February 2012
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WatchStephen Shore’s Uncommon Places (via)
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rubbishgoeshere.com/pblog →
Took it down for a few days thinking I’d just move everything to tumblr, then decided that maybe that wasn’t such a hot idea. So, everything is back up now.
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reboot
After 3 years of posting photos at rubbishgoeshere.com/pblog, I have decided to integrate that site with my tumblr account. The old bookmarks should point to the new location, though some might not. Apologies for any confusion, hiccups, broken links, etc. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
Never mind. Forget I said anything…
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Calumet 412 →
A blog re: forgotten Chicago ephemera.
January 2012
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To be Demolished →
“Over the course of 2012 David Schalliol will produce a photographic portrait of 100 of the hundreds of buildings threatened with demolition in the city of Chicago…”
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December 2011
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November 2011
8 posts
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"Sometimes I take a picture of a building mostly... →
So says Yoctoöntologist. And actually yea, I do that too.
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"You'd never confuse a painting for a jpg of... →
“I think the web has turned photographs into caricatures. You look at them quickly, gain the easiest visual features, then move on. What I wonder is how much that’s shaping the actual image making, if people are making simpler images just because those are the ones easiest to digest in a small jpg…It’s a problem that painting doesn’t have. You’d never confuse a...
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A Walk in New York, to every street and block in... →
“The walk started on November 3, 2011, and will continue, at least once a week, for as long as it takes me to get to every street and block in Manhattan. First pictures will be posted soon; expect a few every week, along with digressions about history, politics, architecture, photography and anything else that looks interesting.”
A new blog by NYC-based photographer Stanley Greenberg....
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alleyconnoisseur.com →
“This is a site about alleys…expect lewd, hastily assembled posts about dirty, smelly, and oftentimes very interesting portions of the Chicago grid system.”
(via)
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October 2011
6 posts
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"Reasons Why Professional Photographers Cannot... →
“If you have been directed to this page, it is likely that you have requested the use of an image or images for free or minimal compensation…”
This also applies to non-professional photographers, and pretty much every other artist/craftsperson.
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September 2011
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Pictures & Blather: Q & A with Noah Vaughn →
“In preparation for writing my essay about Noah Vaughn for Chicago Magazine I subjected him to a series of incisive queries…”
You can read the “incisive queries”, and my rambling answers regarding stupid day jobs and ruin porn photography, at Dmitry’s tumblrblog.
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August 2011
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July 2011
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A long/good interview with Dmitry Samarov re:... →
Worth reading.
(context: Dmitry is a Chicago-based painter who drives a cab and blogs about it. The University of Chicago Press will publish a book based on his blog later this year.)