Battles

Current soundtrack to long days in front of the computer or driving to obscure thrift stores: Battles new record Mirrors ps. They're friends with Jason Fulford pps. I liked there old website better.

Where Am I?

Walworth, WI 2007 Indeed. May has been slowdown month in some ways, production time in others. The posts here have been few, but not for lack of ideas. I've managed to keep myself as busy with the oh so much work, scanning, file prep and shooting I couldn't do the first part of the year. I will say June will be a special month for readers of the blog. Hint: cheap 8x10" prints.

COPA Juried Show

Very honored and excited to be jurying the first annual Coalition of Photographic Arts Juried Exhibit. The COPA is an organized community made up of practitioners from students to professionals, collectors, and enthusiasts dedicated to contemporary photography in the greater Milwaukee area. Looking forward to the many surprises and discoveries of the oh-so-many agraphers out here in the midwest. Deadline for Submissions: June 1, 2007 Eligibility: Original photographic (film or digital) works executed 2004 or later by residents of Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota I'll be giving a talk on my selections and my work on Sat. July 28th. Opening Reception: July 27 4-9pm at WCPA Exhibit runs from July 27 - August 31 Venue: Walker's Point Center for the Arts 911 W. National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53204 (414) 672-2787

Kelli / Zoe in NYC

Kelli Connell, The Conversation I wish I could make it to see Kelli Connell's show at the Yossi Milo Gallery in NYC. The NY Times gave Kelli a nice write up yesterday. I'm happy to say i'll be seeing Kelli a whole lot more this fall (in my zip code!) as she becomes a Chicagrapher herself. I may actually make it to see Zoe Strauss' show at the Silverstein Gallery (also her first solo show). Goodness, good stuff. See for yourself.

What's In Em?

Ed Burtynsky, Container Ports No. 8, Racine Port, Montréal, Québec 2001 The Port of Long Beach in California is one of the biggest ports for imported goods from China on the globe. It is estimated that in 2003 36 billion dollars worth of new consumer products came into Long Beach, CA daily [machinery, toys, footware] from China. While the US expored 3 billion raw materials [cotton to make toys, hides to make shoes, waste paper to make cardboard/packaging, scrap metal to make new machinery].

Burning Beer Coasters

After a super funtastic (and blurry in the Uta Barth kinda way) weekend hosting visiting artists for the Versionfest show and Art Fairs, Jon, Matt and I are in Toronto blurring it up again for the annual Contact Photo Festival. We're having tons of fun meeting many good Torontographers and Montreographers. Tell us where to get a good hot dog and free wireless. More later.