Looking at one photograph at a time
Winter Fog, Trabuco Canyon, CA 2007 copyright Douglas Stockdale As I posted yesterday, I was nominated by Jeff Alu to participate in a Black & White Photographic challenge (aka BWC) that has gone viral on Facebook. This is my day 2 photograph. I photographed this composition in 2007 at a time that I felt that I was... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Atlanta, GA #5532) copyright 2013 Douglas Stockdale - One of the fascinating subjects for me are Industrial objects, where form will follow function and how the resulting form will usually have a sophisticated elegance to it. Engineering design is concerned about utility, efficiency, ergonomics, functionality, usability, maintenance, user-interfaces and work flows, thus one of... Continue Reading →
Ferentino, Italy copyright 2012 Douglas Stockdale The attempt to preserve memories is more prevalent in Italy than I earlier thought. They can be very subtle and difficult to discern, but this one in Ferentino was very obvious. (Update: the working title of this project has reverted to the earlier version: In Passing)
Somewhere over the MidWest USA, December 2011 by Douglas Stockdale It seems like this blog is becoming my de-facto website as it much easier to incorporate updates. So today was a little bit of a housekeeping day for this blog, mostly to provide some links on the "Ciociaria" side bar, both for some of the bookstores which are carrying my book and other places to... Continue Reading →
Trubuco Canyon, CA-241 copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale Ephemeral: transitory, lasting for only a short period of time and leaving no permanent trace
Cheshire England, January 2012 copyright Douglas Stockdale I continue to be intrigued by the various facets of memory and one that seems the most futile and vexing is the preservation of a memory. Sometimes no matter how hard I attempt to hold on to it, a memory can be elusive and like the fog, slips too... Continue Reading →
A-1, Colloferro, Italy copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 Initially I visualized this project in black & white. I have come to understand that this Roadside Remembrance Memorial series transcends a greater subject, one that in a way haunts me. Memory and its preservation. These are something that is inspired by a tragic accident that usually took the life of someone too soon and... Continue Reading →
CA-241 Tollroad, Coto de Coza, California Copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale Some may call it serendipity, while Christians would say that this is the quiet voice of the Lord, but an odd chain of events started this last Saturday when I received a unsolicted photobook, Afterwards, edited by Nathalie Herschdorfer, for a potential review on my blog The PhotoBook. As I stated... Continue Reading →
Enroute to PingHu Copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale I am continuing to evaluate my body of work from 2007 - 2008 made in China that is evolving into one of two potential book projects, with these photographs for "Flow of Light Brush the Shadow". I am also using a new tool (for me), uploading the strongest images... Continue Reading →
December, Fiuggi, Italy copyright 2009 Douglas Stockdale - A hilltop comune (town) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio (Ciociaria) in central Italy that dates back before 1200, which is located south of Rome. The town of Fiuggi became famous for its Acqua di Fiuggi which flows from its natural springs and... Continue Reading →
