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Posted on January 31, 2012 – Copyright 2012

Live Targets

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ted Adams

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ARTIST STATEMENT

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I’m generally interested in what things look like (as opposed to any sort of inherent meaning), although sometimes events converge to create irony, humor or interesting juxtapositions. These usually happen by accident – I think that when you’re actually taking the pictures, you have to react to things in an immediate, visceral way – then something akin to “meaning” creates itself later when you’re looking at the negatives and deciding what to print.

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Cig Lady

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Barrier

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Picture-taking also has a psychological aspect which reminds me of going fishing or sifting through junk at a flea market: It involves an obsessive-compulsive drive to put your line in the water to see what you reel in – a subtle mood, an ambiance, a visual structure that tickles your brain.

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Double Hugs

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I’m also interested in photography as a way of cropping the world into rectangles, as a way of selectively taking things out of context – which often results in stripping the original meaning out of the subject matter, or at least in making the image open to interpretation. Kind of the opposite of photojournalism, whose intention is to create “narrative” and “context” rather than to discard them.

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The Saint

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Jesus Number

Photography is, in its very essence, the art of cropping – whether in the camera or in the darkroom.

About The Author: Ted Adams was born in Louisville, Kentucky USA. The artist resides and works in Philadelphia as an Art, Street and Documentary photographer. He is also Owner/Director of the Southwark Gallery, Philadelphia. To learn more about Ted Adams’s work log on: www.TedAdams.net.
Copyright 2012

Zoe Strauss

Posted on January 13, 2012

Hat

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Ted Adams

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ARTIST STATEMENT

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I’m generally interested in what things look like (as opposed to any sort of inherent meaning), although sometimes events converge to create irony, humor or interesting juxtapositions. These usually happen by accident – I think that when you’re actually taking the pictures, you have to react to things in an immediate, visceral way – then something akin to “meaning” creates itself later when you’re looking at the negatives and deciding what to print.

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Money

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Glasses

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Picture-taking also has a psychological aspect which reminds me of going fishing or sifting through junk at a flea market: It involves an obsessive-compulsive drive to put your line in the water to see what you reel in – a subtle mood, an ambiance, a visual structure that tickles your brain.

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Rose

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I’m also interested in photography as a way of cropping the world into rectangles, as a way of selectively taking things out of context – which often results in stripping the original meaning out of the subject matter, or at least in making the image open to interpretation. Kind of the opposite of photojournalism, whose intention is to create “narrative” and “context” rather than to discard them.

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Throne

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Photography is, in its very essence, the art of cropping – whether in the camera or in the darkroom.

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Love on the Rocks

About The Author: Ted Adams was born in Louisville, Kentucky USA. The artist resides and works in Philadelphia as an Art, Street and Documentary photographer. He is also Owner/Director of the Southwark Gallery, Philadelphia. To learn more about Ted Adams’s work log on: www.TedAdams.net.

Street 1

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Orville Robertson

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……….You have to be a real voyeur to do this passionately. You have to have this burning curiosity about people and the immediate world; the world surrounding you when you click the shutter. I also love using my old cameras. It’s an act of discovery that strengthens your understanding of life.

Street 2

Street 3

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Street 5

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Street 7

Happy Couple

………It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you part two of the photographs of Cuba by master photographer Eric Mencher. He’s covered regional, national and international assignments from 1987 to 2009 for the Philadelphia Inquirer, including the civil war in Chechnya, the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda and the post apartheid era in South Africa. He is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including World Press Photo, pictures of the year.

Beach Scene

Swim

A Stroll Through Havana

Marina Hemingway

To learn more about Eric Mencher’s photographs log on to www.EricMencher.com.

Castro

Posted by Eric Mencher

Cuba is truly a country on the edge. It’s government, for 50 years the authoritative body over the island’s 11,000,000 people, seems forever on the verge of collapse. The people themselves live constantly in flux, with the promise of freedom one day or prison the next. In Old Havana, people lurk in and of the shadows and the sun’s constant glare seems to ask more questions than it illuminates.

Fishing Along The Malecon

Havana is a street photographer’s paradise. The alleys and streets are a constant swarm of human activity, and moments surreal or all too real unfold in an unending stream of live theater. In the five times I’ve visited the island since 1997, there remains one constant in Cuba: the love of life, whether it’s a couple in embrace on the Malecon or kids who seem to dance in the streets to the beat of the ubiquitous music.

Cuban Music

We can learn a lot from the Cubanos–in the face of a harsh living standard, they always seem to maintain their joy, dignity and spirit.

Young Boy Plaza Of The Cathedral In Havana

Streets Of Havanna

Baseball Field In Pinar del Rio

Cuba's Light And Shadow

To learn more about Eric Mencher’s photographs, please log on to www.EricMencher.com.

Wall Street

Posted by Orville Robertson

……….This was Wall Street when the workers were allowed to go out and get lunch. Now I suppose they chain them to their desks to squeeze out the last drop of blood profit.

To learn more about Orville Robertson’s work log on to www.newyorkstreetphotography.com.

07-23-1986

……….Orville Robertson follows a long tradition of street photographers whose visual passions are stirred by street life at night in New York City. It requires a certain visual acuity that takes practice, patience and technical verve, all part of the unique qualities ever present in Mr. Robertson’s photographs over the past 25 years.

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……….He was awarded a 2002 Fellowship in Photography by the New York Foundation for the Arts and his work is included in many public institutions including; The Brooklyn Museum, Center for Creative Photography in Arizona, Bibliotheque Nationale in France, and the Museum of the City of New York.

12-11-1985

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04-17-2007

12-11-1985

……….To learn more about Orville’s photographs, log on to www.newyorkstreetphotography.com.

Museums

Posted by Harvey Finkle

…….A conventional view of museums might see them solely as institutions that house works of art, and as places for elites to view these works.

Ad Reinhard

But museums are communities.

Communities

Besides enhancing our insights into the human condition and providing us with an historic vision of the evolution of our development socially, economically, culturally and creatively, they house activities that go far beyond these roles.

Man With Sculpture

Many activities of a community take place at museums; romance, relaxation, performance, protest, education, dining. In many ways, they are our melting pots, accommodating people of all ages and backgrounds

Carol

There was no intention of producing a documentary or photo essay about museums. These photos were taken over time and location without any thought of a unified body of work. The locations include Philadelphia, Paris, Barcelona, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The time span covers a period of over 20 years.

www.HarveyFinkle.com