. Unfortunately, I never got a chance to meet Charles Gatewood in person. I was familiar with his subcultural work from his books, magazine assignments, and exhibitions. I admired his anthropologic curiosity and his significant contributions to the medium of photography and its history. We got to know each other on social media… Continue reading Repost: Charles Gatewood Interview
Category: Documentary
Picture of the Day: Ike’s Study
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Ike’s Study . I visited Ike Hay at his home on many occasions. He was a great teacher of art and design at Millersville University where we first met when I was an undergraduate student from 1974 to 1977. I took several classes with him as… Continue reading Picture of the Day: Ike’s Study
Bob Shell: Taking Offense
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 Taking Offense . I’m somewhat jaded about most current events. I just turned 73, and won’t live long enough to see the longterm outcome of such things as global warming, which may cause the collapse of our social order from the outside, and things like the #MeToo movement… Continue reading Bob Shell: Taking Offense
Steve Cohen: Louis Kahn and I
Text by Steve Cohen, Copyright 2020 Louis Kahn and I . The world knows Louis Kahn as one of the greatest architects of all time, a visionary with extraordinary imagination. I knew him as a friend, and a collaborator. I sat with him and discussed his ideas for the government buildings in Bangladesh and… Continue reading Steve Cohen: Louis Kahn and I
Picture of the Day: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 1980
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 When I first started my professional career in 1980 as a staff photographer for the behemoth pharmaceutical company, Smithkline & French I was assigned to photograph executives for the company at a sales meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada. I booked a hotel room at the… Continue reading Picture of the Day: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 1980