Behind the Scenes: Sketches for "Tracks That Burn"
This week, we take you behind the scenes into the making of "Tracks That Burn." Artist Charlie Mostow explains his process and shares the rough sketches that went into the piece.
Monday, July 8, 2013From Another World: Kodak's Digital Developments
Opened in 1949, the George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography. Housed in the mansion once owned by the man who founded the George Eastman Kodak Company in 1888, the collection incorporates a range of photography from early collotype prints and daguerreotypes to images of historical significance. BY RORY DUCKHOUSE
People Take Pictures of Each Other
The rapid proliferation of digital cameras, cell phones and social media has caused considerable confusion amongst professional photographers and critics alike: what does this say about or mean for photography? At least on the surface, it would seem that we're all photographers now. Countless articles have been written about this, most of them trying to expand the thinking that Susan Sontag laid out in her seminal On Photography. Without going into too many details, there are two main approaches to this topic. BY JORG M. COLBERG
Death of a Good Job
It turned out 30 employees were let go that day. Back in March, 30 others were let go. And before that, 25 were laid off. “All difficult but necessary actions” we were told in a group staff meeting following the first cuts. Then the company stopped convening staff meetings to talk about its problems. With its fate so intertwined with that of an automotive industry in utter turmoil, everyone feared their jobs would be next. And as the company thinned out, clusters of workers were seen crying or whispering to one another about all the changes. I would hear about certain people who were let go, people I knew. But I never recognized all the names. After awhile though, I stopped seeing certain familiar faces in the halls and realized there were many people I would not see again. And now I was one of them, reduced to another name whispered among co-workers. BY MATTHEW NEWTON
A Necessary Review of Vogue’s April 2012 Issue
A visual experience compels a visual reaction. Encountering sensory chaos in the April 2012 issue of Vogue, our correspondent responds in kind. BY MARGUERITE IMBERT