:: conductor
at hullabaloo.be: a nice example of how image composition, scale, cropping, perspective, context, etc, can change the entire story of a photo.
compare with this.

:: DIY Access
it seems that if one is interested in making good pictures, there may be a natural trajectory in at least attempting to create access that normally wouldn't be there. (And by access, I mean conversationally, even. Try talking with your subject.)... Michael David Murphy on street photography, from an essay in which my work is mentioned. (thank you!)

:: Up With Grups
During the dot-com boom, businesses not only allowed people to come to work in clothes they might usually wear to clean out the attic but encouraged this as a celebration of youthful vivacity and an upheaval of the fusty corporate order. Suits were thought to be the provenance of, well, suits. The dot-com bubble burst, but the aesthetic remained, as part of the ongoing rock star-ification of America. Three-day stubble and shredded jeans are the now-familiar symbols of the most desirable kind of affluence and freedom. So why would anyone dress up anymore?

:: food fight
the first shot of the four, definitely.

:: year 4
easy to stare at for a while.

:: lyon
Michelle Arcila on flickr.

:: l'océan et la mer
beautiful blues at EYESwideSHUT.

:: gridskipper photo contest
my parisian birdfeeders have been nominated. go vote for it!

:: China Daily on ziboy.com
a nice article on Wen Ling, and the power of international observations through photoblogging... sharing lives from abroad. via lightningfield, who's also mentioned.

:: Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93
...the photographer, filmmaker, writer and composer who used his prodigious, largely self-taught talents to chronicle the African-American experience and to retell his own personal history, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 93.

:: tongues out
drinking in japan (from new years) by yamasaki ko-ji.

:: dark waters
a tragically beautiful piece of writing.

:: street
black and white street photography by markus hartel on flickr.

:: A Love Affair With The City
My work featured in Friday morning's Metro newspaper, page 8. (March 3rd issue: pdf here - 4.5mb).

A very special thank you to Paul Berger for such a lovely New York City send-off.
:: M_H_sn1
Medium format in a blizzard or how to kill a Hasselblad in 20 minutes...

:: 342: waiting for a late night train
Mike and me underground in Brooklyn, taken by Red sometime in 2003.

:: a year in pictures
perhaps the most flattering thing my photoblog has ever brought: i'm featured in a comic strip.

:: naked brothers in the snow
with a note from Chris: Would love to hear what you think of this photo.

:: 01.12.06
diptych by fiatvera in pittsburgh.

:: good news for photobloggers: you can sell your shots
local, current legislation: ...New York's right-to-privacy laws prohibit the use of someone's likeness for commercial purposes without the person's permission. But if the likeness is deemed to be art, the commerce restrictions do not apply.

:: Louise the Unfortunate, Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez MS
an unusual gravestone, with an unusual story. deep fried kudzu in mississippi.

:: camerafight - theme: self-portrait
photographer challenges, one-to-one by theme... just getting started, but so much fun.

:: a month in maroc
eugene kuo's set of photographs from Morocco.

:: people having seriously more fun than us
smitten's midair take on the blizzard in central park.

:: Congrats Mike and Rion
...and endless thank you's back.

:: The 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2005
humorous and mostly true.

:: we got married.
nakaya/cosentino on flickr.

:: cake
i love this shot. by my boy on flickr.

:: India's lost daughters: Abortion toll in millions
From IHT: In the two decades since ultrasound equipment, which allows prenatal determination of sex, became widely available, the number of girls born in India has declined steeply, despite a law banning doctors from disclosing the sex of a fetus to parents.

:: santa monica
pixpopuli and southern california street cart.

:: DSC00808.JPG
david wins a prize for the "best skinny angle" shot.

:: the long history of a bus ride
juan williams' nytimes op-ed on the fuller story that honors rosa parks. a must-read.

:: nyc photobloggers: new work, new york
my stuff is neither "new" nor "work" but i'll have two prints showing nonetheless: thursday 7-9pm at the chrystie street gallery.

:: Larry Towell: Covering the Landless
awesome online storytelling.

:: walk the tunnel:
bluejake covers the Campaign to End AIDS' protest walk through the lincoln tunnel.

:: you're next:
"paparazzo superstar" ron galella portrait on slower.

:: photobooth faces:
those are some glasses alright.

:: #268:
streetzen within the parade.

:: #65:
dyswis observations of divinity through screens.

:: bill bennett's genocidal comments:
"I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down." -- Bill Bennet, former GOP Education Secretary

be fucking horrified. absolutely nothing can sublimate the evil in this statement. no following sentence. no context. no "statistic." -- don't be naive; this is an example of de-humanization, which is an integral component of genocide.

listen for yourself and then take action...

:: barack obama's podcasts
the junior senator from illinois jumps onboard. maybe they were right when they said that the revolution would be podcast.

:: bartpogoda.net
interesting and unusual photoblogging.

:: pocket mirror
blurry goodness in japan.

:: cafe primavera
sneaker-wearin' early renaissance painter at londonrubbish.

:: lauraholder.com
i'm so enjoying laura's fresh photo/blog redesign, photos, and links. go see.

:: nomad summer camp, parting gift
there's just nothing more to say about Raul's stunning photographs. to do them justice, you sort of just have to let the photos speak for themselves.

:: best picture ever
so very, very true. at cityrag, from dailykos. (you just can't make this stuff up.)

:: message from New Orleans
9/2 information and a plea for equipment from the emergency services in New Orleans, at lightningfield.
:: im-ok.org
brandon stone's contribution to katrina refugees: Why this registry is different... By using the person's telephone number, you can find out immediately if there is information or not. This allows you to pinpoint a specific person or household..
:: reach!
squirrels go for it in toronto.
:: James Doohan
March 3, 1920 - July 20, 2005.
:: blue mike c
meccapixel guestposts on bluejake.
:: muggles and wizards take over!
Joe Holmes covers the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince midnight book release at Scholastic's SoHo headquarters.
:: tag: wrinkles
lovely, lovely wrinkles, including these by liyin.
:: mitch hedberg quotes
"I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall." + ew on mitch and wikiquote on mitch.
:: sophia
joe's daughter in a monet garden in amagansett, long island.
:: wil wheaton strikes back
Rex Pickett wrote, "All that matters is the work". I think that's important and useful advice for anyone... If the attention becomes more important than the work, you're boned. -- a great read throughout.
:: kat
a great smile on flickr.
:: nyc photobloggers 4 on flickr
joe holmes rocks a who's who fisheye.
:: look who's back
meccapixel comes out of winter hibernation.
:: first stranger
someone's wrinkles are so much more interesting and real than any airbrushed face.
:: flickr.com/people/joyoflife
wonderful shots from Julie, the oldest woman photoblogger that i know of, in France.
:: kids playing in fountains
miles records fun in the toronto heat.
:: #308
gorgeous suitcase, waiting to be fed.
:: "why should we care?"
Nicholas D. Kristof responds to a letter writer who questions the involvement of the U.S. in African problems like Darfur.
:: curtains
a quiet moment in black and white.
:: bill clinton lets his anger over a column show
since when are new york times articles written like rumor-mongering blog entries?
:: sunset trapeze
perfect moment caught by a phonecam on the west side.
:: mr. peepers
an absolutely stunning and vibrant set of photos from post-norm in las vegas.
:: snorkling hanauma bay
paradise teal.
:: I wish to inform you...
a lovely, simple, emotive image.
:: 'daily show' personality gets his own platform
stephen colbert flies solo in cable spoof.
:: hand out
great depth of field.
:: mao museum, chengdu, china
a museum i'd like to visit myself, and a great last line on the set...
:: peering through the bookshelves
a small moment feels large.
:: anthony
a little twist in the series of portraits from the snowsuit effort.
:: surveillance 4
a beat experience in soho.
:: take her
a gophotoblog portrait. one in a tagteam photoblogger series from coney island.
:: taxi crash
trevor little on the scene.
:: express train
quarlo's photo of travis ruse.
:: photographer, 1979
metaphotography me on flickr.
:: megan dress
ektachrome-e200, pushed, at ascending downwards.
:: 04.13.05
a dark shapes prowl portrait.
:: #144
inconceivably beautiful. from rosa pomar in portugal.
:: separated at mirth
a low culture thesis traces the paths of art and commerce through this generation's alt-comedy actors.
:: chico - pope john paul II
on avenue b & houston in nyc, a vibrant catch at trevorlittle.
:: peppermint oreo ice cream
two from the front porch in chapel hill, nc, at learningtosee.org.
:: men of business
from another time. one more in xinjiang from raul.
:: primary school
children in colorful khotan, by raul.
:: hester sunshine in her apartment, brooklyn nyc
so brooklyn, and yet so universal.
:: the prettiest thing
a beautiful portrait from notraces' vacation in puerto rico.
:: elopement
lovely minimalism in szczecin, poland.
:: 32
a do you see what i see diptych.
:: travel portraits
a vibrant flickr set from phitar.
:: untitled
noir in japan from yamasaki ko-ji at uwaa.org.
:: katherine in the caf
the shoes match the wall. can't ask for more.
:: ..: . rion.nu | photobloggers meet up . :..
in david's del.icio.us: "3 years ago this week, Rion and I organized what was most likely the world's first photoblogger gathering. We were all so innocent then." so true.
:: sleeping at 10.000 II
airplane observation from jorge lesmes in madrid.
:: brenda
one of many stellar portraits at the snowsuit effort.
:: home
sinah in marapyane, south africa.
:: historical hair cut
a.y. barbershop in hong kong, a photo essay by keith (at unrelated news).
:: she is even known here in austria
i guess it's my new tagline?
:: everyone needs a crazy aunt
I have this fabulously crazy aunt called Hugi... We have this tradition of taking a 'performance photo' everytime I visit. - a swissmiss flickr set.
:: untitled self portrait
kdunk in vibrant color.
:: falun gong
whileseated flickrs in vibrant yellow.
:: weekend at penfield house
i definitely need to rent it out so i, too, can pretend i live in a frank lloyd wright home. *sigh*
:: fausto bertinotti and women in black
utterweb photos from an italian protest against the iraq occupation by the US and coalition troops, and for freeing hostage Giuliana Sgrena, an il Manifesto reporter kidnapped on Feb 4.
:: crossing delancy
quiet irony at quarlo.
:: aqua hat and scarf
a nouveau portrait at dark shapes prowl.
:: invisible thread
ephemera's spidey senses catch this at wondercon.
:: portrait of Everett
a great expression caught by 114th.net.
:: dog races, west palm beach
meccapixel in florida.
:: i am in a twilight zone episode
why is anna nicole washing blaine's hair?
:: a man and his sheep
the mexican on flickr: ...about an hour out of Hotan... the man had the saddest eyes. I just managed one snap before he went away.
:: express train
a three month old photoblog documenting travis ruse's nyc subway commute, via joe holmes.
:: changing the face of power: women in the senate
a phenom portrait gallery of women senators by melina mara at digitaljournalist.org, via mileena.
:: over shoulder
another portrait from adam.
:: sowing the seeds of democracy
one of a series abroad: photos of election day in afghanistan by brooklyn photographer masood kamandy.
:: page 49
blank, made-up faces.
:: moira on the beach
a lovely turks and caicos snapshot from michelle howley.
:: reacting to camera
more phenomenal international photos from the mexican, a favorite of mine on flickr.
:: marcel and emphrael
what a great expression on her face.
:: sky on a bike
youth by bing walker.
:: lone spotlight
one from manipulation.com, jason zada's photoblog.
:: je te deteste!
a lovely Narrative moment.
:: hello
cutie through the window, from jcn.
:: MTA keeps vigilant watch over "harold and kumar"
see, this is one of the reasons why they don't want people taking photos in the subways.
:: Dear Johnny
by Steve Martin.
:: 99/over
an overshadowed productions special project, featuring a 990000 photoshoot.
:: chile 1
jake rocks the big photos from south america.
:: the flickr sets of raul gutierrez
great photography, with special mention of Xinjiang, Amdo, Zanskar, Photostudios and The Kid sets.
:: one shield and two wheels
michael jacobs' flickr collection of bike riders in the amsterdam rain.
:: dave
from sean sheridan in brooklyn.
:: from regarding clementine
yeah, i can't really explain this one. from slower.
:: times square station
joe catches a moment in the day of a subway musician.
:: tsunami aftermath
pages of graphic devastation photos.
:: cameramail
On the 22nd of December 2004, Kyle Van Horn taped a disposable camera to a piece of black foamcore and inscribed upon it the following message...
:: only in new york
people-watching with swissmiss.
:: anniversary-christmas dinner
one last photo from the holidays, from beautiful life.
:: nostalgia
a flickr set from big al davies.
:: pillow fight flash mob
at the national gallery in london, covered by nyclondon.
:: santa
great shot by 114th.net. go see.
:: candy canes for portraits
youngna's brooklyn bribery portraits. good stuff.
:: spiderman working on the side
i like how he's all balanced on his toes.
:: scared of santa
via metafilter. hilarious.
:: don't touch eliza II
in a world of airbrushing, chromogenic lets all the details be the details in this portrait.

:: wigglies on ice
one of the most amusing photo sets i've ever seen...

:: polaroid: claire
great color and light. one in a series from fiftymillimeter.

:: house gymnastics
from faithc's photostream.

:: moma 6
overshadowed covers visitor reactions at new york city's new museum of modern art.

:: john at work
notraces catches a photo of orbit1 in action.

:: wicked
a great shot from the narrative.

:: wes anderson
cinecultist karen wilson interviews wes for gothamist.

:: furs
fiatvera in pittsburgh.

:: jerome pix
amazing work, particularly her photo a week (52) project. by pro photographer r. jerome ferraro.

:: penn station kiss
meccapixel captures a moment.

:: lincoln place, brooklyn
okay, what's goin' on there?

:: quarlo
still rockin it.

:: candy floss
watching people eye and buy cotton candy... a great set from sensitive light.

:: wayward kermit
a great shot from yoni brook for the new york times.

:: rain 2
keith captures rainy manhattan.

:: williamsburg photo bribery
youngna trades portraits for lollypops in brooklyn.

:: college photographers of the year
endless, endless amazing work. inspiring stuff within each category, so click around. via joe holmes.

:: 24 in 48
the 48 hour group moblog of 24 new yorkers.

:: diane
another from the snowsuit effort.

:: yolanda
from peppered.
:: fabulous bruce beaudette
a flickr photoset from heather.
:: chengwin vs chunk
extreme oddity on lafayette and spring.
:: from the back streets of kathmandu
and more... street and country photos from nepal and other places, from Terra.
:: bird feeder
topleftpixel-action in dundas square, toronto.
:: flickr: mirrorproject
tag surfing.
:: lisa bonet
from a distance, but with annotations for clarity, by kdunk.
:: low tide walk
in bali from phitar.net
:: noah kalina everyday
i'm behind on this one... it's been going on for 5 years.
:: tyrone
one of many detroit portraits at the snowsuit effort.
:: the taming
yellow sky by bigbluesky.typepad.com.
:: three ladies on halloween
gothampixel captures something out of the late 1700s.
:: the left will rise
"not in our name" anti-war march and rally coverage, from lackadaisical in san francisco on nov 4... more photos beyond the first.
:: kissing on the escalator
in-public.com portfolio, by richard bram.
:: by nick turpin
found on in-public.com.
:: warriors halloween
williamsburg's homage to a classic 1979 b-movie, photographed by 990000.com.
:: have another cookie
a close up of leonard in june from smudo.org.
:: at the met
citying.com goes citying at the metropolitan museum of art in new york city.
:: shrimp51
large marine crustacean in midtown manhattan, caught by cornershots.
:: cultural district
two little ladies dressed up and out on the town, at fiatvera in pittsburgh.
:: east fourteenth street
rosary man captured by joe's nyc.
:: jumping off the high board
peppered -- somerset, england.
:: subway moment
meccapixel observes on the downtown (R) train
:: tozzer on spring street
a classic new york moment if there ever was one.

:: photo_a_day: oct 14
rich color and intimacy from jesse chan-norris.
:: tiburon ferry
through a ferry window in the san francisco bay, california. from lackadaisical.