Looking at one photograph at a time
Untitled (RSM) copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale Okay, I started to write about abstract photography as it might relate to my image above, then I realize that all I was writing was bull dung. So I deleted it. All photographs are abstract. period. This is an image that I made to investigate memory and probably appears "more" abstract than... Continue Reading →
Untitled (PingHu) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale As a photographer, I sometimes wonder that if in the process of capturing images, I sear these images into my cranium, creating a memory and subsequent dreams? The photograph above, although I can't associate it with any specific dream, is an image that I can easily recall. This was a city sculpture that announced that you... Continue Reading →
Untitled (PingHu) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale I have not deviled very much into the other aspect of memories, that memories, good or bad, can lead to dreams. Dreams are experiences that I have with those that are the most troubling and unpleasant a nightmare. Cheers!
Untitled (Hongqaio) Instant Nomad 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale A shadow, much like a memory, does not leave any physical trace of its presence. Cheers!
Instant Nomad (Italy) copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale While working on the Ciociaria project, this composition was interesting to me as the empty bench created a sense of anticipation. This bench under the cover was meant to be used by someone. The broken path through the fallen leaves on the sidewalk indicates that someone has alredy been by here before. It... Continue Reading →
Instant Nomad (Italy) 2010 copyright Douglas Stockdale As an itinerant and transit worker (as I am an Instant Nomad), I end up frequently eating alone in distant restaurants. The downside: one is a very lonely number. The upside: eating in little family owned restaurants can be delightful and interesting. This small Italian pizzeria off the plaza... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale Still thinking about the concept of memory. In one way, all photographs are about memory, as they reveal something that no longer is. As soon as the exposure is made, it is instantly a photograph of history and of things past. Nevertheless, when investigating memory, some photographs are better metaphors than others. When a... Continue Reading →
Instant Nomad (France) copyright Douglas Stockdale While in France, I continued to develop my concept of the traveling business man as an extension of my earlier project Hotel Noir. My goal with Hotel Noir was to investigate a specific place that was a transitional site, a city that I was working at over an extended period of time and staying... Continue Reading →
Instant Nomad (England) 2012 Copyright Douglas Stockdale I am experimenting with another way to create a narrative exploring what I do for work. Last year it seemed that I was working on two if not three alternaives, but now I am thinking that there may not be any issue with mashing these together. Moving away from... Continue Reading →
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 →
Singular Images 