Sad news. William Claxton, photographer responsible for many iconic images of jazz musicians and celebrities, has died. Along with pictures by William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard and Milt Hinton, when I think of jazz, photos by Claxton come to mind. A variety can be seen on his site.
 
 

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I was wondering why my more-than-two-year-old post on Jill Greenberg’s children and monkey photos was suddenly getting comments again and then I heard about the controversy surrounding her photos of John McCain, one of which was featured on the cover of The Atlantic. Before everyone gets their knickers in a knot, though, I have [...]

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Some photographers

have just got

the eye. Kenny Weng is one.
Check out more from his wide variety of photographs… these little bite-sized versions don’t do them justice.

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Lili McElory is a photographer and video/performance artist who puts herself into the picture in fascinating ways. In one series, she takes photographs of herself literally throwing herself at men:

In another she curls up and lays down in public places:

Her site also features a number of video pieces that are fascinating to watch…

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Noted in my travels lately, the photography of Amy Stein.

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Not only the 2007 WikiMedia picture of the year, but an amazing little piece of historic architecture. That’s just the kind of place I would kill to live in.

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Photographers share what they believe makes a good portrait, with numerous compelling examples.

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At first I saw this little work of flash photography digital art and thought “that’s interesting.” Then I read the tips and played some more and discovered it is damn cool, tight, phat, neato keeno, hot, gnarly, whatever…

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Love this set of “spherical panorama” pictures. The example below is of my favorite library, the Geisel Library at UCSD.

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Shorpy constantly has interesting photos, but the recent pictures of a rural Depression era family are quite moving. The one linked from the thumbnail below really caught my attention, not least due to the strange trick of light and wood that made me think the young boy on the right was wearing glasses. It [...]

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While the book (Hungry Planet) looks interesting, the photos are fascinating…
For example, a family from the US:

And another from Peru:

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A friend Twittered a link to a great photo of the stars…

Be sure to hover over the image to see the notes and then follow the “All Sizes” link above it…

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From my old friend Kirk’s blog– monkey madness:

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Jon posted this picture and I was thunderstruck. The facial expression of the bride, the way the groom holds himself so that it is almost like a caricature of who he was before he was disfigured… I have to admit that my first thought was “I wonder what she is thinking?” and a narrative was [...]

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Henry LizardLover not only poses iguanas for rather interesting photos, he also provides information on how to care for and feed them, the right tools for clipping their nails, and ways to avoid killing them by accident.

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Adams fuses together images, creating compelling artifacts. The Age Maps series combines photos of the same person as a child and adult:

The Couples series literally couples together people in real-life relationships:

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Apparently there is some controversy over how Jill Greenberg provokes the small children to cry… I just think the photos are fantastic. Particularly when paired with her monkey portraits!

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Serial No. 3817131 is an exhibit of photos of female Israeli soldiers by Rachel Papo. Great Stuff!

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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
[cosmopoetica, photography, art]

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A thought provoking essay on where big ships go to die and the surreal, third-world economy that has grown up around their decomposition.
[cosmopoetica, photography]

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