Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . GEORGE KRAUSE: LUNCH WITH A LEGEND . I first met my friend and mentor, George Krause in 1975 at Photopia Gallery on South Street. The Philly based gallery was located in the same neighborhood where Man Ray was born and where Ray K. Metzker, also a … Read more
Photography and Text by Wenjia Guo, Copyright 2018 . Book Review . John Szarkowski: Looking at Photographs . When I first got this book, I was wondering why we need to look at such a “history” book to learn photography. The book I rented from Cornell University first surprised me with its date due … Read more
Montage and Text by Mu Qiao, Copyright 2018 . Book Reviews . Jerry Uelsmann’s “Poets House” and John Szarkowski’s “Looking at Photographs” . After reading JERRY UELSMANN’s “Poet’s House”, which is in the book of “LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS”, I am quickly drawn into the idea of synthesized photographs. I really appreciate the point that … Read more
Photography and Text by Wenjia Guo, Copyright 2018 . EMOTIONAL CHANGE . Do any static images appear when you see the words love, happiness, sadness and despair? Could these simple words also be expressed by simple eye contact? What rushed in to my mind is the vivid slices of life, the crisp laugh, … Read more
Photography and Text by Grant Wei, Copyright 2018 . Book Review . John Szarkowski: Looking at Photographs . AN ACCURATE PAINTING . Photos as emulations of paintings, creating some sort of misplaced hierarchy between paintings and photographs. Photographs, allegedly, were recreational, while paintings were considered to be fine art. At least, in the first … Read more