Photography and Auctions
Domino Effect
What if I scan all those photographs, dump the film and originals to save space in my house, only to discover the technology of the future (probably being developed somewhere by a 12-year-old as you read this paragraph) would work better if I started from the irreplaceable articles I tossed in the garbage two weeks ago instead of my digital copies? more »
Join In A Worldwide Beach Project, Preserve Memories at Gulf Beaches
The present oil leak situation in the US brings to the fore the need to preserve and treasure beaches around the world. The Victoria and Albert Museum is carrying a beach art project on their website that you might want to join in and take pictures of. more »
Desert Jewels - North African Jewelry, Flamboyant and Conspicuous Works of Art
Many materials are thought to have protective and healing qualities as well as symbolic meaning. Silver is linked with honesty and purity, and when combined with certain stones it can heal select ailments. Red Mediterranean coral, associated with life-sustaining blood, is prized for its healing properties. It is worn to promote fertility and to prevent harm to children. Yellow amber attracts sunlight and deflects darkness. more »
Gary Winograd Photographs: Women Are Beautiful
The publication of Women are Beautiful, however, was neither a critical nor a financial homerun when it appeared in 1975. Winogrand’s aesthetic is defined instead by its insistence on the authenticity that derives from being in the streets. more »
