Websites Archive
- What is Anything?
- Davin — February 22nd, 2008
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Anything is a
that lets its contributors freely add/edit any image or text to it, as often as they wish. In each of its 64 main pages, there is an area allocated for 1 image (left side) and 1 body of text (right side). Upon registration, each contributor is asked to choose whether they wish to upload image or text, and they are permanently assigned a random page (shared with another contributor).
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- Remain in Light
- Davin — January 31st, 2008
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Karly Wildenhaus and Shane Lavalette are co-editing the first volume of a new short-from photo book project, Remain in Light.New print publication seeks submissions of recent photography work for first Volume. The final selection of sixteen photographs will each be printed on separate cards and presented unbound in a specially created slipcase.
Please submit 5-10 images (JPG, 72dpi) or an online portfolio along with your name, age and current city of residence to remaininlightphoto@gmail.com by March 1, 2008 to be considered for the first issue scheduled for release in late spring.
The initial volume will be 16 images chosen by Karly and Shane. Their intent is to create a cohesive, if non-thematic, book which will in part serve to promote the work of emerging photographers.
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- Pause, to Begin. Again.
- Davin — January 31st, 2008
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Back in November, I briefly mentioned Ethan Jones and David Wright’s project Pause, to Begin — a multi-faceted photo initiative that will in-part result in the creation of a book. Jones, Wright and a team of “creatives” and “advisors” have now launched a new site that goes into more detail about the project and also introduces a blog.
The blog is already quite active and worth checking out. Photographers interested in being involved in the process have until April 1, 2008 to apply.
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- The Photographs Not Taken
- Davin — January 18th, 2008
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Will Steacy is a photographer and writer living in New York. He recently launched a project entitled The Photographs Not taken, in which he has collected the words of almost thirty photographers – words which take the place of photographs that they could, or would not take.
“The Photographs Not Taken is a collection of essays by photographers about the times they didn’t use their camera. This collection is a series of photographs not taken with a camera, but, instead, lived and remembered. Here the basic set of rules that apply to the making of a photograph are put into reverse; instead of looking out into the world through a camera lens, this series of essays looks directly into the photographer’s eye and mind and focuses on where the photographs come from.” – Will Steacy
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- The Ones We Love
- Davin — December 15th, 2007
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Lindley Warren recently launched a new project called The Ones We Love.“The Ones We Love is a project highlighting young and talented photographers from around the world. Each artist contributed six photographs of the person who is most important to them, taken outdoors in a natural setting. The goal of the website is to portray the people who are loved, cherished, and inspirational to these artists, and also showcase the differences and similarities in the photographs each of them took within the same guidelines.” — theoneswelove.org
As an aside, it’s interesting to see the number of projects appearing with a focus on young and emerging photographers. It’s a good thing to happen of course but I had this experience yesterday that made me think about the emphasis on youth when it comes to judging someone’s emerging status.
I consider myself an emerging photographer. Despite being 38 years old and graduating from university in 1994, i only picked up a camera in earnest about 3 years ago. Yesterday I noticed that the Canadian foundation, Magenta Publishing for the Arts had opened online submissions for Flash Forward 2008 their emerging photographers exchange. The project results in an annual hardcover book featuring Canadian, US, and UK photographers. I had resolved that I would get my shit togther and submit the ten photos required this year after quickly looking at the submission page. I pulled together my ten low res shots fairly easily but when I went back to read the details of what I had to do next I noticed that “emerging” means quite specifically “under 34″ to Magenta. I was a bit put off by that and emailed them to see if I could get some clarification on their reasoning for setting an age limit.
So, are emerging and young the same thing? And if so, why?
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- Capricious Magazine
- Davin — December 14th, 2007
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Published and Edited by Sophie Mörner, Capricious Magazine is a photography magazine dedicated to displaying the work of emerging artists. The Capricious collective was founded by Mörner in 2003 while she was attending NYU. The magazine is produced by that artistic, design, and editorial collective with occasional guest editors. The first 6 issues are available in-part online with print issues being produced twice a year.“Capricious’ contributors are all individuals with work that is born out of unique life experiences and points of origin. They are from different parts of the world, functioning in specific and often highly specialized communities, as well as, smaller private groups. There is a need for a new outlet to show artistic photographic work. Existing photographic magazines are focused on either photography that relates to fashion or high art photography. Capricious is the first magazine that considers itself wide open for new, un-established photographers. Capricious seeks to create the missing link between fashion photography and high art photography by demanding that a space for up and coming emerging photographers with an emphasis on fine art photography be made within the photographic community.” — capriciousmagazine.com
Thanks to Shane Lavalette for the tip.
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- Purpose - webmag photographique
- Davin — December 12th, 2007
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Currently in it’s sixth issue, Purpose is an online photo magazine from France produced by Paul Demare, Gilles Raynaldy, and Francesca Alberti. Each issue has an underlying theme reflected in the work of a number of photographers. The content of the work and the photographers are diverse. Purpose is mostly bi-lingual (french/english) but some of the english translations are a bit sketchy — I was happy simply to have them though.The format of each magazine is a somewhat familiar linear “two page spread” presented using Flash. I think that this works in this case by providing a good system for pairing images by drawing upon what works about magazine and book layout. But I do wonder sometimes if the format isn’t a bit of a gimmick. I also have to mention that the browser window resize (on every page refresh) is unnecessary. I’m also unsure about the ambient soundtrack with each issue. Both are often attempts to create an immersive experience but fail in my opinion.
That said, much of the work in Purpose is very high quality and certainly new to me. I’ll be following up on a number of the featured photographers and waiting for more issues. I do hope though that a bit more emphasis is paid to contextual texts in future issues.
Thanks to Muse-ings and Mrs. Deane for the tip.
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- NY Arts - Jonathan Feinstein talks to Grant Willing
- Davin — December 12th, 2007
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The January-February 2008 issue of NY Arts Magazine has a conversation between Jon Feinstein (Curatorial Director of the Humble Arts Foundation) and Grant Willing (co-founder of Fjord).
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- 2Point8 - Joel Meyerowitz Part 2
- Davin — December 9th, 2007
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MIchael David Murphy has posted the second part of his interview with Joel Meyerowitz. He talks to Meyerowitz about his seminal book Bystander: A History of Street Photography and about the continued democratization of photography as a medium.
“It used to be 35mm, and now it’s digital. The camera’s the same, though - people pick it up and use it, like a fountain pen. Everybody writes something with it; a check, a story, a prescription. It’s writing. And photography’s the same - it’s democratic in that way. Everyone can use it, but not everyone makes art.” — Joel Meyerowitz
Check out the other discussions at 2Point8.
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- Nathan Coley
- Davin — December 7th, 2007
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A nominee for the 2007 Turner Prize, Scottish sculptor and installation artist, Nathan Coley deals most often with questioning the institutions of theology and examining the elements of faith. Just one aspect of his work, his large scale environmental texts are striking and have the resonance of Holzer’s Truisms.There Will Be No Miracles Here references the 17th century village of Modseine, France where, by royal decree, a sign was erected warning against superstitious practices that in essence challenged the moral authority of a divinely enthroned monarchy. We Must Cultivate Our Garden is a translation of one of the final lines from Voltaire’s Candide which is similarly about the conflict between secular life and theocratic rule.
Tate Online has a video interview with Coley.
- Posted in People, Video, Websites — Comment
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