Yearly Archives: 2010

Vivian Maier

Posted on December 30, 2010 by webdev

Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day. Vivian Maier, a Chicago nanny who passed away in 2009, has been discovered to be a closet street photographer, working from the 1950s to 1990s. Based on a just a scratching of the … Continue reading →

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Above Fourth Street

Posted on December 10, 2010 by webdev

Part of the Point-and-Shoot Walkabout series …

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The Work of Steve McCurry

Posted on December 10, 2010 by webdev

Friend John sends along this link to one of his favorite photographers, whose team John worked with during his Extensis days. http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/

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Ivi and Viola

Posted on December 5, 2010 by webdev

This morning, with the help of her friends Olivia and Makela, Ivi embarked upon a project to design and fabricate her own prom dress from recycled whatever.  In the first step — no males allowed — her friends layered her … Continue reading →

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Early Filmmaking

Posted on November 24, 2010 by webdev

Friend/antique film camera collector/ex-partner in photography, Bill, sends along this photo find:

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Neal Boenzi

Posted on November 17, 2010 by webdev

The New York Times‘ LENS blog has just featured a selection of work by Neal Boenzi, who started working with NYT in the 50s. Good stuff, especially if you have a historical mindset.  A new discovery for me.

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Ivi – October 2008 (with Nik’s help)

Posted on November 16, 2010 by webdev

[slideshow] [to be replaced; server glitch]

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The History of Photography

Posted on November 12, 2010 by webdev

This topic has interested me from the get-go.  As a small pre-school child I peeked into my uncle’s “secret” room where I smelled strange chemicals and saw yellow Kodak packages (but never saw any of the results of his work!)  … Continue reading →

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Noise

Posted on November 12, 2010 by webdev

A partial reconstruction of a 2010 experiment, itself based on a 1977 Polaroid 4×5 series, lost in an unintended computer server incident.

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Walking, Pointing and Shooting

Posted on November 11, 2010 by webdev

Every few days I need to clean out the SD card from the old, low-res company HP Photosmart point-n-shoot that I carry almost always. From the latest batch, a handful shot while walking to and from work during the past … Continue reading →

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