Elsa Dorfman – The B-Side (video)

You can watch the documentary The B-Side, about photographer Elsa Dorfman on Netflix.

Elsa Dorfman specialized in very large (20x24) polaroid photography. A very kind person. She recently passed away unfortunately. Her website is worth a visit too: http://www.elsadorfman.com/

Photographer Elsa Dorfman, renowned for massive Polaroids, dies at ...



The highline by Sternfeld and Oudolf

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.

Looking East on 30th Street on a Morning in May, 2000

Here's Sternfeld talking about his work in 2000.

https://youtu.be/lNzr7g8FQgk


Ira Glass on Vivian Maier

A 15 minute summary of the strangest photographer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81B6p1xEpTg


Stephen Shore – American Beauty (video)

At least as good at making photo's, he is at talking about making photo's. And he is very good at making photo's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20F0TVdApZU


Paulien Oltheten

Dutch visual artist Paulien Oltheten, street cinematographer?

http://www.paulienoltheten.nl/

https://www.instagram.com/paulien_oltheten/

https://vimeo.com/58386661
https://vimeo.com/58386661