This photo is from a series of firework photographs. I took all the pictures close to the ground as the shells burst out of the mortar tubes, or like this one, as they're shooting skyward.
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shot with a Leica M3 on Wall Street, part of a continuing series of grainy black and white 35mm pics
I shot this in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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This was taken in Harlem.
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Inspiration is everywhere.
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Convenience stores have always been a place of influence for me. The quick and easy, they show our transient lives. Our shortened appetites for relief.
Comments (0) - Link to this postA few years ago while visiting friends up in Phoenicia, NY we stopped in an amazing antique shop, where I came across this stack of 4"x5" black and white negatives. They seem to have come from a firehouse's collection or something. One packet was labeled "GAS EXPLOSIAN JAMAICA N.Y. 11/25/46" and the other indicated that it was firemen in London, England, though no date was given. You gotta love the British firemen's roman helmets. I am always excited to find such cool visual remnants. There are so many amazing glimpses into the past tucked in people's attics and basements.
I just placed the negatives on my lightbox, and shot them at different angles with my digital camera, then inverted them (and restored the proper coppery tint).
Comments (1) - Link to this postTo the best of my knowledge, these are the last pictures I shot on 35mm film. When we were living in Los Angeles back in 2003, I grabbed my trusty Yashica T* loaded up with black and white film, and Julie and I set off to explore the haunting Salton Sea area, about 60 miles to the south-east of Palm Springs.
We had heard it was an interesting place to visit, but we weren't prepared for the things we would see: An artificial mountain built of mud, paint and car tires as a monument to God's love (Salvation Mountain), entire neighborhoods, buildings and vehicles devoured by pink alkaline slurry, sulfurous boiling mudpots, defunct hotels from the 1950's heydays and a dead, smelly sea.
If you are ever in the area, be sure to make time for a visit.
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There's been a growing number of creepy incidents at Walt Disney World. People have been smuggling in their loved ones' remains and sprinkling the ashes on their favorite rides. It's actually become a big problem. I've been enjoying taking more pics with my cell phone. This one is from a television ad for the theme park.
This is a photo of a Ndebele traditional healer from the National Archives of Zimbabwe. When I was visiting there back in 1998 we visited the archives and were able to order reprints of old photos from their amazing catalog of images. We paid a small fee, filled out some paperwork and several months later this and a few other pictures surprised me when they showed up in my mailbox.
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(Brooklyn, that is.) Why? Because only here could this exist nowhere near a McDonald's.
so, i was leaving studio the other night, and while walking to my car, i noticed something strange hanging in the air...
(the photo somehow reminds me of ed ruscha... one of my favorite artists.) i've never lived in any place quite like philly!
ps: i got a lovely letter (email) from a gal in hong kong who was visiting the iman site and had such nice things to say. it's feels good to receive mail like that. thanks hilda! :)
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On our final afternoon in Mexico, Corrie and I were able to spend a few hours exploring the city of Playa del Carmen. You can explore yourself via our photos on Flickr, a sample of which can be seen above.
welcome home space shuttle atlantis! this was my pei wei fortune cookie word of the day. (yummy + how fitting!)
thanks to mr. biggs (my studio mate) for taking this fabulous photo!
for more space shuttle fun, click here if you'd like to learn to draw the space shuttle!
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Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Union Square, intersection at 14th Street—this afternoon, sun's shadows seemed perfectly aligned and perpendicular with Manhattan's North-South streets today. I think many New Yorkers sensed this, but just didn't admit it to themselves.
caught that decisive moment of a goose bobbing down for food. the impression of its head has created a bowl shape in the water.
This is Kinkaku-ji, otherwise known as The Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan.
This was taken last week from a bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo. I've seen a lot of rare views of mountains this year.
Found this polaroid on the branch of a tree in Harlem. Cheered me right up.
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This is a photo of an advertisement, something I've always enjoyed doing. A must-see show is "Richard Prince: Spiritual America." He did a Marlboro cowboy Ad series, (and many others). This highly anticipated survey features a wealth of Prince's photos, paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from the last thirty years. A fun filled show for all ages. It's at the Guggenheim till January 9.
Comments (0) - Link to this postThe Clown Olympics hosted by The Brick Theatre in Williamsburg last night. Events ranged from 'Solo Trips and Falls' to 'Kiddie Pool Synchronized Swimming'.
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Only 30% of people visiting Alaska get to see the summit of the second highest peak in North America, because it is usually obscured by clouds. Fortunately, we were blessed with great weather.
Most people know it as Mt. McKinley but the locals prefer to use the original name, Denali, which means "The High One" in the Athabaskan language.
spent the weekend down in DC and visited the National Gallery which is one of my favorite museums. it's chuck full of masterpieces; the main rooms are all lit with natural light; and there's a beautiful austerity to how the art is displayed. this is a photo that i took of Randolph Rogers's marble statue entitled "Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompeii". carved in 1860. photography of a museum's general collection is usually permitted. it's the travelling shows that prohibit photographs.
This a long exposure of the summer sky looking northeast. The Summer Constellations are the 17 constellations that fall between June and August. Some of the more famous ones are part of this group, including Sagittarius, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquarius. This was taken from Long Island.
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Apparently, I'm not the only fan of music and/or irony.
Seafaring geezer seen aboard the S.S. John W. Brown in Boston. There was also a dogfight.
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Apparently, all I have to do is show up in California and the pictures just line up to be taken. I got lucky and snapped this one in Ocean Beach, San Diego, a few days ago.
I'm on my way to Alaska now. I hope to soon have more nature for you all.
Lately my thoughts and daydreams have been dominated by snowy hillsides and sliding down them on a snowboard. This has been a bit excruciating since we're here in dog days of summer. I took these photos above while riding at Montana's Big Mountain with my pal Paul Clark (aka Blixie). I hope it snows soon.
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I hope this isn't the best picture I will ever take, but it very well might be. This almost feels like cheating. Nothing I could make on my own will ever top the grandeur of nature.
Oh, and I'd like to be invited to the Siren Festival next year. I can take a mean picture too. :)
St. Giglio Festival in Williamsburg began last Sat. with the ceremonial procession of a seven-story high statue topped with St. Giglio himself. It's a stone's throw away from the Lorimer St. on the "L" train.
garage sale. this weekend. long island. favorite thing. sold. 3 dollars.
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Picasso's old trick of painting with light never grows tired...especially with the addition of the digital camera...These were 15 second exposures 'drawn' with a bare mini-mag light bulb at 400 ISO. One person stands very still, and behind them, another person draws the outlines really quickly, and since they are moving so fast, they don't really show up.
These were taken in the woods, where Invisiblefellows Paul, Kerry and I hiked the amazing Escarpment Trail in the Catskills (more to come on that). You can see the full images of these light-paintings here: Jon, Kerry and Paul
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I'm no illusionist, but as you other photographers know, there are some shots that are hard to resist. This is one of those.
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This is a photo from a "Walk Around The Block" series. The idea is to simply walk around your block and find images that inspire you. Once is enough.
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This old coot is always talking about the terror in men-the terror to live, the terror to die. I asked him where all his evil comes from and he simply said "Deep in the earth."
Happy Halloween and sorry about the nightmares.
a photo from a $.99 store. I've always thought that these places were worth something pictorially.
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yesterday was fun. it was nice to finally meet everyone. maybe next time maybe more creation/less production... but all in all a fun and productive day! we must plan another one. :)
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There's a feeling of comfort and contempt in this image. Mainly because instead of thinking, most people are just rearranging their prejudices.
last week we rented/rode segways around fairmount park in philadelphia. this photo is me (+ my guy) on the top of the art museum stairs. seconds later both our friends wiped out... but overall, it was a blast. you do look kind of dorky, but you get lots of attention & i highly recommend it. lots of fun! :) PS: we went with i glide tours
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Cheerios has a bee, Frosted Flakes and Exxon, a tiger. Hostess has a vulture and racoon, Mastercard, a zebra, Geico, a gecko, and you gotta love that Chucky Cheese rat. But it's the stallion that seems to speak to young men specifically, seducing them to work hard and drive fast with a smoke dangling.
These pictures were taken in Greece, inspired by the artist Richard Prince.
These pictures are competitions, visual contests between man and nature. I've been seeking these "fights" lately. They're everywhere.
Comments (0) - Link to this postThe Atomium. A building that simply does not take a bad picture. Don't be fooled—it's not a new restaurant at LAX. It's in Brussels, and a must see you for anyone interested in 20th Architecture, make that futuristic architecture as well. Designed by André Waterkeyn. Built in 1958 for the International Exhibition of Brussels. 102 meters high and based off of an iron molecule magnified 165 billion times. It reopened in February of this year.
Link to this postJust returned from a trip to Brussels. I have to say, Belgium is a great city for graffiti, street art and comics (has a comic museum to prove it, although I wasn't as impressed with the museum as with what I saw on the streets and in bookstores. Here's a great place for comics, it's called Brusel (Boulevard Anspachlaan 100 Bruxelles 1000 Belgium (www.brusel.com). Check it out when you're there. They had a signed Chis Ware print in the window...
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Here's my Dad surfing at York Beach in Maine, back in the late seventies. Any more pictures of parents in water?
I've been looking at images of my parents lately, trying to figure out a possible film or photo project.
I think it's imperative that artists explore the subject of family no matter how corny or banal it may seem.
The first of our teachers, our folks are the complex beginning. For many of us it's a place far away or a terrrible trudge to even think about.
This picture really had my attention for some time. I guess it was the blue man made shape against the green bush. But truly it's all about getting a burger or two at a fair price.
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Fast food joints are a major excitement for me when I go to shoot. This picture is a simple landscape bush surrounding an Arbys in eastern Pennsylvania.
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This pic is from a summer of commercial salmon fishing in Alaska. The dogs were the most dramatic.
These pictures are from a Mexico excursion, a story for the NY Daily News. And what a marvelous country. These pics are unrelated to the story. I bought a new camera for this odyssey and had lots of fun trying it out.
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I was inspired by Kerry's New Suffolk Road post, (grand little paintings), and wanted to post a special place of my own. I've spent a few summers in Alaska and this glacier is very accesible near the town of Juneau. And if the light is good you can get some nice shots of these traveling bergs.
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Been fascinated with flies for some time now. Such low lifes. But in their minds, death and decay is so irresistible.
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This is a found photograph I picked up on a curb in Long Island City. Good condition too.
We get a free glimpse of lost progeny. Or at least a lost photograph. I was drawn to this one because the girl looks so undecided.
I've been strolling Brooklyn for street shots. Some days are good, but often you just stroll and nothing inspires. This is from one of those days.
12/1 : UPDATE: my piece got reviewed by art blog! (a pretty big thing in philly) :)
check it out!
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i am in an group exhibition photo west gallery in west philly which opens this friday. i was given a random photo (from Romania) to be inspired by.
i got a truck. (see top) i made a funny model (see bottom) it's too bad you cant see the back of the model. maybe ill repost. but for now this is it as its 2:39 am! i cant wait to see what others made.
also - my website is finally finished. come visit!
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pa took this one, right before Bighead gave him an awful haircut. BOO!
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We ate two delicious chickens.
Farmers use these to prevent creekbank erosion. In a short time, a high volume of cattle can sog up a landscape, creating giant unwanted puddles and even choke waterways as they drink and cool off. They are made of coconut hair and jute.
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This unfortunately shaped inflatable jungle gym contraption was spewing out children at an apple-picking farm in the Catskills last fall.
Check out Jamie's new site:
http://www.jamesantonson.com/
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