Thursday, November 18, 2010

Vanessa Winship

Vanessa Winship

Simply amazing photographs. Some of the best I have seen.

Monday, November 15, 2010

The Online Photographer: Calcutta

The Online Photographer: Calcutta

Calcutta (Kolkata) is the most amazing place I have ever been. I was overwhelmed. These are excellent photographs from Calcutta, what is interesting to me is how the perspective is very different from what fascinated me. The buildings, the signs, the technology, the context of all the activity, and the wonderful overwhelming chaos and energy was what mesmerized me. These photographs focus on the people.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Plog Photo Blog

Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Plog Photo Blog

I love black and white photography, most of our images of America, in the past, are black and white. These photographs show what are normally black and white images in color. The emotional affect is different, to me, at least initially, the impact is muted. In some cases the photographs are a Kodak moment that hides the economic reality of the times.

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.