I am thrilled to be a finalist in the RMG Exposed! Photography Auction. That's the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa ON, juried photo competition! The RMG is: "The largest public gallery in Durham Region, the RMG occupies an inspired 36,000 square foot building designed by world-renowned architect Arthur Erickson. Featuring a Permanent Collection of over 4000 works of art, four galleries of diverse & changing exhibitions, vibrant programs,...
Tires, boats, paintball, fires and shoes. Packard Automotive, May 2012.
Nobody ever discovered ugliness through photographs. But many, through photographs, have discovered beauty. Except for those situations in which the camera is used to document, or mark social rites, what moves people to take photographs is finding something beautiful....Nobody exclaims, "Isn't that ugly! I must take a photograph of it." Even if someone did say that, all it would mean is: "I find that ugly thing. ....
My solo exhibition Domestic Solutions, curated by Ron John George Nelson has opened at the VMAC gallery in the 401 Richmond building. VMAC Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W., Suite 440 (fourth floor), Toronto ON, Hours: Tuesday to Friday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday: Noon to 4:00 pm photo: Bombshell, Detroit, 2012
Last month I had the chance to photograph Detroit's abandoned Packard Automotive Plant. It is 3.5 million square foot photographers playground. Of course we only saw a fraction of the site as we were trying to see and shoot as much of the city as we could during our 3 day "tour". That and after a couple of hours, 3.5 million square feet of vandalized, burned, burning, crumbling,...