Category Archives: photographers & exhibitions

Youth and Climate Change

Today, young people around the world boycotted school classes to protest around climate change.  Here are some photographs assembled by the New York Times.  

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Jerry Uelsmann in Yosemite (1973)

Taking a break from his teaching at the University of Florida, Jerry Uelsmann came to Yosemite in California in early 1973 to instruct at an Ansel Adams workshop.  Here are a couple of images — from previously unprinted and forgotten … Continue reading

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A Man Ahead of His Time

On the occasion of his 73rd birthday, Bill sends along this morning’s self-portrait, noting that some time adjustment may be needed on his device. UPDATE 8/23/21: See Bill and His Watch with No Hands UPDATE 9/6/21: See Bill’s 73rd Birthday, … Continue reading

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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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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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Lee Friedlander and Maria

The New Yorker recently published a collection of Lee Friedlander’s photographs of his wife, Maria and their family.  Lee Friedlander was an early mentor for me; I first met him in Carmel, CA in the early 70s.

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What The Year’s Best Photos Tell Us About 2108

That’s the title of the Washington Post’s annual selection.

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The Year in Pictures 2018 (New York Times)

Just published. Take a look.

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