Martyn Thompson

Sharing some beautiful images from the studio of the prolific New York based photographer Martyn Thompson. Take a look at the rest of his portfolio right here.

 

 

 

[All images: Martyn Thompson Studio]

Color me tender..

Color me true

All my dreams fulfilled

For my darling

I love You

And I always will

[Elvis Presley, just for you]

This, I imagine, is what these rooms and corners must have been singing, as Rikki Snyder photographed them. Such bright colors and hues, straight out of a summer garden. See more of Rikki's brilliant portfolio right here!

Precisely what I needed today. That song, and all this color :)

[All images: Rikki Snyder]

Through the lens of

Thiru S

One of the best things about writing a blog is that you get to know and meet exceptionally creative and interesting people. Thiru and I connected late last year and he shared his impressive portfolio with me. I was thrilled to see many of my favorite images from various residences and boutique design resorts in his portfolio - Thiru has been photographing for some of the top design and travel magazines for years now. His photography portfolio not only covers interiors but a wide array of editorial, travel, food, street and personal photography. Apart from photography, Thiru also runs the creative design agency, White Light Design, that he co-founded in 2004.

 

In Thiru's own words: 

There are certain places and moments in life, which transcend beauty, as we know it. Most of my photos are grounded in these instances. I look for the unguarded moment, the inner beauty. My genre of photography intends to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, and at other times microscopic. I’m excited about life, travel and photography. I have been taking pictures for the past 12 years. In all these years there were times when I thought I had something extraordinary. Sometimes I was fooled that what I thought was great turned out to be not so great and there were other times when the not so great pleasantly surprised me.

Photography has taught me to be patient but more importantly to apply myself. The more I applied myself and interacted with the world around me, the better I got. It has taught me to let go of the preconceptions of what I was expecting to get, or want to get, and just react to the natural world. In other words to let those things that are on the inside come out. To me photography draws upon who we are and the life views that we hold. It’s an interpretation of our sensibilities and our relationship with the world. It is a mirror to what we love and fear, and it provides opportunities to explore subjects one might be too timid to explore without the excuse of a camera.

 

View more of Thiru's beautiful images right here. Also, take a look at the brilliant, The Deconstruction Project, a spatial experiment using photo art installations, designed and curated by Thiru and Vikrant Sharma.

Thanks Thiru, for sharing your work with us! 

[All Images Copyright: Thiru S, Elle Decor India]

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Coming up later this week and next, showcase posts featuring new designers and stores, and a bunch of lovely giveaways!  

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What is there to know

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You and me alone 

(oh, and An Indian Summer)

Sheer simplicity

For your listening pleasure

Kings of Convenience

And

For your viewing pleasure

Enrique Menossi!

Sheer simplicity, is exactly what I love about these rooms and spaces, photographed by the brilliant photographer Enrique Menossi. No grand furniture pieces, no statement art, no rich embroidered textiles or expensive rugs - just plain simple aesthetics of color and texture working together to create beautiful livable spaces.

Ooh...look at all the linen bed furnishing in these bedrooms...
simple, yet so very elegant

 

[All images: Menossi Fotografo]

This room..

...is one of my favorite rooms of all time!

It's from the oh-so-beautiful home of Roman Alonso, the creative director at Commune, and photographed by the very talented Amy Neunsinger. I love the warmth in the room, the many art frames, the fabulous colors on the rugs and furnishings, the linen blinds...it is just about perfect as a cozy living room. Amy's rest of the portfolio is also a sheer visual delight, sure to make peeps like us very happy! Take a look at some of my favorites from her site...

 

 

 

[All images: Amy Neunsinger; Link Reference and fifth pic from here]