Had the pleasure of hanging out with New York Photographer, Matt Hoyle at his home/studio in the West Village the other night. We had some great salmon teriyaki and talked about his upcoming project, Barnumville, which is sure to be quite the experience. This photo was taken from his private rooftop. I’m not sure how he gets anything done at all with a beautiful distraction like that.
Irving Penn died today, leaving behind a huge legacy. His work has served as inspiration for just about any photographer you can name, and for as digital as the internet may be, you can feel an overwhelming sense of longing in the numerous articles that have come out about his life and death.
He is known mainly for his long career with Vogue magazine and the reinvention of fashion photography, but the natural simplicity with which he portrayed his subjects, famous or frozen, gained him respect from viewers and the photo community alike.
We’ll miss you, Mr. Penn.
Via Joe Martinez and The New York Times.
From left to right: Mamiya 645, Speed Graphic 4x5, Rolleiflex, Chinon 213P XL
So I’ve acquired some new toys recently. I had a birthday back in August, and my family gave me a complete Rolleiflex TRL set up, complete with filters, flash, pistol-grip, and light meter. It even came with a bunch of old sales literature and vintage instructional books, which is pretty sweet.
On top of that, a good friend of mine, Erick Montes just got hired at The Decoder Ring in Austin, Texas. Deciding to get rid of a bunch of old stuff before moving, he gave me a box full of his old camera gear, which included a Mamiya 645 Pro TL, a Graflex Speed Graphic 4×5 camera, and a nifty little Chinon 213P XL Super 8 movie camera. All of it came with some accessories like film holders and extra backs and filters and such. Thanks to Erick for giving me a going away present, and good luck in Austin!
This is how I’d like my future home to be laid out. I’m having a hard time understanding the terribly translated statement from the designer, but I’m sure the thinking is as clever as that awesome little bedroom hanging from the ceiling.
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This is the Milky Way, as documented by a ton of shots out of a Nikon D3.
WIRED has an interesting article on two guys who put together a killer panorama of the Milky Way Galaxy. It’s called a home-brew hubble, guys. Haven’t you heard of it?
Working in the dark, dry highlands of Chile with a Nikon D3 digital camera (50 mm lens open at f5.6), Serge Brunier and Frédéric Tapissier patched together 1,200 photos of the night sky into the composite that you see above.
Check out the video:
By Serge Brunier and Frédéric Tapissier, via WIRED.
