Archives for April 2009
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Beth Dow – Ruins
Piazza, by Beth Dow
from the show Ruins, at Jen Bekman Gallery
Ruins
Photographs by Beth Dow
At Jen Bekman Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m
On View: April 9th – May 16th, 2009
Unphotographable
Unphotographable is a website by Michael David Murphy, described as “a text account of pictures missed”.
My own missed moment yesterday: Two men emerging from the woods, dressed entirely in camouflage, carrying semi-automatic rifles. I have not taken many portraits in the past, but it would have been the perfect time to start. My only hope is that they spend a lot of time in those woods, and I’ll be able to find them again sometime.
How to photograph, or not
It is fine and good to tell us what not to photograph, but once we’ve gotten through that list, what’s left?
I ask this question partly in jest, because Colin’s series of posts is quite a good read—a bit cynical, funny, and serious at the same time—and does something very necessary, which is to acknowledge that we photographers often rely too heavily on convention and format. One could easily extrapolate that to any group practicing any kind of art. It’s what people do.