Chris McCaw

I came across Chris McCaw on lensculture a few days ago and loved his prints. He started working in the darkroom at the young age of 13 and in later years he fell in love with large format photography starting off with a 4x5 and continuing to grow larger. The process he seems to use to most in the Platinum/palladium printing processn i think this process works great for his images i dont believe that if he didnt use this process his photographs wouldn't be as successful. i love the tonal ranges in the pictures along with the viewpoints that he shoots them from. I especially took interest in his Travelogue series and The Family Farm.
http://www.chrismccaw.com/Home.html

Tori

Philip Lorca DiCorcia

This work is from Philip Lorca DiCorcia's Storybook Life series. Done in the late 70's til mid 80's it is a mix of candid and staged photographs. DiCorcia blends these two genres until you are not sure which is which and you have to let go of the boundaries of both categories. You realize how much overlap each of these two genres have and that any idea of a true documentary photography is a lie as it shares the same language of staged work.

Chad

Edmund Clark

I became familiar with Edmund Clark's work through Aline Smithson's Blog, Lenscratch . Aline had a post about Clark's work on display as part of the Houston Center for Photography's recent exhibition entitled, Prime Years. In that exhibit, he displays images which are part of his Centenarian project, which documents people over 100 years old. The images attached to this post are part of that project.

I was really moved by his honest, well composed and interesting portraits of these amazing people. Upon looking further at Clark's website, I saw his landscape and still life images, which are also part of his normal projects, and which are equally as brilliant and moving as his portraits. I find every image interesting, and different from the rest.

Robin

Susan Anerson

I decided that for this week's blog i would post some of the most disturbing photographs i could find. these photographs are from the series High glitz photographed by Susan Anderson.
the images themselves are fun to look at with their glamorous lighting and vivid color scheme. ultimately the photo's show little girls "glitzed up" and "sexed up" like grown women in beauty pageants. although i do not believe Susan Anderson is a proponent of these toddler beauty contestants; i still feel we should question her motives. to me it Doesn't make sense to victimize a victim.
N.Ramsey

Todd Hido

These photos are taken from Todd Hidos series called "Foreclosed Homes". His photos are extremely simple however he is able to capture the complete essence of the room. He only uses available light (and very long shutter speeds) which enhance the pale, pastel, and natural tonal range. Since each room is bare he is able to focus completely on composition, light, and shadow. To see someone taking photographs in a similar style to mine, and that is so successful at it, is very inspiring to me. I think he used a large format camera. Gorgeous Photos!!

www.toddhido.com

-Molly Nadav

Leslie Krims, New York, 1943
1969 Professor, SUNY, Buffalo
He mainly photographed nudes posing in surreal, grotesque or obscene situations. Drawing from advertising, pornography, Pop and Op art. The last photo was particularly interesting; did he know him? Nick?