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 →
Mon Bistrot, Boulogne, France copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 I have been still thinking about Eugene Atget and what he might be seeing if he was walking Paris and it's outskirts. Perhaps he would see the structures and places that were about to change, perhaps seeing the evidence of the changes that are ongoing. I have... 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 →
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 →
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