Evelyn.

Evelyn, Zarry, & Victor 1/18/10 30″x 1100″

The fourth in a series of lost alphabets.

We went to see the Callahan show of about 50 pictures at the MFA yesterday.  It was a perfect way to close out (visually) 2009.  Becky suggested that Callahan had quite an influence on my work: GUILTY.  A couple of pictures stood out: a woman on the street in Chicago in a very light green coat and hat probably from the early 50s; a four panel grid of tree limbs looking up form Atlanta in 1993.  Marvelous pictures.  Yes, Harry was (remains) quite an influence.

Here is Thanksgiving 2009 in two versions: 22×33 inch Grid and 30 second video below.

Right click on this link  Thanksgiving 2009, then open in a new window.  Enjoy.

My second posted Moving Picture (video).

25 feet off the roadway.

Another grid for my stay in Buffalo, NY.

I was a tad reluctant to go to the Met Wednesday; haven’t we seen enough of The Americans already?  I had never seen its entirety as an exhibition with some rather large prints laid out as in the book through 5 or 6 rooms.  I have to say the sequence had never read as clearly nor as succinctly as it does that way.  The Americans is truly a book in my mind, but having known the work for 40 years it remains brilliant, ground-breaking, and formative for me and my photography.  There were always some pictures that were less resonant, particularly from the Montana timeframe, but yesterday I was completely satisfied.  Furthermore the art of sequencing photographs (which I have be long steeped in-thanks, Nathan-makes the meanings deeper and more satisfying.  I learned some stuff, yet again.  Happy Thanksgiving.

I95 Branford is this year’s offering.  Opening is 10/8/09, come see.

Mothe Nature is sure entertaining.  Ain’t she great?

Amazing sky, amazing weather, just 3 minutes.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Fraction Issue 9

Fraction Issue 9 is up and running. Stop by and take a look.

featuring work by
Alexis Pike
David Ondrik
Jennifer Ray
Keith Johnson
Bethany Souza

New book reviews from Corey Dzenko and a look at Robert Frank’s “Looking In” by Jonathan Blaustein.

Canandaigua Looking South in the Morning

I have been photographing this tree for 25 years, I may have figured it out.  We’ll see.

An amazingly fortuitous meeting with Prophet Isaiah in Buffalo.  I was told I was saved.  Bob was not.  Go figure.

After an afternoon of trying to find the meaning of life ….

A fine workshop conducted at Maine Media Workshops finished today with a good time seemingly had by all.  Students made fine progress, lots of pictures made, some of note.  The weather turned out to be spectacular all week.

I leave early tomorrow for Newport and the Jazz Festival there.  I should be a great one.  More soon.