I had a packed weekend. The feedback at the Edinburgh and final screening of The Grant Green Story jazz documentary was outstanding. It affirmed so much of what I have been thinking about what’s ahead. Seeing the experiences of the most recorded artist for Blue Note Records, America’s first independent jazz label, depicted onscreen… Continue reading masculinity musings & more
I saw the Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson’s “Metapmorphosis” exhibit at the Reykjavik Museum of Photography. My interest in landscape and urban history was satiated by his way of showing the beauty in the worn down and forgotten. What touched me the most, however, were the photographs in the adjacent “small world” exhibit. Images of people from Kenya, Iceland,… Continue reading musings
Tonight I attended the reception for the latest exhibit at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum here in Tuscaloosa. The exhibit features the photography of David Plowden who is known for capturing American landscapes. The photos in this exhibit reflect his fascination with steam locomotives, which were first seen in Great Britain in the early… Continue reading steam locomotive photography captures an era
I had a great talk at the Alabama Department of Archives and History today even though I was running on fumes. Every copy of my book sold at the gift shop. There were wonderful questions from audience. So glad to see so many eager to discuss our complex past and present. The presentation largely focused… Continue reading talk at Alabama Department of Archives and History went very well today
“The Camera Exposed” exhibit at the V & M Museum in London was a reminder of the influence of photography on our daily lives since the nineteenth century. Via my slideshow, I tried to capture some of the signage to provide insight on how the show was curated. As I snapped pictures, I was totally okay… Continue reading lights, camera…
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