Matthew Chase, sings in the Dairy Building at the NYS Fair
National Public Radio (NPR) recently featured the work of photographer Henry Horenstein, who reminds us that country music is rural music, not only Southern music.
Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
North Country
Thursday, August 30th, 2012Avant-gardism
Friday, June 8th, 2012
The Maars Session
Image Conscious
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Newseum
Year in Review
Monday, December 26th, 2011“I believe one must live in a region for a considerable time and absorb its character and spirit before the work can truly reflect the experience of the place.”
Ansel Adams
Syracuse University Hill
Facts and the Stories We Tell
Friday, December 23rd, 2011“We develop the capacity to influence the stories we tell ourselves, so that they empower rather than undermine us.”
Tony Schwartz
Today I heard a wonderful story on NPR’s Tell Me More about an exhibit for the work of Charles “Teenie” Harris, a great visual story-teller. Thanks to some help from the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Tey Stiteler, I got to check out a photo of Albert Mills, who was the first African-American detective in Pittsburgh. Mills later retired to the Syracuse-area and I knew him from my previous job.
Here is a photo Stiteler found.
Visual Ambassador
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Photographer and author Mike Greenlar at Art Rage
Photographer Mike Greenlar recently self-published a book titled Remnants of a Secret War, which documents the post-war landscape and cultural traditions in Laos.
The photographs from this personal project were a decade in the making for Greenlar, who also works for the Syracuse Newspapers.
Greenlar talked about his travels and the project last night at Art Rage. He gave some good advice to a photographer in the audience: “Photo editors always like to look at good pictures, so always be working on a personal project.”
True to Her Roots
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Marjory Wilkins (right)
Syracuse lost one of its best known photographers last week.
Marjory Wilkins, who passed away at age 81, used her camera to richly document people, places, and events in our city. One of my favorite of her photos is of former Syracuse Police officer Willie Gilbert.
Mrs. Wilkins is pictured here at a show that celebrated her work a few years ago.
Marjory Wilkins with her brother Raymond Werts
We will certainly miss her activism, insight and talents.
We All Got History
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Richard Breland at Syracuse University discussing his photo collection
Photographer, historian, activist and all-around nice guy Richard Breland attended a public event and talked about his life in pictures tonight. Much of his archive features pictures of Syracuse’s old 15th Ward. Breland’s work, which will be displayed on campus until March, is the latest public showing for the Black Syracuse Project coordinated by Syracuse University.
Buffalo in Focus
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Documentary photographer Milton Rogovin, who passed away recently, began his career as a photographer at age 48 (he was previously an optometrist). His work can be defined as a portrait of everyday life.
Jazz Seen (part 3)
Saturday, December 18th, 2010Here is a link for the work of Jazz PhotographerJohn Herr, who is like a family photographer and historian for jazz music here in Syracuse.