Looking at one photograph at a time
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 →
Fiuggi, Italy July - Copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 I am back walking Fiuggi again in the hot of the Italian summer, although a tad bit cooler here in the foothills South of Roma. Nevertheless, I am spending considerable time in and out of this little town, an interesting mix of tourism, old town, new city... Continue Reading →
Auberge noir (Insomnia: Hotel Noir series) copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale - After a relatively long spell, I am working on my Insomnia project again. Perhaps it is the influence of studying the photobooks of Mario Giacomelli and Kiyoshi Suzuki, while I find myself moving to a darker palate and contraster images. You probably could question the relevance as these two photographers were actively photographing during... Continue Reading →
Fuiggi, Italy, Midnight copyright of Douglas Stockdale On my recent trip to Italy, I decided to bring along the tripod to initiate some studies of Fuiggi at night. Not sure that this will develop into a full project, but I am open to "see" what happens. Meanwhile, it is intersting... Best regards, Douglas
West Lake, China 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale The annual print exchange will be occurring at The Photographers Exchange on Thursday this week, with more about this group, including the time and place of the event, here. To prepare a print for the exchange (you bring one, you take home one), first I realized that I did... Continue Reading →
Fiumicino nets, 2010 copyright Douglas Stockdale - My return to SoCal is a bit disrupted by all the snow in NY with my flight to JFK cancelled, so in the scramble I now have a flight from Rome to London and then non-stop to LA, BUT on Sunday. So an unplanned and extra day in Italy, sad, eh?... Continue Reading →
