Well yesterday did not go anywhere near what as planned. And I might as well be clear from the get-go that the photo associated with this post, above, was not made with my new Samsung Galaxy s21 Ultra 5G; more about that in a minute. Yesterday morning is one of my walk days with this... Continue Reading →
Middle Ground – reimagined
Middle Ground, limited edition artist book, copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very excited to 'relaunch' the selling of Middle Ground, my limited edition artist book that I self-published in 2018. I have already sold half of the edition, but then I placed the promotion and sales effort on Hold in 2019. I have come to... Continue Reading →
Landscape as part of a Narrative
This is another urban landscape photograph that I am considering for my Instant Nomad Chronicles series as a follow up to my previous landscape article. This photograph could provide some background 'color' to my narrative about anxiety and travel. This would provide a broader environmental context that essentially sets the stage for where all of... Continue Reading →
Anxiety in the Aftermath of War
copyright Douglas Stockdale I have been working on a book project, Instant Nomad, in which I am reflecting on the broader context of anxiety and how that seems to haunt me in little ways. Interestingly, I was in full scale development of my war aftermath project, Gardening for Ordnance, that due to the pandemic I... Continue Reading →
Shutter Speed experimentation
As I announced last week in conjunction with my purchase of a 55mm extension tube for my Hasselblad, its's spring, plants are starting to bloom and that it's also Memory Pods time of year again. While discussing this project during my artist talk in March in conjunction with the exhibition of this body of work... Continue Reading →
Southeast Center for Photography – Flora
I am very delighted to have my artwork Inspired from my Memory Pods series juried into the Southeast Center for Photography's thematic exhibition Flora by Wendi Schneider. This is a really a very nice validation of this particular artwork, which was recently featured in my solo exhibition of the Memory Pods series at The Photographic... Continue Reading →
Artist talk – Memory Pods exhibition
Douglas Stockdale, Ellen Friedlander & Beatta Bosworth photo by Donna Cosentino, copyright 2021 There is an Artist talk, virtual on Zoom, tomorrow, February 25th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm (PST), and there is still space available, with the sign-up here. Louise Russell, Donna Cosentino, the Executive Director of The Photographer's Eye gallery and I will be discussing... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods – The Photographer’s Eye gallery exhibition
Yesterday afternoon and into the early evening The Photographer's Eye gallery hosted the opening reception for my solo exhibition of my Memory Pods series in conjunction with the solo exhibition of Louise Russell's botanical studies, Ways of Knowing. As as evident in the lead-in photograph above, we were all wearing masks and social distancing, which... Continue Reading →
Bluewater Shore – Limited Edition artist book – last copies for sale
In 2017 I self-published my limited edition artist book Bluewater Shore. This is a flip-book design that uses vernacular photographs to recreate a semi-fictional story about a group of young women who shortly after the end of WWII decided to go a on an all-girl's trip to the shore. Without any escorts. Gasp! As been... Continue Reading →
The Photographer’s Eye – Memory Pods exhibition – New dates!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my solo exhibition at The Photographer's Eye gallery in Escondido (San Diego County) was delayed by one month. The new exhibition dates are; February 20th - March 20th, 2021. I will be exhibiting thirteen images from my Memory Pods series. Concurrently Louise Russell’s botanical photographic studies from her families historical San Diego... Continue Reading →