunt for "Likes". It has engulfed our wallets and stereos, diaries and sketchbooks, cameras and maps, newspapers and game consoles. Apps let it transform into a book, a TV remote or a carpenters' level.
However, the smartphone has shaped the "Always online" generation, where most of us become neurons of the huge global brain, ready to respond to each kind of stimulation. Laptops made the workplace mobile, but smartphones tethered people to the workspace in a way we never thought possible — and when the iPhone gave out, plunging humans first into panic and then a kind of calm.
The strengths of 5G and cellular connectivity will make us more reliant on the smartphones because they'll interact with more things throughout our worlds, adding to the ways these devices become extensions of our bodies on the way to the stars.
"Crossing Realities" - a photography exhibition curated by Sharaf Naghiyeva and Emin Mathers. The theme of the exhibition is to show the intersection of external and internal realities of the three authors. You are invited to experience optical illusions while observing photographers playing with perspective, space and your perception through their works.
"a letter" - is a photography exhibition of two Azerbaijani women photographers Sharaf Naghiyeva and Fidan Nazimqizi presented by f3.7 union and curated by Emin Mathers.In this exhibition they are going to share the letters from past and to the future.Both of the photographers are caroling the feminine strength and beauty along with a veil of elusive emotions, experiences, moments, play of light and shadow.
Event on FB
Event on FB
Baku Photography house
"DEFOCUSED"
photography exhibition
photography exhibition
29JUL - 17AUG
10 Azerbaijani photographers sharing their observations
and points of view on ecological issues in the region.
and points of view on ecological issues in the region.
was born in Baku in 1990. From 2009, during his last year in Architecture and Construction University he started to practice photography as a more realistic tool to share his observations. From that time photography became an adventure taken to explore the reality of life. Mathers works mostly in street photography to observe daily activities of citizens and conceptual photography to express conclusions about reality. He is working on photography stories with the media platforms such as chaikhana.media and is a participant of Global Communication 2020 United Nation 75, as well as a finalist of London Street Photo Festival 2020.
for more: www.eminmathers.me
for more: www.eminmathers.me
is a Baku-based documentary filmmaker and visual artist. She studied Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She produced several short documentaries, including her graduation project They Whisper but Sometimes Scream, 2019. The film had its world premier at Vision du Reel International Film Festival and Sheffield Doc/Fest. She was part of several group exhibitions, including "Things we sense about each other" at the Badische Kunstverein, Germany 2021. In her works she is interested in exploring the understanding of space and the relationship between the landscape and people.
was born in Sumgayit in 1991. Grew up in Baku. Studied architecture in Azerbaijan and Spain.
She lives in Baku and works as an architect mainly. Co-founder of Atelier "Pillə".
Her current work is mainly related to the research of different historic landscapes of her home country. Restoration and adaptation of historic cities/villages are the main focus currently. In parallel documentation (or photographing)of these landscapes became an alternative tool in understanding of her home land, its traditions , nature and people.
As for her, photography and filming seems to be a very interesting and understandable way to document and express various observations.
IG page Leyla Musayeva
She lives in Baku and works as an architect mainly. Co-founder of Atelier "Pillə".
Her current work is mainly related to the research of different historic landscapes of her home country. Restoration and adaptation of historic cities/villages are the main focus currently. In parallel documentation (or photographing)of these landscapes became an alternative tool in understanding of her home land, its traditions , nature and people.
As for her, photography and filming seems to be a very interesting and understandable way to document and express various observations.
IG page Leyla Musayeva
was born in Ganja, 1993. In photography I try not to limit myself to genres, I shoot both portraits and abstract, sometimes street and documentary. The first photography project "Island in the mountains" was published within the framework of the grant program for women photographers of the Caucasus, organized by the Tbilisi Multimedia Museum in 2020. The first group exhibition organized by f3.7 union 'Crossing realities' was held in 2021 at Nur Art Gallery
IG page Chichek Bayramly
IG page Chichek Bayramly
is a portrait photographer based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main theme of her photography is the Individual, self-expressed through portrait photography. With Emin Mathers, she has founded f3.7—a photographers' union. She is using photography as a mirror to reflect on her inner experiences. She has been exhibited on International Festival of Contemporary Art "Maiden Tower. To Be a Woman" - 2020 and a photography exhibition "A letter", 2021. Her photographs are in private collections in Baku, London, Berlin, Milan, etc. For Sharaf photography is the best form of communication and discovery.
for more: www.sharafnaghiyeva.me
for more: www.sharafnaghiyeva.me
I was born in Lachin in 1980.I have been engaged in photography since 2011 and since 2014 with professional photography. I have participated in many master classes, won competitions. My photographs have been published in several magazines as well as in National Geographic Azerbaijan magazine.
The photographs from the project "Minority nationalities" have been exhibited in many countries, including Paris and Cannes, France. In Baku Photography House - in the exhibition "Names", in the project "Factory" organized by Yarat Contemporary Art Center, etc.
Photos taken during the Second Karabakh War were published in foreign and local media.
The photographs from the project "Minority nationalities" have been exhibited in many countries, including Paris and Cannes, France. In Baku Photography House - in the exhibition "Names", in the project "Factory" organized by Yarat Contemporary Art Center, etc.
Photos taken during the Second Karabakh War were published in foreign and local media.
was born in Sumgayit in 1994. He graduated from Baku Slavic University with a degree of Journalism. He was awarded as a "Young Photographer of the Year" by the Sumgayit Head Office of Youth and Sport. His works were exhibited as finalists in "IVAF" photo contest in Kolkata, India in 2013, 2015 and 2016. He participated in "Breaking the Ice" group exhibition during the Kolga photo festival in Tbilisi in 2017. In the same year he became a finalist of "Baku Photo" contest. He took part in "On the Road" group exhibition in Izmir in 2020. In that year his photos were published in "In Color" photo book of "Street Sweeper" magazine.
My name is Tati Sattar and I'm 23 years old. I was born and raised in Baku. I'm an economist by profession. However, I have always had a keen interest in art since my childhood, especially photography. I've always spent most of my energy and time taking pictures, thinking about new photo ideas, and learning something new about photography. The inspiration for making art could be almost everything: the street, nature, different stories of people, different traditions and etc. I like to capture unexpected moments of life instantly and also create new stories by myself or add my own approach to existing stories.
was born in 1987 in Baku. He is producer and first AD on commercial shootings and filmmaking.
He started to photograph in 2013 and has developed his minimalistic style.
He started to photograph in 2013 and has developed his minimalistic style.
Was born in Baku in 1995. Finished AUAC in 2016 as an architect, but preferred to change his profession to web developer because of his bigger interest in this field. His photography hobby started in 2019, when he bought his first analog camera - an old soviet rangefinder FED-5 and tried to take pictures on 35mm film. First results came very impressive and he made a decision to continue, trying to experiment with different lenses and films. Now he is shooting mostly street and portraits, trying to find unusual foreshortening, locations and people. As he says: "The magic of analog photography is that you can not see the result immediately. Also, having only maximum of 36 frames per roll gives you a big motivation for thinking about what you are going to shoot before pulling the camera trigger. And chemicals just do the all the rest.". He is proud that community of analog photography grows up annually, attracting much more people during our digital era.
"Yellow to green" is a manifestation of a green future and shows the beauty of the golden sands of Absheron in contrast to the green forests of the regions of Azerbaijan, the play of its light and shadows, the intersection of its people and traditions. It tells two stories at once:
The first one, "Monochrome" is the way to remind that monochrome is not only black and white but the song of mono colors. Thus monochrome does not exclude color, but is being emphasized by it. ⠀
is a portrait photographer based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main theme of her photography is the Individual, self-expressed through portrait photography. With Emin Mathers, she has founded f3.7—a photographers' union. She is using photography as a mirror to reflect on her inner experiences. She has been exhibited at the International Festival of Contemporary Art "Maiden Tower. To Be a Woman" - 2020 and a photography exhibition "A letter", 2021, "Defocused" (2021) organised by F3.7 union. Her photographs are in private collections in Baku, London, Berlin, Milan, etc. For Sharaf photography is the best form of communication and discovery.
www.sharafnaghiyeva.me
www.sharafnaghiyeva.me
Baku-based photographer Eldar Akberov's work is an exploration of the emotional and spatial layers of life. Beginning his career as an architect, he started his photography practice in 2010 and quickly built respect within the artist community for his sensitivity to his subjects and his unique visual style. His work has been recognized internationally and he has exhibited in the UK, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Austria and the USA. In Baku, he has participated in various exhibitions including a joint show with artist and curator Sabina Shikhlinskaya 'Dacha' at the Museum of Modern Art, where he photographed neglected summer holiday areas on the shores of the Absheron peninsula, and in the group show 'In the Eyes of Bright Fires' at Yarat's ARTIM Project Space, both in 2016. His images of the Absheron shore were used as album artwork for the 2017 Sonospace project of electronic music by Natasha Schiele and Anton Villeneuve entitled 'Listening in the End Times.' Eldar also has a printed book of photography, entitled Déjà Vu (2014). He won the 2015 award for the Photographer of the Year by the Union of Azerbaijani Photographers, and received a shortlisted nomination for conceptual photography in 2016 at the prestigious Kolga Tbilisi Photo festival in Georgia. Abroad, he was recognized for his work at the Festival of Street Photography in Moscow in 2014 and 2016. Most recently, in January 2019 he traveled with the organization Camping Azerbaijan to remote mountain villages in northern Azerbaijan as one of the photographers chosen to document the 'Santa Claus' project, where donated toys were handed out to underprivileged children, concluding with an exhibition of the images at ARTIM Project Space in Baku.
varyox.az
varyox.az
I am Baku (Azerbaijan) based photographer. My greatest interest is portraits of children. These photographs serve as a reminder to look into ourselves and find our inner child. I am fascinated by their frankness. I often use my own children in my photo shoots. I am using Olympus OM-1n as well as Canon EOS 5D in most of my work.
www.photofusion.org
www.photofusion.org
during his last year in interior design bachelor started to practice photography as a more fast and realistic tool to share his visual point of view. From that time photography became an adventure taken to explore the reality of life. Mathers works mostly in conceptual photography to express conclusions about reality and in street photography to observe daily activity of humans.
He is a participant of Global Conversation 2020 United Nation 75, as well as a finalist of London Street Photo Festival 2020, participated in Baku Street Photo Festival. His photographs are in galleries and private collections in Azerbaijan, Russia, Italy, UK, Georgia and USA.
Emin is also working on photography stories with the media platforms and magazines. Practicing photography curation in frames of F3.7 photography union - a platform created in 2020 with Sharaf Naghiyeva. Union represents Azerbaijani photographers and aims for supporting and exhibiting them on the local and international photography scene.
"Photography is a proof that the moment I lived was real, a technique to share my visual experience and an extra visible dimension to that presence."
www.eminmathers.me
He is a participant of Global Conversation 2020 United Nation 75, as well as a finalist of London Street Photo Festival 2020, participated in Baku Street Photo Festival. His photographs are in galleries and private collections in Azerbaijan, Russia, Italy, UK, Georgia and USA.
Emin is also working on photography stories with the media platforms and magazines. Practicing photography curation in frames of F3.7 photography union - a platform created in 2020 with Sharaf Naghiyeva. Union represents Azerbaijani photographers and aims for supporting and exhibiting them on the local and international photography scene.
"Photography is a proof that the moment I lived was real, a technique to share my visual experience and an extra visible dimension to that presence."
www.eminmathers.me
was born in Bratsk (Russia) on April 22, 1999. At the age of 16, she moved to Baku. In July of 2018, she entered the Azerbaijani university of languages choosing to major in translation (Spanish-Russian).
When she was in the 11th grade, her father gave her a camera as a birthday present. With that camera, her career as a photographer started. In 2018, she took second place in the photography competition at the university. In 2019, she participated in the exhibition organized by the ADA. She would take photos of everything: plants, sunsets, friends, strangers, etc.
In 2021, she took part in a project from Salaam Cinema (Cultural center in Azerbaijan), where she told about girls who were sexually abused when they were mere children. Within the framework of this project, the book "Black Diary" was released, and an exhibition was held.
www.lalibinyatova.tilda.ws
When she was in the 11th grade, her father gave her a camera as a birthday present. With that camera, her career as a photographer started. In 2018, she took second place in the photography competition at the university. In 2019, she participated in the exhibition organized by the ADA. She would take photos of everything: plants, sunsets, friends, strangers, etc.
In 2021, she took part in a project from Salaam Cinema (Cultural center in Azerbaijan), where she told about girls who were sexually abused when they were mere children. Within the framework of this project, the book "Black Diary" was released, and an exhibition was held.
www.lalibinyatova.tilda.ws
Elshan Baba was born in Guba region, the village of Alpan, Azerbaijan in 1993. The photographer moved to Baku in 2011 due to his education, graduated from the Energy Faculty of the Azerbaijan Technical University and his profession is engineering. As an amateur artist, he drew caricatures for several years, and in 2013 began to take photos, as well as working as a photojournalist for one of the local editorial office.
He is also currently working as an artist and photographer with his father, mother and his girlfriend on a small family business called "Kunc", which they design and sell various flower pots made of concrete.
"I feel that a person is always in search of something. The desire to test everything, to experiment, motivates a person to discover many things. My works, what I do allows me to make a positive difference in people's lives. "
The photos of the "Connection" project were taken in 2015-2017. The connection in the project is based on lines and objects that visually follow and complete each other.
www.varyox.az
He is also currently working as an artist and photographer with his father, mother and his girlfriend on a small family business called "Kunc", which they design and sell various flower pots made of concrete.
"I feel that a person is always in search of something. The desire to test everything, to experiment, motivates a person to discover many things. My works, what I do allows me to make a positive difference in people's lives. "
The photos of the "Connection" project were taken in 2015-2017. The connection in the project is based on lines and objects that visually follow and complete each other.
www.varyox.az
Dizayner ve fotografam, 1991 ilde Moskva sheherinde dogulmusham ve heyatimin yarisini Bakida yashamisham. 2009-cu ilden fotografiya ile meshgulam. Hal hazirda Barselonada yashayiram.
He was born in September 1992 in the Azerbaijan / Karabakh region. He came to Istanbul for training in 2011 and started to be interested in photography from 2013 during the time he received his education. He has made photography a lifelong project and plans to shoot every day for the rest of his life.
His work has focused on street photography and documentary.
www.turkuazstreet.com
His work has focused on street photography and documentary.
www.turkuazstreet.com
Rasul Guliyev was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He has been interested in photography since middle school. He is a graduate of Ege University Faculty of Dentistry.
He sees photography as a way to express himself. Working on street photography and documentary, he tries to improve himself in the literary and artistic direction.
www.turkuazstreet.com
He sees photography as a way to express himself. Working on street photography and documentary, he tries to improve himself in the literary and artistic direction.
www.turkuazstreet.com
"Wandering"
Photo was taken in the resort village of Anaklia, Georgia. Wandering along the seashore in the distance, my companions and I saw a strange white tower. Coming closer, we saw a picture that reminded me of the aesthetics of Soviet retro futurism: the White Tower, which turned out to be an unfinished cafe, concrete breakwaters on the shore, the spire of the bridge in the background. A girl, looking at the find with interest, dressed in a vintage jacket, completed the picture of science fiction from the times of the USSR.
Bashir Kitachaev is a photographer and journalist from Baku now living in Georgia.
Photo was taken in the resort village of Anaklia, Georgia. Wandering along the seashore in the distance, my companions and I saw a strange white tower. Coming closer, we saw a picture that reminded me of the aesthetics of Soviet retro futurism: the White Tower, which turned out to be an unfinished cafe, concrete breakwaters on the shore, the spire of the bridge in the background. A girl, looking at the find with interest, dressed in a vintage jacket, completed the picture of science fiction from the times of the USSR.
Bashir Kitachaev is a photographer and journalist from Baku now living in Georgia.
1993-cü ildə Bakıda anadan olub.
2011-ci ildə Bakı İncəsənət Gimnaziyasını bitirib.
2011-ci ildə Üzeyir Hacıbəyov adına Musiqi Akademiyasına daxil olub (skripka sinfi).
Beynəlxalq Muğam Mərkəzində fotoqraf kimi işləyib.
2016-cı ildə Parisə köçüb və burada "Spéos" məktəbində və "Paris Match" jurnalında təhsilini davam etdirir.
Sərgilər
- 2019 Bakı Fotoqrafiya Evində "Adlar" fotosərgisi
- 2019 Bakıda "Paris" fərdi sərgi
- 2016 Cornette de Saint Cyr "La solitude"
- 2016 Cornette de Saint Cyr "Grandeur Nature"
- 2015 "Salon des Beaux-Arts", Paris
Mükafatlar
- 2018 "Grand Prix Etudiant de Paris Match" müsabiqəsinin finalçısı
- 2015 SNBA Qızıl Medalı, Fransa
- SNBA Jüri Qızıl Medalı - "Jean Larivier" mükafatı
- 2015-ci il Bronz Medalı "İlin fotoqrafı", Azərbaycan
www.mayabaghirova.com
2011-ci ildə Bakı İncəsənət Gimnaziyasını bitirib.
2011-ci ildə Üzeyir Hacıbəyov adına Musiqi Akademiyasına daxil olub (skripka sinfi).
Beynəlxalq Muğam Mərkəzində fotoqraf kimi işləyib.
2016-cı ildə Parisə köçüb və burada "Spéos" məktəbində və "Paris Match" jurnalında təhsilini davam etdirir.
Sərgilər
- 2019 Bakı Fotoqrafiya Evində "Adlar" fotosərgisi
- 2019 Bakıda "Paris" fərdi sərgi
- 2016 Cornette de Saint Cyr "La solitude"
- 2016 Cornette de Saint Cyr "Grandeur Nature"
- 2015 "Salon des Beaux-Arts", Paris
Mükafatlar
- 2018 "Grand Prix Etudiant de Paris Match" müsabiqəsinin finalçısı
- 2015 SNBA Qızıl Medalı, Fransa
- SNBA Jüri Qızıl Medalı - "Jean Larivier" mükafatı
- 2015-ci il Bronz Medalı "İlin fotoqrafı", Azərbaycan
www.mayabaghirova.com
Started in Baku "Ordinary City" is a project which aims to show every possible corner of each city using different styles, by different artists.
Ordinary city collective is a local collective of non-ordinary photographer friends Mahmud, Yusif and Said. Their love to the photography and passion to explore new, unseen edges of city turned into movement and at some period even an art career. Each person in this collcective has his own unique vision and approach to photography. The project warmly welcomed and got supporters not only from Baku but also from the photographers from all around the world. Operating mostly on social media they made global friendships for the love of photography.
Today their aim is to turn their collective into much bigger movement and build their unique project by holding exhibitions, publishing books, zines, prints, and sharing their personal visions with the world.
www.saidsharif.art
Ordinary city collective is a local collective of non-ordinary photographer friends Mahmud, Yusif and Said. Their love to the photography and passion to explore new, unseen edges of city turned into movement and at some period even an art career. Each person in this collcective has his own unique vision and approach to photography. The project warmly welcomed and got supporters not only from Baku but also from the photographers from all around the world. Operating mostly on social media they made global friendships for the love of photography.
Today their aim is to turn their collective into much bigger movement and build their unique project by holding exhibitions, publishing books, zines, prints, and sharing their personal visions with the world.
www.saidsharif.art
born in Baku in 1991. Studied Library Information and Science, Light and Composition University - Diploma in the Fundementals of Photography.
She works in an accounting sector. Has many publications in major photography magazines. Fidan generally takes black and white photos. Her love to photography comes from belief that photography can give us energy, feelings, and inspiration in life.
Exhibited in "A letter"(2021) Photography exhibition organised by F3.7 union.
web page Fidan Nazimqizi
She works in an accounting sector. Has many publications in major photography magazines. Fidan generally takes black and white photos. Her love to photography comes from belief that photography can give us energy, feelings, and inspiration in life.
Exhibited in "A letter"(2021) Photography exhibition organised by F3.7 union.
web page Fidan Nazimqizi
was born in Sumgayit in 1994. He graduated from Baku Slavic University with a degree of Journalism. He was awarded as a "Young Photographer of the Year" by the Sumgayit Head Office of Youth and Sport. His works were exhibited as finalists in "IVAF" photo contest in Kolkata, India in 2013, 2015 and 2016. He participated in "Breaking the Ice" group exhibition during the Kolga photo festival in Tbilisi in 2017. In the same year he became a finalist of "Baku Photo" contest. He took part in "On the Road" group exhibition in Izmir in 2020. In that year his photos were published in "In Color" photo book of "Street Sweeper" magazine. Exhibited in "Defocused" Photography exhibition organised by F3.7 union.
Born in 1984, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tahmina Aliyeva began photographing in 2002 while still a student of the Azerbaijan Academy of Art. Most of her photography work documents the state of environment in her home city of Baku and its surrounding regions. She is currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
www.tahminaali.com
www.tahminaali.com
Was born in Baku in 1995. Finished AUAC in 2016 as an architect, but preferred to change his profession to web developer because of his bigger interest in this field. His photography hobby started in 2019, when he bought his first analog camera - an old soviet rangefinder FED-5 and tried to take pictures on 35mm film. First results came very impressive and he made a decision to continue, trying to experiment with different lenses and films. Now he is shooting mostly street and portraits, trying to find unusual foreshortening, locations and people. As he says: "The magic of analog photography is that you can not see the result immediately. Also, having only maximum of 36 frames per roll gives you a big motivation for thinking about what you are going to shoot before pulling the camera trigger. And chemicals just do the all the rest.". He is proud that community of analog photography grows up annually, attracting much more people during our digital era.
Baku-based photographer Natavan Vahabova has distinguished herself in both commercial and artistic realms. After graduating from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts in Baku, her practice began with graphic design and illustration with a strong focus on photography. A member of the Azerbaijani Union of Photographers since 2004, she is the recipient of various local and international prizes including winning the international 'My Country in the Eastern Partnership' photography competition in 2014. Natavan's artistic practice has been recognized in exhibitions such as the 'Azerbaijan Through the Lens' photography competition at the Pall Mall Gallery in London, UK in 2012 and more recently in Yay Gallery's group exhibition of contemporary photography in Baku in 2018. Her commercial work is highly sought-after and respected – her photography has appeared in Baku, Aile and Passage magazines and she her work was included in the Austrian photo book 'Children.' She has done editorial photography for Azerbaijani jewelry house Resm, interior and lifestyle design company Chelebi, fashion label MMMDN (Ma Mère m'a dit Non)
and winemaker Savalan, among others. She is currently working on a series of portraiture and using photography to explore Azerbaijani social and domestic life.
varyox.az
and winemaker Savalan, among others. She is currently working on a series of portraiture and using photography to explore Azerbaijani social and domestic life.
varyox.az
We had a chance to be a participant of "Black Sea" supported by the City Hall of Poti between 9 - 16 July. The mentor of the festival was a well known Georgian photographer Guram Tsibakhashvili.
Participants were representing Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus and Lithuania. F37 was happy to present the Azerbajanian photography community in the presence of Sharaf Naghiyeva, Malak Bayramli, Lali Binyatova and Emin Mathers. A new artistic relationship was built between these four countries. During the residency artists visited nearby villages and Batumi city. The produced photographs will be exhibited in Poti, Tbilisi, Vilnius and Baku as a result of the residency.
Participants were representing Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus and Lithuania. F37 was happy to present the Azerbajanian photography community in the presence of Sharaf Naghiyeva, Malak Bayramli, Lali Binyatova and Emin Mathers. A new artistic relationship was built between these four countries. During the residency artists visited nearby villages and Batumi city. The produced photographs will be exhibited in Poti, Tbilisi, Vilnius and Baku as a result of the residency.
Sharaf Naghiyeva
Malak Bayramli
Lali Binyatova
Emin Mathers
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Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A0 - 3 / 40.355510, 49.829617
View through the telescope to eternal flame, in fact is the closest planet to the stellar system’s central star. Because of its distance it is also a burning planet with its 8 satellites and protoplanetary disks - dense gas around the planet. There is a hypothesis coming from this observation that it can be a fractal system where the mother star heats the nearest planet to keep its thermonuclear reactions which also got its satellite system and heats its first satellite, etc.
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Photographs from observations for the collapse of the 8th satellite and the image of the exoplanet in the infrared spectrum.
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A0 - 3 / 40.355510, 49.829617
View through the telescope to eternal flame, in fact is the closest planet to the stellar system’s central star. Because of its distance it is also a burning planet with its 8 satellites and protoplanetary disks - dense gas around the planet. There is a hypothesis coming from this observation that it can be a fractal system where the mother star heats the nearest planet to keep its thermonuclear reactions which also got its satellite system and heats its first satellite, etc.
(bottom)
Photographs from observations for the collapse of the 8th satellite and the image of the exoplanet in the infrared spectrum.
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Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A1 - 1 / 40.375472, 49.833412
This cosmic object is the view through the telescope to clouds tinted by warm sunset light. In fact, it is an exoplanet with a dense atmosphere and clouds of methane. (left)
(bottom)
Photographs of atmospheric layers of A1 - 1 as the acoustic skyglider dives into exoplanet's depths.
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A1 - 1 / 40.375472, 49.833412
This cosmic object is the view through the telescope to clouds tinted by warm sunset light. In fact, it is an exoplanet with a dense atmosphere and clouds of methane. (left)
(bottom)
Photographs of atmospheric layers of A1 - 1 as the acoustic skyglider dives into exoplanet's depths.
(left)
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 3 / 40.353069, 49.835654
An image through a telescope directed at the surface of the Earth, covered with greenery. In fact, this is an exoplanet with a wide variety of elements and minerals in its soil. During the expedition, the rover found weak vegetation. Judging by the composition of the upper layers of the surface, in the past it was covered with vegetable life. At it's pole, auroras of yellow-orange hues are periodically observed.
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Photographs from the rover "Aooks" which is touched down on the surface of the exoplanet and transmitted a image from 37 km above A2-3 before landing!
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 3 / 40.353069, 49.835654
An image through a telescope directed at the surface of the Earth, covered with greenery. In fact, this is an exoplanet with a wide variety of elements and minerals in its soil. During the expedition, the rover found weak vegetation. Judging by the composition of the upper layers of the surface, in the past it was covered with vegetable life. At it's pole, auroras of yellow-orange hues are periodically observed.
(bottom)
Photographs from the rover "Aooks" which is touched down on the surface of the exoplanet and transmitted a image from 37 km above A2-3 before landing!
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Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 2 / 40.346423, 49.961000
A2 - 2 - is an early morning view to the cityscape with the reflection of the sun in the windows. In fact, this is an extremely geologically active planet, with visible liquid iron seeping through its cracks.
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Photographs from the expedition to the Gadiel and Uriel caves on the exoplanet.
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 2 / 40.346423, 49.961000
A2 - 2 - is an early morning view to the cityscape with the reflection of the sun in the windows. In fact, this is an extremely geologically active planet, with visible liquid iron seeping through its cracks.
(bottom)
Photographs from the expedition to the Gadiel and Uriel caves on the exoplanet.
(left)
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 1 / 40.413167, 49.841611
A2 - 1 is the light reflected from the aglay wall and passed through the lenses of the telescope. In fact, this is a planet with a mineral surface and a chromium core. Due to the composition of the core and temperature conditions, the exoplanet has a large and strong magnetic field.
Exoplanet was close to its star and was on fire, but having moved away for several kilometers, it turned into an ash-mineral cosmic object. There are no colors on this exoplanet in our understanding of this phenomenon.
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Photographs to it's surface captured from orbital satellite KVM1L.
Stellar system: NØVA III
Exoplanet A2 - 1 / 40.413167, 49.841611
A2 - 1 is the light reflected from the aglay wall and passed through the lenses of the telescope. In fact, this is a planet with a mineral surface and a chromium core. Due to the composition of the core and temperature conditions, the exoplanet has a large and strong magnetic field.
Exoplanet was close to its star and was on fire, but having moved away for several kilometers, it turned into an ash-mineral cosmic object. There are no colors on this exoplanet in our understanding of this phenomenon.
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Photographs to it's surface captured from orbital satellite KVM1L.
- NFT NYC 2023 & 2024
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- LUNAR CODEX: POLARIS
Exoplanet A
Snap Collective, LUNAR CODEX, NASA, F37 / XX.09.2025
Snap Collective, LUNAR CODEX, NASA, F37 / XX.09.2025
The U.S.'s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a plan, the Artemis Program, to land humans back on the Moon in 2026, for the first time in over 50 years.
In parallel with the Artemis program, NASA will send scientific instruments to the Moon, over 2023 to 2026. Along with NASA instruments, these missions will carry commercial payloads, including the time capsules that make up The Lunar Codex. All are curated in by professional editors, anthologists, publishers, art curators, and gallerists.
All in all, the Lunar Codex comprises six time capsules, each launched by a different mission. These archival missions of the Lunar Codex are part of the most significant placement of contemporary arts on the Moon in over fifty years.
At its essence, the Lunar Codex is a set of time capsules, a message-in-a-bottle to future generations.
"Our hope is that future travelers who find these time capsules will discover some of the richness of our world today... It speaks to the idea that, despite wars and pandemics and climate upheaval, humankind found time to dream, time to create art.” - Samuel Peralta
NOVA III will be on the last mission called CODEX POLARS via Spacex Falcon Heavy, launching in September 2025
Codex Polaris is our payload associated with an Astrobotic Griffin mission carrying NASA's VIPER rover, targeting the Nobile Crater, in the vicinity of the Lunar South Pole.
In parallel with the Artemis program, NASA will send scientific instruments to the Moon, over 2023 to 2026. Along with NASA instruments, these missions will carry commercial payloads, including the time capsules that make up The Lunar Codex. All are curated in by professional editors, anthologists, publishers, art curators, and gallerists.
All in all, the Lunar Codex comprises six time capsules, each launched by a different mission. These archival missions of the Lunar Codex are part of the most significant placement of contemporary arts on the Moon in over fifty years.
At its essence, the Lunar Codex is a set of time capsules, a message-in-a-bottle to future generations.
"Our hope is that future travelers who find these time capsules will discover some of the richness of our world today... It speaks to the idea that, despite wars and pandemics and climate upheaval, humankind found time to dream, time to create art.” - Samuel Peralta
NOVA III will be on the last mission called CODEX POLARS via Spacex Falcon Heavy, launching in September 2025
Codex Polaris is our payload associated with an Astrobotic Griffin mission carrying NASA's VIPER rover, targeting the Nobile Crater, in the vicinity of the Lunar South Pole.
A Metamodern
Solarpunk Manifesto
Solarpunk Manifesto
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