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Why we must see
Mar 10, 2010
Do we really have to see images from executions or the faces of acid attack survivors? Trying to explain why we must see.
A Saturday in New York City (incl. A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again)
Mar 8, 2010
Visiting the Armory Show - a soul crushing experience, where your soul is not only crushed, it’s actually slowly and steadily ground into a fine powder.
Review: Ulrich Gebert at Winkleman Gallery
Feb 18, 2010
A review of Ulrich Gebert’s recent show at Winkleman Gallery.
A Review of Sorts: Malick Sidibe
Feb 5, 2010
A review of the book “Malick Sidibe,” and a few thoughts on Dash Snow.
Art, General Culture, General Photography
Where does ‘fair use’ begin (or end)?
Feb 4, 2010
Trying to answer: ‘fair use’ begin (or end)? When is a use not fair?
Articles
Review: Viviane Sassen at Danziger Projects
Mar 18, 2010 – When being asked about Dutch portraiture, most people will probably think of photographers like Rineke Dijkstra or Hellen van Meene. Less well known are artists like, for example, Anouk Kruithof (see her Becoming Blue) or Melanie Bonajo, who combine portraiture with a heavily conceptual approach. If you look at Viviane Sassen’s portraiture, you’ll find such a conceptual approach (or at least training), with fashion thrown into the mix. Her work is now on view at Danziger Projects (until April 10, 2010; click on the image above to see a larger version). (more)
“This is the end/future of publishing”
Mar 18, 2010 – You’ve probably seen this video by now, but if you haven’t check it out. For those with attention spans shorter than one minute and five seconds, you’ve got to watch it for longer than that to see the actual idea.
General Culture, General Photography
“We traffic in women’s bodies.”
Mar 18, 2010 – Given my general lack of interest in fashion photography, I might not be the best person to write about the following. That said, since that lack to a pretty large extent is based on exactly what has been gaining quite a bit of exposure across the internet over the past few days I don’t think I should remain silent. See Rob’s take on it here. (more)
Gerald Slota
Mar 18, 2010 – For some reason that’s not clear to me I prefer Gerald Slota’s b/w work over the colour one. It’s maybe a somewhat different approach to walking into that dark alley that Roger Ballen has been investigating, coming from another end. Also see this page (for some more colour work).
Images
Mar 17, 2010 – I just got an email from someone complaining how the images on this blog got so small. In fact, the images on the individual pages are now actually larger - but to see/read them you need to click on the individual posts on the front page. The images are only smaller on the front page, which serves as the portal to all the contents.
A Conversation with Michael Schäfer
Mar 17, 2010 – Images are in the news - not just literally, but also as a topic themselves. In a day and age where image manipulation has become very simple to do, hardly a day goes by without yet another “scandal” about some manipulated image somewhere. As I indicated on this site before, I think without a proper understanding how images work this situation will not change. Introducing very unspecific - if not unrealistic - rules about the amount of manipulation that is acceptable totally misses the source of the problem. When Michael Schäfer sent me the link to his new work, I thought talking with him about his images and what they mean might be a good idea. Of course, here we have an artist, not a news photographer; but I see a lot of his work as a good way to start investigating how images work and how they are being used. Find the conversation over at Conscientious Extended.
The road to publishing pt. 2
Mar 17, 2010 – Shawn Records talks to Richard Renaldi about book publishing.
Contemporary German Photography
Hanna Witte
Mar 17, 2010 – When linking to Hanna Witte’s Nacht.Leben [“Night Life”], Peter Feldhaus noted that the work looked “very clean.” And he’s right, things are a bit too slick, a bit too commercial looking for my taste, but the series is nice nevertheless.
Meet the Re-Design Mastermind: Tim Gasperak
Mar 16, 2010 – I mentioned earlier that the re-design of this website would have been impossible without Tim Gasperak, so I want to use this opportunity to introduce you to Tim and his work. (more)
“Driveby culture and the endless search for wow”
Mar 16, 2010 – My friend Mark sent me the link to an article called Driveby culture and the endless search for wow. I think I want to say a few things about this, because, in part, it is related to what I often hear about photography online. (more)
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Conscientious Extended
Longer articles and interviews about fine-art photography and extended interviews with its leading practitioners.
A Conversation with Michael Schäfer
Images are in the news - not just literally, but also as a topic themselves. In a day and age where image manipulation has become very simple to do, hardly a day goes by without yet another “scandal” about some manipulated image somewhere. As I indicated on this site before, I think without a proper understanding how images work, this situation will not change. Introducing very unspecific - if not unrealistic - rules about the amount of manipulation that is acceptable totally misses the source of the problem. When Michael Schäfer sent me the link to his new work, I thought talking with him about his images and what they mean might be a good idea. Of course, here we have an artist, not a news photographer; but I see a lot of his work as a good way to start investigating how images work and how they are being used. (more)
By Joerg Colberg | Mar 17, 2010