Honey Have You Seen My Polaroid Camera?
“Honey, Have you seen my old Polaroid camera?” “Yeah, I gave it to Goodwill along with your vinyl records because I heard they stopped making the film.” “You did what????” If you don’t own a Polaroid...
View ArticlePhotoworks 6
Our newest edition of the PHOTOWORKS zine will be coming out later this week. This issue is a tad different than the previous prints- we’ve included some bios and interviews with each featured...
View ArticleHello Tarek
flickr So Tarek has come to work with us here at the shop. His presence is most welcome, as he brings with him a certain charm and wit that meshes quite well with the rest of the oddballs here. Our...
View ArticleMobile Phoney
Much to the dismay of instant gratification seekers (myself included), Instagram went offline last night around 7pm or so. I heard it had something to do with horrible weather back East. That makes...
View ArticleI need a Parklet, Artwalk, a Food Truck, and a Meetup Stat!
Tomorrow night from 7-10 we are having an art opening at Photoworks. We will be featuring work as seen in our latest Zine Photoworks 6. Most of the photographers will be present. There will be the...
View ArticleFilm And Burning Man…A Match Made In Heaven
If you look at the history or say the arc of Burning Man you will find some similarity to the arc of Photography and my business in particular. In and around 1990 I began to have employees asking for...
View ArticleProtection Film
“I’ll stand in front of you, I’ll take the force of the blow. Protection” I wonder if Dave Bias and the chemists at The Impossible Project had this Massive Attack lyric in their heads all these years?...
View ArticleTerminal Terms of Service
There has been lots of bad news lately, a bummer of a week to say the least. Of all the planetary dysfunction, the hot topic in photo land is the shocking new “terms of service” from the folks at...
View ArticleBada-Bing
James Gandofini ( Tony Soprano) died yesterday, and the big news today on Twitter is that Instagram has video. The Instagram news is breaking stronger than a hurricane. Well, I don’t like dorky storm...
View ArticleWhere Art Shows Go To Die
So, you got yourself a show, congratulations. Maybe it’s just a coffee shop, or a bar, or a small boutique in an alley. Better yet, you are in an actual gallery. The big time! Wherever the show is, it...
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