The Short but Eventful Life of Ike
9/22/2008 at 7:47 PM
To all my friends...
9/13/2008 at 4:41 AM
...send out good thoughts for my fellow Texans tonight. Ike is a huge hurricane, and people here need all the help they can get, especially in Galveston. I have several good friends along the Gulf Coast, and I hope they are alright.
Boston Globe's Big Picture
6/29/2008 at 2:07 AM
The Boston Globe has begun a fantastic photo blog called The Big Picture. Photo essays on various topics in the news are presented as they should be - very big.
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Art Car Museum Curator, Tom Jones, 1956-2008
5/20/2008 at 2:38 AM
Sunday I was fortunate enough be in the right place at the right time. I had heard that there was a memorial being constructed in honor of Tom Jones, the late curator of the Art Car Museum in Houston. I happened to go by the museum just in time to see the art car procession in his honor and pay respects. Below is a link to the Houston Chronicle article about the event.
Hundreds bid farewell to Art Car curator
And here is a link to the gallery of my photos covering the event.
Tom Jones,1956-2008
Hundreds bid farewell to Art Car curator
And here is a link to the gallery of my photos covering the event.
Tom Jones,1956-2008
I have a photo published this evening...
5/10/2008 at 10:57 PM
...of hail that landed outside my apartment. It is published online at the Austin American-Statesman, number 5 of 5 on the gallery link below. The hail had melted off at least 1/2 inch by the time this picture was taken. The hail was on the ground for about five minutes. I placed it in an empty cup and took it immediately inside to my freezer.
Hail
Hail
"He was a good, hard-working man, and deserved to be remembered."
5/2/2008 at 5:46 PM
Shorpy is one of my favorite spots on the web to stop and spend a few minutes. Today, I ran across a photograph and accompanying interview that deserves to be shared. Joe Manning managed to track down some very touching information about the subject of this 1938 photograph by Ben Shahn. His name was Richard Wolverton. Uncle Beans, as he was known to his family and friends, "was a good, hard-working man, and deserved to be remembered."
Uncle Beans
Interview with Pam DeVaul, niece of Uncle Beans
Uncle Beans
Interview with Pam DeVaul, niece of Uncle Beans
Heads up...
4/14/2008 at 4:20 PM
For any of you crazy Humble Voice kids that love to cook, I've decided to put my roast chicken recipe up on my blog. I had promised a few friends here quite some time ago that I would send it to them. The problem is, I don't have the recipe written down. At least, not the way I cook it. I have adapted two recipes and changed up the seasoning quite a bit, so my recipe has been something developed in my head and changes slightly every time I cook. Since I will have to go through the process of recording my recipe, I have decided to take a few extra steps and photograph the process as well. Hopefully, this can all come together by next week. So keep any eye out for a new blog entry and photo gallery coming up soon with the most delicious roast chicken you'll find anywhere. :)
C.R.E.A.M.
4/8/2008 at 11:37 AM
Fantastic, subversive and subtle work by artist Dan Tague at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.
http://ferrara.theodigitalgallery.com/dynamic/exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=104
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
http://ferrara.theodigitalgallery.com/dynamic/exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=104
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
Jan Sochor
4/1/2008 at 12:35 PM
Jury Nullification
3/6/2008 at 3:26 PM
Ed Burns, David Simon, Richard Price, Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos, responsible for HBO's "The Wire", call for American citizens to nullify juries in non-violent federal and state drug trials. America's "War on Drugs" is a colossal failure. This is one method in our power to let the government know we disagree with our current course of action.
"If asked to serve on a jury deliberating a violation of state or federal drug laws, we will vote to acquit, regardless of the evidence presented. Save for a prosecution in which acts of violence or intended violence are alleged, we will — to borrow Justice Harry Blackmun's manifesto against the death penalty — no longer tinker with the machinery of the drug war. No longer can we collaborate with a government that uses nonviolent drug offenses to fill prisons with its poorest, most damaged and most desperate citizens.
Jury nullification is American dissent, as old and as heralded as the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger, who was acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, and absent a government capable of repairing injustices, it is legitimate protest. If some few episodes of a television entertainment have caused others to reflect on the war zones we have created in our cities and the human beings stranded there, we ask that those people might also consider their conscience."
Call to Action
A brief history of jury nullification:
Good, old-fashioned civil disobedience
"If asked to serve on a jury deliberating a violation of state or federal drug laws, we will vote to acquit, regardless of the evidence presented. Save for a prosecution in which acts of violence or intended violence are alleged, we will — to borrow Justice Harry Blackmun's manifesto against the death penalty — no longer tinker with the machinery of the drug war. No longer can we collaborate with a government that uses nonviolent drug offenses to fill prisons with its poorest, most damaged and most desperate citizens.
Jury nullification is American dissent, as old and as heralded as the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger, who was acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, and absent a government capable of repairing injustices, it is legitimate protest. If some few episodes of a television entertainment have caused others to reflect on the war zones we have created in our cities and the human beings stranded there, we ask that those people might also consider their conscience."
Call to Action
A brief history of jury nullification:
Good, old-fashioned civil disobedience
World Press Photo 2008 Contest Winners
2/11/2008 at 11:01 AM
Eyewitness
2/9/2008 at 11:52 AM
The National Archives has produced a fantastic website with stories from eyewitness accounts of varied events throughout the history of the United States.
Eyewitness
Eyewitness
On This Day in 1815...
1/30/2008 at 2:24 PM
...The United States Congress approved the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library to form the nucleus of the Library of Congress. In between that time and now, the Library of Congress has become the largest library in the world. It is one of my favorite places I have ever visited. On a trip for the American Library Association conference, I was able to wander the stacks in what is normally a restricted area. I have researched numerous times in the Prints & Photographs Department. What I love most about the LOC is its efforts to digitize their holdings, especially their photographs. Here is a link to the LOC, and I hope that everyone explores and finds something interesting. Libraries represent the finest efforts of humanity and are a bastion of light set against the forces of ignorance.
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress
Pieter Hugo Photography
1/29/2008 at 6:29 PM
This is outstanding work. Some of it is not for the queasy of stomach, so be aware. The Hyena & Other Men are some of the most amazing photographs I have seen recently.
Pieter Hugo
Pieter Hugo
Beat Basement
1/29/2008 at 10:34 AM
I'm currently loving this radio station. It's Beat Basement.
Allow me to reminisce a little bit. Back when I was in college, a buddy had a radio show at the college radio station called House of Phat Beats. Man, I really miss that show. We'd go down to the station and search through the music they had, DJs would show up with new records, MCs would come to freestyle, and everything that came out was hot. The show was on '93-'99, so it was during the golden age of hip hop. Anyways, hope you hip hop fans out there enjoy this station.
Beat Basement
Allow me to reminisce a little bit. Back when I was in college, a buddy had a radio show at the college radio station called House of Phat Beats. Man, I really miss that show. We'd go down to the station and search through the music they had, DJs would show up with new records, MCs would come to freestyle, and everything that came out was hot. The show was on '93-'99, so it was during the golden age of hip hop. Anyways, hope you hip hop fans out there enjoy this station.
Beat Basement
Vivid Vernacular
1/18/2008 at 10:58 AM
Anyone in or visiting the Houston, Texas area in the near future should go by The Menil Collection to see Vivid Vernacular, an exhibit of photographs by Walker Evans, William Christenberry and William Eggleston. Besides being an excellent show, the Menil is an amazing place, one of my favorite museums in the world. And it is always free.
Vivid Vernacular
Vivid Vernacular
Lookie Lookie
1/10/2008 at 11:32 AM
I've got plenty of new photos for your viewing pleasure. Come by my space and give them a look-see.
:)
:)
The forecast for today in Austin, Texas...
1/2/2008 at 12:05 PM
...is "cool with abundant sunshine".
There is something beautiful about that. Too bad it's my first day back at work.
I hope everyone has a wonderful new year.
There is something beautiful about that. Too bad it's my first day back at work.
I hope everyone has a wonderful new year.
The Marlboro Marine
12/14/2007 at 11:33 AM
Mediastorm presents a moving story about Marine Lance Corporal James Blake Miller by Los Angeles Time photojournalist Luis Sinco, who was embedded with Miller's company during the 2004 attack on Fallujah. Sinco's portrait of Miller in the moments after an intense battle has become an icon of contemporary war photography, but this story is about Miller's life after his return home.
The Marlboro Marine
The Marlboro Marine
The Exonerated
11/25/2007 at 2:09 PM
The New York Times has interviewed 137 of 200 inmates freed in the United States since 1989 through DNA evidence.
Exonerated, Freed, and What Happened Then
Exonerated, Freed, and What Happened Then
In Bed
11/9/2007 at 11:50 AM
Getty Images Reportage photographer Thierry Bouet brings us this plush collection of Parisians in bed. I wish I was in my bed at the moment.
In Bed
In Bed
Photo Day approaches...
11/5/2007 at 10:54 AM
...I wish there was a reliable way to get a headcount, but oh well. I wanted to remind everyone about the First Annual Humble Voice Photo Day, coming up this Saturday. Go out, or ramp up your studio, or whatever it is you do to get inspired about photography, make some amazing photographs on Saturday, and post them by Sunday to a gallery on your page called "Humble Voice Photo Day". That way we can all see what everyone did on the same day. Thanks again to Muse and Biggers for help coming up with this crazy plan.
Fjord Photo
11/2/2007 at 2:39 PM
Some of you here might be very interested in Fjord Photo.
"Fjord is a project that showcases the photography of young, up-and-coming photographers. The drastic shift in the way work is being presented today has become especially noticeable in the more technologically adept generation. Fjord's goal is to bring together a collection of notable photographers from the internet and showcase their work in book form. This transition from internet to book will allow a different audience to experience the work thus bringing emerging artists into the public's view."
Fjord
"Fjord is a project that showcases the photography of young, up-and-coming photographers. The drastic shift in the way work is being presented today has become especially noticeable in the more technologically adept generation. Fjord's goal is to bring together a collection of notable photographers from the internet and showcase their work in book form. This transition from internet to book will allow a different audience to experience the work thus bringing emerging artists into the public's view."
Fjord
Santa Muerte
10/31/2007 at 5:22 PM
"Though not officially recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, Santa Muerte's popularity has spread significantly in the last ten years, especially in crime-ridden communities." - via Time Magazine
Religious observance changing over time given a particular set of circumstances is an intriguing idea, and one that is in progress not very far from my own home. The Texas-México border is amazingly dangerous these days, and many of the border communities are the very same "crime-ridden communities" the writers at Time are referring to.
México's Cult of Holy Death - The Photographs
México's Cult of Holy Death - The Article
Religious observance changing over time given a particular set of circumstances is an intriguing idea, and one that is in progress not very far from my own home. The Texas-México border is amazingly dangerous these days, and many of the border communities are the very same "crime-ridden communities" the writers at Time are referring to.
México's Cult of Holy Death - The Photographs
México's Cult of Holy Death - The Article
Happy 375th Birthday Johannes Vermeer!!
10/31/2007 at 2:55 PM
On this day in History, one of the finest painters to ever live was born in 1632. Vermeer has always been one of my favorite painters. The way he handled light in his paintings is something that will never be duplicated. Wikipedia actually has a nice page on him, so enjoy!
Vermeer
Vermeer
Blindness Around the World
10/29/2007 at 4:03 PM
Contrasto photographer Stefano De Luigi has put together an outstanding and moving group of images on blindness. Via Redux.
Blindness Around the World
Blindness Around the World
Announcing the 1st Annual Humble Voice Photo Day
10/24/2007 at 10:49 AM
Everyone should take note of how momentous the HV Community Chat can be. Just this morning, the invisible muse, j biggers and I came up with a fantastic idea. Everyone mark Saturday November 10th on your calendars, because we are announcing the 1st Annual Humble Voice Photo Day. Here's the idea - all you wonderful HV kids go out on the 10th, make beautiful photographs, and post them by Sunday November 11th in a gallery entitled "Humble Voice Photo Day". That way, everyone who participates can see each others wonderful creations from the same day, from all over the world. Additional details are being created as I type this, and other ideas are always welcome, so get in touch with myself, muse or biggers and let's do this damn thang!
Stop Motion Polraoid Movie
10/22/2007 at 2:43 PM
A Photo Editor
10/22/2007 at 2:40 PM
Oh, I had No Idea...
10/19/2007 at 12:48 AM
...the photographs via Time in the previous entry had this amazing website besides...
Core Memory Project
Core Memory Project
Core Memory
10/15/2007 at 4:09 PM
Photographer Mark Richards produces a series of elegant photographs of some of the earliest computers. Via Time.
Core Memory
Core Memory
I love the Library of Congress
9/24/2007 at 6:16 PM
I had posted something a while back about the Pie Town photographs of Russell Lee. Well, I was noodling around today and found this fantastic gallery of color photographs by FSA photographers. These are amazing early color works by masters of the medium. Enjoy.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
Robert Capa at Work
9/18/2007 at 10:19 AM
Once again, Time provides a great gallery. Here is "Robert Capa at Work". For those who don;t know, Capa was a premier photojournalist and along with Henri Cartier-Bresson, David "Chim" Seymour and George Rodgers, co-founded Magnum, a bastion of photojournalism. Capa's photographs of the landings at Normandy on D-Day are truly amazing, and the story behind that film is one for another day. Capa was the first photojournalist killed in the Vietnam War (then referred to as the French-Indochina War). He died with his camera in his hand.
This gallery coincides with an exhibit of Capa's photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. Anyone in New York who is interested should most definitely go see the exhibit. Here is their link. ICP
This is War: Robert Capa at Work
Wikipedia entry for Robert Capa: Robert Capa
This gallery coincides with an exhibit of Capa's photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. Anyone in New York who is interested should most definitely go see the exhibit. Here is their link. ICP
This is War: Robert Capa at Work
Wikipedia entry for Robert Capa: Robert Capa
I love finding nice online magazines...
9/10/2007 at 5:18 PM
Here is Inquiringmind™ Magazine.
http://www.inqmnd.ca/site/#tableOfContents-features_21
http://www.inqmnd.ca/site/#tableOfContents-features_21
The World Beard and Mustache Championships
9/10/2007 at 5:06 PM
Hell yeah.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1658835,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1658835,00.html
30th Anniversary of Punk
8/31/2007 at 8:59 AM
It really isn't fair to say that it's the30th anniversary of Punk itself, and I think narrator Josh Tyrangiel makes that somewhat clear in his opening statements. 1977 just happened to be a big year for Punk in a lot of ways. Regardless, this is a pretty nice multimedia piece from Time.
http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2007/punk_1977/
http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2007/punk_1977/
Kenneth Foster Jr. has his sentence commuted
8/30/2007 at 4:31 PM
It is not often that an inmate on Death Row in Texas has his or her sentence commuted. Comedian Ron White jokes that while everybody else is trying to slow down their executions, Texas is putting in a fast lane. But today's decision by Texas Governor Rick Perry is no joke. It is a historic decision for my home state, the state I love, and a victory for Kenneth Foster Jr. It is a victory for justice and reason in a time when both are needed very badly. I came to know this case very late in the game and was expecting to go home tonight and fall asleep knowing that someone whom I had only briefly fought for was going to die. I could not imagine the anguish that Kenneth's family was going through at the same time. Thankfully, Kenneth and his family will anguish over his impending death no longer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/us/30cnd-execute.html?_r=1&hp&oref=login
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/us/30cnd-execute.html?_r=1&hp&oref=login
Kenneth Foster Jr.
8/29/2007 at 10:38 AM
The case of Kenneth Foster Jr. is a unique one, and an example of how the death penalty system in Texas is broken. Kenneth killed no one, and the State of Texas will be the first to admit this. However, Kenneth was driving a car in which a passenger, Mauriceo Brown, exited the vehicle, killed Michael LaHood of San Antonio, Texas, and returned to the vehicle. Brown was executed last year for murder. Kenneth Foster was sentenced to death under Texas' Law of Parties. Texas is one of only a few states that has a law like the Law of Parties, and the only state that applies the law to capital cases. A jury decided that Kenneth should have had the foresight to know that the murder would take place, and applied the Law of Parties to prosecute and convict him as if he were an actual perpetrator. Although this is an obvious gross injustice, as well as a clear violation of the Eighth Amendment as established by Edmund V. Florida, Kenneth's appeals are exhausted and it is now up to Texas Governor Rick Perry to commute his sentence in order to avoid his impending execution.
I have posted a gallery of photos at protests in Austin, Texas from this weekend. please check them out.
If you want more information concerning this case, visit http://freekenneth.com/
For news coverage on Kenneth's case, visit http://www.courttv.com/facing_death/kenneth_foster/082807_crime_ctv.html or http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3475381&page=1 or simply enter Kenneth Foster into Google News and see any of the hundreds of articles on the topic.
I have posted a gallery of photos at protests in Austin, Texas from this weekend. please check them out.
If you want more information concerning this case, visit http://freekenneth.com/
For news coverage on Kenneth's case, visit http://www.courttv.com/facing_death/kenneth_foster/082807_crime_ctv.html or http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3475381&page=1 or simply enter Kenneth Foster into Google News and see any of the hundreds of articles on the topic.
I need something fun today...
8/28/2007 at 2:07 PM
...how about the World's Wackiest Holidays? As we here in the States approach Labor Day, it seems fitting to have a post about holidays (not that there is anything that wacky about Labor Day). Thanks to Time Magazine for the gallery.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1646854,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1646854,00.html
Bhutan - Land of the Thunder Dragon
8/25/2007 at 10:12 AM
Redux photographer Joseph Polleross brings us this amazing gallery of images from a land grappling with modernization while maintaining their strong traditions. Outstanding work.
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10815248
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10815248
Justin Jin
8/24/2007 at 12:26 AM
Photographer Justin Jin, whose photographs of the production of blue jeans in China were the subject of my previous post, has several more galleries of reportage on his website. Very good work. Several of his photographs echo the work of photographers past, specifically Lewis Hine's child labor work. I wonder why Lewis' work comes up so much lately...
http://www.justinjin.com/
http://www.justinjin.com/
Midnight Blue
8/23/2007 at 4:12 PM
Grazia Neri brings us this series by photographer Justin Jin on the production of denim and blue jean in China.
http://photo.grazianeri.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10804765
http://photo.grazianeri.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10804765
Making the Band
8/23/2007 at 11:41 AM
Damn. College football can't get here soon enough...
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1654934,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1654934,00.html
Peter Yang
8/22/2007 at 11:13 AM
I knew Peter when he was a photographer at the Austin American-Statesman. Now he is doing big time magazine work. Check out his photos, because they are fantastic.
http://peteryang.com/
http://peteryang.com/
The Empire State Building by Lewis Hine
8/20/2007 at 12:06 PM
Since I mentioned these photographs in my earlier post today, here are Lewis Hine's photographs of the construction of the Empire State Building. Not only did he capture these indelible images of acrobatic construction workers, he did so using a huge box camera, so he had to maneuver an 8x10 camera on a heavy tripod all while not looking down. Lewis is one of the 20th century's photographic masters and one of my favorite American photographers.
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/empire/empire.html
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/empire/empire.html
The Art of Coaster Walking
8/20/2007 at 12:00 PM
When I see photographs like this I am reminded of Lewis Hine's amazing efforts to document the construction of the Empire State Building. Remember when you see this gallery that the photographer is walking with them, but walking with a camera in front of his eyes and carrying around 50 pounds of equipment, too.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070806/GAL-07Aug06-83575/index.html?hpid=multimedia2&hpv=national
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070806/GAL-07Aug06-83575/index.html?hpid=multimedia2&hpv=national
Photographer arrested for exposing corruption
8/19/2007 at 1:03 PM
Via Reporters Without Borders.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=23305
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=23305
Unembedded
8/16/2007 at 11:27 AM
Four independent photojournalists on the Iraq War.
Most of these images are brutal, so be forewarned.
http://unembedded.net/main.php
Most of these images are brutal, so be forewarned.
http://unembedded.net/main.php
On This Day in History...
8/16/2007 at 10:34 AM
...Elvis died on the crapper. Actually, his fiance at the time found him on the bathroom floor, but who am I to dispel myth?
I've never been a big fan of Elvis, but I am a fan of rare and unpublished photography. So thank you to the folks at Time Magazine for digging through the Life magazine archives and providing us with these rare and unpublished images of Elvis.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1653227,00.html
I've never been a big fan of Elvis, but I am a fan of rare and unpublished photography. So thank you to the folks at Time Magazine for digging through the Life magazine archives and providing us with these rare and unpublished images of Elvis.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1653227,00.html
Foam Heads of Fury
8/14/2007 at 4:12 PM
As a fan of college sports, I have been looking forward very much to the Fall. College football starts up in a few weeks, college basketball gets underway in November. I refer to the summer as "The Long Suck", mainly because baseball could not be any more boring to me, auto racing holds no interest for me unless I am attending a race, I don't understand soccer (although I have nothing against it) and I don't actually consider golf a sport. But once college football is underway, everything seems right with the world again. So in honor of the upcoming season, here is a gallery via Time Magazine of some funky college mascots. Hook 'em Horns!
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1652110,00.html
BTW, I have a good buddy who was the mascot at Louisiana State University when she was in college. I can't imagine how hot those costumes are, but she has some great stories.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1652110,00.html
BTW, I have a good buddy who was the mascot at Louisiana State University when she was in college. I can't imagine how hot those costumes are, but she has some great stories.
Look at Me
8/13/2007 at 4:54 PM
I had forgotten about this site, but ran across it in my bookmarks today. I love finding photographs, so finding this site was a real pleasure to me.
http://www.moderna.org/lookatme/
http://www.moderna.org/lookatme/
Toroid Magnet
8/13/2007 at 4:40 PM
I have no idea what a Toroid Magnet is, but thanks to the wonderful folks at Redux we can all see how freaking cool one looks.
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10594547
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10594547
World Picture News Photos of the Week
8/9/2007 at 4:57 PM
Excellent photos in WPN's weekly best. That Circus of Horrors looks like something I'd like to check out.
http://www.worldpicturenews.com/web/weekinpictures.aspx
http://www.worldpicturenews.com/web/weekinpictures.aspx
Magnum in Motion
8/9/2007 at 10:48 AM
Magnum in Motion is a great multimedia resource from one of the premier photojournalist agencies in the world. It's the kind of site you can get lost in for hours.
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/
Gotta Love It...
8/7/2007 at 4:10 PM
"...Duke Riley, a Brooklyn artist, built a replica of a Revolutionary War-era submarine to intercept the luxury liner, Queen Mary II, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. His voyage ended in a collision of performance art and domestic security."
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/08/03/arts/20070803_SUB_SLIDESHOW_index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/08/03/arts/20070803_SUB_SLIDESHOW_index.html
Timbuktu Hopes Ancient Texts Spark a Revival
8/7/2007 at 2:27 PM
This is an amazing article accompanied by a very nice audio/photo piece courtesy of The New York Times. As someone who is fascinated by libraries, old texts, books in general and most of all history, I find this kind of thing fascinating. Enjoy!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/world/africa/07mali.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/world/africa/07mali.html
Benjamin Lowy
8/6/2007 at 4:14 PM
Benjamin is in my opinion one of the most creative photojournalists working today. He is young but has done a tremendous amount of work. Here is his site, although he is represented by Corbis.
http://www.benlowy.com/
http://www.benlowy.com/
Boogie
8/6/2007 at 1:00 PM
Q. Sakamaki's series from Rio reminded me again of Boogie. He has been producing excellent work for years. Very gritty stuff.
http://artcoup.com/movie.html
http://artcoup.com/movie.html
Survival in a City of Violence
8/6/2007 at 12:59 PM
REDUX is at it again. Here is a group of photos from Q. Sakamaki of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Excellent work.
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=9439076
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=9439076
The Murals of Philadelphia
8/2/2007 at 5:13 PM
This is a fantastic program going on in Philly. I saw a television program (I think on PBS?) about these murals, but Time Magazine has an excellent group of photographs documenting the work.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1649278,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1649278,00.html
Happy Birthday Herman Melville...
8/1/2007 at 12:19 PM
...born today in 1819. I never read Moby Dick, but Bartleby the Scrivener is one of the best (long) short stories I have ever been forced to read (thank you Modern Short Story class!). So, here is a Melville birthday present for you all: a free downloadable copy of Bartleby the Scrivener courtesy of Project Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11231
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11231
Centro de la Imagen
7/31/2007 at 1:30 PM
This was my favorite museum/gallery in México City. Fantastic place. I highly recommend anyone who is going to be in México City pay the Centro de la Imagen a visit.
http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/cimagen/
http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/cimagen/
The First Photograph
7/27/2007 at 3:01 PM
I'll be heading to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin tonight for an event, which reminded me that they have on permanent display the first photograph ever taken. Enjoy!
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/
Inside the Surge Part 2
7/27/2007 at 11:22 AM
An exclusive film from Guardian photographer Sean Smith on his time embedded with the US Marines in Iraq's Anbar Province and the mountain division in the so-called Triangle of Death.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2135293,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2135293,00.html
Bansky
7/26/2007 at 2:41 PM
Bansky is one of my favorite artists working today. Excellent stuff.
http://www.banksy.co.uk/
http://www.banksy.co.uk/
Artkrush
7/25/2007 at 4:03 PM
I used to visit Artkrush before Flavorpill took it over. I really miss the job postings bulletin board they used to have, but I have to say the writing has much improved since the takeover. For those of you who don't know about Flavorpill, check Artkrush out and sign up for any of their other newsletters that you are interested in as well.
http://www.artkrush.com/current/
http://www.artkrush.com/current/
Time Magazine's Pictures of the Week
7/24/2007 at 2:22 PM
This is a nice group for Time's choice of POTW.
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1645260,00.html
As a photo researcher, I am often pleasantly surprised just how often my choices for what would be in the POTW coincide with what really ends up in the galleries. Anybody on here hiring for a Photo Editor?
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1645260,00.html
As a photo researcher, I am often pleasantly surprised just how often my choices for what would be in the POTW coincide with what really ends up in the galleries. Anybody on here hiring for a Photo Editor?
Scars of Sarajevo
7/23/2007 at 5:45 PM
REDUX consistently has some of the best commercial photography being produced, but this gallery from Sarajevo is outstanding.
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10193887
http://archive.reduxpictures.com/Production/PhotoGroupView.aspx?pbid=4&msa=1&pgid=10193887
BetaMag
7/23/2007 at 10:23 AM
Had a long weekend thanks to my overactive sinuses, so this is my first post in a few days.
Here's a mag I stumbled across this morning. Looks very nice.
http://www.betamag.ee/beta05/vaheleht.html
Here's a mag I stumbled across this morning. Looks very nice.
http://www.betamag.ee/beta05/vaheleht.html
Reuters Photographer's Blog
7/19/2007 at 5:04 PM
The subject matter at this blog can be hit-or-miss for me, but I love the accesibility to the ideas of the photographers at one of the world's premier news agencies. Interesting stuff.
http://blogs.reuters.com/category/themes/photo/
http://blogs.reuters.com/category/themes/photo/
Humble Arts Foundation
7/19/2007 at 3:29 PM
I do not believe there is any connection between Humble Voice and the Humble Arts Foundation, but it is a nice coincidence. This site has some very nice work online and they do good by emerging artists. Definitely check it out.
http://humbleartsfoundation.org/index.html
http://humbleartsfoundation.org/index.html
The Washington Post's Pictures of the Day
7/19/2007 at 3:22 PM
This is a particularly tight group of photographs that the Washington Post has arranged for our viewing today. I'm not fond of the advert before you get to the gallery, but it is worth it. I also enjoy how you can link directly to the gallery, unlike the New York Times Multimedia section. Their galleries are done in new windows sans URL. Enough babble.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070719/GAL-07Jul19-81983/index.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070719/GAL-07Jul19-81983/index.html
Reuters Photographs from the Last 24 Hours
7/18/2007 at 10:17 AM
http://pictures.reuters.com/c/C.aspx?SVP=VBI&R=2C04082GZXAD3&RP=T&CT=Album
By the way, this is a daily feature, so anyone interested should just bookmark the page and visit it frequently.
By the way, this is a daily feature, so anyone interested should just bookmark the page and visit it frequently.
Barkeater
7/18/2007 at 9:58 AM
This is some great photography a friend forwarded to me via Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barkeater/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barkeater/
Those county fair photos got me to thinking...
7/17/2007 at 4:06 PM
...and I remembered a beautiful set of photographs by the late great Russell Lee. Russell was one of the FSA/OWI photographers working under the ingenious direction of Roy Stryker during the Great Depression. He also founded the photography program within the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Texas, where I learned how to photograph. One set of his many thousands of photographs within the collection at the Library of Congress popped into my head today, however. They are from Pie Town, New Mexico, circa 1939. What is remarkable about this group is the fantastic shape his color slides are in. These are early color photographs from an American master and a true treasure of American photography.
Here's how to see them. Follow this link: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/mdbquery.html
In the first search bar, enter the terms "Pie Town color". You should get 75 records. Click on the "Preview Images" button to see the thumbnails.
I know it seems like a lot of work. It's worth it.
Thanks, Russell.
Here's how to see them. Follow this link: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/mdbquery.html
In the first search bar, enter the terms "Pie Town color". You should get 75 records. Click on the "Preview Images" button to see the thumbnails.
I know it seems like a lot of work. It's worth it.
Thanks, Russell.
What's the deal with Mooncruise?
7/17/2007 at 1:37 PM
I haven't seen an update at Mooncruise in quite some time. Does anyone here have the skinny?
http://mooncruise.com/
http://mooncruise.com/
Beautiful County Fair Photographs over at Time magazine...
7/17/2007 at 1:13 PM
Check out these beautiful photographs. Makes me want to go to the Texas State Fair!!!
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1642949_1406659,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1642949_1406659,00.html
What's New a the the LOC (Do-Over)
7/17/2007 at 1:11 PM
All right. Since this blog isn't handling the LOC link very well, I'll try this. Here is everything new at the LOC Prints & Photographs Room. Scroll down just a bit to find the baseball card photographs. Cheers!
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/whatsnew.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/whatsnew.html
What's New at the Library of Congress...
7/16/2007 at 12:21 PM
Just found this great gallery at the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Room. These are portraits of baseball players that were used for baseball cards back in the twenties. Beautiful photographs...
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/p?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(CALL+@od1(LOT+13830))+@field(COLLID+cph))
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/p?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(CALL+@od1(LOT+13830))+@field(COLLID+cph))
Happy 153rd Birthday to George Eastman!!!!!
7/12/2007 at 2:44 PM
happy 153rd birthday to george eastman without whom none of us would have photography at our immediate and ever present disposal. thanks, george, for making all of this possible!!! happy birthday!!!
here is a link to the george eastman house. great photography collection. http://www.eastmanhouse.org/
and here is his biography from wikipedia. he invented roll film!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eastman
here is a link to the george eastman house. great photography collection. http://www.eastmanhouse.org/
and here is his biography from wikipedia. he invented roll film!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eastman