sci-fi art show 07/22/2010
 
NEWSFLASH:

I have three photographs in the upcoming show at Gam Gallery!
check out the opening at:

The Gam Gallery
110 Hastings @  Columbia, Vancouver
July 24
8pm+


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gettin' my kicks 06/30/2010
 
on route 66!
This deteriorating highway route is my new obsession. 
Let the document photography road trip commence!


                                                                  more to come...
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IMAGES + INFO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66
http://www.nationalroute66.org/



 
 

I wish I could show this to everyone who questioned why I went to school
for Architecture then Photography, as if they were unrelated and isolated. 
For me, the marriage is obvious. 


The artist is Alex Roman
Check out his The Third & The Seventh website. 

                               "A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to
        illustrate architecture art across a photographic
        point of view, where main subjects are already-
        built spaces"


click here to see what other people are saying..


psst...It's best if you watch it full screen
 
 
 
    
     A few months ago I came across the work of photographer Christopher Payne and
     can't stop thinking about his images.  The photos in his 'Asylum' series are particularly
     breathtaking and I can't wait for my copy of his book to arrive.  Between 2002 and 2008,
     Payne photographed seventy mental hospitals in thirty states, gathering images of aging
     and abandoned institutions.  Trained as an architect, Payne's photography naturally
     gravitates towards historical and industrial architecture.  What I enjoy so much about his
     hospital series is how he documented the silence and calm of these places that we've all
     imagined as terrifying, uneasy and sometimes violent.  His photos capture moments that
     allow the viewer to transport back to a time where patients, doctors and staff still walked
     the halls.  Throughout these spaces, the colours, abandoned objects and equipment are
     signifiers of the past and provide a humanistic element that helps describe the quality of
     life inside the seemingly ominous architecture. 

go to chrispaynephoto.com to see more images...

 
 
NEWSFLASH:

I have a photograph displayed at Gam Gallery!
check out the grand opening show at:

The Gam Gallery
110 Hastings @  Columbia, Vancouver
December 10 - 28th


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I just watched the trailer for this movie and am really excited to see the
whole film.  I love Julius Shulman's photography, his photos are among
some of the most recognizable because of subject but also because of
his clarity and precision. 

Julius Shulman (October 10, 1910 - July 15, 2009)
American Architectural Photographer


WATCH THE TRAILER AND SEE MORE PHOTOS AT:

http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/
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one of my favourites...

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Duffield's Continental Showroom
Long Beach, 1963 | Killingworth Brady + Associates, Architects |


             The lines of the building create a frame within the frame on the right, and the
             shadow cutting the rectangle on the bias at the left, brings the focus to the
             figure standing in the shadows, which gives a sense of scale to the architecture. 
             Shulman stands in the perfect position to connect the vertical and horizontal,
             creating a continuous line that draws the eye through the photo from corner to
             corner.  So simple, yet, so incredibly effective.
 
 
my friend sent me this link and i thought i should share it...

this camera takes a picture, turns it to half tone then punches
out the dots to produce the image with holes.  pretty rad. 

click on any of the links and go to the gizmodo.com blog by jesus diaz. 

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This Digital Camera Prints Photos Using Holes

By Jesus Diaz
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This is the Punch Camera by designer Matty Martin, which was featured at the Intel University Design Expo. And I want it. Instead of using ink, it actually punches images on blank paper. And that's just the beginning of it. After converting the image into a half-tone, the puncturing mechanism moves dot by dot. When all dots are precisely aligned reproduce the image, the camera screen tells you it's ready. Insert the paper in the slot, punch firmly as instructed, and get this:
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Not only that, but apparently you can show the photo to a webcam, and it will automatically take you to a gallery with more—normal—images associated with the paper one.
 
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