Looking at one photograph at a time
Ciociaria copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale published by Edizioni Punctum (Rome) - I recently read a post from another photographer asking others if they have any regrets with a photobook that was published about their work. For me, three small details come to mind that I wish I could retrospectively tweak for my photobook Ciociaria that was published by Editizoni Punctum. First... Continue Reading →
copyright the artists, 2013 published by Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) When I arrived at the OCCCA to pick up my framed photograph that was in the "Give Us Your Best Shot" exhibition, I found that an exhibition catalog was published and available. In due fashion, the catalog has the photographers listed alphabetically with... Continue Reading →
Untitled (RSM) copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale Okay, I started to write about abstract photography as it might relate to my image above, then I realize that all I was writing was bull dung. So I deleted it. All photographs are abstract. period. This is an image that I made to investigate memory and probably appears "more" abstract than... Continue Reading →
untitled (Riverside) copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale Always interesting to me as to if you allow an idea or concept to develop, what might become of it. A case in point was the project I was working on in China at the end of 2007 then became a means to a process that I continued to employ elsewhere.... Continue Reading →
America, My Way copyright 2012 Matej Sitar Perhaps without seeming too glib, but being open to chance and serendipity may as easy as keeping an open mind. I wish it were that easy. This past weekend, there was a convergence of serendipity that it was even hard for me to miss. As I wrote yesterday, I... Continue Reading →
Untitled (LianYunGang) copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale I will have to admit; I have been allowing the work that I completed in China a few years ago to simmer for some time. I sometimes take a little longer duration to sort out how I want to present one of my conceptual investigations. Looking at my body of work from this... Continue Reading →
Untitled (XiTang) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale My photographs are my memories. At the time of exposure, this is not what I actually saw but much closer to what I was feeling in the moment. Over time this blurred image has become more closely aligned with my indistinct memory of this time and place. It appears real to me. Cheers
Untitled (PingHu) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale As a photographer, I sometimes wonder that if in the process of capturing images, I sear these images into my cranium, creating a memory and subsequent dreams? The photograph above, although I can't associate it with any specific dream, is an image that I can easily recall. This was a city sculpture that announced that you... Continue Reading →
Untitled (PingHu) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale An interesting aspect of my dreams, and probably likewise true about my memories, is that these are not entirely rational. Cheers!
Untitled (PingHu) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale I have not deviled very much into the other aspect of memories, that memories, good or bad, can lead to dreams. Dreams are experiences that I have with those that are the most troubling and unpleasant a nightmare. Cheers!
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