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Dec 2022

Carson Connolly: October Photographer of the Month

Interview by Avery Fields/ Photos by Carson Connolly Carson Connolly, 19, from Marietta, Georgia, photographs to capture memories for others. Connolly’s photograph received the most votes among the other nominees. He previously won Photographer of the […]

Carson Connolly: A silver car caught in motion during daylight with some minor traffic behind it — I was hired to shoot a Nissan GTR Car Show and cruise! I got this photo hanging out of the window in a Toyota Supra MK4.
Marietta, Georgia
June 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
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Carson Connolly: someone standing outside during the night with a pink and green race car long sleeved jersey with a white and pink helmet — After a long and grueling 10 hour race, I snapped this photo of driver Tom Blomqvist after he finished first in the Acura DPI.
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia
October 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: A car parked in the middle of a two lane road during daylight with trees on both sides of the road — Found a quiet straight road, and took my opportunity to get the classic middle of the road photo.
Buford, Georgia
November 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: Two cars parked next to one and other, one red and the other white. Set during daylight, in a parking deck in front of trees. — “The Clutch Media” held a private shoot with a ton of exotic and JDM cars for a show to be held at the King and Queen building. While we were setting up the cars I snapped this one while the Red Lancer Evolution was parking!
Atlanta, Georgia
October 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: car parked outside. mechanic shop during the night time — This photo comes from a photoshoot I had with a 1 of 1 wide-bodied Acura NSX. This car has been featured in three Fast and Furious movies and is a staple in the Georgia car community.
Honda Dealership, Marietta, Georgia
November 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: Red race car captured will in high speed during daylight on race track — Congratulations to the October Photographer of the Month, Carson Connolly. Connolly, 19, from Marietta, Georgia, photographs to capture memories for others. Connolly’s photograph received the most votes among the other nominees. He previously won Photographer of the Week the third of October.
He states that “some of your favorite and best work will be when you ignore the trends and do your own thing!”
We interviewed Connolly to share his advice and experiences with the Bokeh Focus community.
Read his full interview here on Bokeh Focus under STORIES.
I was taking situated ahead of the finish-line during a practice session and caught this photo of the Pfaff Porsche going through a cloud of dirt thrown up by another car.
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia
October 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: someone dressed in black with a black helmet on riding a motorcycle during sunset in front of mountains — Some friends and I went to Carters Dam to take some photos of our cars and I got this beautiful low shutter speed shot of Noah on his bike.
Carters Dam, Georgia
November 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: A blue car parked outside at night time in front of city lights and semi wet streets — Two Subaru buddies and I went to scout out a parking garage for a potential shoot spot. This was one of the photos from the set.
Georgia Tech Campus, Atlanta, Georgia
November 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: A picture of someone holding a camera at night time in front of the marietta diner — I was having dinner with some friends at Marietta Diner and came across a fellow car photographer during a shoot. My good friend Roy was shooting my other good friend Mason’s 1989 Mazda RX-7 FC. I decided to shoot some b-roll while I was there and got this really cool photo of him with the neon in the background. Lots of bokeh!
Marietta, Georgia
October 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

Carson Connolly: A close up image of a decal on the spoiler part of a car — I love showcasing details on super unique cars and this shot is no different. I love the way the carbon fiber weave looks with the bokeh in the background.
Marietta, Georgia
November 2022
Photo: Carson Connolly
© Carson Connolly

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Nov 2021

Amy: September Photographer of the Month

Interview by Avery Fields/ Photos by Amy Amy, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, is Bokeh Focus’ September Photographer of the Month. Amy’s photograph received the most votes in September. She previously won photographer of the week […]

Amy: Lookin through a light bulb close up. The background is indoors and blurry — Atlanta
September 2021
Photo: Amy
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Amy: outside of a theater during daylight. Lights are under the sign that says the date of the show. — Atlanta
October 2021
Photo: Amy
© Amy

Amy: Red, Yellow and Green traffic light hangs on pole. Daylight and a tree in back of the traffic light. Yellow light in the middle is illuminated — Atlanta
September 2021
Photo: Amy
© Amy

Amy: A pole with three street signs on it covered in graffiti. Around the pole is rubbish and a black container. — Recreated one of my favorite pictures: the same place, different edit, different day.
Atlanta
September 2021
Photo: Amy
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Amy: Big Parking sign on the side of the building during daylight with a building in the background — Atlanta
September 2021
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Amy: Illuminated Taco Mac restaurant sign outside on the side of the restaurant. There is daylight and a tree in the background as well as other buildings — Neon signs are always a win.
Atlanta
September 2021
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© Amy

Amy: A pattern of illuminated lints forming diamonds in repetition. — Atlanta
September 2021
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Amy: A bridge, trees, and light posts above a lake that reflects on the water — Amy, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, is Bokeh Focus’ September Photographer of the Month. Amy’s photograph received the most votes in September. She previously won Photographer of the Week during the first week of September.
We interviewed Amy to share her advice and experiences with the greater Bokeh Focus community. She reminds photographers to “Be you and only that.”
Read her full interview here on Bokeh Focus under STORIES.
August 2021
Atlanta
Photo: Amy
© Amy

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Sep 2021

Emma Walkington: August Photographer of the Month

Interview by Avery Fields/ Photos by Emma Walkington Emma Walkington, 19, from Phoenix, Arizona, is our August Photographer of the Month winner. She currently lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Walkington competed against three other photographers and […]

Emma Walkington: a light brown and white dog wearing goggles sitting down next to another dog that is black and white also sitting down outside during daylight on leashes — Dogs sitting outside of Starbucks with their owner look ready for adventure. They could be the main characters of a story.
Georgia
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
© Emma Walkington

Emma Walkington: close up of a light brown dogs eye — My dog passed not too long ago. After a week went by I was going through old photos. I stumbled upon this photo that was never edited from a few months ago.
Lawrenceville, Georgia
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
© Emma Walkington

Emma Walkington: a koi fish swimming towards the surface of water — This Koi fish was in a pond and reminded me of my best friend and our matching tattoos.
Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
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Emma Walkington: clear blue skies with a bridge in the distance over a body of water — Emma Walkington, 19, from Phoenix, Arizona, is our August Photographer of the Month winner. She currently lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Walkington competed against three other photographers and her photo received the most votes. She previously won Photographer of the Week during the first week of August.
Regarding her photography she said, “I learned to not overlook things,” in pursuit of never missing an opportunity.
We interviewed Walkington to share her advice and experiences with the greater Bokeh Focus community.
Read her full interview here on Bokeh Focus under STORIES.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
© Emma Walkington

Emma Walkington: two men in orange work ship attire looking over the rail of the edge of the ship — Two guys were working on a boat that I happened to pass by. They were looking over the edge to make sure the guy on the dock was tying the rope properly.
Sue Locks, Michigan
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
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Emma Walkington: blurry trees I the foreground and red bird that is focused on in the background seen through a small part of the trees. — During quarantine I walked around my neighborhood a lot. This red bird was sitting just on the other side of the bush from me.
Lawrenceville, Georgia
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
© Emma Walkington

Emma Walkington: Clear gradient blue sky with the moon in the distance. Telephone towers are in the foreground and middle ground. — During a Harvest moon on a road trip I captured the beauty.
Kentucky
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
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Emma Walkington: a gradient sky from blue at the top to yellow at the bottom. mountains are in the distance from the perspective of standing in the middle of the street with cars parked on the sides of the road. — This is how the streets look today in a historic Arizona town that existed when the state was founded in 1912.
Arizona
August 2021
Photo: Emma Walkington
© Emma Walkington

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Sep 2020

Joshua Elliot: August Photographer of the Month Interview

Interview by Olivia Goss/ Photos by Joshua Elliot Joshua Elliot, 19, from Leeds, England, is our August Photographer of the Month winner. He competed against three other photographers for this title, and his photo received […]