Your first ten thousand pictures are your worst- Henri Cartier-Bresson
Currently listening to: ” Dont u evah” by Spoon
Saw “Up in the Air” the other day and eye thought it was a very deliberate and excellent film. The former description a reference to the zeitgeist capturing motives of George Clooney & Co; the latter being the ensuing results (P.S: very well placed soundtrack)
Truly had a rousing good time and unequivocally my favorite broadway experience on Nov 28th!
Something to look forward to in February.
Disclaimer: Above image is not mine
Amazing amazing storytelling by image creator/hunter, Desiree Dolron.
Amazing shots by Hector Santizo at the 2009 Burning Man. Love this year’s theme.
Copenhagen in T- 20 days.
“To live is the rarest thing in this world…”Oscar Wilde
Made for an interesting read in between (multiple) reaches for coffee. Although, to be fair, dining al fresco certainly livens any conversation.
“And I say: That little ole lonely elevator girl looking up sighing in an elevator full of blurred demons, what’s her name & address?” —The last line of Jack Kerouac’s introduction to The Americans by Robert Frank, 1958.c. On view @ the Met this fall.
Passion pit- “Manners”, is holding up quite well on multiple listens. Proving to be a strong buy.
Aesthetic pieces I can certainly get behind.
Credit: William Eggleston (Untitled).
“Brief interviews with hideous men”: From a density standpoint, certainly one of the more conquerable of DFW’s output. Above all, a good read.
Currently listening to: “I got lost” c/o Dinosaur Jr
Who had have thunk it but eye just might have found GOD through architecture . Sundays @ 10am.
One of the very best photographers around: Boogie. Served best by the “Brazil series”. Very glad to have told him so during my stint in NYC.
P.S: The name you might be seeking out right about now is Thomas Allen.
We were introduced to Malick Sidibé, a Malian photographer noted for his black-and-white studies in the 1960s of Bamako, Mali. His striking portraits are a vivid mirror of African culture at that time. Sidibé was awarded the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement award in 2007. It was the first time it had been presented to a photographer.
Very nice set of images in Toby Burrows’ ‘Exhibition’ section of his photography agency’s site. View here.
Really love Neil Krug’s latest and no doubt greatest work. View Flickr Set.
Really love deadlines. Specifically the swoooooshing sound they make as they zip by
Purely for the more fetishist inclined among us.
We just discovered another great architecture blog called, Office for Word & Image (OWI). OWI is a specialized in full reportages, including text and images on architecture and interiors.
In their own words, ‘We choose amongst the archives of some of the best photographers and journalists for features with a contemporary look and an interesting story. In our selection we aim for top quality photography of exclusive private homes or exceptional public buildings, accompanied by sharp interviews with some of the world’s leading architects.’
May is the month that Creative Review launched their new website and released the 2009 Design Annual. The Annual acknowledges the top 100 projects of the year in Graphic Design. We are proud to have one of our projects (NPNY08) be honored as one of those awarded. Be sure to take a look at the process of creating the cover for this years Annual by photographer, Luke Kirwan.
Preserve is on going project to produce a permanent visual record of hand painted building signage. Many of these are being erased from our cityscapes either being worn away by weather over time, covered as buildings have been repainted, disappearing as buildings are demolished or replaced with modern signage equivalents.
Amazing ad campaign for Leica cameras by Swiss ad agency, Advico Young & Rubicam in Zurich-Gockhausen. The ad showcases the new camera’s 12x zoom feature.
Credits:
Creative Directors:Urs Schrepfer, Christian Bobst, Photographer: Christian Bobst
Grégoire Alexandre’s photography work is highly conceptual, highly stylized and highly successful. Enjoy the wonderful works of Mr. Alexandre.
Industrial photographer Stephen Mallon documented an impressive collection of the salvage of US Airways flight 1549 in January. He photographed the series for Weeks Marine and J. Supor & Son, companies that worked on retrieving and transporting the airplane. Check out his site and don’t miss the “american reclamation” gallery.
