Double Standards, 1961 © Dennis HopperDennis Hopper's contribution to acting and cinema was singular. He was also a very talented photographer whose body work stands head and shoulders above most celebrity-come-photographers.
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Sunday, 9 May 2010
New York Photo Festival and NY Perspectives
Posted on 16:54 by election
© Marc GarangerMay in New York means the New York Photo Festival, which opens this Thursday. Last year I missed the festival because I was traveling, but this time around I plan to get myself to many of the events. There are some great artists talks scheduled including: Deborah Willis and Jessica Ingram, Zed Nelson, Eirik Johnson and Jason Houston, and Marc Garanger. As an army photographer in
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Fortune Rejects Chris Ware Cover
Posted on 22:30 by election
Fortune Magazine commissioned Chris Ware to do the cover for their annual Fortune 500 issue. He responded with the brilliant critique of capitalism you see above. Fortune promptly rejected it. (Via Kottke.)
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Tales From FotoFest
Posted on 19:03 by election
The stage is set for portfolio speed-datingI've always wanted to go to Houston for FotoFest. The shows, the people, the line dancing. One year I'll get down there. In the meantime I asked a two friends, Phil Toledano and Justine Reyes, who attended the portfolio reviews this year to report back from the trenches. It's been a few days since they returned home, but you get the idea.Phil ToledanoNow
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Plagiarism: The World's Oldest Profession
Posted on 11:18 by election
With much (too much) discussion of late about plagiarism in the photography world, it's important to have some historical context. To wit, You Thought We Wouldn't Notice points to the interesting similarities between the lions in Peter Paul Rubens's “The Meeting of Marie de Médicis and Henri IV at Lyon” and Paul de Vos's “The Ark of Noah.” Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human
Friday, 26 March 2010
BAMart Silent Auction
Posted on 19:53 by election
Untitled (Yellow Dress) © Amy SteinA new image from my Halloween in Harlem series is included in the 6th Annual BAMart Silent Auction. The bidding is open now and runs through this Sunday. If you are in New York you understand how important the Brooklyn Academy of Music is to the cultural landscape of the city. If you don't live in New York, just know it's a great cause and there is some top
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
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