Holocaust memorial in Berlin

You won’t probably see Jason Pfeifer’s work in major galleries or used as shiny magazine covers. Although Jason isn’t a professional photographer, he doesn’t forget to inject a large dose of passion and spirit into his pictures, something we are all looking for. To him, photography is something he’s not doing for living, but for his life, as he claims on his photoblog called Pfosphene.

Berlin Science Centre Exterior

While focusing mainly on urban sceneries, the range of his pictures is vast; stretching from from breathtaking landscapes, through unbelievably detailed macro shots of simple, otherwise often overlooked objects, to thought-provoking street photography and portraits.

Behind every good photo is a story and Jason knows how to tell it. Sometimes the message is nailed clearly and openly, but mostly he leaves the interpretation to viewer’s own imagination. He possesses the rare gift of being able to shed a brand new light on something we usually find ordinary and dull, something we pass-by, leaving it unnoticed in out daily lives. It’s exactly that kind of artistic impression that makes you open your mind, eyes and mouth, and just makes you ask “How did I miss it? Was it here all the time?”

Under a Stairwell

Phosphene (an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye, according to Wiki) turned into Pfosphene – simply because phosphene.com was taken, as Jason explains – and offers 444 photos collected since 2005, not only Nikon D70 digital shots, but also black and white film scans.

Phosphene (an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye, according to Wiki) turned into Pfosphene – simply because phosphene.com was taken, as Jason explains – and offers 444 photos collected since 2005, not only Nikon D70 digital shots, but also black and white film scans.

All pictures are courtesy of Jason Pfeifer.