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“‘Rescuing Putnam’ is a prime example of why I find...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:58:00 -0800

“‘Rescuing Putnam’ is a prime example of why I find insider photography so compelling. It doesn’t suffer from many of the constraints of ‘straight’ documentary work: there is no requirement for objectivity and seriousness, or to paint the subject in a respectful politically correct light. By very definition, the photographer cannot be an unbiased observer and instead is an active participant in the work. The gloves of detachment can be removed” (via The Insiders, image by Michael Julius)

Photo

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:06:21 -0800

Bad Stock Art: “Searched for: Church Fun” I love...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:26 -0800

Bad Stock Art: “Searched for: Church Fun” I love this blog.

Cormac McCarthy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:00 -0800

WSJ: But is there something compelling about the collaborative process [of filmmaking] compared to the solitary job of writing?
CM: Yes, it would compel you to avoid it at all costs.

Antony Crossfield

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36:31 -0800

Antony Crossfield

"I like lists for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:11 -0800

“I like lists for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia.”

- Umberto Eco, SPIEGEL

“Is you taking notes on a criminal fucking...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:00 -0800

“Is you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?” 100 Greatest Quotes from The Wire

"This is the never ending struggle, I think storytelling is the most powerful art, for me. I just..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:09:41 -0800

“This is the never ending struggle, I think storytelling is the most powerful art, for me. I just think there’s nothing more satisfying than the narrative thrust: beginning, middle, and end, what’s gonna happen. The thing I’m always bumping up against is that photography doesn’t function that way. Because it’s not a time-based medium, it’s frozen in time, they suggest stories, they don’t tell stories. So it is not narrative. So it functions much more like poetry than it does like the novel. It’s just these impressions and you leave it to the viewer to put together.”

- Alec Soth

"The fact is that late in 1929, people were throwing themselves out of windows on Wall Street. This..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:33 -0800

“The fact is that late in 1929, people were throwing themselves out of windows on Wall Street. This year they’re lining up for bonuses. There has been no serious self-examination on Wall Street of what has occurred and what should be in the future.”

- Phil Angelides FCIC Chairman

Get your own Becher typology! - Conscientious want

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:12 -0800

Get your own Becher typology! - Conscientious want

The Exposure Project: Heather Rasmussen’s...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:46:56 -0800

The Exposure Project: Heather Rasmussen’s DestructConstruct “based on found photographs of shipping container accidents downloaded from the Internet. “

(via junkreactionary)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:57 -0800

(via junkreactionary)

Significant Objects

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:03:00 -0800

Significant Objects:

The curators of this project pick an object from a thrift store, pair it with a writer who writes a story about the object, and then auction the object on Ebay to determine it’s objective and subjective value.

Snail poop packaging! « Playmedesign If there was one thing...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:47:04 -0800

Snail poop packaging! « Playmedesign If there was one thing my life was missing, it was Pantone matched poop.

“Pitchmen for free credit report, oxy clean, the swivel...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:41:21 -0800

“Pitchmen for free credit report, oxy clean, the swivel sweeper and shamvow as exhibits at a museum of natural history, shot in Miami on a set build by myself, Rene and Jamie. Shamvow Vince Offer got arrested the night after the shoot for hiring a hooker for $1000 and beating her face in. The story was put on ice. Three weeks later the king of infomercials Billy Mays bumps his head on a plane and dies the same day in his sleep. The story was killed.” Matthias Clamer

Lace Head Frédérick Carnet for Shoes Up magazine.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:25:41 -0800

Lace Head Frédérick Carnet for Shoes Up magazine.

jenbee: Petit’s Mobil Station, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1974 |...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:52:07 -0800

jenbee:

Petit’s Mobil Station, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1974 | GEORGE TICE

(via Phillips de Pury & Company)

After 18 months and 2 surgeries, my shutter finger is finally...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:17:55 -0800

After 18 months and 2 surgeries, my shutter finger is finally healed.

PierPaolo Ferrari for W

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:47:01 -0800

PierPaolo Ferrari for W

Andrew Zuckerman: Bird Book

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:12:17 -0800

Andrew Zuckerman: Bird Book:

I’m not really interested in pictures of birds, even though these are well crafted, but this website is cool because you can listen to recordings of what each bird sounds like. (My dog pretty much hates me right now)