John Hryniuk is FFOTO's latest addition to our roster of exclusive artists. John began making photographs as an adolescent, going on to build a successful career as a commercial photographer and photojournalist. While taking on editorial assignments, he also pursued a parallel fine art practice. 

John concentrates on making photographs that tell human stories in relatable ways. His observations of the absurdities of everyday situations suggest the fullness of his human subjects' lives - the wry smile of Anthony Bourdain, the playfulness of the Covid portraits, mischievous monks, cowboys, and street vendors.

To introduce collectors to these photographs, we asked John to tell us a bit about his background, his art practice, and stories behind some of his compositions. 

Barbara Alper’s long career as a photojournalist, street photographer, and fine art photographer is well-represented in our selection of items available through our partnership with Getty Images Gallery. Now, Barbara is opening her personal photo archive to offer collectors access to a selection of vintage prints.

Barbara and I got together via Zoom to talk about her art practice and some favourite pictures from her archives. We covered a lot of ground, which I’ve broken up into two elements; a 15-minute video tour of vintage prints conducted by Barbara from her studio in New York City, followed by additional transcribed commentary from Barbara outlining aspects of her life and career.