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Exhibition at Hamline

A week ago was the opening of the show I'm in at the Soeffker Gallery at Hamline University. (Click here to see photos from the opening reception.) Here are some photos from yesterday of the work in the show:

Andrew Wykes painting to the left, Kate Fisher's work on the podiums, and my photos on the right.


John-Mark Schlink's prints to the right.


Krista Walsh's mixed media pieces to the left.


My photographs.


My photographs.


Dave Ryan's interactive piece in the small space in the gallery lobby.

The show is still up for another 2 weeks. Stop by and check it out!

Photos from the Exhibition Opening at Hamline

A few days before the opening reception, I saw the show for the first time and Instagrammed this photo:

"The show's up! Opening reception (with free food and free booze) is Thursday,
4:30-7:30 in the Drew Fine Arts Center at Hamline University. Stop by and say hi!"

Here are a few iPhone shots from the opening last Thursday:

A group of students I caught looking at my work. And then I was caught by one of them.






Another photo from Instagram: "Decent turn out at the show opening at Hamline."

The show's up for a few more weeks. Stop by and check it out.

Has Photoshop Gone Too Far?...

This isn't what you think. It's worth a watch:

Amazing. Personally, I don't think Photoshop has gone far enough. I need a burrito.

Framing an Image

To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture's edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame.

The photograph's edge defines content.

It isolates unexpected juxtapositions. By surrounding two facts, it creates a relationship.

The edge of the photograph dissects familiar forms, and shows their unfamiliar fragment.

It creates the shapes that surround objects.

The photographer edits the meanings and patterns of the world through an imaginary frame. This frame is the beginning of his picture's geometry. It is to the photograph as the cushion is to the billiard table.

- John Szarkowski's words to open the chapter titled "The Frame" in "The Photographer's Eye."
(This was the catalog for an exhibition at the MoMA in 1964.)

My Work in an Upcoming Exhibition

I'm in an upcoming 6-person Faculty Show at the Soeffker Gallery at Hamline University. I just saw the postcards two days ago - here's the front and back:

Here's some info from the Soeffker Gallery website:

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March 3 - March 28, Seoffker Gallery

Krista Walsh
Dave Ryan
Andrew Wykes
Kate Fisher
Steve Stenzel
John-Mark Schlink

OPENING EVENT
Thursday, March 6, 2014
4:30 - 7:30 pm
* Free and open to the public

GALLERY HOURS
10:00 - 4:00 Monday - Friday

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Hope to se you on the 6th!

Art-Related Valentine's Day Candy Hearts

Typology of “Sweet Arts” from MFA, Boston:

Holga Photos from Israel

Last month, I was sent to Israel by Kinetis. I brought my Holga and shot a few rolls on the trip:

Jerusalem's "Old City."


Church of the Holy Sepulchre.


Wall around Jerusalem's "Old City."




Near the site of the Last Supper.


Wall around Jerusalem's "Old City."


Spring-fed pond in the middle of the desert.


Mountains at Timna National Park.


Timna: people hiking back from exploring the oldest copper mines in the world.


North shore of the Red Sea.


The Mediterranean Sea from Tel Aviv.

Thanks for sending me Kinetis! I did the Israman half iron distance triathlon as a relay while I was there - click here to read my race report from the Red Sea on my "triathlon blog."