Monthly Archives: September 2008

Four Arguments for the Retention of Television

Posted on September 26, 2008 by webdev

This week I watched five hours of PBS TV’s AMERICAN MASTERS “You Must Remember This” series on the history of Warner Bros. and its films. I thought about how much my still photography has been informed by the likes of Orson Welles, … Continue reading →

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Life, and Life Only (to quote Bob Dylan)

Posted on September 24, 2008 by webdev

Life magazine’s photo archives will go online in 2009. Visit the embryonic Web site now and signup for news and updates:http://www.life.com/Life/ I can hardly wait. Here’s the press release: Press Release Time Inc. and Getty Images Jointly Launch LIFE.com New Site … Continue reading →

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Kim Sleeps

Posted on September 21, 2008 by webdev

I have hundreds and hundreds of old slides and negs, never processed or printed or published, that I slowly try to review, cull and scan. I am trying to find at least one I like each weekend. Here is something … Continue reading →

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Seeing With A Different Eye

Posted on September 16, 2008 by webdev

Provocative, and for real: http://www.theblindphotographer.com

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Scalable City

Posted on September 12, 2008 by webdev

A friend sends me this link to a QuickTime video of artist/programmer Sheldon Brown’s Scalable City video installation. Brown is an arts professor and Director of the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts at UCSD. In a couple of … Continue reading →

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