William Eggleston

I was fortunate enough to get to The Whitney while the William Eggleston retrospective, Democratic Camera, was still up.  The first thing that struck me was how extensive the exhibit was, with his work ranging from 1961 till 2008.  I had just gone gallery hopping in lower Manhattan and was starting to get annoyed by the many shows with 10-20 unrelated pieces in an unwelcoming, silent environment.  Eggleston's work was well represented and I really appreciated getting to see his amusing video footage as well.

LIFE Magazine Photos on Jezebel

Youths waiting at Battery Park to see Pope John Paul II. New York, 1979.©Time Inc.

Weightlifting Girls, 1972©Time Inc.

I'm admittedly a bit too reliant on Gawker these days for my irrelevant news stories. I was excited to find a blog post on LIFE Magazine photo archives on one of Gawker's sister sites, Jezebel. The post highlights women in the 70's and some of the photos are pretty fantastic. I've chosen a couple that I particularly enjoyed. Reminisce my friends!

OtherPeoplesPixels, The Best Website for Artists

It's pretty much impossible to be a photographer these days without having some sort of personal website.  For a long time I resisted putting my work up but quickly realized that I'd be at a huge disadvantage without one.  I had done a bit of web design in college but was pretty clueless when it came to HTML and so many templated sites I had come across were completely hideous and overly busy.  I envied my tech-savy friends who had created simple viewer sites so quickly.  A photographer friend turned me onto OtherPeoplesPixels, a site that offers web design specifically for artists BY artists.  It's so easy to use and rather affordable.  I've had my site now for quite a while and absolutely love it.

Julia Fullerton-Batten

From "Teenage Stories © Julia Fullerton-Batten

© Julia Fullerton-Batten

I knew I had to include Julia Fullerton-Batten but the tough task was choosing which images to post.  I believe I was first exposed to her series "Teenage Stories" but really enjoy a lot of her personal work as well.

Andrea Land

© Andrea Land

I was introduced to Andrea Land's work through the PDNedu Student Photo Contest.  Her series "In My Room" has a few very striking images.  Her photos possess a dream-like quality while simultaneously rooting children in their private environmental realities.

Amy Elkins

©Amy Elkins

I really love Amy Elkin's series of male portraits entitled "Wallflower."

Ma Liang

©Ma Liang

Ma Liang's (also known as Maleonn) photographs are whimsical and theatrical. I'd like to visit his world.