One of the the things I love about flickr is the ability to subscribe via RSS to the works of individual photographers. In addition to news updates, webcomics, blog posts, and the other assorted webby goodness that comes into my morning feed reader, I also get a healthy dose of just plain awesome photography. Here are some of my favorites:

Tal Bright

She shoots in Tel Aviv, and finds stark colors and contrasts. Many of her photos are close up shots of walls, doors, textured areas.

See all of her photos here.

Farl

Farl is a professional photographer who puts his non-professional work up on flickr. His non-professional work is pretty fantastic! He flies all over the world, and he is in love with all of it. His photos of Indonesian fishing villages and Brooklyn skylines alike share a kind of tender embrace, a joy toward the subject. And, again, Farl’s eye for color is amazing. Some of my favorite shots of his are from market days, just a basket of chilies or fruit.

His photo licensing doesn’t allow me to link his photos directly, but here are some links to a few photo pages of his (kerja, Reshia, pemain, lombok)

You can see all of his photos here.

Kenshi Daito

Kenshi is a process artist. Almost everything he shoots is altered significantly in the processing, but that’s not the point of his photos – the point is the narrative. There is an evocative storytelling to his photos, they pick you up midway through some series of events, and then leave you again. You become a spectator to intimate and reflective transitions in some other person’s story.

Again, the licensing restriction on his photos prevents me from linking samples here, but check out Orpheus(1), Orpheus(2), around and very close, and pregnancy. (Some of these photos are very tasteful nudes, FYI.)

All of Kenshi Daito’s photos can be seen here.

Other Notables

A few other photographers that you might enjoy, _rebekka, Thomas Hawk (unfortunately no longer posts to flickr due to censorship issues), and Nomad Photography.

There you have it. Share and enjoy! The world is a beautiful place, and an artful retelling of that beauty is always worth noticing.