Looking at one photograph at a time
Untitled (Fiuggi Terme) copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale I had noted this table and cover on the grounds of a hotel in Fiuggi Terme during most of the Summer it was covered with green leaves and people were enjoying a conversation in the shade. Later in the Fall, the leaves were gone and so were the... Continue Reading →
NoWhere Man near Chicago copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale A couple of weeks ago while I was passing through the Chicago area, I was inspired to work again on my NoWhere Man project.
NwM in Transit copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale It is always interesting to me when random events collide, as though the almighty has a delicate hand in it. For those who on occasion read this blog over the last four years will recall, on and off I have been working on a project titled Insomnia: Hotel Noir. I... Continue Reading →
NWM Hanover copyright 2011 by Douglas Stockdale I had lamented earlier this month about my inspirational muse and how this was something you really can't manage, per se. I, you, we just need to allow a openess and listen quietly. As sometimes things occur for me, when I start to connect, it seems like many more ideas... Continue Reading →
Salon, Napa, copyright Douglas Stockdale While in Euope and posting actively on this blog, realized that I have been writing and posting on Singular Images for over three years. I guess a couple of years ago, I would have been counting the days to make an anniversary post, but some things have changed since then.... Continue Reading →
Auberge noir, copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 After a relatively long spell, I am working on my Insomnia project again. Perhaps it is the influence of studying the photobooks of Mario Giacomelli and Kiyoshi Suzuki, but I find myself moving to a darker palate and contrasty images. You probably could question the relevance as these two photographers were actively photographing during the 1960 - 1980's, but... Continue Reading →
Okay, this is putting a positive spin on reality; one of the up-sides of my intense travel schedule this past four months has been to allow myself some space between finishing my Insomnia: Hotel Noir book dummy last Fall and examining it again now. When I brought this dummy with me to Italy last month, I realized that... Continue Reading →
Insomnia: Hotel Noir copyright 2009 by Douglas Stockdale I just announced on my Insomnia: Hotel Noir blog that I published the book with Blurb over the weekend. nice. And this morning I received back some nice comments from David Maisel regarding my review of his book, Libraries of Dust, which I just published on The... Continue Reading →
SideGate from the series Insomnia: Hotel Noir It looks like I should be able to make the July 15th deadline for my Blurb book submission, as I just loaded this photograph, SideGate, as a full bleed image into my Booksmart page. That leaves just one more photograph to go, and I have already completed most of the... Continue Reading →
Expressway Room from the project Insomnia; Hotel Noir photograph copyright 2009 Douglas Stockdale Seems like I figure out one image for my project Insomnia and I end up needing to change two others. But I am slowly making some headway and almost down to single digits for the remaining images. And in the process, two images that I... Continue Reading →
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