Looking Up At Things

two revealing perspectives of austere man-made things dwelling up above. jeffrey milstein turns airplanes (and helicopters) into perfect symmetrical still-lifes, whilst branislav kropilak transmogrifies stationary objects (like billboards for instance) into geometric art. i'd love to see these prints.. mm
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© jeffrey milstein  (in CHINA click this link to access milstein's site)
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© branislav kropilak

Secret Sam

i recently updated my photo site with a cleaner look and new 'bio'. included in this 'wherefore' is a vintage TV ad for what proved to be the genesis of my photo-affair - the 'secret sam' spy attaché case (or more specifically, the camera hidden inside). i thought the commercial was worth repeating for yuz here.. mm

GORDON PARKS

i had forgotten gordon parks directed 'shaft' (see previous entries..).
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i first got wind of the man browsing mildewed back issues of life magazine at the family cottage sometime in the late 60s early 70s. though he's renowned to many as hollywood's first major black director, park's photographs were his greatest works. he had an incredible ability to tell a story in one frame - stories of african-america that were very far removed from a white canadian teenager's lakeside paradise. he also captured celebrities in a unique journalistic style such as in this image of ingrid bergman in italy (still one of my favourites)..
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chocolate salty eyeballs..

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>> i haven't posted in 2 weeks and there's now a siege of information overload in the pipes. i'll cover a few that are key influences. sadly, isaac 'chef' hayes has once again left us for the 'super adventure club' but this time for good. he passed on august 10th and left behind a major chunk of cool soulness. better known to me as the real 'man from shaft', he's more probably remembered these days as the singing sex confidant of pubescent teens in south park. well, he should know - the dude fathered 12 kids, including his latest addition (or is that edition?) just over a year ago with his fourth wife. mm
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some links.. from the nytimes and bbc and of course the TV hit song..