Alan Gignoux, Mountain Tops to Moonscapes, copyright 2012 While recently discussing Earth Day and what I can do about affecting climate change, I sort of had a brain fart and skipped over one of the most important elements that I have at hand; my editorial capabilities to write and discuss the issues of climate change.... Continue Reading →
Cowboy Wedding Photographer
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 134834 (Melting City) copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale – This last weekend we were in Boulder Colorado for a family wedding and I was just one of the many guests who brought cameras to document this wonderful event. Mine was a bit larger than the others who were using cell phones for their snap-shots. Nevertheless, I knew I... Continue Reading →
Modifying a piercing cradle for pamphlet stitching
For the artist book I now envision (book pre-visualization!), I want to bind it with a very simple, but elegant pamphlet stitch. Assembled and bound it should look like what I posted in my last article. And there are a numerous ways to complete a pamphlet stitch and a relatively simple production fixture, called a... Continue Reading →
Artist book-dummy making progress
The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow (book-dummy) copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale – A quick status report on my book-dummy for The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow , which appears to be slowly making some good progress. I seem to be heading towards a small edition artist book, perhaps in conjunction with a book + print... Continue Reading →
SEC4P exhibition in progress – All About the Light
Photograph 2022 copyright Jean Wilder With recent events going on, specifically the Russian invasion and war with Ukraine, I have been distracted and neglected to provide some self-promotion for an exhibition, All About the Light, that I am in. Currently on-going at SouthEast Center for Photography (SEC4P) in Greenville, S.C., which will close this weekend... Continue Reading →
LACP 2022 Exposure Weekend – Portfolio Reviews
I am very honored to again join the Los Angeles Center for Photography (LACP) Exposure Weekend team early next year for an intensive series of portfolio reviews. The actual reviews will occur over the extended weekend of January 27 - 30th, 2022. A great way to start the new year. Registration will open on Tuesday, November... Continue Reading →
Critiques and feedback
Middle Ground, self-published limited edition artist book by Douglas Stockdale I know that I have probably said this before, but I am a really big proponent about getting feedback from anyone and frequently, anywhere. At portfolio reviews, I can usually be found on both sides of the review table, providing my thoughts on someone's artwork... Continue Reading →
Portfolio Reviewer – 2021 LACP Exposure Weekend
I am very honored to join Los Angeles Center of Photography's (LACP) 2021 Exposure Weekend that will occur January 21 - 24th, 2021. Like many such art events during this pandemic, this will a series of virtual (Zoom) portfolio reviews. This will be my fifth year participating in this event and I have had an... Continue Reading →
Diary; August 8th, 2020 – Abstract Art – Take 2
So my angst; I feel that I have been working predominately in one style, what I have termed documentary-style landscape photography, very representational work, and now very intrigued and investigating a completely different direction in my artwork. I could rationalize that this might be confusing to my collectors, but I have so few, would this... Continue Reading →
Editorial: Martin Parr and Gian Butturini’s “London”
Martin Parr So there is a bit of a buzzz going on about Martin Parr's contributing essay in the 2017 facsimile publication of the late Gian Butturini's (1935 - 2006) photobook "London", self-published in 1969. For the record, I have not seen either the 1969 or the 2017 facsimile edition. I have seen that ArtBook... Continue Reading →