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Copyright 2014 Jason Fulford & Gregory Halpern published by Aperture While in Santa Fe and visiting the photo-eye book store, I had an opportunity to get a copy of Jason Fulford and Gregory Halpern's book The Photographer's Playbook. The subtitle reveals the essentials of this book; 307 (photographic) Assignments and Ideas, which are distilled from... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale 2016 photograph by Ella Webb Surprise! Not often you will see my mug on this blog. The special occasion is that Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) just added my profile as one of the LACP instructors for a introductory book design class I have developed and will be leading next Spring. The... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods – Loss 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale I received word from a couple of my friends late last night that my photograph Loss from my Memory Pods project received an Honorary Award during the reception at the Irvine Fine Arts Center reception for the "All Media 2016" exhibition. Wow! This is very, very nice.... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Center of Photography "Exposure 2016" 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale As I had announced last month, I was honored to be a portfolio reviewer at the LACP "Exposure 2016" event this last weekend, which was hosted by two all-stars: Julia Dean and Sarah Hadley. I was very fortunate to join a wonderful group of... Continue Reading →
Loss (Memory Pods project) 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very excited and honored to announce that Loss from my Memory Pods project was juried into the Irvine Fine Art Center (IFAC) All Media 2016 exhibition. The juror was Dan Cameron who most recently was the past Chief Curator for the Orange County Museum of Art... Continue Reading →
Ciociaria copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale A curator/book designer just referred me to the LensCulture.com publication group and so now I am in the middle of developing a photographers profile on their site. Similar to my recent Art Photo Index profile, I am starting with my Ciociaria project photographs and book information. I included an edited version of... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Passage Way 2010 copyright Douglas Stockdale When Art Photo Index (API) was launched a few years back, I was provided with an invitation to join, which I immediately accepted. Regretfully I was in-between web sites and photographic projects and really unsure as what to provide for my profile, thus I opted for the minimal... Continue Reading →
Susan Burnstine, a Portfolio Reviewer for LACP Exposure 2016 I will be among the 19 Portfolio Reviewers, joining Susan Burnstine (above), Aline Smithson, Julia Dean, Kirk Pederson, Sarah Lee, Chris Davies to name only a few, for the Los Angeles Center of Photography's (LACP) "Exposure 2016" event being held at the end of July at... Continue Reading →
Ciociaria copyright Douglas Stockdale One of the take-aways from Photo Book Independent was that I need to really consider exhibiting my photographs. When more than one person states that my photographic work is exceptional and I keep getting comments that my "work" prints are exquisite, I think I am ready for taking the next step in... Continue Reading →
Photobook Independent, Raleigh Studios, Soundstage #14, 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale At the beginning of this month I participated in a book exhibition at Photobook Independent, held in the Raleigh Studios on their sound stage #14, located in Hollywood, California. Always interesting to poke around a Hollywood studio after hours during the weekend and observe the... Continue Reading →
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