John Cyr's Photos of Developer Trays
Sad Stuff on the Street hits that glorious but elusive target: photographs of sad, uncomfortable things that make you laugh and sigh at the same time.
It began as an exchange between two people; now you can submit your own sad stuff. Keep your camera ready and your eyes to the ground.
Above: Mass of daffodils found near The Four Seasons from Jesse Whiting & Unicorns have bad days, too from gnouf.
John Cyr’s images of developing trays immediately transported me to the darkroom. It’s been a while since I spent a whole day in the dark, getting loopy on chemical fumes.
There’s a lot of magic in [ READ MORE ... ]
Man taking a photograph of William Eggleston, who was signing books at the time. Art Institute of Chicago, February 27, 2010.
Well, I didn’t see this one coming. Lady Gaga has been named a “Creative Director” at Polaroid and, according to reports, “co-branded Polaroid and Lady Gaga products are slated to be on store [ READ MORE ... ]
I wrote a bit about Penelope Umbrico way-back-when (Penelope Umbrico at Boston’s PRC, Jan. 2008) and, well, her work just as interesting and unconventional today. She’ll be in Chicago this Thursday for a lecture; I’ll see [ READ MORE ... ]
Halloween is here again, and although my plan to go as my favorite film auteur (Marty DiBergi, “documentarian” of This is Spinal Tap) may have to wait ’till next year, here’s something else to [ READ MORE ... ]
Chris Mueller (Reuters) offers a clever nod to Andreas Gursky in the most recent New York Times Magazine, their “Food Issue.”
From the series Frozen Food by Irving Penn
Irving Penn will likely be best remembered for his vast portfolio of iconic celebrity portraits, but his images of frozen food have always been my favorites.
Perfectly weighted [ READ MORE ... ]
Selections from the series Maricopa County Fair, Phoenix, Arizona, 1980, by Barbara Crane
It’s an interesting time for the history of photography. The “greats” are entrenched in the textbooks, but It feels like we’re searching for new [ READ MORE ... ]
One of the “pleasures” of having a curious eye is hearing the stern voice of a security guard. “No photos, please” is as polite as it gets; often, and thanks in part to our [ READ MORE ... ]
“The Open Door” by William Henry Fox Talbot and “Untitled” from the series Morals of Vision by William Eggleston.
Recently wrapped up a review of “Natura” at Rochester Contemporary Art Center (hence my anemic blogging last week). The show features the work of John Pfahl alongside that of several of [ READ MORE ... ]
Included in this weeks CITY Newspaper is my review of “The Color of Loss”, Dan Burkholder’s series of high dynamic range photographs of interiors ravaged by the floodwaters that filled New Orleans during [ READ MORE ... ]
