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So there have been some artists and photographers that I’ve been drooling over lately, so I thought I’d put together a post with them.

1) Robin Schwartz is a photographer with a unique and magical view of world. She has many different projects she has been working on over the years, but the three I found most compelling were her dog portraits, Dogs: Pets and Strays, and the two projects that involved photographing her daughter: Amelia’s World: Animal Affinity and Amelia’s World: Imaginary Tales. Below are some samples of her amazing photographs, but check out her site for lots more.

from Dogs: Pets and Strays by Robin Schwartz	from Amelia’s World: Imaginary Tales

all images from Amelia’s World: Animal Affinity by Robin Schwartz

2) An illustrator who I’ve been really keen on, Meg Hunt, just updated her website. It’s all spiffy and pretty, and if you like the background, she has it available on Flickr! Her work’s very playful and a lot of it has a child-like glee to it. Her Flickr stream is always a source of joy and inspiration.

Illustrations by Meg Hunt

3) Swinging back to photographers, Pat Graham is a great photographer of bands, live music, and culture. A bit of realism to balance out the fantasy. I first came upon him when Modest Mouse started its photoblog, and he was the main photographer who went on tour with them. He’s got a great eye, and captures some nice moments throughout their tour. He’s one of those people whose work you’ve seen countless times, but you never knew it was him. He currently has a book out, so if you want to catch up on all he’s been up to over the years, it’s a good buy.

Fugazi by Pat Graham	Johnny Marr by Pat Graham

Shepard Fairy by Pat Graham	Ted Leo by Pat Graham

I have a few more painters to post, but this is long enough, so I’ll save that for a bit later.