Monthly Archives: September 2009

Beethoven: String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 – “Rasumovsky No. 3″ – 2. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto

I originally heard this piece in Danny Eisenberg‘s film Displaced Person and was incredibly moved. Remembering it has got me spending the morning downloading Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets box set… can’t wait.

Mus-Mus: @Paris

Some time ago the collaborative photography space Mus-Mus (perhaps you’ve seen their project @600?) got in touch with me about contributing to their @Paris project, which was later juried by photographers Stephen Shore and Gil Blank along with Denise Wolff (Editor, Book Program at Aperture). Since I was at the time traveling in France, I [...]

Paul Herbst: Photographs

Untitled, 2009 © Paul Herbst Paul Herbst just updated his site. If you’re interested in the photographs, make sure to check out the first volume of his zine, My Shit is Gold.

Noel Rodo-Vankeulen: Aura

L: Aura #17, 2009 R: Aura #19, 2009 [from "Aura"] © Noel Rodo-Vankeulen From Noel Rodo-Vankeulen‘s ethereal new series, Aura.

Today’s NYTimes Magazine

A photograph of mine can be found in today’s New York Times Magazine, accompanying David Leonhardt’s piece “The College Calculation” (p. 13). If you have a chance, pick up a copy of the paper and take a look! Have a great Sunday.

Irina Rozovsky: One to Nothing

Untitled, 2009 [from "One to Nothing"] © Irina Rozovsky More new work to pass on: Irina Rozovsky‘s project One to Nothing.

Ryan Kellman: Honey Blood

Untitled (The border between Albania and Macedonia), 2009 [from "Honey Blood"] © Ryan Kellman About a year ago I became acquainted with Ryan Kellman. At the time, he was photographing in and around the Balkans (Albania) on a Fulbright Fellowship. Well, Ryan got in touch with me the other day to let me know that [...]

Jake Stangel: Pontiac Dream

Top Gun, 2009 [from "Pontiac Dream"] © Jake Stangel Lots to see on the new website of Jake Stangel (a.k.a. the founder/editor of the ‘blogazine’ Too Much Chocolate). Don’t miss Jake’s latest: Pontiac Dream, a consideration of “America’s transitioning identity, as it drifts away from a local mom-and-pop, industry-proud culture and moves toward a more [...]

Erik Dalzen: Faint

Christian, 2009 [from "Faint"] © Erik Dalzen Erik Dalzen updated his website with some new work – a nice series of portraits, appropriately titled Faint. Erik writes about the project: Portraiture, whether articulated through paint, sculpture or photography, creates an enduring likeness of an individual. This series presents an alternate purport, highlighting mortality by negating [...]

Lacey Terrell: offSET

offSET #20 (Canyon Country), offSET #21 (Ventura County), Offset #22 (Studio City), 2008 © Lacey Terrell Lacey Terrell recently launched her online portfolio as well. The site includes images from her offSET project, which explores the intermingling of the ‘artifice’ and the ‘real’ on various film sets.