Matthew Turley - Norway 2009

Matthew Turley is a Salt Lake City-based photographer

Tuesday (12/29) Linkage

+ I posted this on the PIXFeedLA twitter last week but it still cracks me up so decided to post it here.

+ Mamiya announces iPhone App
+ The Wrap : New Paparazzi Breed: More Aggressive, Connected, and Foreign
+ LA Weekly : I-405 closures hitting Westside and Valley; expect an ugly three years
+ GQ's Jan 2010 - The Digital Issue. Yup GQ issues are now an iPhone App

IRIS Nights : An Evening with Neil Leifer (1/7)

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.

(Interview)

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

Christmas in Los Angeles... in the black & white.

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" .

Mother's Christmas Present

Mother, an advertising agency in London had an interesting Christmas present....

Centered on Photography : Call for Photographers

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

More info here.

Put Your Finger On The Button : a female photography show (1/9)

Alex Prager
Amanda Marsalis
Ashira Siegel
Brandy Eve
Cheryl Dunn
Deanna Templeton
Jeaneen Lund
Kassia Meador
Laura Flippen
Susanne Melanie Berry
Taylor Brittenham

In the Project Room: Lauren Kelley


Opening reception Saturday January 9th 7 to 10pm


New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Use it, Abuse it: How Durable is a Metro TAP Card?

Click photo to enlarge

BTW : for Angelenos unaware, starting in March 2010, Metro is replacing all paper tickets with this plastic card.


(Photos by Mario G. Reyes)



And just for kicks, here's NY's MTA card. ^^

via LAist

Instant Gratification (01/09/10)

INSTANT GRATIFICATION: Los Angeles

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...

Do they Know it's Christmas

Wow...just look at George Michael's hair from the 80s ! Bono looks so young ^^

Happy holiday folks !

The Magical Christmas Caroling Truck

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.



December 24th, 2009, 5pm-11pm


Magical Christmas Caroling Truck

Thru (12/24) Linkage

(Photo : Ted Soqui)

+ Claremont Museum of Art to close doors on Dec. 27
+ FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: A Timeline Of Magazine Closings
+ Rest in Peace : Photojournalism Is Dead
+ L.A. continues rebound in commercial shoots.
+ Free Night Rides on Metro Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve. Some trains will run 24 hours a day.
+ Hollywood Star Cleaner Wins Heartbreak Tale of the Year



Finally...more Canon videos :

Canon 1DmkIV at the races - test shoot from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Seriously, what's with the Moby-sounding score ? Does everything have to sound like his music ? lol !

It's Good to Give from Chris Dealy on Vimeo.

Canon 7D

Bob Willoughby (1927-2009)

"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."


Los Angeles Times obit

Scott Rhea "An Inevitable Consequence" (01/09)

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