…by not going to art school.
CJF, Baby. CJF, Man.
Randy Weston!
Henry Threadgill!
Rudresh Mahanthappa!
Jason Moran!
Jimmy Heath!
Hamid Drake!
Robert Glasper!
Donald Harrison!
Are you kidding me?
http://www.jazzinchicago.org/presents/35th-annual-chicago-jazz-festival
(P.S. Not this: http://www.arizonajazzfestival.com/lineup)
A Compendium Of The Vernacular
Down the rabbit hole you go; pack a lunch.
http://www.accidentalmysteries.com
http://americansnapshots.wordpress.com
Typologies of Anonymous Snapshots Observe, Translate, and Reinterpret Mid-Century America
http://www.foundphotographs.com/#
http://foundphotos.livejournal.com
http://www.gargantuaphotos.com/photosforsale.html
http://houseofmirthphotos.blogspot.com
http://tatteredandlostphotographs.blogspot.com
June’s Peroration
Now that the havoc of this past month has abated, we can catch up on some items of note (and there’s a reward print for whoever first makes the intended connection between the two pictures).
*** Get ready to enter the Filter Festival theme show: http://www.filterfestival.com/exhibitions/mapping-borders-bodies-memories/
*** Trevor Packer is tweeting the AP test scores! “He writes: AP Studio Art students performed at a high level this year, achieving increases in % earning 3 or higher in each portfolio type.” 13.4% are fives; 31.3%, fours; 34.4%, threes; 17.8 and 3.1, twos and ones. Individuals’ scores will be available online next week.
*** You made the choice to live your life online: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/err_act_landgrab/
*** In Utrecht, a birthday celebration for Mr. Orwell: http://front404.com/
*** What happens when the pros are dismissed: http://suntimesdarktimes.tumblr.com/
*** $150,000 x 14: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/06/28/nytimes-photographer-robert-caplin-sues-entertainment-blogger-perez-hilton/
Schoenberg & Monk Play Table Tennis
John Cage keeps score.
Become A Dark Sky Ranger!
This week, April 5-11, is Dark Sky Week (“National” or “International,” take your pick).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Dark-Sky_Week
http://www.darksky.org/resources/109-international-dark-sky-week
As stunning as pictures from outer space of cities at night can be, there’s a lot to be said for taking a break from electrical night lights during the new moon. I grew up enjoying a view of the Milky Way, but I haven’t seen it from Chicagoland in maybe thirty years…
…and this is why:
Closing Credits
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17320958-418/roger-ebert-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-roger-ebert-dead-20130404,0,4666901,full.story
“‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”
“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions never lie to you.” -Roger Ebert, 1942-2013
Is This Your Camera? Is This Your Film?
Did you lose it on Maui, six years ago? It’s been for a swim…
Ask around to see if anyone else you know never finished their last rolls of film. There are folks who take care of them for you, and Ms. Maier ain’t got nothin’ on them.
http://westfordcomp.com/updated/found.htm
I found a roll of abandoned film in my camera, too, after loaning it (gasp!) to someone. Here it is:
Your/Our Hometown
This is the e-mail you’ll receive when you inquire on behalf of your school:
“Thank you for participating in the The New York Times Lens Blog project, ‘My Hometown.’
We are now accepting submissions here:
http://projects.nytimes.com/lens-my-hometown
Instructions for submitting photos are available on the submissions site. The submission deadline is May 1st. Photos will not be accepted after that date.
Please submit JPEG files only. Files should be at least 1 MB and no more than 5 MB.
Suggested image sizes are 3000 pixels wide for horizontal images or 2000 pixels tall for square or vertical images –both at 300 dpi. We will, however, accept any jpeg files as long as they are between 1 MB and 5 MB.
Please assist your participants with editing and captioning. Digital post-processing should be kept to a minimum and adequate captioning is especially important because the photos, when published, will be sortable by location and by subject matter.
Thanks again for participating!
James Estrin
Lens Blog Co-Editor”
Creative Camerawork 