Photographs Are No Longer Things, They’re Experiences

"The cellphone is a pretty pure implementation of the digital phenomenon."

"My Dakota"

Received Rebecca Norris Webb's book "My Dakota" for xmas!

A New Golden Age of Photo Books!

Print-On-Demand publishing and the rise of a newly (re)considered art.

What do you do with an MFA in poetry?

Become a wonderfully literate photographer!

Rebecca Norris Webb's "My Dakota"

The photo wars back then (2005-ish until now)

Ever contemplated the demise of the film era? It might have already happened.

The photo wars back then | Marketplace.org

Robert Burley's book: The Disappearance of Darkness: Photography at the End of the Analog Era

Martin Parr . . .

. . . talking about his new book, "Life's a Beach."

Martin Parr presents Life's a Beach from Aperture Foundation on Vimeo.

Battling a horrible cold . . .

Looking at photo books, making connections. Shore '73, Ulrich '09.

Sarah Greenough talking about Robert Frank's "The Americans"

Sandy’s Aftermath: Devastation in Staten Island by Eugene Richards

Architecture photographer explains how he got that New York magazine cover shot

I'm not one to care much about what a photographer goes through to make a photograph (it's either a good image, or it's not) - I don't really believe that this is "the kind of shot which was impossible to take before this camera was there" (read: $10K of camera and lens, but I guess the helicopter was necessary) - however, this is a very compelling photograph:

Networked Individualism

Interesting ideas about harnessing the power of things you already have - internet-y communications:



More info: networked.pewinternet.org/

The Switzerland of India.

Check out this cool project and blog by Christine Rogers:

Photographing Imagined Landscapes: The Switzerland of India

Photography Changes Everything

Marvin Heiferman talking about the newly released book of essays he edited, "Photography Changes Everything," at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, October 17, 2012.

Marvin Heiferman - ACP Knowledge Series 2012 from ArtRelish.com on Vimeo.

I've been stuck on Atget for months

Eugene Atget, Pont Neuf, 1902-03

homage to #Atget via #NH

things i doodle

a quick-e-book

goofing around with blurb mobile . . . an ebook created with my iphone, from the comfort of my couch

photography and the internets: share and care

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sharing My Work Online (via Amy Stein).

"In the age of Google Image Search, there is absolutely no excuse for not crediting an artist. But, I'm also a realist and long ago I fully embraced the idea that my images will travel and that's not necessarily a bad thing."

Full post: http://bit.ly/qNmSRo

a little ebook for you

got an ipad or iphone? want a free little ebook?

Extolling the virtues of Instagram

the possible forming of a new language . . .

Looking at the Land: 21st Century American Views

Please visit flakphoto.com to check out this great digi-exhibition . . .

P. I. Moms reality TV show? Excellent idea!

a podcast from "This American Life" (thisamericanlife.org)

are facts relevant if they are inconvenient?

a podcast for you: On The Media from 9/21/12
onthemedia.org

Just The Facts, Please - On The Media

ever wonder why your internets are so spendy, yet slow?

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-phone-cable-internet-bills-cost-much-130914030.html

new book by Richard Misrach

From aperture.org: "Petrochemical America features Richard Misrach’s haunting photographic record of Louisiana’s Chemical Corridor, accompanied by landscape architect Kate Orff’s Ecological Atlas—a series of “throughlines,” speculative drawings developed through research and mapping of data from the region. Their joint effort depicts and unpacks the complex cultural, physical, and economic ecologies along 150 miles of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, an area of intense chemical production that first garnered public attention as “Cancer Alley” when unusual occurrences of cancer were discovered in the region."

bringing the heat

"I know the myth tells us that heroes came, looking for freedom; just as the myth tells us that America is full of smiling people. . . . It is, of course, in the very nature of a myth that those who are its victims and, at the same time, its perpetrators, should, by virtue of these two facts, be rendered unable to examine the myth, or even to suspect, much less recognize, that it is a myth which controls and blasts their lives."

 James Baldwin, 1964, from "Nothing Personal" - a collaborative book with Richard Avedon.

The book is hard to find, but here's a link to the full essay (from a different source): http://bit.ly/Sh8D5u

 

summer reading:

EXHIBITION INFORMATION

Keep Warm by Firefly - NKGALLERY Boston, MA

Exhibition and Readings by Faculty from Chester College of New England 
July 28 – August 4, 2012 -- Reception and Readings Fri. Aug. 3, 5-8pm

On Friday, May 18, 2012, at 6:10pm, an email was sent to the Chester College community from the college’s president and chairman of the board of trustees announcing the school’s immediate closing. The email discussed the college’s insurmountable financial difficulties and applauded the efforts of the faculty, staff, and students. The story played out in the press as yet another unfortunate casualty in this dire economy.

In truth, the only thing that was insurmountable was the administration’s stance that the college was not viable. As one of the only institutions in the country to offer a BA in the creative arts, Chester College was not for everyone. It was, however, home to those who found themselves drawn there to practice and share their craft. Even a fleeting glance would have shown a novice eye something special was happening on that campus. Luckily that “something” is housed inside the creative drive of every student, graduate, and former faculty member and not the buildings at 40 Chester Street.

The phrase “keep warm by firefly” from Jenn Monroe's poem, "Drizzle," is perfect and improbable – romantic in every sense – and as such, reflects the spirit of Chester College. This exhibition offers a glimpse at the intangible thread that connects those who were part of this community of artists, writers, and thinkers.

Work by:

Jay Bordage, Melissa Boyajian, Luke Buffenmyer, Darrell Matsumoto, Megan McNaught, Christina Pitsch, and Edward Stapel

Readings by:

Christopher Anderson, Tim Horvath, Jenn Monroe, and Eric Pinder

Ansel Adams Exhibition

Ansel Adams at the Peabody Essex Museum

Dude, where's my college?

Solidarity! Chester!

My Latest Project

"I See These Things Everywhere" -- A small hand-made portfolio of photographs of dental floss picks (which I see everywhere) -- Available at my etsy shop -- Also available as a softcover book and ebook (with bonus images) from my blurb bookstore.

Robert Frank's "The Americans"

First draft of Jack Kerouac's introduction to Robert Frank's book, The Americans.

A selection of images from the book:

My work on Extract(s) (!!!!)

Please take a moment to check out the cool literary art things going on at dailydoseoflit.com (and you'll see my photo/haiku piece, too).

More Modernism for you

The Currier Museum seems to have chosen the "when in doubt, throw it all up" curatorial technique for their current exhibition: A New Vision: Modernist Photography. The whole show is pretty solid, with some true gems hanging alongside the standard fare (the c. 1920 aerial photograph of Edinburgh by Alfred Buckham is mesmerizing). The sheer number of images is evidence of why Modernism (still) has such a strangle-hold on popular conceptions of art. Definitely worth a visit.

Early French and British Photography Exhibit

If you have any interest in the origins of photography you should go see this small, but truly amazing, exhibition at the MFA in Boston.

Exhibition Catalogs

There are still a few limited edition catalogs from my exhibition "You Can't Erase an Idea" available at my Etsy shop. The catalogs contain the 12 images from the exhibition. Each catalog is numbered and has a hand-stitched cover with a signed and numbered 5x7 print tipped in. The edition is limited to 20 catalogs.

"You Can't Erase an Idea" Exhibition Information!

Check out my upcoming exhibition "You Can't Erase an Idea" at the Gallery at Wadleigh Library at Chester College of New England. The exhibition will run from February 1 – March 8, 2012, with a reception on Wednesday, February 15, 5 – 8. The images selected for this exhibition are from a larger portfolio that is available as both a book and ebook from my blurb.com (see the widget below). 

Also available for this exhibition is a limited edition catalog. Each catalog is numbered and has a hand-stitched cover with a signed and numbered 5x7 print tipped in. The edition is limited to 20 catalogs, priced at $20 each.

Please visit my website for more information about this and other projects: edwardstapel.com

my book:

You Can't Erase an Idea by Edward Stapel | Make Your Own Book