Blake Andrews is probably the most controversial In-Public - o sorry UP Photographers - member. Eric Kim did 2 interesting long-view (// long-read) interviews with him.
Like his “move on” philosophy to making pictures, though not sure that is the best approach for every photographer.
His blog http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/
His site https://blakeandrewsphoto.bigcartel.com/
UK street photographer Stephen Leslie started a new Youtube channel on (street) photography. The first two episodes strangely seem to have boldness as an important ingredient. The episode are nevertheless very interesting. Let's hope for more.
I am a little bit into gardening these days. The guy helping us is also a photographer (and he likes The Velvet Underground).
We talked about how we liked wild flowers in the garden. He referred to Piet Oudolf, who I found out is a very famous Dutch garden designer. I had never heard of him.
We talked more. The gardener told me to look at Oudolf's High Line project in New York. For the abandoned High Line, Oudolf designed a " wild" garden with a natural look.
This reminded me again of the photographer Joel Sternfeld, who in 2000 made wonderful pictures of the High Line. His pictures were influential in the decision to repurpose the High Line after it was abandoned and turn it into a park. The park for which Oudolf was a co-designer.
Here's Sternfeld talking about his work in 2000.
Chinese, based in Chengdu, photography
Feng Li roams the streets of Chengdu with a flash-mounted camera, freezing strangers mid-gesture in scenes that feel staged even though they never are. His ongoing series "White Night" reads like a flip book of the absurd, one surreal fragment of daily life after another.
Website: https://www.fengli-photo.com/
