1/1 with Sloika: Conversations with Artists

Photographer and NFT artist Kirill Pobedeen shares his journey into the NFT space and the creation of The Frame Society. Pobedeen's path from a 3D designer with a casual interest in NFTs to a successful artist and educator highlights the importance of networking, innovating, and community-building in the NFT space. Through The Frame Society, Pobedeen aims to provide opportunities for talented artists to enter the space and thrive, fostering a supportive community of creators. Additionally, he discusses his recent collaboration with Montage and the Noir et Blanc exhibition he curated for SuperRare to showcase successful artists of The Frame Society.

View Kirill's work on SuperRare:

https://superrare.com/pobedee

View Noir et Blanc exhibition on Montage:

https://superrare.com/spaces/montage/gallery?id=114&idx=11

For the cover, we chose "Web3", a 1/1 work by Kirill collected by ogmferjones in 2022.

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Kris Grunert is a photographer and director based in Canada who seamlessly bridges the gap between the ethereal and the built environment. His lens captures unique visions of the world, urging us to see beyond the ordinary. Kris's clientele includes global leaders in industries like architecture, energy, technology, and real estate development including GE, Google, and Nike. His work has been featured in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal. But Kris's work transcends the boundaries of commerce; it resonates on a deeply personal level as he explores the connection he perceives between nature and technology.

View Kris Grunert's work on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/kristophergrunert.eth/the-gathering

Cover art:

For our episode cover art, we have picked "The Gathering", a limited edition by Kris Grunert available on Sloika for just 0.08 ETH (about $120 USD).

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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In 2020, amidst the pandemic's uncertainties, Austin Swisher found solace in caring for numerous stray cats who sought refuge in his remote rural home. His compassion led him to capture their essence through photography. Austin's introduction to the world of NFTs transformed his passion into a means to fund the vital care, nourishment, and shelter he selflessly provides for these feline companions. In this episode, we unravel the remarkable journey of a cat caregiver turned successful digital artist, shaped by a distinctive blend of talents and unwavering dedication.

View Austin Swisher’s NFTs on Sloika, Montage: A SuperRare Space, and Foundation:

https://sloika.xyz/lordofthecats.eth

https://superrare.com/lordofthecats

https://foundation.app/@lordofthecats

For our episode cover art, we have picked "Golden Eyes at Twilight", a 1/1 by Austin available on Sloika for just 0.2 ETH (about $325 USD).

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

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Sloika World Photography Day—an extraordinary gathering of international artists and local creatives– will be hosted by MuseHive at Bali’s Superlative Gallery from Aug 16 - 20, 2023. This event converges the realms of photography, NFTs, and web3, exploring their potential and empowerment for artists. Selected participants will have their work curated and showcased in a world-class gallery, with a chance for collection. Sloika, the title sponsor, is set to gather stunning NFT artworks, including 0.6 ETH worth, in their vault. Spearheaded by Stanley Aryanto, a MuseHive team member, this event also aims to educate local photographers on the benefits of NFTs and web3. The curation, recognition, and inclusion are key aspects, featuring top winners like Sajin Sasidharan and curators such as Jord Hammond and John Knopf. Sloika's commitment to enabling artists includes covering gas fees for them to mint their work on the blockchain.

Explore latest exhibits and galleries of the winners and participants in the World Photography Day:

https://montage.space/

https://sloika.xyz/

For our episode cover art, we have picked the work of Anil T Prabhakar titled "SAILING DREAMS", selected as part of The Pursuit of Wonders on Montage, a SuperRare space. Find it on Montage.space and in the Superlative Gallery in Bali from on August 19, 2023 at Jln Legian No.99, Legian, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.

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Maxime, or ‘Mime’ as he goes by, began his art journey in Paris. He has evolved into a self-taught collage and “paper performance” artist who taps into the power of blending luxury and minimalism. His signature cobalt blue infuses emotion and movement into his work, weaving a visual narrative that seamlessly intertwines historical elegance with contemporary innovation. His source material is typically the ripped-out pages of vintage books he finds in used bookstores. Several of his motion pieces are currently available to collect on SuperRare through Montage.

Mime Paris has particular works exclusively on Montage, a SuperRare space, organized by Sloika:

https://montage.space/

https://superrare.com/mimeparis

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Doc T is a visionary artist and paediatrician who passionately explores the human condition through various art forms. From street art to photography, Doc T’s art reflects his multifaceted experiences as a humanitarian and medical professional. He embraces the power of AI in his creative process to capture the essence of vulnerability, resilience, and progress. His art serves as a poignant reminder of our shared human experiences and the undying spirit to embrace the unknown. By seamlessly blending his medical career with art, Doc T showcases the symbiotic relationship between the two fields and the potential for enriching both realms.

Dot T has particular works exclusively on Montage, a SuperRare space, organized by Sloika:

https://montage.space/

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Andrew, aka "Historic_Crypto" is an AI artist and curator based on the East Coast of the US. Andrew's work intertwines history, artificial intelligence, and humor to create artwork that challenges perceptions and sparks curiosity. His passion for history, the use of AI as a time machine, natural ability to build community, and his entry into artistic curation for Montage, a SuperRare Space through his "Strange History" aesthetic make him an important person to know in web3.

Strange History will debut an exhibition on Montage, a SuperRare space, organized by Sloika in the coming weeks:

https://montage.space/

Strange History on Foundation:

https://foundation.app/world/strange-history

The cover for today's episode is produced by Historic Crypto and collected and owned by @MoonlightCiara.

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Maheen Aqeel is a talented cinematic and cyberpunk 3D artist based in Toronto. Taking inspiration from Blade Runner, her artwork explores futuristic worlds that challenge our perceptions of reality. She embraces the color blue in her artwork and has turned that into her signature style. Light also plays a central role in Maheen's storytelling. While her pieces exude a dark ambiance, they never fail to emphasize the presence of light, metaphorically symbolizing hope even amidst challenging circumstances.

View Maheen Aqeel's NFTs on Montage, a SuperRare Space by Sloika:

http://montage.space/

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Andy Schwetz is a fine art documentary photographer and AI artist known for his captivating work that explores the melancholy of the past and incorporates social criticism. His work challenges society's pursuit of perfection and surface-level living. His photography invites reflection on the transient nature of life and beauty. Through his exploration of decay, he encourages us to reevaluate our relationship with the past and find beauty in the overlooked corners of the world. Two of his AI NFTs are presented by Montage on SuperRare.

View Andy Schwetz’ NFTs on Montage, a SuperRare Space by Sloika:

http://montage.space/

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Roberto Pazzi is a talented travel photographer who uses his lens to capture the human experience and preserve the diversity of cultures. His Genesis 1/1 series, "People and Stories" on Sloika, showcases his exceptional storytelling ability and deep understanding of remote cultures. Through his photographs, Pazzi aims to document and convey the essence of these cultures, ensuring their preservation for future generations. Embracing new technologies like NFTs, Pazzi safeguards his work and connects with a vibrant online community. His dedication to cultural photography inspires us to appreciate the beauty of cultural diversity and embark on our own journeys of discovery.

Visit Roberto Pazzi’s NFTs on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/robertopazzi.eth/people-and-stories

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

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Ben Hopper's artistry emerges as multifaceted and thought-provoking as the subjects he captures. His ability to challenge societal norms, spark conversations around censorship and shame, and celebrate the beauty of the human form sets him apart in the realm of conceptual photography. Through his lens, he invites us to delve into extraordinary worlds where shame, conflict, and transfiguration intertwine, encouraging us to contemplate the depths of the human experience. His work stands out as a testament to the power of art to captivate, inspire, and transform our perception of the world around us.

Visit Ben Hopper’s NFTs on Sloika

https://sloika.xyz/benhopper.eth

https://sloika.xyz/benhopper.eth/not-naked-with-masks

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Photographer Kate Shevchenko combines film and digital mediums to capture the essence of her subjects and the world around her. From her humble beginnings in photography as a hobbyist to the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kate's art became a powerful means of expression. Inspired by the possibilities of NFT photography and web3, she merged her work with these new mediums, liberating herself from traditional constraints. Her Sloika NFT series, "Memory Rocks," explores the complex nature of memories, blending collage and psychedelia to evoke a dreamlike sense of time and place.

Visit Kate Shevchenko’s profile and series on Sloika

https://sloika.xyz/kateshevchenko.eth

https://sloika.xyz/kateshevchenko.eth/memory-rocks

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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NFT Bali brings together visionaries in the web 3.0 realm, including photographer Stanley Aryanto. Stanley's transformation from a corporate professional to a passionate photographer inspires others to pursue a life of purpose. NFT Bali's mission resonated with Stanley, and lead him to initiate the creation of NFT Bali Artweek. Stanley's unique approach to photography, known as "The Wicked Hunt," focuses on capturing the unseen and overlooked aspects of the world. Through his lens, he sheds light on endangered aspects of nature, aiming to inspire conservation and preservation. Stanley also hosts "The Art of Photography" podcast, sharing the stories of remarkable photographers and emphasizing dedication and resilience on the path to success.

View Stanley Aryanto portfolio:

https://thewickedhunt.eth.co

Our show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Tara Workman is a Barbadian nature photographer known for her unique approach to finding beauty in unconventional places. Her work has earned her recognition from the industry's most respected names, and she has been named one of the 10 female photographers to watch in 2023. As a full-time family physician, Tara understands the importance of finding balance in life and pursuing one's interests outside of work. Batsoupyum was an early and significant collector of Tara’s photography NFTs. Her Sloika series, which became her genesis NFT work launched in December 2021, Simple Elegance has sold out. She continues to explore new opportunities to push the boundaries of her artistic vision. Tara's journey into photography is an inspiration to anyone seeking to pursue their passions and explore their creativity.

Visit Tara Workman’s NFT series on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/taraworkman.eth/simple-elegance

The cover photo for this episode is in the collection of a prominent web3 collector and artist supporter MeLlamoMatt.

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

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Grams is a visual fabricator based in New York City who has become an advocate for healthy work-life balance and breaking free from toxic office cultures. His work is characterized by a minimalist style, and a commitment to capturing movement and action in his photographs. After years of shooting action sports, Grams left his traditional office job to pursue his passion of traveling the world and creating experiences. He recently ventured into the world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and is now able to make a living off of his work while still giving him the freedom to live the life he wants.

Visit Grams’ NFTs on Sloika and Sloika Originals:

https://sloika.xyz/gramsdidit.eth

https://foundation.app/world/sloika

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Nashville-based photographer, designer, and painter Jeremy Cowart discussed his creative process and passion for using art to create good in the world in a recent episode of the Sloika "1/1 Conversations with Artists" podcast. Cowart is known for his generative art and for creating the successful interactive NFT series of 999 pieces called Block Queens and Lightographs. He is now embarking on an ambitious photo-based PFP NFT project, taking 10,000 photos in 20 minutes using multiple layers of projection, robotics, and mixed media. The project is supported by major brands including Canon, Apple, and more. Cowart believes that creating art is essential to both expressing oneself and discovering oneself, and his willingness to take risks and push boundaries makes him an artist to watch.

View Jeremy Cowart’s work on his website: https://cowart.io/

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

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Mustafa Aydin is a Turkish astrophotographer with over 38 years of experience. Mustafa specializing in capturing rare and unique celestial objects and events. Aydin's passion for space and astronomy began at a young age and continued to flourish, shaping his education and career path. With the advent of digital technology, he found it much easier to pursue his passion for astrophotography. Aydin's journey from a young boy fascinated by space to an award-winning astrophotographer is a testament to the power of passion and dedication in pursuing one's dreams. In recent years, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have emerged as a new way of owning and trading digital assets, and astrophotographers such as Mustafa Aydin have combined their passion for astrophotography with NFTs to sell their work as NFTs and receive royalties on future sales. Among Mustafa's collectors are some of the most iconic names in the web3, including Paulius Uza and AlphaTrilogy.

Explore Mustafa's amazing work on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/aydinmustafa.eth/liberty

https://sloika.xyz/aydinmustafa.eth/universe-to-metaverse

And in Sloika Originals:

https://foundation.app/world/sloika

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Sarah Lyndsay is an amazing landscape photographer from Canada. Sarah sometimes puts herself into these stunning landscapes through creative self portraits. You’ve likely seen her Yellow Dress images on Instagram and Twitter. She’s selling these art pieces as NFTs now. Sarah has been a pillar in the NFT photography community for quite some time now, and always ready to share helpful information and inspire others.

Explore Sarah's amazing work on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/sarahlyndsay.eth/world-of-long-exposure

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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TylersJourney (Tyler McKay) leveraged his early entry into photography NFTs to build strong personal relationships with big collectors in the space. As someone who benefited from the early gamified crypto space, he decided to gamify his latest open & burn-to-redeem editions to allow him to expand his collector base to people around the world excited to see how the story of his night cityscapes and roof-topping scenes unfold. We caught up to him in Istanbul, Turkey.

Visit TylersJourney’s series Transit Chronicles on Sloika:

https://sloika.xyz/tylersjourney.eth/transit-chronicles

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Croatian photographer, Domagoj Burilović, uses conceptual photography to explore cultural issues in his community. His series, Dorf, won first place in the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards in the professional architecture category. In it, he brings to light the story of a culture changed by industry and what the final chapter might look like. Through photography, he deals with the social and political issues of the area in which he lives, in recent years primarily with the emigration of the population from the region of Slavonia, Croatia.

View the award-winning Dorf series by Domagoj Burilović, exclusively on Sloika

https://sloika.xyz/burilovic.eth/dorf

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Rach Stewart is a New Zealand-based award-winning professional photographer specializing in long-exposure landscape photography.

She has partnered with brands like Air New Zealand, American Express, and Canon New Zealand. Her images have been published internationally in National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, and the Daily Mail. 

She shares how photography started as a hobby but evolved into her profession. She was early to Instagram and early to NFTs. We learn what those experiences meant to her career.

See Rach Stewart’s work on Sloika in these two Concurrence Collective series:

https://sloika.xyz/concurrence.eth/frozen-planet

https://sloika.xyz/concurrence.eth/reflections

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Vieri Bottazzini is an Italian Fine Art landscape photographer and educator, with a personal style rooted in pure photographic craftsmanship. Passionate about the outdoors, Vieri believes in honouring the majestic power of our planet’s beauty by creating his iconic images using unadulterated photography only. Through his unique black & white and subtly post-processed colour images, Vieri tells stories about the relationship between nature and mankind, exploring the concepts of time and of the surreal. Vieri’s Fine Art work has been viewed millions of times on social media and featured on leading publications such as Medium Format Magazine, LEMAG, Elements-Landscape Photography Magazine, and more. In the conversation with Sloika, Vieri credits some of his collectors for his transformational journey, including Norcal_Guy (founder of Norcal and Shill podcast and avid collector), Sashaku, Dovesnest, DeeZe, and more. 

Vieri's fine art work can be seen on Sloika in his special series Life Behind, that was exhibited in multiple venues:

Life Behind, Solo exhibition. 10.12.2008 / 10.06.2009, Studio Cascio-Ferraro, Via Lamarmora 40, Milano, Italy

Life Behind, Solo exhibition. 24.12.2005 / 21.01.2006, Akustik Gallery, Meclis-I Mebusan Cad. 157, Findikli – Istanbul, Turkey

https://sloika.xyz/vieribottazzini.eth

https://sloika.xyz/vieribottazzini.eth/life-behind

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

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Kim Henry and Eric Paré are a dynamic duo who use light-painting to bring a burst of color and creativity to the night. With just a tube, a feather, and a flashlight, they transform landscapes into mesmerizing works of art. As dancers and photographers, they have honed their skills in movement and composition to create stunning images that captivate and inspire. Their light-painting is more than just a technique - it's a way of life, and they strive to share this passion with their audience through their work. Over the years, their talent and unique approach to photography has gained recognition on a global scale. They have been featured on prominent media outlets such as the BBC, CNN, MTV, and TEDx, and their work continues to inspire and delight viewers around the world. The purpose of their project is to bring joy and excitement to anyone who crosses their path, and to brighten the world with their vibrant and expressive art.

Kim Henry and Eric Paré limited edition and 1/1's are available on Sloika for collecting:

https://sloika.xyz/ericpare.eth

https://sloika.xyz/ericpare.eth/night-reflection-3-10 

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Today we have a 1/1 conversation with IMAGHOSTXO, a photographer capturing the truth in the streets of downtown LA. His work is candid and unposed, and has been collected by some of the most prominent names in the web3 NFT space. We ask him about his life story, and what inspires him to make his art. 

https://sloika.xyz/imaghostxo.eth/52bodies

https://sloika.xyz/imaghostxo.eth/imaghostxo-editions-01-ladders

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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On this episode, we have a conversation with Lori Grace Bailey. Lori Grace Bailey is a professional wedding/portrait photographer who also enjoys chasing extreme weather and extraordinary skies. Lori's work has appeared in major publications and television outlets including the current issue (2022, Issue 3) of Cosmopolitan Magazine as well as the March/June 2021 issue of Backpacker Magazine.  Lori is a brand ambassador for F-Stop Gear. Whether chasing supercells and tornados in the mid-west, haboobs in the southwest, or elusive sprites when conditions are right, Lori’s passionate dedication of pursuing extreme weather allows her to consistently capture vivid and evocative imagery unique to her craft.  Lori is also the director of Monsoon Con, an annual convention in Tucson, Arizona that brings together photographers and weather enthusiasts alike with an emphasis on storm chasing with success.  Lori is a lightning strike survivor after being nearly killed by a bolt in 2001 in Arizona.

Finally, Lori is a dedicated photographer whose work can be found on as digital collectibles on Sloika, Foundation and OpenSea. Lori is a founding member of BFF and Nvak Collective, a DEIBA Advisor for HUG, and was a Community Ambassador for Habit Nest's Learn to Earn project The Phoenixes.

Lori is a Hispanic woman dedicating much of her time utilizing the power of social audio to elevate artists by hosting Rug Radio: ELEVATE! Twitter Spaces focused on supporting and onboarding women, lgbtqI+, and other underrepresented groups into the Web3 space.

Lori's limited edition works are available on Sloika for collecting:

https://sloika.xyz/lorigrace.eth/high-hopes

https://sloika.xyz/lorigrace.eth/high-voltage 

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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On this episode, listen to the interview with Rob Woodcox, a fine art photographer and film director currently living between Mexico and the US. As he creates each artwork, Rob strives to capture fragments of a vivid life sewn by the threads of reality, memory and dream.  Each concept is a declaration of his experience and seeks to tell a meaningful story to each individual that views it.

Rob's passion for photography has developed into a dedication to advocacy; he has produced projects raising consciousness and conversation around the US foster system and adoption, queer identity, body neutrality, racial equality and environmental justice.  Having been adopted as a child and interacting often with the foster care system, Rob creates from a unique perspective, finding hope in human connection and the will to overcome negative constructs within our complex societies.

In 2013 Rob went through his own "coming out" experience, a societal passage only necessary from the lack of education and acceptance within the greater population. Though a challenging and demanding experience, Rob used this energy to pursue his photographic goals full time and began touring the world teaching workshops and creating sponsored content. Rob has taught thousands of students in 6 continents, 15 countries and over 35 cities worldwide. He has been featured in various major publications, exhibitions and has produced commercial work for clients like Apple, Universal Pictures and Capitol Records. In 2020 Rob released his first photographic art book "Bodies of Light".

In 2021 Rob took on his first directorial film role in "We Are Molecular" in partnership with Dr Barbara Sturm and the Royal Ballet in London. He continued his film debut directing his first music video "Spiral" alongside Ry X in 2022, also developing his first 2 short films. His work was seen in museums and festivals globally. He continues to embark upon new personal and client creative endeavors in both photographic and film direction.

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space.

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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Read the full interview with Claudiu: https://sloika.xyz/blog/a-conversation-with-master-photographer-claudiu-guraliuc 

Our new show, 1/1: Conversations with Artists, highlights great artists venturing into the web3 space. 

Sloika is a curated photography NFT marketplace, focusing on the community, code and design. Our mission is to empower creators to build meaningful connections with fans. With Sloika, you can collect and own genuine photo art from limited series by amazing photographers around the world.

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In this final episode of 2022, we chat with Ashok Sinha about his love for cool cars and architectural photography launched the journey to create his book, Gas and Glamour. He jokes that the project was more than just a way to escape in-laws during family visits to LA but truly was a passion project. Before knowing the body of work would become a book – and more recently, an NFT series of 1/1 images –  he knew he wanted to draw loving attention to the original buildings that were designed to celebrate Los Angeles’ original love affair with the car culture of the ’50s and ’60s. Some funny things happened while shooting the project and Ashok shares his favorite stories about an LA shake-down, a neon windmill, free pizza, and a giant drive-through donut. Recorded December 21, 2022.

Our speakers: Ashok Sinha and Pam Voth.

Sloika series mentioned

https://sloika.xyz/ashoksinha.eth/gas-and-glamour

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In this Monday episode, collector Tomakinz (@Tkcurated) joins us from the Sunshine Coast of Australia. He’s been collecting since the Crypto Punks and Kitties were called decentralized apps, not NFTs. He had some of those and really misses them. His collecting has expanded to include art and photography. He’s come to realize that he learns a little more about himself with each piece he collects. Tk’s hope is that this NFT art space will evolve to be a trustless place with “no silos and walled gardens” where we can all just be humans enjoying the experience of creating, selling, and buying art.  Recorded December 19, 2022.

Our speakers: Tkcurated - Tomakinz, Subodh Shetty, Ev Tchebotarev, HChip, Michael Hartley, Kirit Prajapati, Levin Art Group, Prakash Gai, and host Pam Voth.

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In this Wednesday episode, we meet artist Dasha Pears who joins us from Helsinki to talk about the path she traversed to arrive at her style of psychorealism in her photographic works. She recalls that growing up, she had the privilege of having any book she desired due to her mother owning a chain of bookstores. Much better than a library, where you have to return the books! She chose books about art, fantasy, and science fiction. In her NFT photography series, “Uncertainty,” Dasha wanted to show what is going on inside a human’s mind. Her geometrical, rhythmic, and minimalist artworks invite the viewer to have peace of mind about emotions and allow them to be visible. While she creates very organized worlds in her art, she admits that achieving that in real life is an ongoing practice. Real life is rarely so clean and free of distractions! Recorded on November 30, 2022.

Our speakers: Dasha Pears and Pam Voth

Sloika series mentioned:

https://sloika.xyz/dashapears.eth/uncertainty

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In this Monday episode we talk with Sloika co-founder/CEO, Ev Tchebotarev, about nerdy topics we should be aware of in this crypto web3 NFT art space. After unpacking the events that unfolded with the FTX collapse – plus recalling a few other crypto failures like Luna and Celsius – we discuss how the state of the economy is more correlated to the NFT art market that one would think. That’s not the ideal scenario that developers are building for, but to be fair, everyone is building these tools and methods for the very first time. So, there are likely to be some very smart people who build as best they can, but are still swept up in the tsunami of these mega crypto failures. We also discuss how some NFT marketplaces are skirting creator royalties on secondary sales by ignoring that part of the smart contract. Recorded on November 21, 2022.

Our speakers: Ev Tchebotarev, Steve Bennett, Maritza Molina, Tomakinz (@tkcurated), Christoph Fischer, Joseph Anthony, and host Pam Voth.

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