Today’s special guest is another Greek photographer from Serres. Tomas Teneketzis shoots his worldly travels in a very gritty editorial style. He has been throughout the Middle East, The United States, The Caribbean, and much of southern Asia. He definitely seems fascinated by cultures and people, as they make up for the majority of his subjects, but he also seems very adept at capturing colorful surroundings. He uses color and monotone images with equal success, but its Tomas’ use of focus that interests me in some of his work. He often juxtaposes two people at different distances to the camera and focuses a shallow depth of field on the person in the background. The effect may seem a bit unconventional and jarring to some, but it creates interest and tension in the frame. It forces us to look in the background at the supporting roles. Perhaps the protagonists attempt to soak up too much face time and Tomas just sees it fit to balance the karma.
Check out some more of Tomas’ work on Frickr while you’re procrastinating on Facebook today.