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 [...]
If you haven’t already seen it, you can watch William Eggleston in the Real World in its entirety right here. This documentary received mixed reviews when it was released in 2005. See what you think.
from “The Bar Mitzvah and Other Tales of Living in Stereo” © Unknown Photographer Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that I’m a fan of Square America, the online archive of vernacular photography. I was happy to see one of their recent installments entitled “The Bar Mitzvah and [...]
Developed by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, Smarthistory is “a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the static traditional Western art history textbook.” Users are able to browse the site by Time, Style, Artist or Themes. A brilliant project, which will no doubt get better and better as it grows.
11.26 – 12.30.08 [from "Every Day"] © Karl Baden Boston-based photographer Karl Baden has been making a photograph of his face every day since February 23, 1987. In just a few weeks, that will be 22 years. Karl sent me an e-mail letting me know that his Every Day project is now online in its [...]
Swimmer, Aspen, CO, 2007 © Shane Lavalette Daniel Cooney has launched the second installment of his Emerging Photographers Auction. I’m happy to be amongst the great list of photographers who have work for sale this time around: Juliana Beasley, Timothy Briner, Nina Buesing, Tom Chambers, Megan Cump, Clayton Cotterell, Adrienne De Boer, Matt Eich, Sam [...]
Jake Stangel sent me an e-mail recently informing me of the launch of Too Much Chocolate, a new website for young, emerging photographers to come together. The site features a rotating gallery, a discussion forum and interviews. Very cool, I thought. But it seems that a lot of these kinds of websites have been popping [...]
Triple Canopy describes itself as working collectively “with writers, artists, researchers and other collaborators on projects that deal critically with culture and politics, and the ways people engage them, both online and in the world at large.” It was only recently that I discovered the online magazine, but was pleased with the current issue entitled [...]
stills from Stranded in Canton, 1973 © William Eggleston In 1973, William Eggleston picked up a Sony PortaPak and shot the intimate, black and white footage that would become Stranded in Canton, a 76 minute film documenting the soul of Memphis and New Orleans. The film was recently remastered in collaboration with filmmaker Robert Gordon [...]
My conversation with Norwegian photographer Torbjørn Rødland is now Photo-eye Magazine‘s latest feature. Big thanks to Torbjørn… it was a real pleasure! Take a look if you have a moment.
