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The first picture in this set of photographs by Eugene de Salignac is absolutely stunning.
Chris Jordan
More from the GEL conference:
Chris Jordan quit his job as a corporate lawyer to take high resolution pictures of huge piles of garbage. In his words, we have access to the good information about our consumption (through commercials, noticeable quality of life improvements, etc.) but we can’t see the cumulative, negative effects of this consumption. Chris’ goal is to make people aware of this waste … though one of my friends commented that the pictures were so beautiful, one might conclude that the trash is a good thing after all!
He also creates very large-scale composites that illustrate various statistics about the environment and the world. Raw data is emotionally meaningless; these pictures make statistics “visible”. I like these pictures less, but a worthwhile message and neat idea nonetheless
Yellow curb
This was taken on Polk Street, just a few blocks from my apartment. I got very lucky, as that car left just after I’d taken the shot (and it wouldn’t be the same without it). Original shot.
Not In My Living Room
No, I certainly wouldn’t want this in my living room, but for a hotel in Venice it’s quite alright. Original shot (barely touched).
Pull Pull (Pull)
Doors at 347 fifth avenue in NYC. From the Letters Of New York tour at the GEL conference. Original shot.
I love Cara Barer’s photos of wet books.
Multiple tickets may be issued
This was taken on Polk street in San Francisco, with my Sigma 10-20, and it’s pretty much straight out of the camera. In other news, I should be issued a ticket for going under the legal posting speed.
Kottke links to these great dioramas of pulp fiction covers created and photographed by Thomas Allen. More pictures here.
