Saturday, June 19, 2010

Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work

Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work

Awesome and sort of scary, that a person's life work could be discovered by accident.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Friday, May 7, 2010

Vietnam, 35 years later - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Vietnam, 35 years later - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Powerful and evocative. I remember these photographs when they were news. Brings back memories and emotions.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Images From My Life

Images From My Life

This is an autobiographical web site that I created when I was very sick, about 15 years ago.

Friday, April 23, 2010

On A Leash

On A Leash

I love this posting, the descriptions of the inspiration for the photographs resonants with me. Beautiful photographs can really be boring to take and also look at. The student letters are both interesting and depressing.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Summer Solstice 2009 Fairbanks Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

Summer Solstice 2009 Fairbanks Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

Just finished a new web site. Mostly photographs of people at the annual solstice celebration in Fairbanks Alaska.

A Photographer Is "Banned" for Taking Pictures on Church Street | Seven Days

A Photographer Is "Banned" for Taking Pictures on Church Street | Seven Days

I think there is more to this story then what is being printed. It is important for photographers to protect their rights, but it is also important not to be a jerk, but even jerks have rights, in facts rights are to protect jerks! There are many issues here.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Reflections: Ajahn Sucitto: Knowing Where You Are

Reflections: Ajahn Sucitto: Knowing Where You Are

This is a deep discussion of many of the perplexing things that I experience in Thailand, especially for an aging moderately rebellious ex-hippie.

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist: Stephen Batchelor

Every once in awhile I read a book that I feel in "sync" with. Many of the questions and struggles that were provoked by my experience in Bodhagaya and in Thailand are shared in this book. A similar history of phenomenology and existentialism provides another shared context. My skepticism of Karma and of re-birth are also shared. It is confirming sometimes to read a book that "makes sense". I have wanted to talk about this experience, in a sense this book provides the discussion.

http://www.amazon.com/Confession-Buddhist-Atheist-Stephen-Batchelor/dp/0385527063/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Spherical Aberration: Stephen Cysewski

Spherical Aberration: Stephen Cysewski:

"I WILL POST INTERMITTENT AND, HOPEFULLY, INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND OPINIONS. IF I REALLY LIKE IT I WILL POST IT."

This is the renamed Photographic Stuff web log.

Luminance Noise: Stephen Cysewski

Luminance Noise: Stephen Cysewski

I just created a new web log to post random photographs. My goal is to post each week. There will not be a single theme to this web log.

Motorcycle Taxis in Bangkok - Stuart's Life in Thailand

Motorcycle Taxis in Bangkok - Stuart's Life in Thailand

Brings back memories!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Izabella Demavlys Photography

Izabella Demavlys Photography

From her BIO
I strongly believe that beauty is impossible to define solely by appearance. To illustrate deeper definition of female beauty, I photograph women whose pictorial beauty radiates from their accomplishment, character and personal struggles.

The Pakistan>Without a face series is horrifying. I can not comprehend how people could do this to each other.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

Cool, these are words I am always insecure about. Never paid attention when I supposed to learn this stuff.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Masters of Photography: Clarence John Laughlin

Masters of Photography: Clarence John Laughlin

CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN'S DESCRIPTIONS OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUPS

This is really interesting, I play with different ways to group my photography, subject, geography, time, intent, emotion, quality, etc. I have made lists like this, once I was going to create a database, a long time ago, and made lists of properties for my photographs. I need to try again to come up with different groups.

Clarence John Laughlin was one of my favorite photographers, I have a few of his books from many years ago. I need to explore his images again. I feel an affinity for what he is doing.

Thursday, February 18, 2010