Interview with Bill Emory
Bill Emory has been documenting the life and history around his town - my new town - of Charlottesville, Virginia for most of his adult life. He's been behind a camera for 50 plus years and has captured many historic moments. We met at Bill's house and sat down to talk about history, the Internet, life, photography, and some really tough questions. What makes a photo good? What do you do with decades worth of photos? Listen in to our musings by clicking the audio link
24 Hours Underground
A Subterranean Idea I’ve loved subway systems for as long as I can remember. The complex symbols, the intricate maps, the design of the stations, the rituals of travel – each aspect of the subway system fascinates me. I especially love the idea that, for a brief period of time, we suspend our notions of personal space and willingly squeeze into tiny compartments with complete strangers. And I love that all of this happens underground, an alien place that most of us only visit for two reasons:
“Happily Drive” on Street Photography
How did you get into street photography in the first place? I've been photographing street for many decades film to digital. I enjoy exploration, and rain or shine I find myself at peace pointing in a direction and walking endlessly, camera in hand, to see what visual circumstances appear before me. What I love about your images is that they make the world look so weird! Do you think the world is just generally a weird place to live or do you attempt to make it appear that way in your
Unscenes
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE AGE OF PHOTOSHOP "To be a Surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, being always on the lookout for what has never been." - Rene Magritte SURREALISM A style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or non rational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or exploration of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc. AUTOMATISM A method of producing pictorial art
Things Lost, Things Gained
My name is Saiful Amin Kazal and this is my story, or at least part of it. I was born in 1969 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am an amateur photographer and I have been doing photography since the 1980s. Professionally, I work for a construction company. The Pilkhana Tragedy, My Tragedy One day, February 25, 2009 to be exact, I was on my way to work when I got trapped at the Jigatola bus stop, which is located very near to the BDR (now renamed BGB or Bangladesh Border Guard) number four gate. Chaos
Street Shooters of February 2020
Shaving by Soemyint Winn Concrete Tea Room by Joseph Smith A rooftop cafe hosts a pair of tea drinkers in San Diego's Balboa Park. View on Website Siesta Motel by Allan Syphers While walking through Boston one evening to feel it's nighttime environment, I passed by this setting. It presented an interesting collection of people and places that created a richness as a whole but, yet, raised the question, 'What