Grossness

what is this?? i saw it while randomly wandering through a woodsy part of my neighborhood. i have never seen anything like it! and yes, all the little yellow things are live wormy creatures. gross! i am not a fan.

Finally

i finally, finally, FINALLY maybe possibly perhaps know where this is going (unless i change my mind-- yikes!). thus it is time for a celebratory saran wrap self portrait.

New Friend

my new friend is saran wrap. i don't totally know where this is going or what i am trying to say, but i think those answers will come in time. right now i just like how they look-- almost like paintings.

Guatemala

i went backpacking in guatemala with my sister in march. at last, i am ready to post some photos from that week.

view from the marketplace in antigua

boys of san antonio la laguna sharing their wisdom

dry grasses around beautiful lake atitlan

Verve Photo

"the new breed of documentary photographers". this is a blog that i just recently started following, mostly featuring the work of young, often unknown photographers. the blog always provides biographical info about the photographer and a statement about the photo itself. they feature a new photographer every two or three days so the archive is pretty impressive. i was inspired to post about it now because today they are featuring none other than doug dubois.

Joel Sternfeld

joel sternfeld is known for his large format documentary photos of the u.s. my favorite series of his are "american prospects," in which he explores the irony of human altered landscapes, and "stranger passing," which focuses on social class and stereotypes. he also was very influential in establishing color photography as a respected art medium.


mclean, virginia, 1978 (american prospects)


wet n' wild aquatic theme park, 1980 (american prospects)


a lawyer with laundry, 1988 (stranger passing)


a woman out shopping with her pet rabbit, 1988 (stranger passing)

Even the Most Horrific of Memories Fades with Time

the worst genocides of the 20th century...
(the text is hard to read so i'm retyping it below each image)


China 78 million
1949-1969



Soviet Union 23 million
1932-1939


Germany 6 million
1939-1945


Turkey 2 million
1915-1920


Cambodia 1.7 million
1975-1979


Rwanda 800,000
1994


Kurdistan 600,000
1987-1988


Nanjing, China 300,000
1937-1938


Darfur 300,000
2003-present


Sierra Leone 200,000
1991-2000


Bosnia 100,000
1992-1999


Guatemala 70,000
1982-1983

The Tea Farmer's Wife

today as i was skimming through my photos from china i discovered this one. i knew i had photographed this woman, but this particular shot somehow escaped my notice until today. i guess this is why photographers should never delete things :)

Stalked

ever feel like someone is watching you?

Taking a Break

i'm running away to guatemala now. i hope i come back rejuvenated and inspired to complete the rest of the semester. goodbye.

Cole Rise

today i stumbled upon cole rise. his photographs are pretty compelling... they have a very unique quality to them; the graininess and color palette remind me of a certain style of landscape painting.

he has some great photos of people jumping

yosemite fires

one would

endless

and also cows.

othered

cirrus

definitely take a look at his website

Scott Stulberg

this morning i stumbled upon scott stulberg. he mainly focuses on stock photography, but his images from around the world are stunning, and in some cases highly amusing. his work speaks to my wanderlust; i am jealous of his travels and his photography (although from his portfolio, it would appear that i have been to cooler places in china than he has. win.)

Color Me Katie

katie sokoler is an awesome photographer and street artist living in brooklyn. her projects are happy and colorful. my favorite work of hers involves creating these lighthearted 'traps' and waiting for precisely the right moment to photograph people who walk right into them. basically, she makes me smile.








follow her blog color me katie, visit her website, and watch this video about how she makes her work.

Dispatches aka The Greatest Thing Ever

dispatches is a relatively new quarterly publication that most people have never heard of but that everyone should read and savor. as the brainchild of photographer gary knight and reporter mort rosenblum, dispatches strives to achieve the opposite effect of newsflashes that pop up on our blackberries or crawl across the bottom of the screen while we watch cnn. dispatches brings us, not quantity, but quality and depth.

with each issue, the dispatches team delves deeply into a single topic: water. poverty. the iraq war. russian politics. american culture. by combining smart, engaging essays with stunning art photography, this publication provides the reader with an in depth understanding of a certain pressing issue.

did i mention that the photography is amazingly beautiful? the website won't let me grab images to post here, but seriously check it out.

Looking Back

photograms... these are the first 'prints' i ever made in a darkroom. they didn't teach us to do this at syracuse. i wish i'd done more of them.

Sculptures Made out of Junk

seriously how cool is this?
see more here

Happy Birthday Pop!

today my grandpa turns 90, although he seems no older now than he did in this picture. love you jack-o!

also that haircut makes my head look like a mushroom.

Mark Jenkins

his street art is brilliant and seemingly lighthearted. fun to look at, also interesting to think about. check his other work out here