Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Darlene: Shaktoolik Alaska 1967
This is the first negative that I printed. It is a scan of the photograph. I had it hanging on my wall for many years.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Fairbanks Alaska July 2009 : Stephen Cysewski
Fairbanks Alaska July 2009 : Stephen Cysewski: "4th of July, Inter Tribal Powwow, Golden Days, Red Green Regatta"
Monday, April 12, 2010
Hee Jin Kang: Red Wing & Sandy’s Deli | la pura vida
Hee Jin Kang: Red Wing & Sandy’s Deli | la pura vida
I like these photographs, and the concept of the photographs. It is the everyday layers of our life that create lasting memories.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
OpEd: The Beautiful Burden | la pura vida
OpEd: The Beautiful Burden | la pura vida
"Instead, I think the art world’s fondness for conceptual photography is just as Graham says: “The art world doesn’t get photography”. Specifically, straight photography. Is it a craft? Is it science? Is it history? Is it art? How do we judge if a documentary image is good or not? Yes indeed it is 2010, yet these questions still linger. Unlike, say, a Crewdson image which is easily pegged as conceptual and perhaps even cinematic, rich with internal art-world references and counter movements and comparisons to Hollywood production and so on, a straight photograph taken from the real world defies easy explanation. What exactly is it? If it is taken by someone like Paul Graham, there is at least a chance it will be understood. He has a reputation and therefore the photo must mean something.
But what if the exact same photograph of reality is made by Joe Flickr? Then what is it? That is a question which will probably never be answered to everyone’s satisfaction. Yet it is the exactly the question which keeps us straight photographers going."
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Paul Graham Archive
Paul Graham Archive
Thoughtful and interesting. It is clear that I have a strong preference for photography that is related to a specific moment in time and that is not primarily conceptual or manipulated into pigments.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Unexpected Instant
The unexpected instant in time is the essence of photography. If we try to eliminate that random instant through stubborn concepts or aggressive manipulation we are removing photography from photography. It is sort of like fishing or wildlife viewing, we can prepare, but ultimately there is a sense of luck that turns our preparation into reality, we have to court and prepare for the instant and be grateful for the result.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Review: Japanese photobooks of the 1960s and ’70s | eyecurious
Review: Japanese photobooks of the 1960s and ’70s | eyecurious
I own this book and look at it on a regular basis. I also watch many Japanese movies from the same period through Flickr. While I was in college I also watched many Japanese movies.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
2point8 � Reconsidering Winogrand
2point8 � Reconsidering Winogrand
An amazingly interesting and accurate essay. I feel an affinity to what is being discussed. I understand from my own experience.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
(not) common people. -photoblogging-: BEN BLACKET
(not) common people. -photoblogging-: BEN BLACKET
It is a little easier to see a range of his photographs using this presentation. I like them.
email@benblacket.com : Ben Blacket
email@benblacket.com : Ben Blacket
Hate the web site, love the photographs!
Take the time to overcome the web site design and you will be rewarded.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Kwon Ji hyun
Kwon Ji hyun
I normally do not like conceptual photography, but these photographs made me think and feel. I kept looking at them.
I normally do not like conceptual photography, but these photographs made me think and feel. I kept looking at them.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
YouTube - The world's widest panoramic photograph?
YouTube - The world's widest panoramic photograph?: "A walk down Kitengela Road, Nairobi: by Steve Bloom This panoramic image might be the world's widest continuous photographic image. It appears in the book Trading Places, The Merchants of Nairobi:"
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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