Looking at one photograph at a time
Photobook Independent - Photobook Competition 2016 I have some great news, I am honored to be recently selected as one of the judges of the PhotoBook Competition this year as a part of the Photo Independent activities occurring at the end of April in Los Angeles. I just posted a quick update as to the... Continue Reading →
I-5 Rest stop, near Oceanside, CA 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale Unlike my earlier international travels as part of my day-job, my recent trips are more about a series of local day-trips either driving down to San Diego or up to Los Angeles. Both of these locations, as well as many of the places in between,... Continue Reading →
San Diego, February 24, 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale A little bit unusual for me is this photograph of a man I observed who was standing on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego looking out to sea. Unusual in that I am much more prone to photograph "things" than "people", so a visual... Continue Reading →
Vail (Lionshead) CO February 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale Wow, where in the heck did February go? Well one thing we did was our annual ski trip to Vail, Colorado, which allowed me to capture/create the photograph above. So that essentially took care of a week and half driving to Vail, then down to Denver for... Continue Reading →
Rancho Santa Margarita, California, January 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale When the coastal fog works it way up the canyon to my back yard, the ensuing mysterious vista recalls my initial photographic interest to investigate the natural landscape. To photography this intriguing landscape is way too tempting and I have learned not to fight the impulses.... Continue Reading →
Photo l.a. 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I had an opportunity to join Hiroshi Watanabe at the Gala opening of Photo l.a. last night. As a result of preparing to meet-up with Hiroshi for dinner near Little Tokyo in LA before we attended the opening, I became somewhat obsessed with printing as many of the photographs... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale Old saying: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Revised: when you grow lemons and they become a winter harvest, make photographs! From time to time when given some props, I like to have some fun and see what I might be able to do with them. In this case our... Continue Reading →
Torrey Pines Park, San Diego, CA copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale We really needed the recent rain here in Southern California, but regretfully what comes with the winter storms is the resulting beach erosion and the loss of a lot of sand.
Rancho Santa Margarita, 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I have back and forth with a friend about photographic self-promotion and realized that now would be a good time to provide an update on my own efforts. Today of course the buzz word for (self) promotion is Social Media, so that is primarily where I post my... Continue Reading →
Untitled, copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale As I just posted, the beginning of the year is a time to reflect on the past and also to look forward for what might be. My first post was honking my horn for 2015, now I want to look at my goals for 2016. I had two principal projects... Continue Reading →
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