Minimalist Bird Photography

I've been on a kick of minimalism in photography lately. I found this set over at mmminmal that is a great roundup of birds and their creative, nature backdrop.

Birds on the Wire

Creating a composition like a songbird inspired by a crows perched on some telephone wires. Jarbas Agnelli spotted a picture of the birds in a newspaper and noticed they were arranged like notes on a musical score and struck a chord.

Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

Atlas of Wildlife

Sure a fox and the state bird of Ohio, the cardinal just look like prints, but looking closer, these are curious collages of beasts created by recasting old maps into quaintly colorful still-lifes. Birds, deers, rabbits, butterflies, and other animals come to life in this series: The Atlas Is Painless

From the artist:

"I digitally manipulate cartographic materials to create fauna, mostly birds, in poses reminiscent of field guides from a similarly early era of publication. The patterns of forests and shores often become an animal's feathers or fur, while the rings of topography often trace out wings or antlers."

You can purchase a number of his birds and fauna here. LaFerrera

Via Illusions 360