What do we examine with our work?

Recently, I have read a number of artist's statements and academic search announcements that talk about using art to examine art, or "lens-based media's ... relationship to representation" and "the nature of the image".   Rather than use the medium to examine itself, I prefer to use photography to examine the world around us. 

James Nachtwey's TED Prize project

James Nachtwey's TED Prize project, a photo-documentary on extremely drug resistant TB, has been posted online here:  www.xdrtb.org

The View from the Bleachers

Kimball High School's baseball field during the North Dallas Tournament, March 1, 2008.  

Bag News Notes

Bag News Notes is a progressive blog that is "dedicated to the political, psychological, and media analysis of news images".  Regardless of your political views, the author's choice of images and comments are worth a few minutes everyday.  Here are links to work by Chicago based photographer Jon Lowenstein and political coverage by Alan Chin.

The Urban Canopy

I have been including in my photographs the canopy that stands over our heads as part of our built environment. The utility poles and wires of older neighborhoods are being joined by microwave antennas and cell phone towers.  The images above are of the athletic field at Dallas Lutheran High School and of the former Whole Foods Market at the intersection of Preston Rd and Forest Ln. in Dallas, TX.