The word "photography" comes from Greek, "photos (ϕοτοσ), light, and graphos (γραοσ), writing, delineation, or painting," (Oxford Reference) or drawing with light. Bill Clark takes this almost literally in most of his photography. I first saw Bill's work at a juried … [Read more...]
Albert Kahn — The Archives Of The Planet
Photography has a very rich history and by its nature, it spans the whole world. I stumbled on a branch of this rich history and learned about Albert Kahn whose generosity allows us to enjoy over 70,000 autochrome plates from all corners of the world, well, most corners! Autochrome Color The … [Read more...]
Peter Prier & Sons Violins
A recent video I saw comparing various quality violins triggered this post because the comparison took place in the school and store of Peter Prier & Sons Violins in Salt Lake City. (The last name is pronounced rhyming with "freer" not with "fryer.") Many years ago, 11 years to be exact, I … [Read more...]
On Painting and a Painter — Hatice Kumbaraci Gursoz
Painting as an art form has a long history, going back to the origins of humanity. When I wrote about painting in the past, it was generally in relation to how photographers aspired to make their work look like paintings and clearly stated my position on the matter: "Painterly? No, Thanks!" In this … [Read more...]
Meet Fan Ho
I am, once more, grateful for Sotheby's photography auctions. A few days ago I received an email about the upcoming show and sale featuring the photographs of Fan Ho, the Chinese photographer who was elected Fellow of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) along with many other similar societies … [Read more...]
Rodney Smith
There is so much to learn! I found out about Rodney Smith at a small photography group last week and got interested enough from a couple of stories, I searched for his work on Google, and got sucked in! The next thing I knew, I had three of his books on order from Amazon to be delivered in a couple … [Read more...]
Irving Penn Revisited
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from someone who found my post on Irving Penn. In the message, she mentioned that they created a nice visual, Irving Penn remembered, summarizing his career and the development of his style and that I could post the visual if I wanted to. That was a kind offer from an … [Read more...]
Photography Auctions
Photography auctions like the ones run by Sotheby's, Christie's, etc. present otherwise hard to see photographs. Clearly, I cannot afford to bid on any of the items, but seeing them is a useful learning experience. The recent auction at Sotheby's got remarkable results, perhaps a sign of … [Read more...]
Portrait Narratives – An Exhibit
I met the Rhode Island photographer Jonathan Sharlin at another photographer couple's house at a pizza party. As we talked about, what else, photography, I found out about his then upcoming exhibit and talk titled Remembrance featuring Rhode Island Holocaust survivors. The opening reception and the … [Read more...]
Irving Penn at Lesley University
Thanks to Lesley University and Smithsonian Museum, we were able to see the works of Irving Penn. Many were his platinum print originals and some new prints reflected his style very well. It was a fun, enjoyable, and highly educational trip to Boston with Jan and Jim. Leaving around 10:30 AM on … [Read more...]