Creating powerful images that make a difference
The recent events that spawned the ongoing civil rights movement are first and foremost great tragedies that we as a country need to remember as a country. But if there
Continue reading…Civil Rights Movement Spurs New Creative Wave
I was reading the New York Times recently and stumbled across something I had not expected: an obituary that Elsa Dorfman. It was sad news for me, as I had
Continue reading…Elsa Dorfman: both thoughtful and empathetic
Robert Frank’s The Americans struck at the heart of how he saw his adopted country in the late 1950s. I recall seeing Frank’s images for the first time when I
Annie Leibovitz has always been an inspiration to me, although not for the most obvious reasons. She is known largely as a stereotypical big name accomplished photographer, having shot everything
I first became aware of Irving Penn when I spent a year living in Peru. His work of the Quechua indigenous group that he had taken 40 years earlier was
A few years ago while on a quick trip through west Texas, I was struck by the beauty and isolation of the region and by the strength of the people
Shadow Monsters, on display at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts through November 1, is one of the most successful exhibits I’ve seen in a long time.
It’s safe to say that after more than 150 years of existence, photography has covered just about every subject in existence. There isn’t much that hasn’t been explored, and yet,
All art bears some sort of message. An obvious one is boring and insulting to viewers. A hidden message that is too obtuse is frustrating to discern. Artists walk a
Continue reading…Polly Maggoo as a perception of art & beauty
I had a chance recently to watch “What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann,” a 2006 documentary directed by Steven Cantor. The film is largely a series of