Looking at one photograph at a time
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale One of the benefits of spending a lot of my time in Europe is that when I return to Southern California, the landscape and terrain takes on a subtle strangeness. I believe that my assumptions have been disrupted and I start to see my surrounderings from another perspective and maybe what I have... Continue Reading →
House cleaning, Fiuggi copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Ciociaria - The name of a traditional region of Central Italy without a defined border nor historical identity. The name Ciociaria comes from the primitive footwear of its inhabitants and the origins of this particular kind of shoe are ancient. Last month, I continued to reflect on my on-going... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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