Photographs of Gregory Halpern’s Omaha Sketchbook. I went to the University of Madison, Wisconsin in 2000, a liberal bastion in the heart of the conservative Midwest. Typically, New Yorkers stayed in the private dorms but I wanted to make friends with locals, so I chose the worst structurally of the public dorms, Ogg Hall. The […]
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Detail of Stacy Kranitz photograph. Okay, so this is the official email that we’re starting back up again with regularity. I like to state things loudly so I have to commit. Back to Tuesday mornings (besides this email), back to photographing, walking, and avoiding marathon work months. Or seasons. Between writing 3/4ths of a book
Join me on Bluesky. My apologies for missing the last few months of the column. The reality is, I may not be back to regular posting for another month, but when I’m back I will be back strong and consistent. I love the idea of seasons for things, so we’ll say, Stay Tuned for Season
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Join me on Bluesky. I always believed I was introverted growing up. Usually a step too slow to beat out the extroverts, often instead watching expressions. Social situations were exhausting, but for some reason, I’d never shy away. I could be loud in small intimate groups but put me in a larger group, even great
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Note: All photos shown basically in the order they were shot. All coincidences are just coincidences. I walk into the Galleria deli on 24th and 10th and say hi to a fly in one of the seats, who seems to be waiting for the lunch rush to form. Can I have a chicken salad wrap
Few buildings hold more ghosts; and few books as well. *Note: All non-architectural photos are captured from books or shows of Peter Hujar, Robert Mapplethorpe, Nan Goldin, and Robert Frank. Click names to view portfolios. Many are details of their photographs, sometimes from angles, and not fully representative of the originals. A rare 1925 survivor
I think the only way to keep this column interesting every two to three weeks is to mix inspired posts with things going on in life. When I’m feeling inspired, perfect. When not, just stream of consciousness the day-to-day stuff. Lean in to the self-indulgence. Right now I’m lying in bed in a state
Robert Frank’s road is full of dark possibility. Dorothea Lange’s road is forlorn. Todd Hido’s road is fighting bleakness and despair. Lee Friedlander’s road is full of cracks, waiting for the sudden acceleration as he hurdles straight through his ego. Rebecca Norris-Webb’s road, you can feel the weight of the raindrops. Stephen Shore’s road, you
