Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/23/2025, 5:08:36 PM

Great series made by the Romanian photographer Andrei Pungovschi (@pungovschi on IG) for Getty Images (@gettyreportage on IG), taken during a NATO exercise at Smardan, Romania, involving Romanian and British troops. Congrats 👏 👏 👏 More here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQ-2lNTbTu/

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/21/2025, 2:55:52 PM

Instagram I have a lovely thing to share with you. One of my drone pictures, the one above, was published by Accidentally Wes Anderson (@accidentallywesanderson on Instagram) in their newest book, “Accidentally Wes Anderson, Adventures.” This is the second time my pictures have been published in this context. The first time happened in 2020 when another two of my drone pictures were published in the very first book AWA issued. The picture above I made in Phuket, Thailand, on Christmas Day of 2019, shows the sun cover of a beach restaurant made with hundreds of colored umbrellas. So, from a European perspective, it is still a “winter” picture. The “Accidentally Wes Anderson, Adventures” book is out now. You can order it on Amazon, for example, but also in many other places. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/22/2025, 5:06:24 PM

Nine pictures I’ve taken inside Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Poland.

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/13/2025, 1:50:38 PM

Fake vs. Reality Of course, lately, all the social network platforms are full of AI-generated images without proper tags, contributing to the already alarming quantity of fake news. Here’s an example that caught my eye because it is related to photography. On the left, an AI image (not an actual photo but pretending to be one) became viral on social media. It was described as a photo of the well-known photographer Margaret Bourke-White, glamorously dressed and in high heels, working on top of a New York skyscraper in a hazardous situation—what seems to be a sort of statement about women’s power. Of course, it’s all fake, except for the story itself. Indeed, Margaret Bourke-White was photographed on top of the Chrysler Building in NY in the 30’ in a marvelous image by Oscar Graubner. This image became an icon of women’s power in the history of photography. No high-fashion outfit, no high heels, and not such a dangerous pose, but still a powerful image with an equally strong message and, most important, real.

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/11/2025, 12:22:27 PM

Here’s something I forgot to tell you about. In autumn, I was involved in a fashion-related project for Mercedes-Benz Romania and Mercedes-Benz Bucharest Fashion Week (MBBFW). In this context, I created some promotional materials, especially the ones related to some Romanian designers invited to the MBBFW event. It was two days of work, with photo and video components centered on Romania’s fashion industry. I have collaborated with industry professionals, fashion designers, and notable Romanian brands such as Murmur (Andreea Bădală), Manuri (Manuela Pungan), Ami Amalia (Amalia Săftoiu), Nissa, Carmen Secăreanu, Andra Olaru, Rhea Costa (Andreea Constantin), and Roxana Voloșeniuc (Elle). Check the link for more info: http://links.galmeanu.com/mbbfw

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/9/2025, 4:22:56 PM

Here’s a nice thing I saw at the New Museum – Nuremberg. It is related to photography and not. Daniela Comani (b. 1965, Italy) “flew” between 2015 and 2019 through virtual city views (using Apple Maps and Google Earth - apps that allow you to virtually “fly” over cities and buildings in 3D) and made her own “pictures.” Then, she turned those screenshots into black-and-white postcards. The piece, called Planet Earth: 21st Century, comprises 370 virtual city-view postcards created as described above, covering a big museum wall. The project's focal point is the interaction between human perception of the planet, urban landscapes, and 21st-century technology. In addition, Comani issued a 768-page, 10 × 15 cm book, printed in 2019 and available in German, Italian, and English.

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

2/2/2025, 5:08:55 PM

My last nine published portraits on my Instagram account. Check out the whole series on my Instagram @alexgalmeanu Thank you Gianina van Groningen @gianina.beleaga, Beatrice Coriciuc @betticori, Marta Marghidanu @martamarghidanu, Ana Stefanescu @annastefanescu, Victoria Ecaterina Moraru @victoriaecaterinamoraru, Irina Ludosanu @irina.ludosanu, Ana-Maria Pop @anamariapopp, Ecaterina Elena Lupu @yyyyyyyekaterina, Silvia Giurca @giurkissima.

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

1/26/2025, 4:56:57 PM

Sometimes, I print my pictures; sometimes, you can buy them. I’m talking about limited edition prints, signed and numbered at gallery standards. Join this newly dedicated channel I created on Instagram to know firsthand when it's happening: https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbYQ7kZ6L0_9CBGi/

Alex Galmeanu - OnPhotography

1/25/2025, 6:17:01 PM

That's a funny one. Here’s the official photo of Trump as President of the United States, the image that will be shown on numerous official occasions, including at all US Embassies around the world. So, it is an important picture, but it still looks awkward for an official image. I know this posture is speculated to be similar to Trump's posture in a mugshot. Still, the posture doesn’t bother me as much as the lighting setup, better suited for an experimental or editorial context than for official use. However, if you want to know why this is happening—why the lighting setup looks a bit harsh, uncontrolled, and reminiscent of a Hitchcock-style angle—it’s because the photographer, Daniel Torok, was using studio lighting for the first time ever. He also revealed that he made “hundreds” of edits to this photo. So, an overedited picture made by an inexperienced photographer seems to explain this output.