Represented by L'Éloi, photographer Neil Mota was born to a Scottish mother and Portuguese ... more

INSIGHTS

Inspiration and A Light Meter

If you have a degree in what field is it? I have a degree in photography from Dawson College.

What was your strangest assignment? Being able to learn and do what I love everyday is my strange life assignment.

Which photographer would you like to meet? Paolo Roversi... and Irving Penn and Richard Avedon.

What famous person (living or dead ) would you most like to photograph? Keith Richards.

Aside from your camera and lighting, what item could you not work without? My light meter and, more importantly, inspiration.

Is there anything you would not retouch? All of my portraits are unretouched. Beauty is ... more

RECENT INSIGHTS

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Typography COLUMNS

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by Angelynn Grant

Although the club’s name is derived from a now obsolete job, its purpose as an organization for those with a discerning eye for typography is as apt today as it was 65 years ago.

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Design Issues COLUMNS

Learning to Be Happy, Part 2

by DK Holland

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Design Culture COLUMNS

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Inspired public dialogue unearths novel concepts and connections impossible to predict. And, when we're lucky, it enables us to witness brilliance in real time.

Typography COLUMNS

Akira Kobayashi

by Allan Haley

Akira Kobayashi’s work with Adrian Frutiger and Hermann Zapf, and his explorations of classic sans serif designs, produced valuable typeface revivals. Now he’s moving on to the next phase of his storied career.