Charis Wilson, model, muse, and wife of photographer Edward Weston, died on November 20 at the age of 95. Wilson, who met Weston was she was 19 and he was in his late 40s, began posing for him. “After eight months we are closer together than ever,” Weston wrote in his diary in 1934. “PerhapsContinue reading “Edward Weston Model and Muse Dies”
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Dire Financial Condition
For as long as I’ve lived and worked in NYC, there have been rumors suggesting the financial difficulties of Annie Leibovitz. As a young assistant, I had first hand experience with this. In the late 1980s I worked for her as a freelance photo assistant on a shoot for Vanity Fair Magazine. The job wentContinue reading “Dire Financial Condition”
Art & Commerce
Elizabeth Eiten / Rhode Island School of Design contributor: Indigo Jones A site that provides a forum for emerging student artists to showcase their work, and has a philanthropic twist? Count us in!! We love the Student Art Gallery, launched last June by two Arizona entrepreneurs, Jeff Skoglind, and Danny Wojtenowski. Their mission is simple:Continue reading “Art & Commerce”
Freefall
“In the current economic, environmental, and political climate, change seems the only constant we can hold onto. And with change comes movement. From shifting markets and politics to 24/7 Facebook feeds and global travel, flux defines our times. Even the production of a print magazine is a shifting series of negotiations, creative processes, and re-interpretations.Continue reading “Freefall”
Legally Blind Photographer, Part Two
Below is a continuation of a series that I posted a couple of weeks ago “Legally Blind Photographers”. Check out this article by Matt Kettman. The Art and Heart of Blind Photographers Blind photography: the very concept sounds like an oxymoron. But an intriguing and often striking exhibition of photographs in Riverside, California, argues thatContinue reading “Legally Blind Photographer, Part Two”
Legally Blind Photographer
Many years ago I met a wonderful photographer who was legally blind. She was determined to keep shooting. She contacted Konica, one of the first camera manufacturer to come out with an auto focus camera. As a result of here new system she was able to continue to shoot and exhibit her work. Once againContinue reading “Legally Blind Photographer”
Essay: Slow Photography in an Instantaneous Age
Digital photography, we’ve come a long way in a short amount of time. Where will it take our profession? How will it affect how we approach photography. Well, this post isn’t about digital photography. It’s about shooting beautiful black and white film. Check out New York Times photographer Fred Conrad’s latest post to “LENS” FastContinue reading “Essay: Slow Photography in an Instantaneous Age”
Forgotten by Capitalism
Check out the latest issue of Design Mind. It features the photos of photographer Rob Hornstra and a fascinating article on the Russian elite. In the book 101 Billionaires, Norwegian photographer Rob Hornstra reveals the raw reality lurking behind the facade of the Russian power elite. Photography by Rob Hornstra, from his 101 Billionaires book.Continue reading “Forgotten by Capitalism”
Sebastiao Salgado, “Genesis”
“Africa” latest body of work currently on exhibit at the Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica, California also includes photographs of Sebastio Salgado’s current project “Genesis”. “Genesis” should be completed in 2012 and plans are being made to display this ecological photo essay in Central Park, New York City. Sebastião Salgado at the Peter FettermanContinue reading “Sebastiao Salgado, “Genesis””
Women in Photography
I would like to introduce you to a new web site that I stumble upon, Women in Photography. Although established in 2008 it appears to be well established and worth visiting. Here is an excerpt from their last group show. Women in Photography launched in June of 2008 as an outlet for women photographers toContinue reading “Women in Photography”
A look at the World
The New york Times ran a wonderful piece on must see places. Beautifully photographed by Raymond Meier. I think my favorite place might be Louis Kahn’s Capital Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Check out a few of my top choices. Culture vultures always have at least one must-see-before-I-die destination on their list: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; Chandigarh, theContinue reading “A look at the World”
The Art of Life in the Age of Digital Reproduction
Tim Leberecht Design Mind While not a member of the Net Generation (the 88 million Millennials for whom social networking is a birthright) myself, I have many friends and co-workers who qualify, and I am constantly baffled by their ease and eagerness to narrow- and broadcast their lives through digital media and with post-privacy transparency.Continue reading “The Art of Life in the Age of Digital Reproduction”
Self-portrait
THE WORD ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA… A SELF-PORTRAIT IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN ARTIST, DRAWN, PAINTED, OR SCULPTED BY THE ARTIST. ALTHOUGH SELF-PORTRAITS HAVE BEEN MADE BY ARTISTS SINCE THE EARLIEST TIMES, IT IS NOT UNTIL THE EARLY RENAISSANCE IN THE MID 1400S THAT ARTISTS CAN BE FREQUENTLY IDENTIFIED DEPICTING THEMSELVES AS EITHER THE MAIN SUBJECT,Continue reading “Self-portrait”
Alexander Calder The Paris Years 1926-1933
Whitney Museum of American Art On view October 16, 2008 – February 15, 2009 “For decades [Calder’s] Circus, lent by the artist in 1970 to the Whitney Museum of American Art, has set flight to the imaginations of visiting children and adults. Now the museum is celebrating its genesis in “Alexander Calder: The Paris Years,Continue reading “Alexander Calder The Paris Years 1926-1933”
Dancing for the King
design mind By Marc Fenigstein In an earlier post I mentioned The Design Mind conference that happened in San Francisco this month. Here is an excerpt from this event. Tonight’s Design Mind event in San Francisco generated a flood of thoughts on several topics. The thread that struck me most profoundly was the question ofContinue reading “Dancing for the King”
Fashion Forward
By ROBERTA SMITH Published: January 22, 2009 New York Times There are days when it seems as if you’ve been subscribing to all the wrong fashion magazines. A little bit of your world crumbles, or maybe a lot. A visit to the International Center of Photography may cause such a day. The center is inauguratingContinue reading “Fashion Forward”
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion
1923-1937 An exhibit at ICP January 16- May 3, 2009 An exhibition of 175 works by Edward Steichen drawn largely from the Condé Nast archives, this is the first presentation to give serious consideration to the full range of Steichen’s fashion images. Organized by the Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, and the Foundation for the ExhibitionContinue reading “Edward Steichen: In High Fashion”
Obama’s White House Photographer
Witness private and political moments along Barack Obama’s path to the presidency, as seen by official White House photographer Pete Souza ATHENS, OH (January 4, 2009) – Photojournalist and NPPA member Pete Souza has accepted the position of official White House photographer for President-elect Barack Obama, he told News Photographer magazine tonight. Souza received theContinue reading “Obama’s White House Photographer”
Marina Berio, Untold Stories
Marina a great talent, and a dear friend. Check out one of her projects “Untold Stories” Marina Berio
Eminent Domain
Contemporary Photography and the City Last summer, public outcry forced New York City officials to reconsider regulations that might have required even the most casual of tourist-photographers to obtain a permit and $1 million in liability insurance to photograph or film in the streets of the city. A majority of the objectors felt that theContinue reading “Eminent Domain”
Featured Photographer, Kate Isherwood
Recent Work by Kate Isherwood I grew up in an old house within a small hamlet reached by way of a winding Devon lane. Many would find it too solitary a location, but my childhood-self inhabited a world of day-dreams and although I was often afflicted by a sense of boredom synonymous with never-ending SundayContinue reading “Featured Photographer, Kate Isherwood”
Getting Lost To Find New Opportunity :: 迷失中发现新机会
What does it mean… take time, wander, explore, experience something new? There is something to be said for wandering. Having no place to be, no end in sight, no final destination. Taking in the city you live with fresh eyes. Catching a glimpse of the old anew, spotting the minute, details that you had neverContinue reading “Getting Lost To Find New Opportunity :: 迷失中发现新机会”
Design Mind In Person: The Motion Issue
If you’re in San Francisco at the end of this month, you should check out Design Mind . Thursday, January 22nd, 7-8:30pm frog design 660 Third Street San Francisco pre register In the current economic, environmental, and political climate, change seems the only constant we can hold onto. And with change comes movement. From shiftingContinue reading “Design Mind In Person: The Motion Issue”
Paul Graham, a shimmer of possibility
February 4–May 18, 2009 In August of 2004 Paul Graham (British, b. 1956), who had moved from London to New York in 2002, set out on the first of many trips around the United States to see and photograph the country for himself. This exhibition has been selected from the resulting series of photographic works,Continue reading “Paul Graham, a shimmer of possibility”
William Eggleston / Whitney Museum
On view November 7, 2008 – January 25, 2009 One of the most influential photographers of the last half-century, William Eggleston has defined the history of color photography. This exhibition is the artist’s first retrospective in the United States and includes both his color and black-and-white photographs as well as Stranded in Canton, the artist’sContinue reading “William Eggleston / Whitney Museum”
Glasshouse Images/Stone Thrower 