Yesterday I took a day trip down to San Diego to meet up with some of my editorial and operational team at the Medium Festival. Primarily we were there to meet up with the documentary photographer Louie Palu for an interview I have in process for publication with PhotoBook Journal. Okay, we were also interested in... Continue Reading →
Expired Film & Serendipity
Pease be advised: Do not try to adjust your monitor! The colors you are looking at are indeed "unique". One of the interesting aspects of using expired 120 film is not knowing what might come back from the processing laboratory. Sometimes, as with the Pampas Grass photograph that I had discussed earlier this week, most... Continue Reading →
Mini Portfolio effective alternative at Portfolio Reviews
This is a quick assessment following up on my recent article about preparing for a Portfolio Review, which I had the pleasure (and angst) to be sitting on both sides of the review table. I just returned from the LACP 2019 Exposure Weekend in Marina del Rey in which I was a portfolio reviewer and... Continue Reading →
Fabrik Projects – Artist of the Day
I found a nice surprise this morning when checking out Facebook; I am the Artist of the Day for Fabrik Projects gallery, featuring my photograph Ghost from my Memory Pods project. I did not expect to see that, but then again I know that Betsy Enzensberger, the new Gallery Manager at Fabrik Projects, is very... Continue Reading →
Oleander – the Snow White lesson
My attention to my Middle Ground artist book has been on hiatus for a short time; in retrospect I think that all of the leporello book binding I completed for this artist book edition in conjunction with preparing for the solo exhibition really took it out of me. It was pretty intense experience, but when a... Continue Reading →
2019 Summer Group Show – Save the Date
I am very excited to have two of my Memory Pods photographs, including Changes, above, included in the Fabrik Projects Gallery's Summer Group Show. This is an exhibition of the Fabrik Projects Gallery's represented artists and for me another nice validation of this on-going project. The Opening reception is Saturday, August 10th, from 6... Continue Reading →
D-Day 75 years ago
Today, June 6th, 2019 is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France during WWII that eventually lead to the end of that terrible war. Also a day to remember my father who took part of this event who was in the Second Army (Amour Division), and if I recall, he stated that... Continue Reading →
Gardening (For Ordnance)
One of the interesting outcomes of preparing to make my Gardening For Ordnance publication submissions is that I am gaining better clarity on the pre-visualization of the pending book (yes, there is always another book in my future). It also became apparent that I have a bunch more color film negatives to scan (and maybe a... Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day
Coming up this weekend is Mother's Day, which I believe originated in the United States by the greeting card companies about a hundred years ago. It is a wonderful opportunity to recognize and honor women, whether they are natural mothers, adopting mothers or pending motherhood. There are a group of women who have the heart... Continue Reading →
Open Show LA – Memory Pods presentation
Untitled, Memory Pods, copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very honored to be selected to present my Memory Pods project during a Lucie Foundation Month of Photography Los Angeles (MoPLA) event; Open Show Los Angeles. This event is open to the public and will be held at my gallery, Fabrik Projects, which is located near Culver City;... Continue Reading →