Had a pretty nice birthday celebration.
‘Tatiana in Red with Green Chair’ (2010) by Richard Learoyd. Studies of honorific portraiture in photography.
‘The Ascent of Mont Blanc’ (1862) by Auguste Rosalie Bisson. Sorry for the low quality.
It’s the second week of my studies in Brighton. This semester is devoted to origins and histories of photography.
‘Officer and Laughing Girl’ by Jan Vermeer. Painted using camera obscura around 1657.
Mitch Epstein - American Power, currently at Tate Modern in exhibition called ‘Photography: New Documentary Forms’
This is definitely the most amazing body of work I have recently seen.
I went to Pāvilosta, my favourite place to go in Latvia. The second time already it was the most amazing spontaneous trip I’ve done to there with my amazing friends. June 24, a day after midsummer madness.
(Source: flic.kr)
June 23. We had a quick game before the real action of midsummer festival started.
(Source: flic.kr)
What lies in my shelves (I’m lying, I don’t have any shelves) and waits for being used physically and mentally.
- Roland Barthes - Camera Lucida. Reflections On Photography (done)
- Susen Sontag - On Photography (done)
- Walter Benjamin - The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction (half done)
- John Berger - Ways Of Seeing
- Stephen Bull - Photography (far from done)
- David Bate - Photography: The Key Concepts
- Liz Wells - Photography
- Charlotte Colton - The Photograph As Contemporary Art
- Ian Jeffrey - How To Read A Photograph
And two books for more visual pleasure:
- Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren - Street Photography Now
- Susan Bright - Art Photography Now
It will probably take me two years. Anyway, do you have any more suggestions for me?
And my last host was Luke. In photo he’s trying to make the room ‘warmer’ with filter paper although I thought that the whole place was very welcoming anyway. Absolutely amazing 10 young guys live in the house - they had just moved in but somehow managed to host about 8 surfer in a few days. Here’s Pia from Austria who’s traveling around the UK and Kief from USA who studies in Germany and is showing off his hitchhiking cardboards. Lisa and Joachim were there as well but unfortunately I don’t have their pictures.
Sabrina from Switzerland and Dan let me stay in their amazing flat which turned out to be just 2 minutes away from my new place so we’re almost neighbours now. They have three amazing cats.
Next host was Clare. She works in American Express as most of the people here do. She’s quitting and happy about it. Girl has such amazing and bright ideas.
Clara from LA, California, my first official couchsurfing host.
