Thursday, March 26, 2009

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.





Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Hoard

I'm a hoarder

Monday, March 23, 2009

ZINES!

A new black and white street zine being printed as we speak. Want in???

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Niagara Falls

Canada side is tourist central. America? Not so much

Friday, March 20, 2009

Dinner

Dinner time still lives

Katy Grannan

Dear Katy Grannan,

I like your photography a lot but why is no work shown on your website? It's nice to see who you are represented by and your biography but I want to see nice, large, high quality jpegs. Thanks a bunch.

Here and here.


Even after the Glaucoma text, I dont need this.

New Eyes

Eye exam and roll on shades

Mom

Mom with $9.99 giant TV remote

Thursday, March 19, 2009

rinding the rails

I can't remember where I found this article but has me longing for the open road. Random adventures with good friends. Getting lost and found. Learning things about yourself you never knew existed. Being free. All I ask is that you take me with you...

Postcards

I have been collecting postcards and encouraging snail mail as much as possible. I try to get one where ever I go somewhere. But the catch, I try to find either the most boring one, or the most ridiculous, obnoxious one. So when a couple friends showed me these books, I went wild. Martin Parr's is only $3.50 used!

Hint hint:

Walker Evans - The Picture Postcard



Martin Parr - Boring Postcards

Scanning the archives

And I found my poppa. Our our travels.


New York City - Bowery Street. August, 2008

Central California - Off the 5 Freeway. November, 2008

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


Monday, March 16, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009

We like to party

WEBSITE

I updated my website! A new section of portraiture, some reorganizing, and a bunch of new images. Check me out.


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Amazon Kindle

Even if I had the money right now I wouldn't buy one. But, as technology advances, this little diddy is going to change everything.

But I am most definitely torn. I love turning pages and actually holding books. And what about photography? This will probably ruin the collecting of photography books, but I will still hold on.

What about the trees?!?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3BETPLR0S7FKW

Some problems I can see with the Kindle:
- Lets get this puppy in color. Who doesn't want color images when reading the morning news?
- Backlight. I would like to read in the dark too guys.
- Can you enlarge the text? What if the writing is too small?
- Cost effectiveness of ordering the paper via kindle?


The cheesy Youtube Amazon tour

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Andre

Andre and Belvedere. Whaaaat!?


Nicolai Howalt

Hey Nick Ludwig, this is that guy i was talking about.




Birthe Piontek

Birthe Piontek is so good. Man ohhh man



Chelsee Ivan

Loving Chelsee Ivan's series Things I Have Seen and People I Love



Sunday, March 08, 2009

Back to the ROC

So over two thousand miles, more than six tanks of gas, endless bathroom stops and group pictures, we made it back alive. We roughly estimated over thirty hours spent in the car. For the most of it we listened to music over three ipods. We definitely were getting to a point of reaching out on limbs to listen to music we had not already listened too. I introduced Meron and Nick to the powers of This American Life. I saw the derrrty south at it finest and darkest. Racism is alive and (not) well. But there is also something intruging about the people and lifestyle. At some point in my life I will spend more time in these areas. You wait and see.

My only regret? I didn't take enough photographs. But hey, thats what road trips are for.


PS. Cant wait until Spring Break 2010

Friday, March 06, 2009

Sonic's

Meron and I couldn't figure out how you were supposed to order at Sonic Burgers in Conway, South Carolina. Apparently you are supposed to drive up really close to the curb and order at that box, and then they bring your food to you. Its like a drive through except, more like park through. We felt pretty dumb sitting on top of the car ordering while everyone else ordering from inside their cars watched us.

Myrtle, SC



Heading to the beach makes us feel like this

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Atlantic Beach

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
833 miles from Rochester. and it feels like every inch of it.
75 degrees and breezy. It is amazing to be back in this weather.
Being so far from it you forget how good it feels.

South Carolina

Fire works superstore with a side of Southern Racism? Yes Please!
South of the Border, rest stop/camp ground/gas station/fireworks/leather store/amusement park pretty much has it all. If you ever pass it on I95 in Dillion, South Carolina you must stop. Blew our minds. I should have bought that hat for $6.99



Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Raleigh, NC

Our friend Sully got us tickets to a North Carolina vs Boston College basketball game. I guess college basketball isn't so bad afterall. Someone tell me how the lakers are doing.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Multimedia message


Rodent noise

Sunday, March 01, 2009

The Dueling Gauntlet - Immaturity level HIGH

Museums

Great photo exhibit of Daido Moriyama at Philadelphia Art Museum. Sunday are donation days. Four of us for a mere donation of four dollars. Until June 30th, 2009.