Images

Folsom Street, San Francisco, 2008

Kansas, 2007

I’m putting together my Kansas images, to see if I have enough for a Photobook.  The above is one of the images in the series.

Robert Frank, London.  1952-53

Been taking a long look at Robert Frank’s Life and work.  Here are some relevant links.  I used a pre-”The Americans” picture above, because the guy has done some interesting stuff that doesn’t get seen as much.

The Americans: The Book that Changed Photography” A great overview and look at how Frank worked.

Robert Franks Unsentimental Journey – Very intimate and personal look at Robert Frank

Hoover Dam – A shot that didn’t make the book.

Robert Frank: Melancholy and Menace – I’m not convinced by the conclusions the author makes, but great info about Frank’s arrest while shooting for “The Americans.”

Robert Frank’s “The Americans” – A slide show essay.  Worth a look.

Robert Frank Coloring Book – Fascinating discussion of the cohesive whole of Frank’s “The Americans,” the the structural importance of the photographs order.

Robert Frank – An essay by Walker Evans introducing the pictures that would become “The Americans,” for U.S. Camera in 1958.  A crappy article, I include it only to illustrate why Frank threw out the intro Evans wrote for “The Americans” and went with Jack Kerouac’s instead.  Reads like a textbook.  Boring.

Robert Frank:  Dissecting the American Image. – by the same guy as did the coloring book – really interesting stuff about the nature of the work itself.

Robert Frank’s “The Americans” Still Shocks – Worth reading for the Robert Frank quote in the final paragraph.

Robert Frank:  Beauty and the Beats – Good anecdote, then discussion of the effect the “Family of Man” exhibition had on Frank.

Robert Frank:  Gunslinger with a camera

4Am Make Love to Me – A post Americans sample of Robert Franks photography.

Cocksucker Blues – One of Robert Frank’s post “The Americans” movies

San Francisco

One of thirty pictures of the Folsom Street Festival I’ve put into a slide show and submitted to the Palm Springs Photo Festival for judging.  I’ll let you know how it does.

Dog Beach

I’m getting a book ready about Dog Beach in Huntington – this is a shot from the book.  I’ve got 80 to 100 shots of dog beach from the thousands that I’ve shot there – all sorts of dogs, and people.  Huntington Dog Beach has a great mix of interests, from surfers to families to dog lovers – really quite a cool place.  Anyway, I’ve almost got the pictures all ready, then it’ll be time to assemble the book.  I’ll link to it when it’s ready.

Venice Beach, California

One of the street performers at Venice Beach.  He did a few poses for me, then suddenly lost control of the steel ball.

I wanted the shot more than I wanted to get out of the way.