A dealer out of Japan has just listed his first Fuji GF670 for sale.
The price is about $800 higher than retail.
See the auction here.
I had a rather amusing interaction with this dealer and highly doubt I would ever give him money.
(i have nothing to do with the auction or the seller)
April 29, 2009
April 28, 2009
David Taylor at UNM
Today, David Taylor gave a talk a UNM about his work along the US/Mexico border and his time with the US Border patrol.
Great photography with an interesting insight to a very controversial and contemporary topic.
Have a look at his site.
Great photography with an interesting insight to a very controversial and contemporary topic.
Have a look at his site.
April 26, 2009
The Photo Yard Sale
In an effort to clean out the studio, I took a boat load of stuff out and placed everything on the driveway and posted an ad on craigslist.
So far, I sold a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff I am no longer using. Nothing is less than $5 and worth every penny. Still, some old pain in the ass decides he wants to haggle, which I decline until he storms off. Then I find out he has a store on ebay. Piss off buddy.
No matter, it's been productive but I still have more to get rid of.
Looking for something? let me know.
So far, I sold a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff I am no longer using. Nothing is less than $5 and worth every penny. Still, some old pain in the ass decides he wants to haggle, which I decline until he storms off. Then I find out he has a store on ebay. Piss off buddy.
No matter, it's been productive but I still have more to get rid of.
Looking for something? let me know.
April 22, 2009
Graham Vasey: Bones of the Sea
In April of 2007, I went to Iceland with 7 other photographers, including Graham Vasey, a young chap from England.
Since then, we've all had a print exchange and Graham's print was beautiful. Now he has created a book that is available on Blurb. From what I have seen so far, I can highly recommend it.
Order it here.
Since then, we've all had a print exchange and Graham's print was beautiful. Now he has created a book that is available on Blurb. From what I have seen so far, I can highly recommend it.
Order it here.
Polaroid has another new owner
Bankruptcy judge declares Hilco, Gordon Brothers winning bidders for Polaroid
A tumultuous auction for Polaroid Corp. ended last Thursday with a St. Paul, Minn., bankruptcy judge declaring liquidators Hilco Consumer Capital of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Boston, Mass.-based Gordon Brothers Brands the winner with a bid of $85.9 million in cash and equity, reports the Star Tribune. The joint venture's bid was nearly a half million dollars lower than Patriarch Partners', but the judge deferred to creditors who urged him to approve the joint venture's bid as the best choice because of protections it offers them as minority shareholders.
It was the third round of bidding for the photo icon since the bidding began March 30, with each of the top two bidders winning once, only to have the auction reopened each time. Patriarch Partners, a New York private equity firm, technically won the auction in court with its high bid of $86.4 million, but it could not prevail as the "highest and best" bid without the judge's final approval, says the article.
Hilco and Gordon Brothers have purchased other distressed companies, including Linens 'N Things, Bombay Brands, and Sharper Image.Their bid was significantly higher than the original bid of $43.58 million in March.
Both bids included 25 percent equity in the new Polaroid, the maximum allowed in the auction, but differed primarily on the cash amount, the equity structure and the value of excluded assets, reports the Star Tribune. Patriarch's bid included Polaroid's large art collection with original works by Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol. The Hilco group's bid did not. The collection was given an estimated value of $6.5 million in the auction, but New York auction house Sotheby's actually appraised the collection between $7.3 million and just over $11 million, according to testimony Thursday.
Stephen Spencer, a director at restructuring bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, which handled the auction, testified that Hilco's proposed equity structure was more transparent, benefiting creditors. He also said Hilco's branding model would require less working capital than Patriarch's.
Polaroid filed for bankruptcy in December, shortly after Minnesota businessman Tom Petters was indicted on charges of running a $3.5 billion Ponzi scheme. Petters denies the charges and is preparing for a trial. Petters purchased Polaroid in 2005 for $426 million. The court-appointed attorney managing his estate filed an affidavit Monday saying Petters bought Polaroid with money he fraudulently obtained through his financing entity Petters Co. Inc., reports the Star Tribune.April 21, 2009
Five minutes with Elizabeth
April 20, 2009
Postcards
I spent today in the darkroom, listening to Weezer rather loudly and making 100 silver gelatin postcards.
I am surprised I am still awake. I woke up at 4am from a bad dream and then could not get back to sleep. Oh well. A little ice cream and then off to bed.
This is the image for the postcard
I am surprised I am still awake. I woke up at 4am from a bad dream and then could not get back to sleep. Oh well. A little ice cream and then off to bed.
This is the image for the postcard
April 18, 2009
Fraction Magazine makes an impressive list
Smashing Magazine has just released a list of 40 Amazing Online Photography Magazine and Fraction is part of it.
We are in some great company and are very thankful.
Read more here.
We are in some great company and are very thankful.
Read more here.
April 13, 2009
Fraction Magazine call for work
The Unnatural Nature of Food.
Food in our society has an interesting journey from, as the expression goes, "farm to table." Unknown farmers and hard working, often migrant laborers pick the food, package it and load it into trucks, ships and trains. It arrives at the supermarket where the average consumer is disconnected with (and often indifferent to) how their food got to his or her table. This call for entry is for work documenting all aspects of food, from production to consumption — from studies of agrarian communities, practices and lifestyles to exploration of how fast food has affected our culture and everything in between.
Specs: All images should be jpgs, 72 dpi, 1000 pixels on the longest side. Please email jpgs images titled lastname.firstname.image1 and so on to photographs@melaniemcwhorter.com. All images should be emailed with an additional document labeled lastname.firstname.text containing an artist statement about the project, if applicable, a title list and artist website address. Please list your name and email address at the top of the document.
There is no entry fee. The deadline is April 30th at midnight.
See Fraction Magazine for more details
Food in our society has an interesting journey from, as the expression goes, "farm to table." Unknown farmers and hard working, often migrant laborers pick the food, package it and load it into trucks, ships and trains. It arrives at the supermarket where the average consumer is disconnected with (and often indifferent to) how their food got to his or her table. This call for entry is for work documenting all aspects of food, from production to consumption — from studies of agrarian communities, practices and lifestyles to exploration of how fast food has affected our culture and everything in between.
Specs: All images should be jpgs, 72 dpi, 1000 pixels on the longest side. Please email jpgs images titled lastname.firstname.image1 and so on to photographs@melaniemcwhorter.com. All images should be emailed with an additional document labeled lastname.firstname.text containing an artist statement about the project, if applicable, a title list and artist website address. Please list your name and email address at the top of the document.
There is no entry fee. The deadline is April 30th at midnight.
See Fraction Magazine for more details
April 12, 2009
April 09, 2009
At the ball game
Tonight, the three of us joined Ben and Teresa at the Albuquerque Isotopes home opener ball game. Elizabeth was in a fine mood and we stayed till about the seventh inning. It was a bit cold and a little late and Jelly Bean needed to go to bed. We missed the topes kicking the crap out of Omaha, winning the game 14-8. GO TOPES!!!
(photo by Teresa Buscemi)
(photo by Teresa Buscemi)
Home. Again.
We are finally home again. We got home last night after a long day of flying.
I am finding air travel here in the US more and more aggravating and embarrassing. Take your shoes off. Take your jacket off. Remove all metal objects. Take off your hat. The lines are fucking ridiculous and the TSA are not very pleasant. Same goes for the airline employees who should be damn grateful that I am spending my money with them.
New York was a bust. Monday was rainy and cold and MOMA was jammed beyond imagination. Too many people. Giant lines. Blocked views. We did not go in. Instead, we had a shitty lunch and then had to meet my sister in law so that Amelia could try on bridesmaids dresses. I split and walked around in the rain until I found a Starbucks that actually had a seat for me. Then to top it all off, Elizabeth fell asleep right around dinner time. We decided not to wake her but instead to order Thai take-out and Amelia and I had a picnic on the hotel room bed. It actually was fun until Elizabeth woke up and her diaper exploded.
Tuesday I met the always awesome Stella Kramer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We had some photo stuff to talk about and Amelia, Elizabeth and granny Melanie were all good sports about it. The Met cafeteria was jammed as was the entire place and I got about 15 minutes or so in the Walker Evans postcard exhibition.
(note to self: never to go NYC when the dollar is low and it is Holy Week in Europe)
Tuesday night was dinner with Vicki and Earl, Odin and Leslie, and Tasha and Jim. Vicki's baby Asher is giant. He is eleven months old and weighs 25 pounds. I was afraid he was going to chow down on my little E who is weighing in at a svelte 15 pounds or so.
I carried my Hasselblad SWC with me and did not shoot anything outside of the airplane. No time and it was just too wet, so I shot two rolls (whooppeee!!!) from my window seat on the plane. Oh well. Such is life.
I think we are going to the Albuquerque Isotopes Home Opener tonight. Should be fun. Maybe a bit cold. We'll see.
I am finding air travel here in the US more and more aggravating and embarrassing. Take your shoes off. Take your jacket off. Remove all metal objects. Take off your hat. The lines are fucking ridiculous and the TSA are not very pleasant. Same goes for the airline employees who should be damn grateful that I am spending my money with them.
New York was a bust. Monday was rainy and cold and MOMA was jammed beyond imagination. Too many people. Giant lines. Blocked views. We did not go in. Instead, we had a shitty lunch and then had to meet my sister in law so that Amelia could try on bridesmaids dresses. I split and walked around in the rain until I found a Starbucks that actually had a seat for me. Then to top it all off, Elizabeth fell asleep right around dinner time. We decided not to wake her but instead to order Thai take-out and Amelia and I had a picnic on the hotel room bed. It actually was fun until Elizabeth woke up and her diaper exploded.
Tuesday I met the always awesome Stella Kramer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We had some photo stuff to talk about and Amelia, Elizabeth and granny Melanie were all good sports about it. The Met cafeteria was jammed as was the entire place and I got about 15 minutes or so in the Walker Evans postcard exhibition.
(note to self: never to go NYC when the dollar is low and it is Holy Week in Europe)
Tuesday night was dinner with Vicki and Earl, Odin and Leslie, and Tasha and Jim. Vicki's baby Asher is giant. He is eleven months old and weighs 25 pounds. I was afraid he was going to chow down on my little E who is weighing in at a svelte 15 pounds or so.
I carried my Hasselblad SWC with me and did not shoot anything outside of the airplane. No time and it was just too wet, so I shot two rolls (whooppeee!!!) from my window seat on the plane. Oh well. Such is life.
I think we are going to the Albuquerque Isotopes Home Opener tonight. Should be fun. Maybe a bit cold. We'll see.
April 06, 2009
Rainy and cold
So my 72 hours in NYC are going to be rainy and cold. Fun. Luckily I am planning on staying indoors most of the time.
Today we are going to MOMA to see the Richard Benson show.
Tomorrow is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I think there will be a fair of amount of nap time with the jelly bean in the hotel room.
Jelly Bean has been doing really well on this trip. She loves the city and all of the people. She is very aware of her surroundings and loves the lights. Maybe I can get her to Times Square tonight?
Today we are going to MOMA to see the Richard Benson show.
Tomorrow is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I think there will be a fair of amount of nap time with the jelly bean in the hotel room.
Jelly Bean has been doing really well on this trip. She loves the city and all of the people. She is very aware of her surroundings and loves the lights. Maybe I can get her to Times Square tonight?
April 05, 2009
Happy to Be
In NYC. Just got here. Checked in. Dropped the car off. Drinking a latte.
Life is alright.
April 02, 2009
Voigtlander Bessa III 667 - in the UK
Robert White now has the Voigtlander Bessa III available on their site for £1650 (British pounds)
Visit Robert White's site here.
Visit Robert White's site here.
April 01, 2009
It's all for sale
Up for sale:
All of my Hasselblad gear.
Darkroom equipment
Everything film related is for sale. Everything.
Email for details.
I just bought a Nikon D3X
All of my Hasselblad gear.
Darkroom equipment
Everything film related is for sale. Everything.
Email for details.
I just bought a Nikon D3X
Out of my mind
It's just after midnight and I am still awake, trying to pack my camera bag. I have to leave for the airport in less than 5 hours so I guess there won't much, if any, sleep for me tonight. I just finished packing my luggage which is small and jammed. Elizabeth has more stuff than Amelia and I combined. Ridiculous.
We are headed to Boston and New York for a few days.
Now I am in a really bad mood and feel utterly frustrated. Racing across the country so we can have dinner in Boston in about 18 hours. This will never happen again. I just won't do it.
Then it will be a rushed time trying to see everyone while trying to be polite and kind to friends and family. I apologize now for my poor attitude and anything I might do or say.
So do I take 8 rolls or 10 rolls of APX 100?
We are headed to Boston and New York for a few days.
Now I am in a really bad mood and feel utterly frustrated. Racing across the country so we can have dinner in Boston in about 18 hours. This will never happen again. I just won't do it.
Then it will be a rushed time trying to see everyone while trying to be polite and kind to friends and family. I apologize now for my poor attitude and anything I might do or say.
So do I take 8 rolls or 10 rolls of APX 100?
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