"If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don’t think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; if you just think of, detail by detail, what you have to do next, it is a wonderful dream even if the end is a long way off, for there are about five thousand steps to be taken before we realize it; and start making the first ten, and stay making twenty after, it is amazing how quickly you get through those five thousand steps.” - Edwin Land to Polaroid employees (1942) Add Comment I wrote a post last year about the work of Christopher Payne and today found out about this presentation he made at the University of Florida's College of Medicine about his work. links: http://www.chrispaynephoto.com/asylum.html http://psychiatry.ufl.edu/education/residency-and-training/video/Payne.shtml John Gollings: Eye for Architecture Saturday May 7 at 7 pm Canadian Premiere Follow award-winning architectural photographer John Gollings on a photographic journey through the rapidly changing cities of Australia and Asia where we witness firsthand their remarkable facelift as well as their historic roots. Director: Sally Ingleton Country: Australia Duration: 52 minutes Year: 2009 http://photomonth.tvo.org/?p=39 David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating Thursday May 12 at 9 pm North American Premiere One of the outstanding photographers of the 20th century, David Bailey, now 70, captured the tumultuous culture and history of the 1960s and onward with his iconic celebrity images of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and many others. His personal life was as iconic as his images, having been married to Catherine Deneuve and others. Now Bailey comes to terms with his career as a celebrity portraitist, and sets out to explore the humanist element in his past and current work– hoping to have captured images with heart. Director: Jérôme de Missolz Country: France Year: 2010 Duration: 52 minutes http://photomonth.tvo.org/?p=37  check out photographer Jamie Beck's tumblr to see how gifs should really be done.. http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/tagged/cinemagraph/page/1 Check out this photo essay of graffiti in post-Chernobyl city, Pripyat by Alex Cheban on English Russia. The graffiti art as well as the urban decay are well documented.  ps. this might be one of my new favourite websites. While Stanley Kubrick worked as a photographer for Look Magazine in the forties he was sent to Chicago to document the city for the story, "Chicago City of Contrast." You can see by these photographs he definitely had a cinematic eye. Each images looks like it could be a movie still. Three years later he would finance and direct his first film, a documentary called, Day of the Fight, which was based on a photo he had taken earlier for Look. Images: Courtesy Stanley Kubrick Check out this video about the design of the Nikon F. Even though I'm a Canon user, going on twelve years now, this mini documentary is still informative. It's always fascinating to learn how some fundamental architectural concepts translate and can influence other areas of life and design globally. It all really is relative. It makes me sad to think that analog photography is expected to go the way of the Dodo. Admittedly, I now use my DSLR more than any of my film cameras, I have a collection of 35mm to 4x5 cameras, but my photography foundation was built on analog photography and darkroom techniques. Something that is lacking with many "photographers" out there and is evident among many of them. Analog does a better job of teaching a deeper understanding of light in the art of the medium. I think if Polaroid can make a comeback and adapt to digital culture, darkrooms can survive. Here's hoping at least. article link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2011/jan/14/photographing-death-darkroom-video This Chicago Tonight story about recently discovered Chicago street photographer, vivian maier, is probably one of the most exciting ones I've heard in a long time. Just from the few photographs of hers they show, her images look beautiful. I believe she should be among the best well-known street photographers of our time. It makes me wonder how many other yet-to-be-discovered women photographers there are out there. |
