Jan 10

Gorgeous Portraits of Children from 169 Countries — The American Melting Pot

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How does that song go? "I believe the children are our future." While it's an obvious statement, apparently photographer Danny Goldfield shares this same sentiment. Over a period of seven years, he dedicated his work to photographing a child from every country... except he did it at all right on the streets of New York City. The work is not only a journey into the faces of... read more ›
Nov 27

Horizontal, Nude + Otherwise Rad Urban Dance Photos from Jordan Matter [and How They Land Him On the Today Show!]

Dance is a universal form of expression. The spontaneous or choreographed movement of a human body tells a story, reflects social commentary, can be a spiritual exercise...or just damn fun. (impromptu dance parties are encouraged in my family...) We are born with this understanding of movement. Babies dance when they hear music. Dance even transcends humanity - even animals dance. Suffice to say I've had a long love-affair with capturing human movement in still photography,... read more ›
Jun 14
Jun 11

Inspiring New York City Time Lapse: The Manhattan Project

I'm headed back to New York city this week. The city has a unique way of pushing photographers and filmmakers to be more creative. The constant pulse of visual inspiration is motivational. My own work has been given the occasional Big Apple boost - in fact, it was just one year ago that I wrapped up my Dasein: An Invitation to Hang installation at the Ace Hotel. The mini-doc and some of my conclusions on... read more ›
Mar 14

Don’t Quit Your Day Job? No Problem.

If you've been using the excuse that you're not making powerful shiznit because you're not a full-time photographer, take a lesson from this guy. Chris Arnade is 46, (Twitter @chris_arnade) lives in New York, and is a banker by day. But it's not his ability to count money that's gotten him a lot of press lately...it's his hobby, which is... read more ›
May 27

My 10 Current Favorite Images + #Dasein Gallery Tour [video]

Many of you have been asking to see more of what the gallery looks like for my artist in residency at the Ace Hotel New York... So here's a quick tour & an explanation of each feature in the installation. Included is a peek at the main gallery wall of 350 images, plus a quick run down of current 10 favorites. Thanks to you this project just continues to accelerate and grow. Keep... read more ›
May 25

Dasein: Photo of the Day

Dasein: An invitation to hang could not be going better.  Thanks to all of your participation, I get to spin through thousands of great images ever day.  I'm having a blast, and I thought you might like to see what's got me fired up right now.  My photo of the day for today is this priceless had-to-be-there moment from kinugrove. Other photos that have me jazzed?  See what we've got hanging in the gallery at... read more ›