Maybe it was because I had just seen some interesting photos taken of people seen from above. The photos were by André Kertész and are currently on display at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, the museum is housed in the … Continue reading
I have been fascinated for a while with leaves and shadows, inspired by the work of Imogen Cunningham. So last weekend there was briefly a bit of sun on the leaves that led to some nice shadows. However, unexpectedly, I … Continue reading
Tonight was my latest lecture about 20th Century American Women Photographers (3rd in a series), and I was been busy putting the finishing touches on it today, so I never got around to a proper blog post.
As promised, today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a photo I ran across at the Library of Congress last month that has raised some questions in my mind for future exploration.
I’ve been using the Library of Congress Photo Archives a lot recently to find copies of photos by early 20th century American women photographers. The LOC has a fair number of works by those women available, many of which have … Continue reading
This past Tuesday I gave another talk at the German-American Institute (d.a.i.) here in Tübingen on 20th Century American Women Photographers. It was part 2 of the lecture series, and I presented the women who were what I called the … Continue reading
There’s a story that the American photographer Imogen Cunningham used to tell about her friend and fellow photographer Dorothea Lange. The two women were contemporaries but had different styles of photography: Cunningham once said that she “need never photograph ugliness”, … Continue reading
So my photography lecture about The Trailblazers went well yesterday, despite a relatively sparse turnout (11 people, including the organizer, her intern, and Chris.) Ah well. People speculated that perhaps it was scheduled (by the group that hosted the talk) … Continue reading
I’m not going to manage to get a regular post up today, as I’ve been busy putting the finishing touches on the lecture I’m giving this evening at the German-American Institute (d.a.i.) here in Tübingen. Tonight’s talk, the first in … Continue reading
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So my first official stop as a tourist in London a couple of weeks ago was Trafalgar Square to check out those fountains. After consulting a guidebook or two before I got there,