Hi everyone, I started end of 2015 photography and my final goal is to make a Natalie Portman's portrait. Then I will stop. Before, I train myself shooting my friends and the people I meet in this generous life!

 

Update 2024: Since Natalie doesn't know about this project, I'm condemned to photographing until the end of time, and this is a relative good news!

  

About what I'm doing: I photograph my scenes with a digital camera. A scene is composed in such a way that it can be photographed with a film camera. In other words, there are only home-made tricks in my photos and I don't use photoshop or any other retouching software (apart from to remove the pimples on my nose). And of course I don't use AI.

 

I'm doing some exhibitions of my photography "work" in bars or galleries.

I'm selling the pictures and the whole money goes for different charities (true story), for example to karuna-shechen.org/en or www.unhcr.org

I'm not doing any profit of the sale so, for this reason, please, I'll ask to not use my pictures without my consent, because they are created for a different purpose (than being stolen). Thank you in advance!

If you are interested about using it for an ethic project and non commercial, just contact me, I'm sure we will find an agreement !

  

Here, a nice article about "some secrets of John Bowno" :

www.fubiz.net/en/2020/03/04/awesome-funny-fake-photograph...

 

and here as well in a german media:

www.langweiledich.net/fotografie-john-bowno/

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John Bowno's gallery is a place for creativity, fantastic images and a showcase of the amazing talent of a gifted mind. The beautifully crafted concepts, the care for creating the images and the amazing creativity all images display, make this gallery a must-see place. A collection of art pieces made with photos.

June 23, 2020

Creative, amusing, inspiring, beautiful work! One of my favorite photographers on Flickr!

July 16, 2020

A very creative photographer and at the same time developed a unique recognized personal style! Keep going John !

August 9, 2020

One of the most and best creative photographers I´ve ever seen! All about actual and life themes. So brillant composed and arranged. It makes a lot of fun to watch every single photo. John, thank you for sharing and always a creative run! 👏🙌👋

January 30, 2021

J'adore c'est tout simple, mais quelle imagination !! tellement créatif, un bel exemple de vie et de partage, ne lâche pas ton appareil mon ami !!!

February 16, 2021

When i have a dull day i look at this foto stream. Thank you

May 18, 2021
Mark Lee says:

Everything about your presence here on Flickr is a breath of fresh air John! I very much admire and respect your creative vision and ability to execute thought provoking, sometimes satirical images that challenge any concept of "norm". Keep up the great work - always an inspirational stop & pause when visiting Flick… Read more

Everything about your presence here on Flickr is a breath of fresh air John! I very much admire and respect your creative vision and ability to execute thought provoking, sometimes satirical images that challenge any concept of "norm". Keep up the great work - always an inspirational stop & pause when visiting Flickr!

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May 5, 2022

Je ne sais quoi dire ! vous êtes un extra-terrestre de l'image Insolite ! Quelle créativité ! c'est un pure bonheur ,Merci John !

May 6, 2022

De la créativité, de l'humour, de la folie. J'adore ! Une fabuleuse galerie !

May 31, 2022

Inspirierende Arbeiten! Weiter so!

August 7, 2022

I had a great laugh! Thank you! Everything from ideas to descriptions are perfect!

November 30, 2022

Je me régale quand je regarde votre galerie ! Incroyablement drôle et quelle imagination ! Oui, j'adore ce surréalisme personnel ! Bravissime bravo :-))))))))))))))))))))

January 5, 2023

Cette galerie est un bijou de poésie !

January 8, 2023

One of the most creative, artful and in some cases funniest portfolios I've seen on flickr so far. A real pleasure to watch all these fantastic images.

January 14, 2023
C JS says:

Selfishly I hope it takes a long time for you to meet up with Natalie Portman for then the rest of us can enjoy your original, inspiring and amusing photographs.

October 2, 2018

Une créativité sans limite et un travail soigné qui mérite que l'on s'y attarde avec beaucoup de patience car chaque photo émane un sentiment d'émerveillement par la réalisation d'ambiances et de situations toutes plus satisfaisantes et originales les unes que les autres. Un univers déjà bien trouvé pour un photograph… Read more

Une créativité sans limite et un travail soigné qui mérite que l'on s'y attarde avec beaucoup de patience car chaque photo émane un sentiment d'émerveillement par la réalisation d'ambiances et de situations toutes plus satisfaisantes et originales les unes que les autres. Un univers déjà bien trouvé pour un photographe passionné par la diversité du monde et de l'environnement qui l'entoure. ;)

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January 6, 2019

Juste pour la galerie de John Bowno, Filckr mérite qu'on reste ici !

April 26, 2019

John, every single image in your gallery is a piece of art. Well thought out compositions with a perfect use of colors. Love it!! Keep up the good work.

December 3, 2019

for a change my testimonial is not about John's photos, although they are not bad at all, but about his "about me" blurb. This is the best "about me" I've come across on flickr so far.

May 25, 2018