jon w.

June 2, 2004

There is some potentially interesting work here, but I find the technical problems distracting - i.e. everything likes as though it's been shot with a really crappy lens (fuzzy, low acutance or sharpness, poor resolution of detail, however you want to put it). Of course, one can make lack of resolution part of the look - as fans of the plastic Holga try to do - but this shot seems to me to require crisp precision (and probably a 'straight' composition, with no convergence - just my opinion).

May 24, 2004

Ward, is this one of the 'Jon Walker influenced' shots you were referring to? I think it requires a bit of thought before I decide if I like it.

May 21, 2004

I agree - v. nice textures, dramatic composition, perfect exposure.

May 21, 2004

This one reminds me of the Nadar shots, though arguably the focal point should have been further back, no? That's where the framing is pushing our attention.

May 13, 2004

This is a new departure for you, Guillermo. I look forward to seeing how it develops. Recently I have been admiring Nadar's shots of the Paris sewers, since they are an incredibly effective way of dramatizing the idea of a hidden city, or the city's unconscious self. Are you working in a public space, or have you arranged permission to be present at the construction site?

April 29, 2004

Lovely - as usual.

April 27, 2004

Nice essay, but this one really stands out.

April 26, 2004

Also this one.

April 26, 2004

This is pretty good.

April 26, 2004

Did you get your permit, Ray?

April 26, 2004

I'm very glad you stopped by to leave a comment on one of my photos, Ray, because as a result, I stopped by here and found this exquisite image. Beautifully rendered, great subject. The airport series is interesting overall. I'll try to check out more when I have time.

April 25, 2004

Excellent work. Compelling combination of elements.

April 5, 2004

Lovely. Fur collar and closed eyes both perfect.

April 5, 2004

This is kind of interesting too.

April 5, 2004

This one's great, for example.

April 5, 2004

I'm interested in this because of the thematic similarity with my own sequence 'I Am A Pilgrim', but I'm not convinced by the images displayed so far. Are you deliberately avoiding people?

April 5, 2004

I normally hate fish-eye images, but this one works. And you're right, the man at bottom right adds something.

April 1, 2004

I really think this is a good idea. Comparing the shots in this folder / presentation with the individual images in your other folders, I can see a giant leap (though there are some lovely shots). The whole here is so much greater than the sum of the parts. Thanks for passing on the presentation to me. Have a look at my 'I Am A Pilgrim' if you're interested (perhaps you already have).

March 31, 2004

I can't see you, Beau. Where are you? Need to sit with this one a while and think about it before I know if it's any good.

March 31, 2004

Another excellent shot. And what I like is that you have a clear sensibility of your own, so that every new shot becomes a way of inflecting and developing that sensibility, which is the mark of a very good photographer. Indeed, that's the difference between being a good photographer and being someone who occasionally produces good photos. Coherence.

March 31, 2004

Excellent shot.

March 14, 2004

Great. One of those images that simultaneously makes an emotional connection and asks a purely formal question that is about the limits of photographic representation (what is the minimum amount of information with which it is possible to make a compelling image that can be easily read and understood?).

March 14, 2004

Somehow missed this one before. Fabulous. I don't have anything intelligent to say today.

March 14, 2004

An atypical Beau shot, but definitely an interesting one.

March 10, 2004

And this one, but it is depressing how photographs of attractive females always prompt a string of salivating 'Is it you?' responses.

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