April 2010
OpEd: Getting Drunk at Photography’s Funeral →
“I just think there’s nothing more satisfying than the narrative thrust:...”
– via Aya Fujioka’s “I Don’t Sleep” and the Akaakaesque | Street Level Japan
“What has been lost, as Ms. Stewart and Ms. Smith both seem to recognize, is...”
– via We can shoot too: Quote of the week
March 2010
“I don’t think we’re yet evolved to the point where we’re...”
– James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change | Environment | The Guardian
“The Twittersphere is an odd and uncanny place. It’s something like having...”
– NYRblog - Atwood in the Twittersphere - The New York Review of Books
“Of course, I’m not suggesting that all photographs need captions; actually in my...”
– The art of the caption | eyecurious
I know this article is talking about captions as part of the work of art, but it reminds me that I would like to see image metadata improved for image-makers, writers, and web designers. Image files have the capability to store this type of structured information...
“Of course, I’m not suggesting that all photographs need captions; actually in my...”
– The art of the caption | eyecurious
“Literally meaning “back figure”, the term rückenfigur is usually...”
– Flickr: Rückenfigur
“Museum boards need the 18th C. model to make collections valuable and to...”
– JOGGING
Anonymous asked: I love your blog and how you keep on posting interesting content. Just one thing: I can overlook a typo every once in a while but your use of 'whose' just never seems right. It's a minor thing but as I see it reoccuring I thought I'd mention it.
Otherwise thanks for everything and keep up the great work.
Otherwise thanks for everything and keep up the great work.
"Application Deadline: March 30, 2010" - Magnum... →
Kickstarter - THREE HIGHWAYS TO DENALI →
krispayne:
44 days to go, with less than 50% funded! The rewards are, in my opinion, really cool and worth it. I mean, $250 for a portrait session with me?! That’s worth like $2,000,000,000. I mean that. That’s how much it’s worth. A lot, but you get it CHEAP if you help fill my car with gas.
My postcards range from heartfelt to funny within a space of mere INCHES.
jennilee:
‘I was completely unknown for thirty years, my books did not sell at all. I was comfortable with that situation which worked well with my view on things. The only important years are the years of anonymity. To be unknown is a voluptuousness which has its bitter sides sometimes, but it is an extraordinary state.’ — Emil Cioran (in conversation with Michael Jakob), 1988
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“Despite my forecast, photography – like cats or painting – may yet have a few...”
– Frieze Magazine | Archive | Long Exposure
“We have to embrace marijuana tourism, marijuana products and services — and...”
– Move to Legalize Marijuana in California Sparks Fears About Drop in Prices - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com
OpEd: Appreciating Straight Photography →
“The photo editor’s job is like cooking a meal with a range of ingredients put at...”
– The Paths of Photography: Asphalt | japan exposures
“re: Paul Graham: more & more I think fine art is not necessarily the model...”
– Twitter / OcularOctopus: @consumptive @bryanf @Delb …
“So, what is it we are discussing here - how do we describe the nature of this...”
– AMERICAN SUBURB X: THEORY: “Paul Graham - The Unreasonable Apple” (2010)
“4. Roadtrip with a twist. Take a trip with 4 of your best friends out to the...”
– Chase Jarvis Blog: 5 Photoshoot Ideas Worth Stealing
In other words, be Ryan McGinley.
