Monika
Monika Kostera (urbanlegend)
5,861
Photos
February 2005
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I am not a photographer.
My preferred camera is a pocket one.
I shoot from the hip.
I almost never shoot more than once.
I don't have much of a zoom.
I don't know about photography.
I am not trying to learn.
It's about light and looking - and of writing it down, really fast.
Instant haiku
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- Bring back the old Flickr 12 photos, 118 members
- ++ ENERGIA POSITIVA CATS ++ 774 photos, 80 members
- PhotoExperiences 1,039 photos, 110 members
- Pensive Abstractions 38,479 photos, 1,199 members
- Sheffield 36,593 photos, 2,039 members
- In Love with the Light! 35,250 photos, 1,375 members
- Schatzkammer 1,184 photos, 74 members
- Animals scenes 1,469 photos, 77 members
- People and Paths 54,681 photos, 2,141 members
- Black Cat / Gat negre 48,476 photos, 2,606 members
- Nerve 7,083 photos, 223 members
- The earth beneath my feet 738 photos, 42 members
- Flowers 92 2,685 photos, 166 members
- Shadows & Light 64,690 photos, 3,263 members
- Lights and Shadows 463,187 photos, 22,827 members
- ::Illumination + Obscurity:: [In The Shadow] 23,125 photos, 1,057 members
- Written Pages 6,411 photos, 224 members
- The World Architecture Map (WAM) 5,912 photos, 846 members
- Poruszona struna 332 photos, 18 members
- flickr (unofficial) 1,037,750 photos, 73,464 members
- Mersea Island Photo's 933 photos, 94 members
- Chiaroscuro 8,127 photos, 955 members
- The Revolving Door Project 248 photos, 131 members
- perception and feelings 5,193 photos, 231 members
- Gainsborough Line, Sudbury to Marks Tey. 1,575 photos, 18 members
- Feet Shots 1,240 photos, 399 members
- shadows of light - ombre di luce 14,949 photos, 662 members
- Die Erinnerungen 5,157 photos, 136 members
- " Art of the Light " ☆☆☆☆☆ 50,106 photos, 9,221 members
- The Colors Of Our Life 36,012 photos, 1,039 members
- Polskie Neony/Polish Neons 132 photos, 33 members
- Serendipity 3,151 photos, 354 members
- Random & Creative shots 229,713 photos, 11,483 members
- The life is wonderful 8,281 photos, 312 members
- Peace 13,388 photos, 1,610 members
- Der Krake ( animals) 3,608 photos, 149 members
- Belle De Contre Jour 38,240 photos, 3,362 members
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- The View Beyond... 16,386 photos, 1,103 members
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Testimonials (3)
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Tushar.1120 says:
"Dear Ms. Monika
"I love your photo stream! I love looking at your photos. They bring me inspiration! Just amazing!"Each of your photos are so creative and have beautiful concepts. One of my favorite things about your photography, is that each picture is different in it's own special way.Your eye for tones are so exceptional.God bless you.
Best Regards
Towhid Hossain Tushar"14th January, 2013
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Erich Linkheu (Bábis Belanglos) says:
"Die Fotos von urbanlegend (Monika) wirken zuerst sehr unaufdringlich und zeigen ihre Qualität erst bei längerer Betrachtung. Der Fotoapparat scheint längst ein Teil Ihres Lebens zu sein, der Sie ständig begleitet. Es entsteht ein wunderbares Puzzle einer urbanen Lebenswelt. Die Dinge sind die Hauptdarsteller in den Bildern, aber nichts wird unangemessen in den Vordergrund gestellt. Die Zustände werden dokumentiert, wie sie sind und nicht lange umkurvt für den gelungenen Bildausschnitt. Mit diesem nüchternen Blick gelingen auch einige Blumenbilder ganz wunderbar unkitschig: die Blumen sind halt so wie sie sind! Oft wandert Monikas Blick nach oben, zeigt uns Fassaden, Bäume, Dächer an denen wir sonst ohne Aufmerksamkeit vorbei laufen würden. Es sind kleine Abweichungen vom Alltäglichen: ein Tor ohne Zaun, heißer Dampf auf einer Baustelle, die die Aufmerksamkeit fesseln. Diese Bilder, so unspektakulär sie doch im Einzelnen daher kommen, wirken in ihrer Gesamtheit noch lange nach - einfach schön!"
14th July, 2008
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Ewa's Oceans says:
"First of all I think Monika is very rich person ! Her huge heart is filled so much with feelings, dreams and imaginations - that it would be enough for three or even four Monikas :-)
Being great woman, she still has sensitivity of a child.
You will see this in the way how she looks at the things, and in comments, which she writes.
Monika constantly lives in two countries at the same moment ... when she is in Sweden, her soul miss Polish willows, while in Poland - she sails to Malmo memories.
It isn't easy, being at home to miss the home. But from the other side -it's nice to be at home on the each end of the road ... and just leaving home, to be on the way to the home too ;-)
There are many bridges between Poland and Sweden, and Monika is one of the best builders of the bridges that I know. Great to have you here, Monika :-D"27th April, 2006
- Name:
- Monika
- Joined:
- February 2005
- Currently:
- Warszawa/ Sheffield, Poland/ UK
- I am:
- Female and Taken
- Website:
- http://www.kostera.pl