Looking at one photograph at a time
Suspicious circumstances, site #5, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale Okay, this has been a crazy two weeks. Which has provided me with an unexpected new project with the working title of Mystery on the Plano Trabuco. So how in the heck did this all happen? With the publication of my recent limited edition artist book, Middle... Continue Reading →
OC county park, September 8 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale I had stated in my Summer 2018 update earlier this week that I had found what the local OC Sheriff's office is calling a "shallow grave" that falls under their category of "suspicious circumstances". Although I am not a photo-journalist, I have now decided that perhaps... Continue Reading →
Aging (Memory Pods project) copyright Douglas Stockdale It is now September, summer vacation as most of us know it (as a former Midwestern that is after Labor Day), the kids are back in school and looking forward to the Fall weather. I took a short break from blogging here after the publication and exhibition of... Continue Reading →
Middle Ground, self-published artist book, edition of 99 copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale Last weekend the publication of the Middle Ground edition was finally completed! Binding the of 99 artist books took a bit longer than I had anticipated, to say the least. Introduction (text not provided in the artist book): My urban landscape project Middle Ground... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods, June 2018, copyright Douglas Stockdale Now that the heat of July has come in full force here in Southern California, the Aloe Vera seed pods that I am photographing for my project Memory Pods are all quickly withering away in their own unique style. As I wrote earlier in April, this is my... Continue Reading →
Untitled, Gardening for Ordnance project, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale While I am still in the midst of binding the remaining leporello artist books for Middle Ground (yes, book is still available, so message me for details) I have continued to work on two other on-going projects, Memory Pods and Gardening for Ordnance, both with an... Continue Reading →
120 Ektachrome & VPS expired film, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale - This was a good week for expired 120 film donations. I was starting to run a bit thin in my expired film inventory while working on my project Gardening for Ordnance and starting to get a little stingy for my film use. My idea... Continue Reading →
Alternative Crossing, Middle Ground, 2017, copyright Douglas Stockdale Contextualize; the artist intends to explain, justify and extend their body of work. Similar to the write-up a gallery will provide for an artist's work that might need to be re-positioned as to it's artistic merit (such as being "collectible", thus you should buy it), as example... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale, portfolio reviewer, EXPOSURES 2017, Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) I am very honored to again to join the LACP portfolio reviewer team during EXPOSURES 2018 this July. I will be on-site providing portfolio reviews for both Saturday and Sunday this year. Similar to last year, my emphasis will be on photographic projects, editing... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale, Artist talk, Fabrik Projects, photos by Kasey Taylor Having an opportunity to having an open discussion with those interested in your work is a great chance to create a dialog as well as get some really honest feedback from your work. Really honest. Yes, there was what one person called afterwards a little... Continue Reading →
