Comments on: Edward Olive | A Photographer You Should Know [GP Feature]

By: Minb Bullets

Minb Bullets — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:32:24 +0000

he is the ” best “

By: Edward Olive

Edward Olive — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:52:30 +0000

thankyou gentlemen. if i did not have people who understand what i am trying to do i would have stopped already. ciao edward

By: TroÃƒÂ¡ns

TroÃƒÂ¡ns — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:23:12 +0000

Underground meets high society
Raw jazz meets opera theaters
Vintage comes into the future…
This is ego trip. This is porn.
WeÃ‚Â´re talking about Ed Olive!

By: Tinm@n

Tinm@n — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:02:56 +0000

Definitely the most inspiring artist I have come across on Flickr. I don’t think there’s been a single time when I haven’t found something rewarding in his photos and it’s a difficult task not to add every one to my favourites list. I sincerely hope you keep going Edward, one day you will be famous.

By: Edward Olive

Edward Olive — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:43 +0000

thankyou kind gear patrol readers

it is only really because of people like you supporting me and understanding what i am trying to do that i cn continue with this game. this week only such kind words and the prospect of some new nice female fitness champions in very small bikinis to shoot stopped me putting my cameras on ebay.

kind words and ladies in small bikinis make the world go round

ciao

edward

By: rhythm n hues

rhythm n hues — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:27:56 +0000

one of the finest artists i’ve had the opportunity of knowing (virtually). totally inspiring !

By: stpiduko

stpiduko — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:54:59 +0000

this guy is hugely inspirational

not just what he sees, but how he captures it

By: Ilumenari

Ilumenari — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:42:15 +0000

First off, congrats Ed! This guy is my inspiration. He's so far out there in his work and his "f@%K it" attitude towards art snobs, rich art snobs, rich snobs, and the "rules" of photography keep my own work on track. I guess I'd call it refreshing, especially for someone coming from the artificial and clean digital world. Apparently he can act too...

By: Jordi Gual

Jordi Gual — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:52:07 +0000

Hola Ed…. un saludo desde tu nuevo Olimpo…. Descuida siempre tendrÃƒÂ¡s un ojo encima….
Siempre buscando la belleza en este asqueroso mundo…
Un abrazo….Jordi

By: Edward Olive

Edward Olive — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:41:38 +0000

I tried to comment before but i think my comment didn’t work

Thank you for your kind words above

I started off in photography wanting to express innocent childlike emotions and opinions freely

emotional outbursts have recently got me into trouble. they have upset people also.

i have had to delete many public internet pictures, make other private and delete any controversial comments

the picture you see above of the ladies in the bar is for example not available on my own website

i remember when i first went to northern france as a child and saw hot ladies on the beach topless. i always intended to keep that feeling along with others and to put it into my work. i intended my work to have a sense of humour, a play on words, social commentary, sex appeal, feelings of tranqulity and stillness, a feeling of solitude or silence.

it is hard though when you live in a shared flat with the roof falling down and wind that blows through the window frames in the winter not to just do the photos that people pay you to do the way they pay you to do so that you can eat and perhaps one day have a nice place to live.

i understand people pay me to take the photos they want and it makes them happy. my own personal artistic ideas and pretensions
will be put aside for any personal work i have time, energy or emotion left for.

i am separating work from art. if there is any more “art” left.

i have made this comment politically correct and balanced enough that it can be read. in fact it was rewritten.

ciao edward