Yearly Archives: 2019

A Minor White Shaggy Dog Tale

In the course of my renewed communications with Jim Friedman, I happened to recall an incident concerning his mentor, Minor White.  In the summer of 1973, my sidekick, Bill, and another friend, Mike, and I were making the rounds of … Continue reading

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What Is It About Restrooms?

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Bryant Creek

In the snow, at Second Avenue.

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View From Our Front Yard, Before The Snowstorm

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Kosher Burritos and the Manson Girls (1972)

Lunchtime, during my GAO years, when I was working in the downtown LA office rather than on a job site or flying around the country, often meant strolling to nearby quick food eateries like Philippe’s or those found on Olvera Street or many other neighborhood … Continue reading

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Page 159, or The Marvelous and Serendipitous Tale of a Photogram

One of the seventeen volumes in the Life Library of Photography, with a publishing date of 1970, is entitled, “The Art of Photography”.* It has been, by far, my most used volume in the set and always has been since … Continue reading

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Judy Dater, Redux

Over the past few weeks, I have been communicating with Jim Friedman, a then-Boston photographer I met in a 1973 workshop with Ansel Adams. We continued to correspond and exchange prints for a year or two following the workshop, but … Continue reading

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Lee Friedlander: Workers: The Human Clay

In a followup to last week’s post on the publication of images by Lee Friedlander of his wife and family, a new collection is being published in April of his work throughout the years that celebrates humans and their work. … Continue reading

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Snow on Catherine Street

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Beneath My Window

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