Sally Mann is one of the pre-eminent photographers of the 20th century. This book is based on a Sally Mann exhibition that explores her photographs of family, landscapes, race relations and death/decay. The book starts with John Glenday’s poem “Landscape with Flying Man” I read about him that was given wings.His father fixed those wings…
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walks in boulder, colorado
Today was a great day to go walking in Boulder. 2 walks – morning and afternoon! “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky” — Rabindranath Tagore “To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are…
the lines of my hand – robert frank
A sad retrospective on the work and life of Robert Frank, one of my favorite photographers. Unlike “Americans” which is an uplifting and intriguing collection, this book draws you in and leaves you depressed at the end. I think the photographs parallel the difficulties he had in his life with the deaths of his daughter…
leonardo da vinci
Excellent exhibition about this original renaissance man at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Why is it that in the 1500s there were a lot more of these superhumans than there are today. 2 causes come to mind – specialization and lack of boredom. We have become too specialized in today’s society “an expert…
dog walking in boulder
Boulder, Colorado is a great place to walk. In the 1960s, several forward thinking people established a greenbelt around Boulder – also called Open Space. Boulder is a great place to walk your dog off leash if you are a Boulder resident and have a “voice and sight” tag for your dog. Here are some…
street photography in france 2018
France is a great place to photograph people. 2 reasons – first the people are very colorful and often fashionable, the second and more important reason – I don’t speak French. I would just gesture and ask them if I could “make a portrait” (as Eric Kim says) of them. If they cussed me out,…
spring break books
Read some thought provoking books this weekend. In these five breaths – Paul R Lipton This is a semi autobiographical piece from Paul Lipton, a retired attorney from Boulder. The protagonist ends up in a hospital, dying, with 5 breaths remaining. During each breath he relives periods of his life. As Soren Kierkegarrd says “Life…
photography books
Looked through some interesting photo books this weekend. 3 of my favorites are: Koudelka Koudelka – Gypsies Looking In – Robert Frank’s The Americans Some quotes from Robert Frank: What you reject ….. is just as important. When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want…
walk in marble
Marble, Colorado is one of my favorite places to walk. We have a cabin there, in the shadow of Mt. Whitehouse. Part of this mountain is an old marble mine – the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC was carved from marble mined here. Marble is down the road from Carbondale – Mt. Sopris looms over…
eric kim street photography class
Eric is a world class street photographer who taught me a few things about photography – especially how to approach subjects, the “3D loser” way to approach photography and to “buy photography books not gear”. Here are some pictures from the 2 days Nelson, Bryan and I spent with Eric Kim (and Jun) BTW, Eric…