Poetry of the Capture
Walking through the 42nd street station below ground in New York City my eye was fish hooked towards the color red pulsating from bright images. Red from a barber's swirly candy cane open sign; red from a truck in the passing; red from photographer/painter Saul Letier's vision and poetry of the capture.
Webster's version burned across my memory as I proceeded up the stairs and out into the light. Poetry: the art of rhythmical composition,…
Don’t Miss these MoMA Exhibitions
For any readers in the NYC area, it might be worth your time and money to mosey on down…
This Contest is Different, and nearly at its end!
The Vewd Student Media Contest has officially come to its glorious conclusion. The contest,…
Seeing the Forgotten
To photograph the human spirit in all its capacity and boldness can be a task that takes…
The first ever analog “digital” photo frame
Just in time for the holidays, i love blocks will be selling Photoshop photo frames: the first ever analog “digital” photo frames. These are “high quality 4x5 white wooden frames with the hand silk screened
75th Anniversary issue of Esquire
Esquire has stuck their neck out with their current issue by featuring the “world’s first E-ink cover.” A blinking microchip stuck in the cover flashes the headline, “The 21st Century Begins Now” and five graphics related to the issue’s features. I was scanning…
We Are the Ones
I just found out about this amazing project going on right now called We Are the Ones: Portraits of Americans Standing for Change. This “photographic essay documenting the enthusiasm and diversity of Obama supporters across the country” is traveling around the US taking photographs of…
Bags of consumerism
Upon leaving the Pixar animated movie, Wall-E, my girlfriend’s nine year-old cousin and I were each given a rubber wrist watch featuring a picture of the adorable robot left behind on the ruined planet Earth…
New from Phillip Toledano: “Days with My Father”
Whether or not you recognize the name Phillip Toledano, you’ve probably seen his photographs. Born in London and living in New York City, Toledano has put together an impressive collection of images, two series of which have been published in
Support Obama and purchase a Schoeller print
I recently found a blog post announcing that Hasted Hunt Gallery in New York is sponsoring the sale of 500 signed and numbered prints of Martin Schoeller’s portrait of Barack Obama. The 11"x14" archival pigment prints cost $250 (plus $18 for shipping and handling) and 100% of the proceeds from…
Announcing the 29th Annual College Photography Contest
Photographer’s Forum Magazine and Nikon will host the 29th Annual College Photography Contest. All contest finalists will be published in the 2009 Best of Photography Annual and the winning photos…
Art for Obama
According to Art for Obama’s Web site:
“Art for Obama is an online auction of photographs to benefit the Obama campaign. Fifty of the country’s most prominent artists and photographers have donated…
Latest Photo Essay
Tepito is a neighborhood where access is closely guarded and police are not allowed.
… La Guerra Mexicana by Brian L. Frank

