SFMOMA recently invited high-profile members of the fine art photography community to come together for a symposium to discuss the state of the medium of photography. Before the event began, participants wrote introductory essays to address the question posed in the event title — “Is Photography Over?” The essays were difficult to read. Not only [...]
About three years ago I decided to get my photography out into the world. I had no idea what I was doing. I fumbled around because I didn’t go to art school and I had no experience in the art world. So I looked at successful photographers and tried to figure out how they became [...]
My Hermes 3000 typewriter I returned from Texas last week and I’m still recovering the orgy of photography known as Fotofest. I’ve been thinking about my mixed experiences in the portfolio reviews and I will put together a post about how it went. This week I have been hard at work on postcards I am [...]
First iteration of the cover of my new book “Her Face and the Sea” I spent the last two weeks getting my act together for the Fotofest Meeting Place portfolio review in Houston. After procrastinating for months I finally made my travel arrangements and I put together handouts for my reviewers. But I’ve mostly been [...]
Laurence Vecten, of LOZ fame, and her husband Pierre Hourquet have started a new blog called One Year of Books. They are posting pictures of and comments on the photo and design books they acquire during 2010. Check it out.
On Thursday, February 11 two potentially interesting photography talks are happening in San Francisco. Unfortunately I’ll be in class so I will miss them both. Lisa Sutcliffe, the knowledgeable Assistant Curator of Photography at SFMOMA, is presenting a “One on One” talk on a photograph by Jim Goldberg. She will speak in depth about his [...]
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