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Monthly Archives: March 2010
THE ROUNDUP – 2/23/10
Here’s a roundup of some of the interesting events I’ve followed in the last week or so:
Happy Birthday Kuro-Chan! Today marks Akira Kurosawa’s 100th birthday. He has long been at the top of my list of favorite directors, and so if you have a moment this week, kick back and revisit The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Ran, Ikiru, or any of his films really. There will be something interesting to pick out in all.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: I’ve blogged about this program before, and it’s finally premiered! Chef Jamie Oliver visits the unhealthiest town in America and attempts to reform their school lunch program and teach basic food skills. Visit the website to watch the first episode. Continue reading
THE BLACK PARTY EXPO
Before I begin this piece in earnest, let me assure the reader that I hold the subject matter as powerful, complicated, and important. I do not wish to diminish nor demean the points of view of any of the participants. I shall try to be an impartial explorer. I will fail.
It’s approaching 6am and the party hasn’t even thought of letting up…
..after all, you’ve paid your $125 cover, and your blood is rocketing with a mix of alcohol and your upper of choice. You’ve donned your finest leathers. Straps, buckles, belts and bondage. You press into a steaming army of bare pectorals. You throw your hands into the air and kiss the hot stranger next to you. You are at The Black Party.
This annual gay leather/bondage/fetish extravaganza, which annually graces the Roseland Ballroom, might be the pinnacle of sanctioned debauchery in NYC. Thousands of barely dressed gay men from all backgrounds will come together (yes, sometimes that way), in an attempt to have the night of their lives. Some will succeed and emerge exhausted, but with a high that will last into the week, and memories that can be shared for years to come. A few will learn, months or years down the line, that it was the fulcrum pitching them into a decision that lead to costly addiction or disease. Continue reading
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THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT – Victory!
UPDATE: The Impossible Project has announced that their first batch of Polaroid compatible instant film will go on sale in the UK this week! See Engadget for details.
My friend Idaho Bob has pointed me to the fact that The Impossible Project, dedicated to the rebirth of Instant Photography, will be holding a NYC Press Event tomorrow, March 22nd. They write:
DELAY
It is not for nothing that Alexander was called the Great, Ivan the Terrible and our Project the Impossible. Bringing back Instant Film and saving analog Instant Photography from extinction is not a breeze – it is rather like constantly scraping past an adventurous abyss and breaking down barriers.
The latter has currently to be done at our factory in Enschede, where an unexpected surprise of impossibility within production occured on the weekend of February 6th. This undesireable fact is now forcing us to reschedule our timetable – the NYC press event on 22nd February has to be postponed. The Project leader’s Florian Kaps and André Bosman give themselves one more month to cope with the Impossible. On March 22nd 2010 they will disclose whether or not their Impossible Project will be possible.
Stay tuned.
Here’s hoping for a major victory. I love cheap/instant/lo-fi photography and can’t wait to shoot real Polaroids again. In some of my readings of Ansel Adams, he goes into detail about the history and importance of “Land” cameras, Edwin Land, and it’s influence on large format photography.
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ON THE GO – The Black Party Expo
ON THE GO – The Black Party Expo, originally uploaded by atlanticplace.
I’m covering The Black Party Expo for work. A full report to come.
– Sent from my Palm Pre
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I enjoy taking pictures of other photographers without them realizing it. This guy was taking some very serious photographs of Brooklyn Bridge Park the last time I was there. I don’t know why.
