Permission To Suck

Moments of Interaction, Emotion and Intimacy – Doug Menuez

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

We’ve been dealt a line of crap so many times we don’t believe as much of what we see and less of what we hear. What started as a 70’s T-shirt, “question authority”, has morphed into a societal mantra, “question reality.”

Photography from Emotion and Concept – w/ Renee Byer’s TEDx Presentation

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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I can’t grip rational leverage on conceptual composites that look like photography but really aren’t even, though they defy any other category and have original photographic components. What are these things?

“Look for excellence rather than the results of it” – Ryan Lobo

Monday, December 28, 2009

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Photography at its root is honest. Its analog legacy is documentary, accuracy and authenticity. Digitally transformed, the honesty of image capture is being questioned. Regarding truth, however, photography’s quality has remained unchanged. Each capture is a story and the storyteller is the purveyor of truth. Compassionate storyteller, Ryan Lobo, relates some remarkable insights in a 15 minute presentation.

The Afghanistan Portfolio of Photographer – David Guttenfelder

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Photographers learn early to capture contrast. Most serious photographers – pre digital – started seeing frames in black and white so the word “contrast” is etched into our professional consciousness. Yet, contrast is more importantly seen as paradox. In this group of images taken in Afghanistan by Photographer David Guttenfelder, we are confronted with some of the most profound examples.