Looking at one photograph at a time
Milano Italy magazine rack copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale I just realized that my blog The PhotoBook, where I am providing a wide assortment of thoughts and news about (fine art) photobooks is now at the second year anniversary mark. I think that I have a little over 140 photobbooks that I have reviewed and a ton more in the wings waiting... Continue Reading →
San Clemente Copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale Boundaries, borders and preceived personal space. Best regards, Douglas
Ciociaria, Fiuggi Landscape copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale Midway between the ancient city of Fiuggi and the realitively modern "spa" town at the base of the hill, is an in-between place, as ambougious as the history of Ciociaria. It has the ear marks of a place that is neither one or the other, but came about over... Continue Reading →
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 →
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