stories read aloud: photography (other people's)

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3.06.2013

Yours Truly

Last week I found myself with a couple hours to kill (I showed up at my Archival Representation class only to discover that it was cancelled), so I decided to spend some time at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The museum is currently presenting an exhibition of vintage photographic prints called Yours Truly, and I thought it might be fun to share a few of my favorite images here on the blog. These photos stood out to me for all sorts of reasons, from the enviable outfit that the subject of Atget's photo is wearing to the dreamy quality of falling rain captured by Doisneau, and I hope they are inspiring to all of you as well.

Garry Winogrand, Central Park Zoo, New York, 1963
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Édouard Boubat, Lella, Bretagne, 1947
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Robert Doisneau, Le Manège de Monsieur Barré (Mr. Barre's Carousel), 1955
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Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, Baba Beaton, Wanda Baille-Hamilton, Lady Bridget Poulett, 1920
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Clarence H. White, The Kiss, 1904
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Eugène Atget, Versailles, Maison Close, Petite Place, 1921
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Alfred Stieglitz, Portrait of Dorothy Norman, 1932
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12.16.2011

Agnes Thor for The Loved One

Have you seen The Loved One's gorgeous new photo album shot by Agnes Thor? The photos perfectly capture the magic of winter. Plus, they remind me of my go-to winter song, "River" by Joni Mitchell. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

P.S. I apologize for the lack of outfit posts around here lately! My work schedule makes catching the light tricky, and to be honest, I just haven't felt like stepping in front of the camera. I think the phase is passing, though, so it shouldn't be long before you see me on the ol' blog again.

12.06.2011

Inspiration: At the museum

For the past few months, I've been accumulating photographs of museum-goers. My job as a gallery attendant (and the extensive people-watching that comes with it) has given me a new appreciation for museums. It's strangely fascinating how they draw in all sorts of people--young couples on dates, families with little kids, sports fans trying to kill time before the game--who move about the galleries separately, each secure in their own worlds, rarely talking to anyone else.