Looking at one photograph at a time
Montparnasse, Paris copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 This past week I have been investigating the memory and essence of Eugene Atget and while working on some background context, realized that as I have been walking up Boulevard Saint Michel, that I have been passing on the edge of Montparnasse, the section in Paris where Atget eventually relocated his studio and... Continue Reading →
Seeking Romance copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 While walking through Parc St-Cloud I found myself wondering, did Eugene Atget have a sense of humor? Was there something very French and subtle in his photographs that could have been a sly joke, but one that would have been mostly understood by those in the Parisian cafe's? I know... Continue Reading →
Brownstone, Boulogne, France copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 While en route to Parc St-Cloud, I was still wondering if this might be the route that Atget would have traveled to Parc St-Cloud? Did he walk or take a carriage? It is my guess that being of simple means, he might have walked this route. What would Atget have seen and reacted... Continue Reading →
Flower Vases, Parc St-Cloud, Paris copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Today has turned into a cooler and overcast day in Paris, and it reminds me of the late Fall overcast days in the photographs by Eugene Atget in Parc St-Cloud, so that ensures a return trip for today. The photograph above is from the end of yesterdays walk... Continue Reading →
Parc St Cloud, Paris copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 When I was having my hotel booked for my recent stay in Paris, I realized that it was in the Boulogne section and actually close to Parc St Cloud, one of the many haunts and locations that Eugene Atget photographed in the early 1900's. But I now here and... Continue Reading →
Fire Flies copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 While walking back from a Restorante in Fiuggi that was located in the woods the night before, I had the distinct feeling I was being watched. After a long pause on the darken road allowing my eyes adjust to the night, I realized that indeed I was being watched, but then... Continue Reading →
Arrivederci, copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 While I have been on assignment in this region of Italy, I have been staying in Fiuggi and slowly allowing a project to evolve. I have been using the opportunity of having lunch by walking to the different Ristorantes near the hotel. As I left this Ristorante, I was struck by their sign Arrivederci for those... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi yard, Italy copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Today during my Sunday walk investigating Fiuggi Italy, I had decided to venture to the outskirts of the city, in a region of what I would consider the suburbs, although I do not think that many in Fiuggi might understand that term. In so many ways, they do not understand... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Funeral Procession, Copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Yesterday I had commented on a photograph from Fiuggi that I could easily relate to and potentially understand. In direct contrast was the photograph I made in the old quarters of (Up Town) Fiuggi of a funeral procession that was ending at the entrance to this church. Death, loss and grief I... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Park, Copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Early in the morning, this park was teeming with children playing, but then the Italian summer heat set in at noon and that pretty well cleared out most of the families, as it was now a good time to spend some quality time indoors or someplace cooler. When I walk through a small park... Continue Reading →
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