About ACMV

Hello there!
A quick note: From 2010 – 2015 we, that is Oliver & Julia, ran Actual Colors May Vary {ACMV} as a curated blog for contemporary photography. You can explore those contents here on this website.
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From 2023 on, we decided to start using that name for our new bike tours blog, which you can now find at this location ☞ www.actualcolorsmayvary.com
We hope you’ll like those contents as well. Happy riding!

Call for Entries Feature Photography

Barry W Hughes | Steer Against Motions

‚Steer Against Motions‚
2012

Long before telescopes we witnessed the movement of celestial bodies, which Ovid and others recorded in ancient mythologies. Figuratively and literally, the meteors that fell to Earth gave us a better understanding of our place in the universe. For centuries now we have used lens based technology to view outwards, into the cosmos, so it is with irony that we now use that same technology to look down on ourselves from where we once imagined gods to do so. (mehr …)

Exhibition Feature Photography

David Barnes | King Tide (Brenin Llanw)

The ‚King Tides‘ occur when the Earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee and perihelion.

Shown above is a small selection from David’s ongoing series, which comprises a combination of photographs, installation items and film-works.

A selection of stills/photographs of ‚King Tide / Brenin Llanw‚ will be showing in the Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery in Aberdare – right in the heart of the South Wales valleys.
Opening on September 17, 2012 at 2 pm. (mehr …)

Art Painting Shortcut

Leigh Wen

„My paintings express my personal and cultural histories. Having grown up on the island of Taiwan, I have a deep affinity for the elemental power of water and the forces of nature. Now living in America, I feel the ebb and flow of competing cultures. The ancient philosophies of my homeland, which teach self-discipline and selflessness, collide and mingle with Western notions of ego, alienation, and desire. (mehr …)