Katie West makes tough work. It’s tough to critique because it seems so personal, tough to look at for the same reason. Viewing a Katie West self portrait is like stumbling on a photo meant to be secret, a photograph taken for just one person. For this reason, her photography raises questions about private and [...]
I first met Brian during a little dust-up on the Tumblogs about who can claim themselves a photographer. I admired his conviction and that he operated from a distinct aesthetic and training standpoint and wasn’t wishy-washy about it. Since then Brian has become a solid online contact and continues to create awesome, admirable work.
Greg Turner: [...]
Tanya Dakin is a talented photographer and model, one of the many great people I met while doing my first stint in the 365 Project. I immediately fell in love with her Sleeping Strangers project, and it remains one of my favorite series of all time.
Greg Turner: The basics: How did you get into modeling? [...]
When I first saw ck/ck’s photograph of the picnic table at White Sands, I was stunned. Stunned by the blue sky, the stark landscape. The lonely picnic table and hopeful hibachi. I’ve since been stunned by many of his images, each capturing something unique to a place, something uniquely American, in its way. Something I [...]
You may know Megan McIsaac’s work from Flickr, or you might have the good fortune to live in the Pacific Northwest and know Megan personally. I’ve been a fan for a while and totally stole the “making photographs” idea from her. Then I asked her some questions:
Greg: Where are some of the places [...]
We are all photographers
I hear this sentiment frequently. “Now with digital, everyone thinks they’re a photographer”. And the more defensive, “owning an expensive canon or nikon doesnt make you a photographer”. But if I remember correctly, nearly everyone in the country has owned a camera since the 1970’s. That’s the reason you can pick up a [...]
David Sherwin, Senior Art Director, UX Strategy at Worktank, argues designers should stop seeking perfection in design and instead embrace the warmth and natural elegance imperfections provide us:
When I try to think of a paradigm for pursuing elegance through imperfection, the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi comes to mind.
Leonard Koren, in his book Wabi-Sabi for Artists, [...]
This is insane and lovely: Every Person in New York