Category Archives: photographers & exhibitions

Bill, R.I.P.

My dear friend Bill Wertz passed away on August 3 or the preceding evening.  Read More … (Please visit the linked tribute page as its contents are updated almost daily.)

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Me and Nadar

BACKSTORY: A couple of days ago my wife was reading from her Kindle and stopped to ask if I knew of the photographer Nadar, mentioned in her book about the Catacombs of Paris. Of course, I said, and went to … Continue reading

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Bill and Merri at the Pacific Ocean (1975/2017)

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Jim F. Captured in a Zoom Session

Reminding me of how I spend my nights awake (previous posts) …

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Me and Edward (Excusado)

Also see here.

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Thinking About René Magritte

Not to mention Jim Friedman … And a couple of blending experiments (to be continued) …

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Jim Friedman and a Polaroid by Judy Dater (1973)

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Francesca Woodman, Explained

Some time ago I happened to have been thinking of the photographs of, among others, Francesa Woodman. So I fired up my web browser to refresh my memory of her work. One of the pages I happened upon was at … Continue reading

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Bill (1973)

Found this one this week … UPDATE 3/11/21: One week later, Bill adds to this image and submits our co-creation to Facebook, declaring his version to be “My new album out after Covid …”

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A Guy Named Guy

This story starts in 1973 at Ansel Adams’ Yosemite Workshop.   Here is a photograph, recently rediscovered, I self-timed in one of the cabins where Guy was staying.  He is reclined in the foreground, and I appear in the mirror.   … Continue reading

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