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Ithaka Roddam is a London-based photographer with a portfolio of fashion and portrait work. We liked her near-monochrome photographs taken in the half-light. 

Photos. 1. The Field2. Through my Eyes. Find more at ithakaroddam.com.

The results from the Pink Lady Annual Food Photography competition are in, and below we present a short selection of diverse entries from the 2013 crop.

You see the complete gallery online here

Photo: Making Apple Duffle by Jonathan Gregson - category winner; food sn-apping

Photo: Christmas Turkey by Stuart Wood - category finalist; food for celebration sponsored by Taittinger

Photo: Beef Heart by Paul Winch-Furness - category finalist; food sn-apping

Photo: Manx Queenie by Olaf Tamm - category winner; cream of the crop

Sinziana Velicescu is a Los Angeles photographer and filmmaker. Here's an exert of her Tales from the Midwest photo series, which captures a long drive through hot and dry terrain in the USA. 

See more of her photography at sinzianavelicescu.com. Watch out for images of the busy Black Sea resorts and expertly captured roadsides in this photo diary.

Leanne Surfleet is a photographer based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes. She uses expired film and Polaroids creating self-portraits that have a beautiful, eerie quality about them. More of her work is online at leannesurfleet.com.

celebrate the sun
words olivia wilson
16th April 2013
photography

To mark the arrival of British summertime, Rekorderlig launched a photography competition called Celebrate The Sun in collaboration with Swedish photographer Agnes Thor, maker of dreamy and sun-dappled images. In praise of the sun finally coming out this weekend past (horray!) we spoke to Agnes about her career as a photographer, and how she judged Rekorderlig's photo competition.

Be sure to look out for winning entries from James Markham, Charlie Penwarden and David Cooper which will feature on Rekorderlig’s billboard campaigns across London.

Photo: Agnes Thor

How did you get in to photography?

My parents gave me a camera when I was a kid, but I’d say I got really into it during my late teens when I took my first photography course in high-school.

Sunlight is so varied across the globe; tell us a little how it's influenced your work in the different places you've photographed?

For some reason, wherever I travel or work, I always seem to seek out similar lighting conditions, though it’s way easier to shoot in countries that are further south than Sweden.

The majority of your work is shot in natural light. Do you ever use artificial light when shooting?

I do, but not really in my personal work. When I shoot still lives, it can take up to two days to get the right shot because I wait for the light to be just right.

Photo: From Agnes Thor's series Aurora Borealis.

How did you decide upon a winner for the Rekorderlig competition?

The theme was the arrival of spring and one of my favourite things about the season is the feeling of new possibilities and a wish to be outside all the time. When it came to deciding, I looked for a combination of beautiful light and an image capturing that emotion.

Photo: From Agnes Thor's series Aurora Borealis.

Veronica Sanchis Bencomo is a Venezuelan photographer based in London and below is a selection of images from her Thirty Sundays project.

"In Christmas 2011," she explains, "I received a cute little Fuji instant camera with three packs of film, each containing ten frames. I've always had an interest in documenting spaces so I began taking photographs once a week, on Sundays, of life and locations where I spent time."

Photos. 1. Hampstead Heath - Sunday #11 2. South Beach, Florida, after ten years away - Sunday #12 3. Taking a picture of an electricity box in Chelsea - Sunday #21 4. Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Wood Green - Sunday #29.

Find more work at veronicasanchis.com and the complete Thirty Sundays edit here.

The world seen through photographer Guy Sargent's lens is studied, still, and—in the following series of images taken of Mount Etna—volcanic.

A mountain the colour of bruises, Sargent captures Etna's power and beauty as one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Find more about his work here

Guy's work is also featured in Issue Fifteen.

Opening today at Proud Chelsea is an exhibition of Dorothy Bohm's portraits from 1960s London, curated by the photographer's daughter, Monica Bohm-Duchen. A small selection of the images on display is below.

The exhibition is fascinating for presenting the photographer's very personal view of London in all its variety. From tree-lined canals to fruit and veg markets, the city Dorothy captured feels less changed over fifty years than one might have expected.

Photo: Little Venice Maida Vale © Dorothy Bohm Archive

Photo: St Paul's Church © Dorothy Bohm Archive

Photo: Easter Fair, Hampstead Heath © Dorothy Bohm Archive

Dorothy Bohm: Sixties London, Proud Chelsea, 14th March – 28th April 2013, www.proud.co.uk.