The nexus where the photographic, the photograph, design, and art meet, might look something like Marcus Cederberg's images. I spent much of my youth traveling to see my grandparents in West Palm Beach, Florida. The art deco, the pastels, and the sun-baked flatness of it all left indelible impressions on me as a child. Perhaps this is what initially attracted me to Marcus's … [Read more...]
What is Equivalence ?
A change of perspective is a change in state. Jean Piaget reminds us that, “What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see.” The idea of equivalence in photography is richly rooted in a time when photography was beginning to discover its own nature and continues to be a powerful force for discovering our own nature, which is greater than we … [Read more...]
Profile: Summer On The Way with Mark Sommerfeld
A few months ago a photograph taken for the NYT of the ever-polarizing Jordan Peterson began circulating on my FB feed and within my social circle. The photograph revealed a smug visage which still invited pathos. It was both an awkwardly brooding and dangerous gesture. These apparent qualities were captured through shadow and a delicately mocking position of the … [Read more...]
