Looking at one photograph at a time
A-1, Colloferro, Italy copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 Initially I visualized this project in black & white. I have come to understand that this Roadside Remembrance Memorial series transcends a greater subject, one that in a way haunts me. Memory and its preservation. These are something that is inspired by a tragic accident that usually took the life of someone too soon and... Continue Reading →
copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 Memory is a fickle thing. Probably to my chagrin, something that I am not always in control of. Regardless, the subject of memory that has been really intriguing me as of late.
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.
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 Watanbe studio portrait 2011 copyright Douglas Stockdale
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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