S+W and LOC

I just did a post on Sunday and Wednesday about the Library of Congress' flickr. Check it out.

Springing Forward

Amy Elkins posted this great post about her lulls in work. I totally feeling the way she does. But I am in the flow. With ebbs sure to come.

On with the ramble. I've been falling in and out of pouring thoughts over photography and pulling away from photo all together. Being an active artist/photographer has such unpredictable ebbs and flows. In order to put 100% in, it seems you sometimes have to pull 100% back to stop and look at where you are. Perhaps this is all babble that others don't relate to, but lately I've just really felt the strain of wanting to produce new work beyond the capacity I'm able to. In shooting lulls I've found such importance in looking back at work and reconsidering it. I've been revisiting negatives in the darkroom, reworking my site, my commercial book, rewriting statements, rethinking projects, making brainstorm trees and sketches. I've been reading, writing, watching for inspiration. It becomes so easy to want to shoot, shoot, shoot. I think often all these steps before and after get neglected due to time restraints. Curious what others do when the lull hits. It's been a long winter after all. I find the light is just now shifting to what I desire. That long stretching warm light is so much nicer than the cyan cast of cold weather.

Her scrambled thoughts in her brain's pan are perfectly described. I have so much going on in my brain and it feels amazing. The project that has me going most is the new zine I am printing. My first zine, I cant do this anymore, was printed at the end of last quarter as an emotional cleansing. My heart was broken and I needed something to pour into. It turned out decently and did the job I needed it to - a breath of fresh air. The great feelings it gave me and the positive response I got encouraged me to spring into action. Sleeps For Dreamers was born. An all black and white street photo issue brought photographers from across the US together. Think of it as having a dream with shock and awe as the theme. I learned a lot from the first time around and made the improvements. The satisfaction is overflowing in my brain. Stayed tuned for the America issue. If you would like a copy of Sleeps For Dreamers. Send me an email, grahamwalzer@gmail.com

Elinor Carucci

I was lurking my reader and I saw this post from Richard Rinaldi's blog.

I have seen her work browsing the RIT's library. Apparently she has a new series coming up. If you haven't seen her work yet, check it out.

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I found this via Ham and Heroin. Can someone tell me what book cover this is pllllease?

Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson on Luxury and Taste from standardatl.com on Vimeo.

From Revok1.com

Waster

I just spent way too much time on this. Via Ham and Heroin.

But apparently making your own face is quite hard. And I didnt even do a good job.

My buddy

My home grill, Eunice San Miguel, just made a blog called Que Cosa? She is the jam and should be treated as such.



PS. She is the one who made this awesome drawing of me. Jam, like I said.

Friends of Friends

My friend Matt mentioned his friend, Sophie Lvoff, was curating a show and she that she is a really cool person. After more inspection, I realized I had heard about this on Shane Lavalette's Journal. If you are in NYC Thursday night, check it out. December 11th from 7-9pm.
The Hampshire House (150 Central Park South, No. 804)

Good line up too

Hey

Will Green, I like your blog a lot. Also those images from your photo final looked awesome. Can we do a print trade too?

Yours very truly,
Graham Joseph Walzer

© Will Green

© Will Green

Wassenaar Online Magazine

William Eggleston in W

I do not know how I missed this but Shane Lavalette tipped me off to a William Eggleston interview in W Magazine.

Interviews

I just read this interview with Torbjorn Rodland by Shane Lavalette. It was quite interesting. Via Photo-Eye

lolz

I just laughed so hard. Immaturity is so much fun. Thanks Natasha

yes.

Directly stolen from Ham and Heroin. But only because it was damn on point.

This just made my day

Terry Richardson adds Barack to his list. Via the Pause to Begin blog

Movies

I would like to see. These came from Ham and Heroin and Pause to Begin respectively.

Damnit

Natasha's blog, Ham and Heroin has so much good content on it.

First it was this quote from Stephen King,

"The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them - words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than the living size then they’re brought out. But it’s more than that, isn’t it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you’ve said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That’s the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear."

Then it was, 1001 rules for my unborn sun with these quotes in no particular order.

“ Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." H. G. Wells

117. Be a good listener. Don't just wait your turn to talk.

6. You are what you do, not what you say.

“ Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre." Chet Atkins

You are doing great, keep it up Natasha!

Fun

These are great. Both silly and emotional. It's stealing a look at a text message you aren't supposed to read. Photographs by Kelly Shimoda found on her blog, I guess you don't want to talk to me anymore. I found this via the 20x200 blog.

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Friends

Check out Jessica Perotti's blog, Undecided.
She has a sweet picture of me on there.

1000 words

I found a good online magazine via Liz Kuball.

YES

1000 Words Photography