I-5 Mission Viejo, CA photograph 2012 copyright Douglas Stockdale A continuation of my investigation of memory and its preservation. (Update; the working title of this project has reverted to In Passing)
Work #6122
Work #6122 copyright 2012 Douglas Stockdale Somewhere on the way to someplace. Continuation of my project that investigates identity.
National Safety Council – roadside memorial photograph
National Safety Council - A-1 Colloferro, Italy copyright 2012 Douglas Stockdale I am very honored that the National Safety Council (USA) has incorporated one of the photographs from my Roadside Remembrance Memorials series into one of their monthly safety campaigns for 2012. Editorial freedom; they have grayed down the photograph to keep the emphasis on their text. The... Continue Reading →
Lest I Forget – Ferentino Italy
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)
MACRO acquires Ciociaria Limited Edition Photographs
Photographs copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 I am now able, as well as extremely happy, to share some wonderful news. Over the past month, I have been in discussions with Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO), the largest contemporary art museums in Rome Italy, regarding the acquisition of three Limited Edition photographs from my photobook project Ciociaria. This week I... Continue Reading →
Trubuco Canyon memorial
Trubuco Canyon, CA-241 copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale Ephemeral: transitory, lasting for only a short period of time and leaving no permanent trace
Memories – changing over time
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 →
Duality of Roadside memorials
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 →
Memory – sometimes murky
copyright Douglas Stockdale 2012 Memory is a fickle thing. Probably to my chagrin, something that I am not always in control of. Regardless, the subject of memory that has been really intriguing me as of late.
Ciociaria – Karen Jenkins review – photo-eye
Ciociaria copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale photo-eye just published Karen Jenkins review of my book Ciociaria. Jenkins goes into considerable depth, and grapples with an undercurrent of memory that weaves through most of my photographic projects, where she states; the theme of the memorial also emerges, wherein nature is shown as an inextricable part of how we commemorate... Continue Reading →