Nina Katchadourian - Clifford Gallery - Colgate University

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Bookbook - Twelve South

Laptop cases that look like old, old books. I’m not sure what to think …

“It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” (David St. Hubbins, This is Spinal Tap)

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Check out this brilliant, smart, clever, clean, effective design for the cover (yes, that’s the cover image) of a new edition of Benjamin’s “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.” Having read this [ READ MORE ... ]

There’s been a sharp increase in “every” projects lately – folks photographing everything they ate in a year, taking a picture of themselves everyday for a year, and – yes – my own contribution. [ READ MORE ... ]

My short review of Olafur Eliasson’s “Take Your Time” is featured in the forthcoming issue of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. Here are some excerpts:

… these are strange times for philosophers [ READ MORE ... ]

Photogeeks the world ’round were riveted by the big story in this Sunday’s New York Times on Robert Capa’s recovered “Mexican Suitecase” archive. Might the lost negative of “The Falling Soldier” finally be found? Could it [ READ MORE ... ]

I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately, and when I’m not in transit, I’m working diligently on my MFA thesis exhibition. But I continue to accumulate tidbits for possible posts; here’s one now:

During a three [ READ MORE ... ]

This week brings the release of the latest title from Preacher’s Biscuit Books – the independent press that is the brainchild of my friends Kris Merola and Tate Shaw:

SprawlCode: descriptions by Chris Burnett
Hardcover, [ READ MORE ... ]

5×7
Photographs by William Eggleston
Twin Palms Publishers / 96 pp. / $65.00 (hb)

William Eggleston is, at this point, a living legend. It was his work in tandem with John Szarkowsk’s curatorial acumen [ READ MORE ... ]

After a bit of a delay my FOUND Polaroids book arrived recently and brother was it worth the wait!

The lost pictures are a playground for the mind, all hints and maybes – an older woman [ READ MORE ... ]

Images: Postcard for Ordinary Curtains by Tate Shaw, Postcard for “Anodyne” by Stephanie Costa

Lawrence Weschler’s book Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences really messed with my head. His book – which began as a [ READ MORE ... ]

Image: From winter trees (aftermath) (2006) by Youngna Park

Driving around town the last few days I noticed the occasional discarded Christmas tree here and there, and kicked around the idea of snapping some Polaroids of the [ READ MORE ... ]

Not sure how long this one will last, but iTunes is offering the audiobook of John Hodgman’s absurdist volume The Areas of my Expertise free of charge!

That’s a deal even a hobo could love. Well, a [ READ MORE ... ]

“After hours spent playing with my new iPod, I set it aside to read a book. While I thought the iPod was elegant, nothing beats the book. No downloading. No batteries. No cords. No ads. No links. [ READ MORE ... ]