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„Bühne für die alten Kameras – Novotny wurde mit ‚Selfies‘ weltberühmt“

Rhein-Sieg-Anzeiger 03/2017
Rundschau 03/2017

„Jürgen Novotny aus Hennef ist ein Allrounder. Was ihn fasziniert, verfolgt er mit Akribie und Leidenschaft. Als er an einem Dezembertag im Jahr 2014 das Telefon abhebt, hat er eine Journalistin des amerikanischen Nachrichtensenders CNN in der Leitung. New York – Hennef, Hennef – New York: Sie will mit ihm über seine Fotoserie „Cameraselfies“ sprechen…“

[Read more on ksta.de]

Jürgen Novotny im Rhein-Sieg-Anzeiger


Q+A with German Photographer Jürgen Novotny

Aesthetica Magazine 09/2016

His work has received attention from CNN, LUI, LensCulture, Saatchi Art and many others. We catch up with Jürgen Novotny about the ideas behind his works and the relevance of analog vs digital…“

[Read more on aestheticamagazine.com]

Q&A with german photographer Jürgen Novotny / Aesthetica Magazine


Ein Selbstportrait der Kamera 09/2016

General-Anzeiger 09/2016

„Jürgen Novotny macht Kamera-Selfies und kritisiert damit den Trend zur Selbstdarstellung…“

[complete PDF Download]

Jürgen Novotny macht Kamera-Selfies und kritisiert damit den Trend zur Selbstdarstellung (General-Anzeiger)


DrowningSky feature @designboom 05/2016

An awesome feature on “the world’s first and most popular digital architecture and design magazine” designboom which is based in Milan, Beijing and New York.
http://www.designboom.com/art/j-flynn-newton-drowning-sky-photography-series-05-02-2016/

DrowningSky by J. F. Novotny


Face of the new Pentax 645Z campaign 10/2015

“Qualität ist auch eine Frage der Ehre”: Quality is a question of honor, too”… is the claim of the new RICOH campaign for the digital medium format camera Pentax 645Z in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
http://pentaxportfolio.jen.de/project/juergen-novotny/

CameraSelfie-Portfolio auf Pentax PxP website

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Cover and Portfolio in PROFIFOTO 6/2015

First cover for a major magazine: PROFIFOTO 6/2015 shows my CameraSelfie: Bella on it’s front page.
http://www.lightuponmyface.com/index.php/cover-and-portfolio-in-profifoto-62015/

CameraSelfies in PROFIFOTO 6/2015


Meisterwerke: Kamera-Selfies

fotoMAGAZIN 05/2015

Was wäre, wenn Kameras einfach einmal beschließen würden, dass wir auf die ewig doofen Selfie-Posen der Menschen verzichten können und sich nur noch selbst ablichteten?…

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Feature in german STERN.de 03/2015

When women take off their clothes in cinema: the best nudes in a cinema setting. This is the topic of the newest photo series in the german magazine stern.
www.stern.de/fotografie/akt/view-fotocommunity-2175580.html


Das schicke Selbstportrait der alten Agfa

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger 03/2015 und Rundschau 03/2015

Jürgen Novotny setzt mit seiner Fotoserie „CameraSelfies“ den analogen Apparaten ein vielbeachtetes Denkmal…
Novotny will damit den Selfietrend karikieren, mehr noch aber den „technischen Persönlichkeiten mit eigenem Charakter“ ein Denkmal setzen…
[zu den Artikeln: KStA, Rundschau]

CameraSelfies im Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger


Selfie-Jürgen weltberühmt: Oldie-Kameras fotografieren sich selbst

Express 03/2015

Arme, alte Analog-Kameras! Seit die digitale Technik am Start ist, will niemand mehr mit den überholten Schätzchen knipsen. Jürgen Novotny (49) aus Hennef aber ist jeck auf die Dinger, sammelt sie seit Jahren…
[zum Artikel: Online, JPG]

CameraSelfies im Express


Spotlight on 500px ISO 02/2015

If you’re not an absurdly famous person, it takes some serious creativity to catch the Internet’s eye with a ‘selfie’ project. The term itself has been used to wipe the Web’s metaphorical floor, so much so that it’s likely a project with ‘selfie’ in the name will guarantee at least a few people will pass over it without even looking.
[read more on 500px]

Jürgnen Novotny Photography: spotlight on 500px ISO


Feature in french LUI magazine 01/2015

the french magazine for men LUI features my CameraSelfies in their latest article: Diaporama : en 2015, adoptez un argentique !
“Cela fait quarante ans que Jürgen Novotny pratique la photographie, et voir le monde délaisser les appareils argentiques au profit des numériques lui fend le cœur.”

Jürgen Novotny's CameraSelfies in french LUI magazine


Autoscatto nostalgico, in posa le macchine fotografiche analogiche

La Repubblica 12/2014

Il fotografo tedesco Juergen Novotny nell’era dei selfie e della fotografia digitale ha deciso di rendere omaggio alle vecchie fotocamere analogiche giocando sul concetto di autoscatto. „Con il progetto CameraSelfie – spiega Juergen – ho voluto ricordare quanto sia forte il carattere di queste macchine analogiche perché con l’avvento del digitale il potere di questi miracoli meccanici sembra scomparire sempre di più“ …
[Read more on LaRepubblica.it]

CameraSelfies in La Repubblica


CameraSelfies: Portraits of Historical Cameras Taking Pictures of Themselves

PetaPixel 12/2014

What if cameras got tired of participating in human selfies and decided one day to start taking pictures of themselves? That’s the quirky idea behind a project called “CameraSelfies” by German photographer Juergen Novotny (who also goes by J. Flynn Newton).
The series features photos of various cameras “looking at themselves” in front of contemporary wallpapers that capture the cameras’ personalities…
[Read more on PetaPixel.com]

CameraSelfies bei PetaPixel


CameraSelfies on CNN 12/2014

After a great interview with CNN journalist Michelle Cohan her beautiful article was launched end of December 2013 on CNN.com: Camera selfies: Turning the lens on themselves
The resonance has been overwhelming: since now many readers and followers gave me very positive feedback, galleries and even more press representatives from around the world contacted me.

Jürgen Novotny's CameraSelfies on CNN.com