Category Archives: Photography

Gilded autochrome

Posted on May 23, 2007 by cicada

Portrait (thought to be of Charlotte Spaulding) autochrome photograph Edward Steichen, circa 1908 This is almost as good as discovering an unknown Klimt! Two Steichen autochromes (primitive color photographs) were recently donated to the George Eastman House collection of historic … Continue reading →

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Images in her mind

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

Images in her mind shine through Shea Beebe Converse, TX Finalists have been announced in the 4th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. Categories include Altered Image, Natural World, Travel, People, and Americana. I think the Natural World category is especially … Continue reading →

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One month left: enter the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

May 31 is the deadline for submitting artworks to the NSF/AAAS Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. 2006 winners

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A word’s worth at least one picture

Posted on May 2, 2007 by cicada

eternal Berkeley, CA, 2003 The Visual Dictionary is a photographic compendium of found words (from signage, advertising, etc). The goal is to eventually represent every English word as at least one image; users can search the database for a word, … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition #2

Posted on April 24, 2007 by cicada

ExplodingBowler1 Martin Waugh, 2006 Martin Waugh, kayaker and Portland (Oregon) resident, has a thing for water. He uses high-speed photography to capture images of water droplets. The resulting brightly colored organic forms, like the piece above, are reminiscent of oceanic … Continue reading →

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Oops! (recent animal-themed art)

Posted on March 3, 2007 by cicada

Electron Micrograph Volker Steger Oops! Poor invertebrates. Volker Steger’s Insects-Meet-Windshield Micrographs (via Boing Boing). Check out Steger’s entire website of photography (lots of science!) here. I was so impressed, I ordered his book, Buzz. Two more interesting links: The Scientist … Continue reading →

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Nature Conservancy Photo Awards 2006

Posted on February 27, 2007 by cicada

Peacock Mantis Shrimp (detail) Joseph Napolitano The Nature Conservancy ran a photography contest until the end of December and just announced the winners last week. The “Best Nature Photo” winner was Joseph Napolitano with this technicolor invertebrate. Wow, biology is … Continue reading →

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Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir

Posted on February 12, 2007 by cicada

Núpstaðir Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir I ought to spend more time on flickr. I thought I was so clever to discover photographer Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir, when it turns out she is a flickr superstar with a Prius campaign behind her. You go, girl. … Continue reading →

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Beauty, Art and Fantasy

Posted on February 9, 2007 by cicada

Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon posted yesterday about a photography firm that offers photo retouching. Their portfolio is yet another reminder that nothing you see in a fashion magazine is real – even beautiful, waif-thin models get the airbrush treatment. Lord … Continue reading →

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Gregory Colbert: ashes and snow codex

Posted on February 3, 2007 by cicada

from ashes and snow, 2002 Gregory Colbert Photographer Gregory Colbert’s striking images of animals interacting with people have appeared in various venues since 2002; up next is a Tokyo exhibition, starting in March 2007. Colbert’s work is not collaged or … Continue reading →

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