[w] What's Out There added

While the main thrust of my photography for "creation" sake is done for my lexicon, Self-Portrait and a number of other projects, I have also loved taking photos of things I want to remember. I don't really see these as compositions, but more as what "taking" photographs suggest they are - captured moments, taken to hold on to.

The ones included on What's Out There are a selection that is representative of what I have seen and how I have seen them. They also make a good case for my interests, though in a more conscious way than those images in my lexicon. The photographs, taken starting in 2006, are from work travel, personal travel, friends, family, and many many miles of wandering/walking. Here are a few that can serve as an introduction:

 

As a quick item of trivia, "What's Out There" is a small nod to the "first" website, which can be seen at: http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

You will also notice that I took a lot of cues for the design of my [index] page from that "first" page.

 

[w] Self-Portrait added

Starting in 2011, I started taking my little Canon QL-17 almost everywhere with me to work on a new project I envisioned as a running "Self-portrait." The idea was that through approaching friends, family and strangers alike, and asking them to take a photo of me, I could have one aspect of this self-portrait work - namely, how an other sees me. In addition, I would take one of them, which details how I see an other. I envisioned putting them side-by-side, in succession, and the growing work would serve as non-static self-portrait.

Besides being a personal project, it's rather emotional, photos of friends who became strangers, strangers who became friends and loved ones. My aging (and fattening-up) also becomes more apparent as the project goes on. There's a lot more to it, for me, but I will just put it out there in the wish to share. Please click the link S.P. to see a small selection. Below is one of my favorites.

 

While wandering around urban Singapore, I stumbled into a small graveyard where colonialists are interred. Marveling at some of the ages and names, I bumped into two gentleman, and despite the odd setting, I felt appropriate asking for one of them to be involved with my self-portrait. Happily, he agreed. Here we are above.

 

[w] Bang Beggar added

A work I did over the period of a few months entitled Bang Beggar is now up. Please follow the link B.B to view the brief description and work. The work exists only as jpegs. Below is one of two ways I look at it and think about it.