101 uses for gaffers tape

101 uses for gaffers tape, originally uploaded by jwlphotography.

Photographer Jason Lee has a wonderful set of photos featuring his two daughters up on Flickr. You definitely need to check it out.

Photography of Jason Betz

Orange, originally uploaded by Jason Betz.

During one of my extensive Flickr surf sessions I stumbled across one of the more exceptional photographers in Spokane. Jason Betz (who I do not know but it appears we have some mutual acquaintances) captures Spokane in ways I have seldom seen before. Shunning the world of digital, he uses film and fisheye lenses (among other things) to produce some truly stunning photos. I haven’t finished going through his whole photostream but I definitely recommend you take a look.

Lightmark Photography

Pretty amazing photos from German website Lightmark. A lot of it’s in German but thankfully the photos are not

Check it out.

The Bad Picture Afterlife

Deletedimages.com is a website dedicated to letting “bad” photos see the light of day. In this age of digital everything it’s way too easy to delete the blurry, moving, shaky, or otherwise undesireable photos off your digital camera without a second thought. This website does an excellent job of showing that your best pictures might be those accidental shots if you take the time to actually look at them.

Photography of Ryan McGinley

Ryan McGinley’s website is making the blog rounds as we speak and I can’t pass up the chance to recommend the truly amazing collection of images on his website. Amazing color, movement, freedom and expression. It’s rare in this society that is so saturated by images (especially photographs) that you see something that makes you stop in your tracks and reminds you truly of the beauty of humanity. I find the spirit of these photos to be incredibly invigorating and hauntingly beautiful.

Classic Hitchcock Photo Spreads… kinda.

Vanity Fair’s latest issues featured these classic Hitchcock photospreads redone with famous actors. The Seth Rogan - North by Northwest (featured) is probably my favorite out of the group. But there are some really stellar photos in this set. Check out firstshowing.net article.

Want to know how they did it? Vanity Fair is hosting a video as well. Check it out HERE.

The Vanishing Point

FINALLY! Something to post. Sorry for the delay it’s been a slow arty-news week in Spokane (probably due to snow.) Likewise the internet seems to be failing me epically. However I stumbled across Michael Cook’s site The Vanishing Point and was really captivated. Some really unique and interesting photography of an often un-photographed part of the world. Storm Drains, Utility Tunnels, and other unique industrial locals, his photography seems to give the locations some real ethereal beauty. Give it a good look over HERE.

God’s Eye View

Creative Review posted a selection of works of the Sydney-based “creative collective” The Glue Society. Commissioned by Eric Romano of Pulse Art it was created for its Miami Art Fair. I really like all these pieces, very elegant and such a different view of religious imagery than what we normally see. I LOVE the installation. You can check out more of the works HERE.