Archive for category From the Web'

Changing Tides

The past couple years have been a whirlwind of new beginnings in my life. I got married, moved to California and have been in the process of forging a career in the film industry. All the while, photography has been by my side, teaching me more and more about who I am every time I [...]

Holga D

The NEW (prototype) Holga D, for the digital age. This is a pretty slick looking device.

The Time Away…

I’m moving a few things around. Rebuilding my site and adding a lot more work. Be back soon… Until then, here’s a video I love:

Magnum’s Deal

Recently a lot of people were talking about how the famed photo agency Magnum sold their back catalog for a million bucks. To shed a little light on the exact story behind the sale John Bailey has a great article laying it all out in detail. A must read.

So Maybe I’m Biased…

The top photo is from the prolific Rafal Milach. After deciding he wouldn’t make it as a musician because he “didn’t have an ear for music,” he moved to photography. His work centers around Eastern Europe and Russia and covers such topics as taxidermy, military school and everyday Russian life. His blog is also worth [...]

American Masters

Toby Old is an American photographer in every sense of the word. He has been taking pictures of American life for at least thirty years. From his amazing series on discos in New York to the beaches and carnivals so frequently seen in his American Moments work, his two and a quarter inch frame seems [...]

iStupid

The Internet has become one more tool hijacked by corporate interests to accelerate our cultural, political and economic decline. The great promise of the Internet, to open up dialogue, break down cultural barriers, promote democracy and unleash innovation and creativity, has been exposed as a scam. The Internet is dividing us into antagonistic clans, in [...]

The Amazing World of UBUWEB

I was lead to a site called UBUWEB today, the amazingly expansive collection of works by a range of visual artists, writers and musicians. I only wish someone had told me sooner because it’s going to take a long time to sift through everything the site has to offer. UBUWeb was founded in 1996, initially [...]

Kosuke Okahara

Kosuke Okahara is a photojournalist that covers stories from South America to Asia. I saw his work recently in PDFx12 Magazine, a free online magazine with issues comprised of a single photo essay and corresponding text. Okahara has done stories for PDFx12 covering stories such as drug smuggling in South America and self injury in Japan. The photo [...]

A Few Links

Burn Magazine (or more specifically David Alan Harvey) has posted the notice for the Emerging Photographer’s Fund. The prize is $25k and goes to help an “emerging photographer finish an ongoing personal project,” the deadline for submission is April 15. Michael David Murphy has written an article called Reconsidering Winogrand, which appeared in the first issue [...]