I know, and my best picture ever, in my opinion, is my Ali Cleveland Williams picture that I shot from overhead. I don’t usually hang my own photos, I collect other people’s pictures. But that picture’s been hanging in my living room as long as I can remember. I have a 40x40 print of it which is hung in a diamond shape with Williams at the top. That's the guy that’s on the canvas on his back.
When I began there were far fewer photographers and far more places to get published. Today there are more photographers, far more photographers, coming out of schools with degrees. Good photographers and far fewer places to work and therefore I think it’s a much tougher business to crack. But having said that, there’s always going to be another Richard Avadon. There’ll be another Annie Leibowitz. There’ll be another Walter Iooss. Who knows, there might be another Neil Leifer, you know. I would never discourage any young person from going into the field but I just think it’s a much tougher nut to crack. A much, much tougher business than it used to be.
Annenberg Space for Photography's IRIS NIGHTS comes back in 2010 with an evening with legendary photographer Neil Leifer on Jan 7, 2010 6:30-8 pm and as always is is free :)
Tickets become available at NOON today (12/28) here.
IRIS Nights @ Annenberg Space for Photography 2000 Avenue of the Stars Century City, CA 90067
Originally I found the top image posted over on Los Angeles' Metblogs. I see City Hall every few days in the distance (I'm usually downtown) and to see it in a black/white image from the late 1920s is pretty amazing. The building was finished in 1928 and designed by John Parkinson, John C. Austin, and Albert C. Martin, Sr.
The images from the USC Digital Library which if you haven't had a chance to check out, will definitely take hours ^^. Just for kicks, I entered keyword "christmas los angeles" .
Sponsored by the Huntington Beach Art Center Foundation and the City of Huntington Beach, the Centered on Photography non-juried exhibition is currently accepting photographers for their Jan 15th exhibit.
Please deliver on :
Sunday Jan 3, 2010 11 am - 1 pm (HBAC members only) 1 pm - 5 pm (all artist)
Monday Jan 4, 2010 Noon - 4 pm (all artist)
Fees : $15 for one piece and $25 for two pieces.
Opening reception will be Friday Jan 15, 2010 6-9 pm
ISM: a community project is celebrating instant film and the Polaroid 600 Series with a gallery exhibition + limited edition book featuring over 200 professional and amateur photographers from around the world. The special event will be accompanied by live musical performances with The Fling, Sam Outlaw and The Romany Rye.
Saturday, January 9th, 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Copro Gallery Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave T5 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sponsored by Copro Gallery, The Impossible Project and For Your Art.
Oh, while we're on the topic of Polaroids, here's an iPhone App that came out in the fall of 2009 that is called "ShakeItPhoto". Yup it makes a Polaroid sound when you take a picture and you an shake it like a real Polaroid...
If you live in Toluca Lake or North Hollywood, California, you may already know about the Magical Christmas Caroling Truck, a local phenomenon that happens every year on Christmas Eve.
Since 1984, the sixty-two foot tractor-trailer, adorned with magnificent Christmas scenes and thousands of sparkling lights, has been spreading Yuletide cheer in the neighboring communities. Over 200 singers and dancers, accompanied by a 20,000 watt sound system, serenade local residents with Christmas carols.
"I was there to make the women look as beautiful, the men as handsome and the movies as interesting as possible ... Beyond that, I photographed what appealed and was exciting to me."
The weightless environment of the underwater world and behavior of light in water set a stage for creating a world that cannot be replicated above ground. Collaboration of the many talented people, bravery of the talent, and common belief in the idea that something magical was going to happen were all components that made for the perfect alignment of events for a project like this to be created.
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, January 9, 2010 - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 9, 7-11pm
Cella Gallery 5229 Lankershim Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601 (213) 291-7908
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