2009 was an ass-kicker of the highest order. The year found me traveling, exhibiting, and teaching all over the world, which was great, but it left me precious little time to spend with my husband, few opportunities to focus on my 2009 goals, and almost no extra space to expand my mind with the cultural happenings that have made up my past "Big List of Lists." So, this year I'm presenting...
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Bedlam Exposed
Posted on 15:13 by election
© Charlie LordAll Things Considered had a fascinating story today about a group of WWII conscientious objectors who were assigned to work at state hospital Philadelphia in lieu of military service. While working in the hospitals they witnessed disturbing excesses of abuse against the patients. When the war was coming to an end they decided they would expose the violent neglect. Charlie Lord sn...
Friday, 25 December 2009
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Vic Chesnutt RIP
Posted on 21:51 by election
A tragic end for a truly brilliant singer and songwri...
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
One-Eyed Man with Harpoon
Posted on 20:11 by election
Fascinating story from Smithsonian.com about the discovery of the first known photograph of Phineas Gage, neuroscience's most famous patientIn 1848, Gage, 25, was the foreman of a crew cutting a railroad bed in Cavendish, Vermont. On September 13, as he was using a tamping iron to pack explosive powder into a hole, the powder detonated. The tamping iron—43 inches long, 1.25 inches in diameter ...
Monday, 21 December 2009
Glass Jars
Posted on 10:36 by election
Alec Soth is spreading his narrative wings with video. More plea...
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Birdfeeders and Evolution
Posted on 09:37 by election
Domesticated was born largely from my interest in evolution after reading The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time. I became fascinated with the concept of evolution in real-time and wanted to explore the grander implications of subtle and gradual human interventions within ecosystems.We tend to think to think of evolution as something that has happened in the past. We see the...
Friday, 18 December 2009
The Largest Panorama Photograph in the World
Posted on 08:11 by election
360 Cities has put together what they believe is the largest panorama photo in the world. Check it out, but be prepared to spend the next 5 hours getting lost in this amazing photo of Prague.This image was shot on October 3, 2009. It is made from hundreds of individual photographs and stitched together into a single seamless panoramic image.We have put the entire image, in full resolution, onl...
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Monday, 14 December 2009
A Few Questions for Geoff Smith
Posted on 19:56 by election
Dishdrainer 2006© Geoff SmithA little over a year ago I was in need of a digital assistant to help me improve my technical skills and prints. Joshua Lutz suggested I contact his friend Geoff Smith. And I'm really glad I did. Geoff whipped my work into shape, showing me how to improve my scanning and print quality in my preparation for my show at ClampArt this past fall.Not only is Geoff...
Larry Sultan RIP
Posted on 07:14 by election
Mom and Dad in Bed, Reading © Larry SultanLarry Sultan's influence can not be understated. Truly a giant of contemporary photograp...
Saturday, 12 December 2009
The Future of Photobooks
Posted on 17:33 by election
Andy Adams of Flak Photo asked me to weigh in on the 'Future of Photobooks' conversation initiated by Livebooks. Most of what I've read on this topic has centered on technology and it's impact on the process and distribution of photography books. Technology has lowered the barrier to entry and the Internet has changed the distribution model, but does this represent a significant advancement of...
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
The Exhibition Lab
Posted on 18:59 by election
Two of my favorite NY gallerists, Sasha Wolf and Michael Foley, have banded together on a smart new initiative, The Exhibition Lab. From their site:The Exhibition Lab offers the unique opportunity for photographers to work directly with two New York City gallery owners, creating new work to be curated in two concurrent group exhibitions.This new initiative will provide an opportunity for emerg...
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Deer Swims Across Hudson River to Escape Jersey City
Posted on 19:21 by election
I want to make this image:A wayward deer is on its way back to the wild after an urban adventure that saw it roam through downtown Jersey City, leap into the Hudson and swim to Governor's Island. New York television station WABC-7 reported the deer made its way on to the rocks at Governor's Island before police caught up to it and tranquilized it.A Jersey City police spokesman said the departm...
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