A superb interview with Alison Wright, National Geographic freelance photographer, showcasing her remarkable photographs of Tibetans. Be sure to read the interview, especially for the background about her recovery from a horrific accident in Laos.
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Alison Wright: Tibetan Nomads
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Hunters of Greenland Photographs
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009An exceptional set of photographs by Ragnar Axelsson of Inuit subsistence hunters, out on the ice in Greenland, hunting as they have for the past 4,000 years. A great book about these amazingly hardy Greenlandic hunters is This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich.
I’m sure you’ll agree that Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson is a superb photographer. For more images by him, check out his website:
NYC Harbor Photos
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I’d love to be in New York City this month, to visit friends, and to catch this great show of waterfront photos at the Museum of the City of New York. Historic photos are on display with recent photos documenting lighthouses, ships, and more, by husband and wife team Lens Jenschel and Diane Cook. I’ve enjoyed their work for a long time. Cook’s black and white photos really shine in this exhibit.
New Book, Great Color: Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb
Saturday, October 17th, 2009Here’s a fine sample of Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb’s collaborative Cuban photo project, Violet Isle.
A glimpse of Anne Frank on Film
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009I’ve never forgotten the visit I made to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam years ago, and seeing this brief image on film of Anne Frank brought back memories of that deeply moving experience.
Globe Thistles Photo Set
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Warren, Connecticut: Major authors like Philip Roth and Francine du Plessix Gray live in the countryside near my friends Richard and Anne Wanderman. We were at a potluck at Richard’s friends Adil and Zarinna the other night; Richard and I made a return trip to photograph the globe thistles down the road from Adil’s at Gray’s home. As we photographed, a group of bikers passed by, and a chipmunk took at look me as I photographed him on the stone wall.
Photobooth Fun Lives On
Friday, March 14th, 2008Weekend Explorer: Coin. Smile. Click!: “The original photobooth may now be a relic of 20th century pop Americana but our love affair with it continues. And it began in New York City – in Times Square.”
(Via NYT > Home Page.)
Human Tetris
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Silly fun. I hope you get a laugh out of this. “Japanese tv is so much better than ours”: Human Tetris. Thanks Richard.
(Via Coudal Partners Blended Feed.)
Seattle Tech Influence Grows
Friday, February 8th, 2008Seattle Taps Its Inner Silicon Valley: “Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. But Seattle is actually doing it.”
(Via NYT > Technology.)
Calendars as time capsules
Friday, January 4th, 2008Being a moderate packrat, I’ve saved some calendars from past years, and as a new year gets underway, it’s fun to glance through them again.
Today I came across one from 1983, called Open Spaces, from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Its pages are filled with fine reproductions of landscapes by Van Gogh and many others.
In thumbing through it, my handwritten entries reveal things that I’d forgotten about, but meant much to me then. I lived in Eugene, Oregon at the time, and was fortunate to have a job at a bookstore that was great, but didn’t involve the overtime and professional commitments I have now. What stellar concerts I went to in ’83, and on top of that, I went to theatres twice a week to see films. Here’s a sample of entries from each month, a reminder of concerts I went to and more:
Jan. 13 Chicago Brass Quintet (performing at the University of Oregon’s Beall Hall, I had a season ticket)
Jan. 26 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Jan. 27 Muir String Quartet
Jan. 28 Grandmother Vera’s birthday
Feb. 2 Beethoveen’s Ninth, PBS, 8 pm
Feb. 14 Cleveland Quartet
Feb. 21 Haircut; Helsinki Philharmonic
Feb. 28 Praque String Quartet; mail Linda’s birthday card & make reservation at Moreno’s
March 4 Live Matinee at Cinema 7
March 5 Birthday gift – Mom
March 8 Mom’s birthday dinner reservation
March 12 Eugene Baroque Ensemble
April 6 Royal Winnipeg Ballet
April 17 Lydian String Quartet
May 3 Mummenshanz
May 10 Pilobolus
May 17 Vote for Lane County Library Levy
May 26 Dinner at Linda’s, Oregon Mozart Players
June 4 Brad’s birthday
June 18 To coast
June 20 Oregon Bach Festival Begins (attended 15 concerts)
July 2 Joffrey Ballet Portland
July 3 Mass in B Minor
July 10 Linda K. in town
July 23 Seattle Opera Das Rheingold, Seattle
Aug. 18 Napoleon film, Bijou; Ritta’s Burritos free t-shirt day
Aug. 21 Take Richard W. to airport 8:30 ; Parsifal film, Cinema 7
Aug. 28 Hinman Vinyards Country Run
Sept. 4 Susan’s birthday, dinner
Sept. 5 Pre’s Train Run
Sept. 8 Gail’s birthday – visit
Sept. 9 Nike 10th Anniversary Run
Sept. 10 Maude Kerns Auction, Valley River Inn
Sept. 18 Mt. Angel 10K Run
Sept. 28 Begin carbohydrate loading
Oct. 2 Sept. 11 Portland Marathon (yes, I finished)
Oct. 15 Great Columbia Crossing Run, Astoria
Oct. 23 NYC Marathon (live ABC-TV)
Oct. 25 Don Quixote, National Ballet of Spain, with Vera
Nov. 7 Richard W.’s Birthday
Nov. 12 Oxford String Quartet
Nov. 29 Mom returns
Dec. 3 Vermeer Quartet
Dec. 19 Dr. Raether, Sportsmedicince clinic, 11 am (knee injury)
Dec. 23 To coast for Christmas with Dad
Dec. 25 Call Richard; prepare for New Year’s potluck with Brad, Pat, John, Frances, Stu & Mellissa.
News from Burma
Monday, October 1st, 2007A place to to check on news from the tense and tragic situation in Burma (Myanmar) is the Burma Digest
Travel the World by Couch Surfing
Monday, September 24th, 2007Interesting short piece about people who network and find a place (a couch, that is) to stay in while traveling.
Summer of Love: 40 Years Later
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Summer of Love: 40 Years Later: “Series of four articles from May 2007 about the 40-year anniversary of the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Also includes a photo gallery, video clips of interviews with selected Summer of Love participants, and stories about participants such as Joan Baez, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, David Harris, Grace Slick, Wavy Gravy, Bob Weir, and Steve Wozniak. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle.”
Magnum Festival celebrates 60 years of photography
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Magnum Festival celebrates 60 years of photography: “Magnum Photos is celebrating 60 years of documentary photography with the Magnum Festival during the month of June in New York City.”
(Via Rob Galbraith DPI.)
National Yo-Yo Contest & Museum
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007National Yo-Yo Contest & Museum: “Website for ‘the longest running National [yo-yo] Championship in the world. Held annually in Chico, CA on the first Saturday of October,’ and for the ‘world’s largest public display of yo-yo’s and yo-yo memorabilia.’ Features information about the national contest and regional and state contests, an essay about yo-yo history, and photos of the museum and yo-yo competition participants.”
Umpqua River in December
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006
Looking out onto the Umpqua River, along Oregon’s Highway 38. I’ve traveled this route from the coast to Eugene or Portland hundreds of times. It’s a fleeting view as you’re driving by, always stunning, and welcome to see, on this well-traveled road.
The Photographers after Macworld
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
I had such a great time with photographer friends Mamen, Steve, and Carlos. Here’s Richard and Carlos, longtime Mac users, shown here in action at the Yerba Buena Center.
Here’s Carlos and Mamen photographing away in the late afternoon light, in an image taken by Richard
Morning Coffee SF
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
After Macworld, I spent a couple of days in downtown San Francisco. Coffee in a bowl at Cafe de La Presse got the day off to a good start.
Blue Pillow and Shadow
Friday, January 13th, 2006
I’m here visiting friends in Palo Alto. We’ve had a great time exploring the city, and Macworld. Before driving into San Francisco this morning, I took this still life in Mamen’s living room.
Icy Leaf
Sunday, December 11th, 2005
A leaf on a car hood, 27 degrees F, near Goodpasture Island Road, Eugene, Oregon.