I have a new and unique opportunity, as my proposal to curate a photobook exhibition for the XI Edition of FotoGrafia Festival Internazionale di Roma (FotoGrafia - the International Festival of Rome) was accepted. Very nice! The theme for this festival is "work", which is an interesting subject and in my proposal, I addressed it rather broadly. I... Continue Reading →
L’Instant Nomade – The Instant Nomad
photograph copyright 2012 Douglas Stockdale For the last four or five months, I have been quietly working on a project about work and identity. No too much ado, but just posting an occasional singular image and a brief reference to what it might be about. For me, there is an interesting interplay between the photographs, the... Continue Reading →
Work #5650
Work #5650 copyright 2012 Douglas Stockdale So what is "work"?
MACRO acquires Ciociaria Limited Edition Photographs
Photographs copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 I am now able, as well as extremely happy, to share some wonderful news. Over the past month, I have been in discussions with Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO), the largest contemporary art museums in Rome Italy, regarding the acquisition of three Limited Edition photographs from my photobook project Ciociaria. This week I... Continue Reading →
Memories – changing over time
Cheshire England, January 2012 copyright Douglas Stockdale I continue to be intrigued by the various facets of memory and one that seems the most futile and vexing is the preservation of a memory. Sometimes no matter how hard I attempt to hold on to it, a memory can be elusive and like the fog, slips too... Continue Reading →
Ciociaria – Karen Jenkins review – photo-eye
Ciociaria copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale photo-eye just published Karen Jenkins review of my book Ciociaria. Jenkins goes into considerable depth, and grapples with an undercurrent of memory that weaves through most of my photographic projects, where she states; the theme of the memorial also emerges, wherein nature is shown as an inextricable part of how we commemorate... Continue Reading →
Ciociaria – now on YouTube
Fiuggi copyright 2010 from Ciociaria published by Edizioni Punctum One aspect of publishing my book Ciociaria that was entirely unexpected was the upload on YouTube by Tomas de Teresa, who publishes the Spanish photobook review blog Libros de Fotografia. Tomas has made a nice choice of photographs from my photobook in conjunction with an interesting Spanish guitar... Continue Reading →
Libros de Fotografia – Ciociaria review
More web ink for Ciociaria, with a photobook review by Tomás de Teresa on his blog Libros de Fotografia. The text for Tomás's review is in Spanish, but in my humble option, I think the efforts to translaste into English are worth it, e.g. "Douglas has traveled the area as a flaneur, wandering in the rural and urban areas with the... Continue Reading →
Ciociaria – published! & other updates
me & Marco Delogu, Ciociaria copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale published by Edizioni Punctum Last weekend in Rome during Fotografia Festival Internazionale di Roma, I finally was able to hold my book, to see it actually in print. Really a bunch of mixed feelings, ranging from really elated to an almost anti-clamtic let down. The best part, the interior plates... Continue Reading →
Susan Burnstine’s underexposure – interview – Ciociaria
Ciociaria; back, spine & front covers I was featured today on Susan Burnstine's wonderful blog underexposure. Susan has recently started providing her interviews that she has previously published in a monthly column for Black & White Photography Magazine (UK) entitled American Connection on her new blog. The interview by Susan is focusing on the events leading up to my publication of Ciociaria. As you read her... Continue Reading →
Singular Images 