Rome

Speaking of cities… in the fall of 2009 my wife Katie and I took a trip to Italy. We went to three cities. We took a lot of photos. (A lot.) Here’s one photo for each city, very representative of our time in each place. From the celebration of being together, to the grit of “old as modern”, with an eye to the what next, always looking for the unexpected and the beautiful. Enjoy. (more…)

Photo © New York Times, by Damon Winter

NY Times: Photographer’s Journal – Double Exposures.

A friend of mine sent me this a few weeks ago. It was put together back in September of 2008 and I really like Damon Winter’s work and commentary. I always love hearing “behind the scenes” stories and learning about the processes that artists use in their work. Sit back and enjoy.

Woman on Webster by Jason Hardy

Over the years we have all adapted to new ways of interacting with media. One area that I have paid particular attention to is my relationship with photography, and more specifically, the actual taking of pictures.

It has changed in a number of ways since my early days of snapping pictures for the yearbook or shots of my skateboarding friends, but one of the most dramatic changes came when I switched from shooting film to shooting digital. All of the sudden I had the instant gratification and unlimited undos that come standard with personal computing, all applied to the way I took photos. And so it changed the way I took photos. (more…)

Camoflague by Liu Bolin

Designboom had a great post awhile back about the artwork of Liu Bolin. Worth a look.

Man with Bandage by Fred Herzog

I love Fred Herzog’s photography of life (mostly) in Vancouver, Canada. Herzog worked professionally as a medical photographer (via Wikipedia) but he clearly had a talent for capturing mood and place. And those colors… outstanding. (more…)