Ciociaria by Douglas Stockdale copyright 2011 Edizioni Punctum Looking ahead at 2012 is attempting to read tea leaves or perhaps in my case, peer into the dense fog while yet still hurling steadily forward.
Looking ahead at 2012
Merry Christmas!
Ciociaria Christmas, Fiuggi 2011 Douglas Stockdale Wishing you all the very best for this Christmas season, as well as Happy Holidays to all you celebrating your various religious events.
Hiroshi Watanabe – studio portrait
Hiroshi Watanbe studio portrait 2011 copyright Douglas Stockdale
Faygo Red Pop
Faygo RedPop 2011 copyright Douglas Stocdale I am sure that everyone has in their past, some food or drink that seems to provide an immediate passport to their youth. Recently visiting some friends in Valencia (SoCal), my buddy Peter dragged me into a new (soda) store claiming that he had found the magic elixir of youth. Growing up in... Continue Reading →
Darkroom – Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroshi Watanabe's darkroom 2011 copyright Douglas Stockdale Earlier this week I had an opportunity to meet up with Hiroshi Watanabe (books: Findings and Love Point) at his studio and during the tour, I found myself rather taken by his darkroom. What a wonderful and ideal place to work. A very classic arrangement of wet side versus dry side, enlarger set... 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 →
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