Archive for April, 2008
The General and the Tween
My daughter Shelagh requested I do a post on Annie Leibovitz’ controversial shoot in Vanity Fair of young Miley Cyrus who is apparently something called a “tween sensation”. I said maybe you should do it on your blog (jashan.org) because I’ve never heard of Miley Cyrus, the teen or the tween. Apparently, the irrepressible Annie [...]
Robert Frank Redux
The article on Robert Frank by Charlie LeDuff in the April issue of Vanity Fair has been seen on a number of photo blogs. But it is worth repeating. Two things: one, it is a marvelous piece and 2.) if you are a young photographer longing for fame and looking forward to your serene days [...]
The Little Hole and the Big Screen
I’ve figured out what’s wrong with photography. it’s like a one-eyed man looking through a little hole. Now, how much reality can there be in that?
David Hockney
You won’t find me flogging cameras very often but I am heartened by the fact that more and more digital single-lens reflex cameras - DSLR’s - are offering ‘live’view’ [...]
Pass the Cup
I swore to myself I would keep politics out of this blog. But my journalistic instincts which includes a keen desire for a scoop forces me to report a phenomenon I recently noticed. Like many Americans I have a favorite coffee cup and mine is the George W. Bush inauguration cup, a fine ceramic vessel [...]
Yakimono: fired thing
As the web site for japanese pottery says, the term Yakimono (translated as ‘fired thing’) “encompasses the entire ceramic culture of Japan.” My knowledge of fired things is limited to a few modern pieces I found on the web site www.trocadero.com, modern sculptural works that continually delight the eye. This is rough pottery meant to [...]