L: cover of The Last Days of W., 2008 R: Ron, San Antonio, Texas © Alec Soth Alec Soth‘s new body of work, an assemblage of photographs made over the last eight years (the time that George W. Bush has occupied the White House), called The Last days of W. was just added to his [...]
From Obama’s acceptance speech in Chicago, IL: OBAMA: This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard [...]
Obama (detail), 2008 © Mike Mandel Mike Mandel recently completed a new photographic mosaic at his house. He unveiled it just in time to remind us all to register to vote, as the deadline for many states is right around the corner. This election is very, very important and I encourage all readers to take [...]
Barack Obama, Sprinfield, MO, 2008 © Tim Davis Art For Obama is photography auction in support of the Obama campaign. Great idea, great cause! Organized by photographers Ahndraya Parlato, Elizabeth Moy, Gregory Halpern, Whitney Hubbs and Dru Donovan, the auction includes work from some of the finest in fine art photography. The auction will open [...]
Untitled, 1968 (from “RFK Funeral Train”) © Paul Fusco If you haven’t seen it, take a look at the New York Times’ slideshow, The Fallen, where Magnum photographer Paul Fusco talks about the photographs he made in 1968 aboard the train carrying Robert F. Kennedy’s coffin from New York City to Washington.
Private Megan Cassidy, 2006 and Hasty Fighting Position, 2006 © Claire Beckett Claire Beckett has BA in Anthropology and, most recently (2006), a MFA in Photography from MassArt. She’s now teaching at the University of Connecticut. Though I don’t personally know Claire, I was rather excited to see strong work from a “local.” M-Day (short [...]
