These polaroids are actually really stunning in person. They had a show at the DeSantos Gallery last year with just the polaroids on the wall. It was great to see everyone leaning in closer to the wall to take a look. They have so much polaroids. I was able to put on some gloves and go go through a basket full of them and the quality of the skin in some of the polaroids was […]
Site Specific: Las Vegas Shanghai The Waterfall Project by Oliveri Barbieri
The photos from my very first pinhole camera, which is basically a box with a whole lotta black tape around it. It was difficult to figure out the exposure time for the images, but I guessed as best as I could, and some of the images came out pretty awesome! Plus, we were shooting directly onto paper and not film, so the details aren’t too amazing, but I like the ghost-like qaulity in some of […]
In his East Meets West series, Tseng Kwong Chi dons a Mao uniform bought at a second hand thrift store and photographs himself in front of national and well known landmarks. In most of the images, he stands impassive and stiff in front of these landmarks, like an out of place tourist. It may just be that he is being satirical, mocking the notion of the “tourist,” or because you can see the shutter release […]
Had a very busy weekend. I just finished spending two awesome days in a workshop with Craig Barber building my very first 4×5 pinhole camera. Couldn’t ask for better weather and lighting conditions either. The Menil park during the mornings are just really peaceful and amazing. Still waiting for my 4×5 test shots to dry so I’ll be posting them on the next post, but below are examples of some of Craig’s work during his […]
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