lens culture: links

lens culture: links
This set of links is an excellent place to explore thoughtful photography. Each of the links deserves the time to look, think, and explore.

lens culture: photography and shared territories

lens culture: photography and shared territories
You could spend days exploring this web site. Subscribe to their mailing list for updates. The Atget section is amazing.
See it at http://www.lensculture.com/rauschenberg.html

Strange statues around the world | haha.nu - interesting findings over the net

Strange statues around the world | haha.nu - interesting findings over the net
This is a very cool web site, sometimes it is not the photographer it is the subject that makes a photograph.

Wandering In Seattle: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Seattle: Stephen Cysewski I have created a web log to share my Seattle and Tacoma street photography.

Medianeras

Medianeras
I love this site, explore the excellent photo documentation and the beauty too.

Flickr: Photos from cysewski

Flickr: Photos from cysewski
I am sharing many of my photographs using Flickr. My Flickr pictures do not have the sequence of my web sites. My Flickr photographs are more individual. My Picasa photographs are more personal, maybe they are not as good as the photographs on Flickr or on my web sites. My web logs are individual photographs that I like. In some cases I have a single photograph on all four sites. I am sorting through the differences and similarities between my web sites, my web logs, Flickr, and Picasa web albums. The common thread between each of these tools is sharing my photographs with others. I enjoy sharing and I am getting more courage to share without worrying about whether they are "good enough". Every photograph on my sites I like, for many diverse reasons.

Picasa Web Albums

Picasa Web Albums
I am sharing more individual and personel photographs using Picassa web albums. There are photographs of my family and photographs, that for some reason that I want to share. The photographs that I share on Flickr are more public. The photographs on my web sites are those that are "complete" or a part of a series.

The Online Photographer: Photography Rules

The Online Photographer: Photography Rules

The Online Photographer: Great Photographers on the Internet

The Online Photographer: Great Photographers on the Internet

The Online Photographer: T.O.P. Ten: Number 2

The Online Photographer: T.O.P. Ten: Number 2 The description of the power of these photographs is important. Why do we take photographs, what are we communicating, there are many reasons for a photograph, but some reasons are worth more then others.

flaneur ::: diario visual de Buenos Aires. (photoblog, visual diary of Buenos Aires)

flaneur ::: diario visual de Buenos Aires. (photoblog, visual diary of Buenos Aires) Highly recommended web site documenting Argentina.

The Online Photographer: City Photographers

The Online Photographer: City Photographers

Juan Buhler / PHOTOS

Juan Buhler / PHOTOS
Another web site with excellent photography. I really love these photographs.

OpenShutter/ONE :: Uganda 2005

OpenShutter/ONE :: Uganda 2005 Another powerful example of the power of photography to express a place in its complexity and depth.

1986-2006

1986-2006
Documenting and expressing the tragedy that happened at Chernobyl. Photography and photographers have a responsibility and an opportunity to document and express what is happening around us. Excellent!

Julieanne Kost Interview

Julieanne Kost Interview
Discussion of her book Window Seat and thoughts on creativity. Worth reading!

Carl de Keyzer Photography

Carl de Keyzer Photography
Very high quality, and interesting, photography site. There is a lot to see, all of it excellent.

Unphotographable: a text account of pictures missed

Unphotographable: a text account of pictures missed
This is am important concept. When I was writting a web log about Thailand many of my posts were of visual events that I could not, or did not photograph. By writing I was still sharing the moment. Click on the all tab to see the unphotographable events.

Ohio Barns

Ohio BarnsI love web sites like this and the photography also. Documenting the everyday becomes valuable as time passes. This web site is much more then Ohio barns.

images by Tina Manley

images by Tina Manley I like Tina Manley's photography. They are simple, honest, and clear.

Lifting the Shroud

Lifting the Shroud There are ethical and aesthetic issues in editing photographs. There is a range of possibilities. When does an interpretation lose its relationship to the original image?

Dennis Dunleavy: So, You think you've got the picture?

Dennis Dunleavy: So, You think you've got the picture?
"After years of leading hundreds photo critiques, I stumbled across a way of explaining why looking at pictures can be such a meaningful experience."

2point8

2point8
Another good site for thinking about photography. Ultimately, if you are serious about expressive photography you need to think about about your photography. This site is a good place to start thinking!

: : Elliott Erwitt : :

: : Elliott Erwitt : :
One of my favorite photographers, he is funny and thoughtful. Spend some time exploring.

Lost Films

Lost Films Pictures from abandoned old cameras. Interesting and though provoking.

Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect

Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect
Take an hour or two to look at this site. Excellent use of photography to document culture and ideas. Fun and worth looking at.

AK47.tv - January/February 2006, Ninth Issue

AK47.tv - January/February 2006, Ninth Issue
Excellent and thought provoking set of photographs. Subscribe to be notified by email when new issues come out.

Reflections on Photography and Art

Reflections on Photography and Art
This series looks like it is worth following. This is the index and introduction page. There will be links to each specific essay.

Amazon.com: Listmania! - View List "Readings for Practicing Photographers"

Amazon.com: Listmania! - View List "Readings for Practicing Photographers"
Reading about photography, thinking about photography, and looking at excellent photography are essential to taking meaningful pictures. These books are an excellent set of recommendations. I own and have read many of them.

Galleries, Carl Weese

Galleries, Carl Weese
Take the time to explore these photographs. I like his documentary style.