Iconic Album Covers
All of the following album covers are iconic in their own way, and here’s my reasons why. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963) Bob Dylan I really enjoy the natural feel of this photo – it looks unedited...
View ArticleHenri Cartier-Bresson Online Exhibit
Time.com posted an online exhibit from the works of Henri Cartier-Bresson which is worth taking a look at here. While the main emphasis is on the images, there is an interesting blurb that says that...
View ArticlePhoto Essay References
They say that practice makes perfect, and while I’d need to go to visit way more than four museums or galleries to develop a truly effective photo essay, this week’s reference assignments truly opened...
View ArticleBookbinding Inspirations – Society of Bookbinders
The Society of Bookbinders, based in the UK, is an organization dedicated to historical and contemporary bookbinding, as well as its conservation. The Society organizes a biennial International...
View ArticleJohn Dominis, “The Valley of Poverty” (1964)
American documentary photographer John Dominis, who recently passed away, is perhaps best known for his work with LIFE magazine. In his 1964 work titled “The Valley of Poverty”, Dominis brings...
View ArticleTraditional East Asian Bookbinding
I found this great text (completely free online) that mainly focuses on traditional Korean practices for bookbinding, but tied to its history is the bookbinding methods of many other East Asian...
View ArticleArt & Fashion – Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramovic is a Yugoslavian-born performance artist based out of NYC. Described as the “grandmother of performance art”, her performance works explore and question many elements of the human...
View ArticleWashington Square Arch
Being new to New York City, I wanted to do a photo collage on an iconic tourist attraction in the city, within relative proximity to school – hence, the arch at Washington Square Park. I stood in the...
View ArticleCorita Kent
Today’s Google homepage honors Corita Kent, on what would have been her 96th birthday. Kent was a nun, artist, and educator who helped pave the way to make silkscreen a true art on its own. Many of her...
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