Saturday, November 29, 2008

mus mus: @600


© Thobias Fäldt

- mus-mus a new collaborative photography space just launched its first project @600. For the project they asked 100 photographers from around the world to take pictures at 6:00 internet time on November 4th. There is a lot of great work, these are just some of favorites see the rest here.


© Robert Lyons


© Brad Tustin

Amy Stein in conversation with Molly Landreth


- Amy Stein recently posted an interesting interview with Molly Landreth on her blog that is definitely worth reading. They discuss her ongoing series Embodiement as well as the role she feels she has in representing gay life and culture. Molly Landreth is also having a print sale on her website to help fund the rest of her project, she is selling 11x14" prints of any of the pictures from her Embodiement series for just $50. See more of her work and order a print from her website here.



© Molly Landreth

Friday, November 28, 2008

Sander's Children


- James Danziger made a post on his blog The Year in Pictures on Wednesday about the new show going up at his gallery on December 3rd. The show is called Sander's Children: Figurative Photography in the Tradition of August Sander, and shows the influence that August Sander has had on the history of photography. The show looks like it is going to be fantastic, it includes the work of Seydou Keita, William Eggleston, Irving Penn, Hiroh Kikai, Albrecht Tubke, Milton Rogovin, Richard Avedon, Rineke Dijkstra, Lolo Veleko, The Sartorialist, Diane Arbus, as well as Sander himself. This will be a must see show this winter, hopefully I'll see you at the opening.


© Rineke Dijkstra


© Hiroh Kikai

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Dina Kantor


- The newest show up on the Women in Photography website is from photographer Dina Kantor. Dina lives and works as a teacher in Brooklyn. Her project Finnish Jewish has some really beautiful portraits. From her statement; "In January 2006 I began photographing the members of the small Jewish community in Finland. In addition to being a visual record, the images function as a sociological document exploring how Finnish Jews live, work and practice their religious traditions. How does Judaism survive in a country where there are only two synagogues? In a nation of 5.3 million people, how do 1,500 Jews maintain their cultural identity; how do they have a voice?". See more of her work here.



© Dina Kantor

ArtCareer.net: 100 Awesome Niche Photo Sites You’ve Never Heard Of

- I got an email last night from Kelly Sonora from Artcareer.net telling me about a new article they posted 100 Awesome Niche Photo Sites You’ve Never Heard Of. There are a lot of helpful links and you should check it out here.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Alec Soth


- Alec Soth just updated his site with a new project The Last Days of W. The pictures are a combination of work he has shot during George W. Bush's time in office. "During these last days of the administration, what is the point of protest, satire or any other sort of rabble-rousing? In assembling this collection of pictures I’ve made over the last eight years, I’m not really trying to accomplish much at all. But as President Bush once said, ‘One of the great things about books is, sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.’" See the work here and you can also pick up a copy of the book/newspaper that Alec had printed of the work over at Little Brown Mushroom.



© Alec Soth

Monday, November 24, 2008

Martin Rev


Martin Rev - See Me Ridin'

- "On Martin Rev's 1996 solo album, See Me Ridin', the co-founder of the legendary electro-rock band Suicide steps out on his own, and offers 16 tracks of minimalist bubblegum power pop. But don't worry longtime Suicide fans, drum machines, Rev's trademark synthesizers, and his half-sung/spoken vocals are the basis for each song, while Suicide's hypnotizing repetition is used to great effect as well."

Thomas Ekström


- Thomas Ekström is a photographer based out of Norway. He received a BA in Photography & Media Arts from University College for the Creative Arts in Maidstone, UK. I really like his portraiture in his project Devolution but his other projects are great too, especially Recognition. See more of his work here.



© Thomas Ekström

Friday, November 21, 2008

Matt Licari


- While I was at school yesterday I went to the photo building to check out the senior photography show. Although the show was dissapointing overall there was one stand out and that was Matt Licari. Matt was actually suitemates with a good friend of mine a few years ago when we were all living in the dorms and that was when I first saw his skateboarding photographs. Since then he has gone more towards the fine art route with his photography and made a really great series of portraits. He has shown his work in a solo show at Eyebuzz Fine Art in Tarrytown, New York and I'm excited to see the new work his website promises is coming soon. See more of his work here.



© Matt Licari

David Wright Ltd. Edition Print Sale


© David Wright

- I read over on Richard Renaldi's blog that photographer David Wright is having a limited edition print sale to help fund his trip to Uganda where he will be spending two months volunteering and photographing for A River Blue, a non-profit arts empowerment project for the children of formerly internally displaced persons in Northern Uganda. Find out more information on his blog. Support a great artist and an amazing cause!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Adam Golfer


- Adam Golfer is a Brooklyn based photographer. I really enjoy his series kin*, taken throughout Germany the project is about the land and the young people there. He plans on continuing the series next year, this time planning to shoot in Israel and then bringing the two parts of the project together. See more of his work here.



© Adam Golfer

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Sarah Kalagvano


- My good friend Sarah just updated her site with a series that she shot in Israel. The pictures are gorgeous and my favorite of her work. She also added some new work to her other portfolios, please take a look here.



© Sarah Kalagvano

Ahmet Unver


- Ahmet Unver's series Gurbet/Gone Away portrays the people of a small Turkish community in Sweden that relocated there after Sweden partially opened its doors to immigrants in the 1960's. Not wanting to lose their Turkish culture the people of the community never fully became a part of Swedish community. From the artists statement; "Born into this community, I have often felt that I have been living in a bubble, where people's developments are often hindered and where an awareness of the wider world is obscured. Since moving away from Sweden my inner conflict between my history and my expectations has been more apparent and my search for my own identity has become stronger. While I have been returning to Stockholm to photograph the people of the Turkish community I have discovered a different flow of life and although many of the community members discuss the dream of one day returning "home" there is a silent feeling that it wont happen." See more of his work here.



© Ahmet Unver

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Charles Johnstone


- I first heard of Charles Johnstone's work through The Camera Club of New York's benefit auction held on the 10th of this month. Johnstone’s pristine imagery, devoid of people, conveys a sense of isolation that belies these sunny and vibrant scenes in Havana Cuba. Johnstone’s photographs capture the essence of Havana’s colorful yet deteriorating landscape. In fact, many of the buildings Johnstone photographed just a year or two ago no longer exist. See more of his work here.



© Charles Johnstone

Sze Tsung Leong


- While I was at Yossi Milo last week I got a chance to see a bunch of prints from Sze Tsung Leong's new series Cities. Sze Tsung is one of my favorite photographers and also one the nicest people I've met in the photo world. While I was interning at the gallery he was around more than any of the other artists, always coming in with new prints from his Horizons series from a new part of the world. At the time I didn't know that while traveling around the world for the Horizons series he was shooting the companion series Cities. "Cities is a series depicting urban fabrics throughout the world. Differences, parallels, and variations between built environents are revealed through consistent composition and viewpoint. Disparate locations are juxtaposed and a new geography is outlined." Like the last series everything is being hand printed by Sze Tsung himself and the prints look absolutely beautiful. See more of the work here.



© Sze Tsung Leong

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Luigi Ghirri


- I finally got a chance to go to Aperture to see the Luigi Ghirri show and WOW! I had only recently heard of Ghirri when Aperture published his book It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It. After seeing some of the images from the book I couldn't wait for the show, his first major U.S. exhibition of photographs. The installation of the show is breathtaking, playing nicely to Ghirri's consistent color palette. There is almost too much to look at because there are so many prints in the show and each one stands on its own so well. Ghirri shared the sensibility of what became known in the U.S. as the New Color and the New Topographics movements before they had even been named. It's hard to believe that Ghirri is just now getting the recognition that he so obviously deserves out of his home country of Italy. Ghirri's work has influenced a generation of photographers, including William Eggleston who wrote the preface for the book. If your in New York make sure to stop by and see the exhibit. Aperture's holiday sale also just started, all books are 30% off and you can pick up Ghirri's book It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It for under $40.



© Luigi Ghirri

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Black Devil


Black Devil - Disco Club

- Originally released in 1978, Black Devil's "Disco Club" is an extremely rare disco release. The record is credited to Joachim Sherylee and Junior Claristidge. It was made manually in a recording studio in the suburbs of Paris using synths and occasional tape loops and a drummer, without the aid of MIDI or computers. Disco Club was unearthed by Rephlex Records and rereleased in 2004. Many doubted the authenticity of the record, due to its futuristic sound. DOWNLOAD THIS NOW!

Fraction Magazine


© Richard Renaldi

- Fraction Magazine just released its fourth issue for November and there is some really great work in it. Richard Renaldi unveils his new series Touching Strangers in a portfolio as well as an interview with Jörg Colberg. The group show Typologies also has some great work from photographers Liz Kuball, Verner Soler, Aaron Feaver, Chris Mottalini, and Laura Noel. Check out the issue here.


© Laura Noel


© Aaron Feaver

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

JH Engström


- For his project CDG, Engström spent three weeks isolated in an airport hotel, photographing the spaces and terminals of Charles de Gaulle. His images capture luggage carts, plastic chairs, parking garages, and weary travelers. The images were photographed in color and then printed using a special process that renders the print with a overall cast of gray, creating haunting monochromes. I recently saw a print of the top image above while at Aperture and the result of this printing process is really something beautiful. See more work from this project as well as others here.



© JH Engström

Monday, November 10, 2008

Tom Sandberg


- I was reading through the archive of Alec's blog and came across the work of Tom Sandberg. I automatically fell in love with Sandberg's work, the softness and variety of it all really connected with me. His black and white photos are really about photography, about the act of seeing, and ultimately about being in the world. Sandberg lives and works in Oslo, Norway and Paris, France. He has been included in numerous exhibitions in Europe and the United States over the last three decades. See more of his work here.



© Tom Sandberg