A Centennial Homage to Duchamps’s “Fountaine”
One hundred years ago, a urinal (and, later, a Stieglitz photograph of that same urinal) caused quite a…uh…well…”splash” on the […]
Philosophy of Photography
Philosophy of Photography, Photographer Spotlight
Photographer Spotlight: Roger Ballen
OK, prepare to be shocked–and very, very impressed. Ballen’s work is definitely cutting edge and will stretch your idea about
Trouble with your artist statement?
First, aim for the sky–or ceiling–and try this site on for size (and a laugh): Artist Statement Generator 2000
The Mundane
From Susan Sontag, in her book, On Photography: “And since the 1920s, ambitious professionals, those whose work gets into
General Tips & Techniques, People & Portraits, Philosophy of Photography
Portraits that Lie? (An Interesting Video)
The camera can and does lie, of course, almost all the time whether we realize it or not. Nearly always,
A Stieglitz Thought
“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” —Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946)
A Criticism (and Defense) of Steve McCurry
You may think you don’t know this renowned photographer, but I am betting you do. Remember that famous National
The Forest, #2
Think about this…sort of the theory of correspondence as applied to our art: That which is visible here on Earth
Four Artists; Four Visions
The great thing about photography is that anyone can do it! Now, hold your horses there, Buckwheat! No, I don’t
The New New Topographics School of Photography
“New Topographics” refers to a movement in photography with roots in the 1950s through the 1970s (and continuing, somewhat, today) in both