The Mutato-Project

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Food

Apparently I'm not the only one getting a kick out of deformed vegetables; Berlin Photographer Uli Westphal has documenting deviant produce for over a year now, and the resulting collection, deemed The Mutato-Project, is as intriguing as it is amusing.…

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JPG Magazine

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Art

JPG Magazine is all about "imagemaking without attitude...this isn't about photo snobbery or pixel wanking." It's a photography magazine by and for the people...all of the photographs published in JPG were taken by its readers and submitted via their website,…

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Alicia Bock: Through the Viewfinder

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Art

Alicia Bock is a self-taught photographer "...in search of light and shadows, pretty things in pink, the feeling of the ocean, and a blue moon." Based in Mid-Michigan, Alicia likes to find her inspiration in the simple and the beautiful,…

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Jessica Williams' Paper Heart

Posted on July 19, 2007 Under Art

Jessica Williams is a 20-year-old photographer. Born in Alaska, raised in Texas, and currently cultivating in New York and Sweden, Jessica seems to be blessed with the sort of natural talent that many other aspiring photographers would consider selling their…

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Helga Steppan: Be long a part

Posted on July 19, 2007 Under Art

Conceptual photographer Helga Steppan's current exhibition "Be long a part" at Man&Eve gallery in London sort of reminds me of how I organize my closet -- everything is arranged by color. The difference is hers is artwork and my color…

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A. Leo Nash

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Art

In the interest of full disclosure, let me state the following: I have not gone, nor do I ever intend to ever go, to Burning Man. There are a myriad of reasons behind my reluctance, not the least of which…

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Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Art, Life

"Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold..." I love that saying for some reason; it reminds me of a Kings of Leon song, but after further research, I found out that it has a more religious connotation. At any rate, I…

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Surface Magazine's 10th Annual Avant Guardian Competition

Posted on June 21, 2007 Under Art

During college I had a brief love affair with a manual Nikon and a hopeful image of myself as the next Annie Lebowitz. Sadly, due to my inability to hold my arms still, an inherent aversion to darkrooms and irreconcilable…

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Modern Postcard's 2007 Spotlight Awards

Posted on May 17, 2007 Under Art

The nominees have just been announced for Modern Postcard's 2007 Spotlight Awards, and we were elated to see our favorite shutterfly and Spear Collective member Zach Cordner on the exclusive list of finalists. He was one of five photographers (out…

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Border Film Project Update

Posted on May 16, 2007 Under Books

Last March, we told you about the Border Film Project, which distributed some 400+ disposable cameras to undocumented migrants and the border minutemen attempting to end their passage from Mexico into America. The cameras have now been collected, the photographs…

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