less talk, more looking
the manner i've been looking, lately. and what i've been looking at.
birdholes, chattanooga, tennessee
century plant, backyard, savannah, georgia
the house next door used to be a strip
Stacy J. Platt
The Philosopher and the Trickster: Daido Moriyama and Nobuyoshi Araki
Moriyama's photographs consistently evoke dark, struggling identity-in-the-making. They are grainy, full of contrast, and seem to be about the eternal underside of things. Araki's photos, in contrast, seem to be puerile, joyous reaction against such moribund thoughts...
stray thoughts, more words
the quote i read that sucker punched me this week:
I pursue no objectives, no system, no tendency; I have no program, no style, no direction. I have no time for specialized concerns,
Pt. 2, Thoughts on Chinese Photography (and other thoughts)
It's simply a fact--there are only a few images left.
When I look out here I see everything is cluttered up. There are hardly any images to be found. One
considerations in two parts: a love letter to caravaggio and some thoughts on chinese photography, pt. 1
this past weekend i kept a promise with my eighteen-year-old self and spent a few days on an art pilgrimmage in new york. when i was eighteen, i traveled to new