Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse 2022 copyright Douglas Stockdale – A temporary diversion from recent events is a celestial event tonight with the lunar eclipse of the moon, which is being called a Blood Moon this evening. This is my version from my back yard after wandering onto the park like area behind the house. Always fascinating... Continue Reading →
Mental Health Awareness Month
The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow copyright 2006 Douglas Stockdale – This is Mental Health Awareness Month and good time for a shout-out that if you are feeling out of emotional sorts, then this could be a sign that there might be something you need to find out more about. The four basic mental health awareness concerns... Continue Reading →
Happy Mother’s Day
Bluewater Shore copyright 2020 Douglas Stockdale Today is Mother's Day, a day in America to celebrate all mom's everywhere. Although she passed away many years ago, I still miss my mom. Mother's Day is also about the celebration of women and all that they do, even if they have chosen not to be a mom.... Continue Reading →
Climate Change Porn
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 175024 (Melting City) copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale – While evaluating some of my recent documentary photographs of the Marshall Fire's destruction, black and white here, a color version here, I am becoming aware that these photographs are taking on the attributes of 'ruin porn'. Ruin porn can be described as "a sexy name for a contentious genre... Continue Reading →
Climate Change – Colorado’s Marshall Fire Aftermath
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 092740 (Melting City) copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale - This past weekend while in Boulder Colorado for a family wedding, I was confronted with the aftermath of the Marshall Fire that occurred at the end of last December. This was a grass fire that became the most destructive in the history of Colorado in terms of structures... Continue Reading →
Double gate-fold feedback
The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow (book-dummy) copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale – I like to think I follow my own advice. One of the many aspects of creating a physical book-dummy is to be able to have show-n-tell moments with other artists, photographers, friends, curators, bookstores and the like. At the start of every one of my... Continue Reading →
2-22-22: Twosday
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 175448 (Burning Palms) copyright 2016/2021 Douglas Stockdale A moment to have some fun with an unusually day that incorporates a lot of two's: 2-22-22; Twosday. Thus my Anthroprogenic Crisis artwork utilizing a pair of subjects to celebrate this day. Cheers, Doug ____ Workshops: Medium Photo: Developing a Creative Photo Book, a virtual (Zoom) workshop I... Continue Reading →
All About the Light – SouthEast Center for Photography exhibition
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 103246 (Pathway Ahead) copyright 2021 Douglas Stockdale – I am very honored to have a photograph from my Anthropogenic Crisis series, above, juried into the SouthEast Center for Photography (SEC4P) group exhibit by Susan Burnstine. The exhibition theme is 'All About the Light', which will have an exhibition opening on March 4th, 2022 at 6:30pm... Continue Reading →
Disturbing Beauty – Anthropogenic Crisis
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 164510 copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale - "Disturbing Beauty. Thought provoking on many levels." This was a wonderful comment left on my recent Instagram post for another of my Anthropogenic Crisis series artworks. When attempting to raise awareness of the issues of climate change as we continue on the harrowing path of global... Continue Reading →
Printing paper test – Moab Lasal Exhibition Luster
Anthropogenic Crisis No. 9024 copyright 2018/2022 Douglas Stockdale - Last December I started on a small quest to find better ecological alternative inkjet printing papers for my use here in the US, which the Moab papers that are partly manufactured in Moab, Utah, were one of the finalist. To keep my printing costs in line,... Continue Reading →