Photography

Revelation. 9.3.2010.

Barney — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:19:00 +0000

West Third

West Third II

“Some photographers take reality…and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.”
Ansel Easton Adams

Light. 8.26.2010.

Barney — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:19:38 +0000

“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” George Eastman

Brooklyn. 2010.

Shadows. 8.13.2010.

Barney — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:04:46 +0000

8.8.2010.

8.12.2010.

“In photography there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated.” August Sander

Black. White. 8.6.2010.

Barney — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:16:41 +0000

“Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.” Robert Frank

Cool Off. 7.23.2010.

Barney — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:32:58 +0000

“Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived.” - Wynn Bullock

Ice Mountain

We were shooting water bottles in the studio this week for Marcus Thomas- depicting cool and refreshing during this sweltering heat wave!

Hopefully this will help you to remember to hydrate- tap water, bottled water, sparkling water- whatever works for you.

Stay cool!

7.1.2010. Bounty.

Barney — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:07:56 +0000

Purple Basil. 7.1.2010.

Our garden flourishes- herbs, lettuces, tomatoes, kale, spinach, and arugula. I truly did not know, when we began this backyard project a couple of years ago, that there would be so much bounty and pleasure garnered from the small plot.

“To me, pictures are like blintzes – ya gotta get ‘em while they’re hot.” - Weegee

Happy Fourth of July!

Renewal. 6.24.2010.

Barney — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:58:01 +0000

“What can possibly be different today?”, I ask myself. Then I look outside the studio window and slightly down. Incredibly, the roof is now a garden/ forest where there was debris and a lonely branch just three months ago (small photographs). It is clear what lies ahead. Even for this building- constructed like a fortress as a tire factory ninety two years ago, it is back to the earth eventually.

Renewal. 6.24.2010.

“The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking.” - Brooks Atkinson

Clarion River. 6.14.2010.

Barney — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:44:11 +0000

“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to SEE something, and tell what it SAW in a plain way… To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one.” - John Ruskin

Clarion. 6.14.2010.

Clarion River Series. 6.14.2010

The Clarion River- once the most polluted river in Pennsylvania!

Impressions. 6.11.2010.

Barney — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:20:45 +0000

Peony 5.27.2010

Carnegie 6.2.2010

“I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.” - Irving Penn

Alzheimer’s 6.4.2010

Barney — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:12:26 +0000

“Some people are still unaware that reality contains unparalleled beauties. The fantastic and unexpected, the ever-changing and renewing is nowhere so exemplified as in real life itself.” - Berenice Abbott

The New York Times online this week published my audio/photo story about Sue and George Roby.

The New York Times Online

Sue Roby tells her story in this collection of ‘essays’. George Roby follows follows with his optimism and support. It was an honor to spend time with this courageous couple. Sue’s willingness to face her future with an open mind and heart, and George’s insistence to be of service, are an inspiration.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sue and George, as well as with all others who are facing Alzheimer’s disease.