. . . THE BRANDYWINE: 1997-1998 . In 1997, Tony Ward was assigned by Eliot Kaplan, then editor in chief of Philadelphia Magazine to create a series of photographs centered around the life and times of George Alexis Weymouth, better known as Frolich Weymouth for a series of articles that were to be… Continue reading The Brandywine: 1997 – 1998
Category: Film
Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980
. Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980 . Like many photographers during the mid-1970’s Tony Ward embraced the documentary tradition early on in his career and was very influenced by the images he saw in Life Magazine and other leading periodicals including TIME. He began to sharpen his photographic skills by… Continue reading Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980
Light Table: Portrait of the Day
. . Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . DEEAN: Close Up 1990’s . During the 1990’s my studio was located a block away from South Street, one of the most famous streets in Philadelphia for attracting the avant-garde artists, photographers, musicians and stylists who frequented the trend setting strip. It runs… Continue reading Light Table: Portrait of the Day
Bob Shell: We All Steal Ideas
. Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #21 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . WE ALL STEAL IDEAS . I’ve talked about Richard Lovelace and his famous Althea poem. There’s another poem from the same era that you have probably heard without realizing it. It begins: Once there was a way to get… Continue reading Bob Shell: We All Steal Ideas
Bob Shell: Strange Signs
. Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #20 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . STRANGE SIGNS . In my travels I always kept an eye open for interesting things to photograph. Sometimes it was people, sometimes animals, sometimes street scenes, and so on. One thing I saw almost everywhere was signs, sometimes… Continue reading Bob Shell: Strange Signs