i got an email from Garth Risk Hallberg a couple weeks ago letting me know that one of my photos is being used for his upcoming novella A Field Guide To The North American Family.
i found out about Garth's project through a post on Shane Lavalette's blog a few months ago, and submitted a couple photos from my evolving Denali series. i was stoked to see so many great photographers become a part of the program, and even more so to be published alongside the likes of many of them.
in good company- the other contributers:
Jordan Alport, Timothy Briner, Jessica Bruah, Kara Canal, Sandy Carson, Alana Celii, Janice Clark, Jason Curtis, John Paul Davis, Chris Eichler, Amy Elkins, Jason Falchook, Elizabeth Fleming, Catherine Gass, Hans Gindlesberger, Andres Gonzalez, Maury Gortemiller, Jonathan Gitelson, Jennifer Greenburg, Ben Huff, Christy Karpinski, Mickey Kerr, Liz Kuball, Michael Kwiecinski, Shane Lavalette, Jason Lazarus, Stacy Arezou Mehrfar, Nick Meyer, Matt Nighswander, Alexis Pike, Colleen Plumb, Gus Powell, John Putnam, Shawn Records, Rebecca Blume Rothman, Christopher D Salyers, Matthew Schenning, David Shulman, Kevin Sisemore, Brandon Sorg, Brian Sorg, Sai Sriskandarajah, Tema Stauffer, JJ Sulin, Brian Ulrich, Consider Vosu, Grant Willing.
the book will be published by Mark Batty Publishing, and available in June.
also, a note on Shane's blog. he's just completed a streamline of his space, and i'm really digging it, as i've always liked his design choices, and clean style. it's one of my first stops in the morning over a cup of coffee. also check his portfolio site.
finally, you can read some of Garth's writing here, as part of The Millions (a blog about books) blog.
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Apr 10, 2007
Mar 27, 2007
on books
never do i feel more, geographically, out of the loop as when i see the calender pages of PDN each month. so many great photographer's showing right now, ans alas i'm 2,500 miles away from the closest show. my fix up here remains the photo book.
i had the good fortune of having dinner with local fine art photographer, Dennis Witmer, a couple weeks ago and viewed his mammoth book collection. i wish he had more work online for viewing- if i can find some i'll post later. he works, almost exclusively, with an 8x10 documenting Northern Alaska in black and white, and his prints are huge in size, scope, and ambition. he's a wonderful photographer and capturing Alaska in an important way.
so, about books: first, Dennis has a library of over 1,000 photography books- yes, 1,000. seeing his towering collection made me sweat a little with anticipation. it's impossible to even begin to choose one, or two, three to sit with. that night i pulled Snake Eyes, and the new MoMA retro of Friedlander, and Los Alamos and got lost in the greatness on the page as we drank wine and ate home made sushi. his has, unquestionably, the best collection in Fairbanks, and comes with thoughtful commentary. thanks Dennis.
second, the library has a fine collection for it's size, but limited in recent works. apparently they received a sizable amount of money for acquisitions in the late eighties, and haven't purchased much since then. my recent infatuations have been Joe Deal's Southern California Photographs and Lynne Cohen's Occupied Territory.
finally, the local bookstores are a little conservative in their efforts- you can never have too many Ansel Adams books it seems- but some of their choices have proven to be inspiring. the one trend that has me worried however is their 6 copies of The Big Book of Breasts. yes, 6. why? they keep selling out , i'm told. it's been a long cold winter.
one more note on the book front. i was happy to see the recent winner of the Duke First Book Prize this year is none other than a childhood neighbor of mine- Danny Frazier. Danny and i grew up (junior and senior high school) no more than five, or so, houses from each other in LeClaire Iowa. it's been a strange turn of events in viewing his work for me. i first saw one of his images from the POY awards a couple years ago, but never made the connection. he uses his middle name now, and for some reason it never clicked.
as i read the Book Prize article (judged by Robert Frank by the way) i was stopped cold with "native of a small town in Iowa". what? where? LeClaire. what the..? photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier. Danny? Wilcox? i don't know a... holy shit- Danny fucking Frazier. i nearly fell off my chair. i haven't talked to him in probably 15 years, but i couldn't be more happy for him. his book is due out in the fall, and i can't wait to see it. in short- beautiful, honest, compelling work coming out of Iowa.
if you haven't seen them already, do take some time with the images here.
i had the good fortune of having dinner with local fine art photographer, Dennis Witmer, a couple weeks ago and viewed his mammoth book collection. i wish he had more work online for viewing- if i can find some i'll post later. he works, almost exclusively, with an 8x10 documenting Northern Alaska in black and white, and his prints are huge in size, scope, and ambition. he's a wonderful photographer and capturing Alaska in an important way.
so, about books: first, Dennis has a library of over 1,000 photography books- yes, 1,000. seeing his towering collection made me sweat a little with anticipation. it's impossible to even begin to choose one, or two, three to sit with. that night i pulled Snake Eyes, and the new MoMA retro of Friedlander, and Los Alamos and got lost in the greatness on the page as we drank wine and ate home made sushi. his has, unquestionably, the best collection in Fairbanks, and comes with thoughtful commentary. thanks Dennis.
second, the library has a fine collection for it's size, but limited in recent works. apparently they received a sizable amount of money for acquisitions in the late eighties, and haven't purchased much since then. my recent infatuations have been Joe Deal's Southern California Photographs and Lynne Cohen's Occupied Territory.
finally, the local bookstores are a little conservative in their efforts- you can never have too many Ansel Adams books it seems- but some of their choices have proven to be inspiring. the one trend that has me worried however is their 6 copies of The Big Book of Breasts. yes, 6. why? they keep selling out , i'm told. it's been a long cold winter.
one more note on the book front. i was happy to see the recent winner of the Duke First Book Prize this year is none other than a childhood neighbor of mine- Danny Frazier. Danny and i grew up (junior and senior high school) no more than five, or so, houses from each other in LeClaire Iowa. it's been a strange turn of events in viewing his work for me. i first saw one of his images from the POY awards a couple years ago, but never made the connection. he uses his middle name now, and for some reason it never clicked.
as i read the Book Prize article (judged by Robert Frank by the way) i was stopped cold with "native of a small town in Iowa". what? where? LeClaire. what the..? photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier. Danny? Wilcox? i don't know a... holy shit- Danny fucking Frazier. i nearly fell off my chair. i haven't talked to him in probably 15 years, but i couldn't be more happy for him. his book is due out in the fall, and i can't wait to see it. in short- beautiful, honest, compelling work coming out of Iowa.
if you haven't seen them already, do take some time with the images here.
Dec 10, 2006
neglect
i'm certainly neglecting the blog as of late. it seems as though i'm in a serious winter funk in regards to my work. i'm impressed by those that don't let the darkness get to them up here. i don't feel like i'm creating anything very solid- not seeing very well.
i've been spending more time reading about other photographers much more than i've been creating images. that's not all bad, but doesn't scratch the itch. some places i've found inspiration lately...
-Jorg Colberg has a good interview with Richard Renaldi at his blog
-group-show has a good new lineup of talent
-i'm enjoying Jeff Brouws work, and anxious to find a copy of Approaching Nowhere when i'm in Chicago.
-also i've cycled through every video on the new Magnum site several times
-new issue of SEESAW
counting the days until we head to the midwest- 12 days.
i've been spending more time reading about other photographers much more than i've been creating images. that's not all bad, but doesn't scratch the itch. some places i've found inspiration lately...
-Jorg Colberg has a good interview with Richard Renaldi at his blog
-group-show has a good new lineup of talent
-i'm enjoying Jeff Brouws work, and anxious to find a copy of Approaching Nowhere when i'm in Chicago.
-also i've cycled through every video on the new Magnum site several times
-new issue of SEESAW
counting the days until we head to the midwest- 12 days.
Oct 27, 2006
book watch friday
i've been engaged in a healthy amount of research lately on photo books. the more i search the more i realize how many beautiful books are out there. my own humble attempt is getting close- i should be finished with it by the end of the year. just a few that i've stumbled onto lately:
Form and Content by Algimantas Kezys
Saskatchewan by John Conway
On Fire by Larry Schwarm
Rough Beauty by Dave Anderson
listening to kuac
Form and Content by Algimantas Kezys
Saskatchewan by John Conway
On Fire by Larry Schwarm
Rough Beauty by Dave Anderson
listening to kuac
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