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
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
MICHAEL WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY | HONGKONG
MICHAEL WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY | HONGKONG
100 x 100
photographs of residents in their flats in hong kong's oldest public housing estate:
100 rooms,
each 100 square feet in size.
100 x 100
photographs of residents in their flats in hong kong's oldest public housing estate:
100 rooms,
each 100 square feet in size.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Yoonki's Galllery
Yoonki's Galllery
I would like to meet this person when I visit Thailand again. I like his photography.
I would like to meet this person when I visit Thailand again. I like his photography.
Monday, October 5, 2009
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