Humpday special. Superdope track from band Niki & the Dove, all wrapped up nicely in a superfresh animated video, cooked up by my pals over at Wintr Get it here on iTunes. Featured on The Fader also. ------
Feb
08
Feb
07
When we gaze upon an iconic (or even just a really good) photograph, it’s difficult to think about the work or the passion behind it - we are seeing a documented scene or a crafted image and--unless you are a photographer--most people don’t wonder about the individual who was behind the camera. Sure, the majority of the populace will automatically recognize the photo of the Afghan Girl that was... read more ›
Feb
06
Photos of dead mobsters lying prone, surrounded by articles of clothing and police chalk markings. The crime scene, the murder as art. Equal parts photographer and old-school sleuth Arthur "Weegee" Fellig had a otherworldly guidance that lead him straight to fresh crime scenes, like the plastic thing on a Ouija board. Working the streets of New York City in the 1930s and 40s, he consorted with... read more ›
Feb
03
UPDATE: if you're reading this post now...The no "Talent Imitates, Genius Steals - REMIX" edition of #cjLIVE with one of the world's leading multimedia (audio + video) DJ's Mike Relm is TODAY 11:00 Seattle Time, 2pm NYC, 19:00 London! Tune in here to the live page to unlock your creative mojo and realize that inspiration is all around you. --------- There's a saying... read more ›
Feb
02
Funny segue from yesterday's political post... Got to thinking about politics and photography.... Though it seems otherwise at time, politicians aren’t actually celebs. Sure, they get their picture taken at press conferences, but--especially early on in their career--they’re not really used to having a photographer take a portrait of them like a rock star. They're most often power nerds and people who do a job that's... read more ›
Feb
01
The goals of creative expression are to make statements, to generate awareness, initiate reflection, feeling or action. We want the art to do work. Such was the case with my Seattle 100 book & gallery exhibition. But, in truth, I had little understanding when I published the project how much or what kind of ‘work’... read more ›
Jan
20
Update: January 19, 2013 It's been a year since Sarah Burke left us. Thinking of her and all she gave to us in life on this day. Sarah Burke would light up a room when she walked into it. Actually more than that, she lit up an entire sport, and was bound to light up the world in the forthcoming Olympics, before she succumbed to spine injuries sustained while training in Park City on January... read more ›
Jan
16
Picture Monica Lewinsky w a cigar, Hitler in a bunker, the Beatles w their lawyers. It's all here. Or rather it's all in your mind... So what does a book look like that is targeted at visual artists and creatives, yet has exactly ZERO pictures and isn't a how-to? Well, it looks like well-known photo agent Frank Meo's latest personal project called Mind Prints. A hardback book laden w typography. From the intro:We all collect... read more ›
Jan
11
I normally don't post or link to my mainstream media coverage here on the blog--not necessarily because of the perceived horn tooting, but primarily because a lot of those articles are just sort of vapid, empty whitewashes with little depth and even less bite. That said, I was just featured in the December issue of Juxtapoz Magazine - one of my favorite art & culture mags, one that I actually buy when I see it... read more ›
Jan
10
When I was a less experienced artist, I thought that less gloss meant less talent. For, after all, it seemed to me to be commonly assumed in our culture that talent resided only in the gloss, the perfection, and the polish. If your art didn't have polish it was only because you we're able to apply it. Now, I tend to feel just the opposite.... read more ›
