Behind the scenes of Ansel Adams’ Yosemite

Mndy May.12.2008 12:19pm | by Viktor Dukedoms

The New York Times has a behind-the-scenes look at some of Ansel’s most striking Yosemite photographs. Narrated by his assistant Andrea Stillman, this AV slide show offers a rare look into the methods of one of the greats.

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Lilly McElroy: I Throw Myself At Men

Wdnsdy Apr.23.2008 11:50am | by Viktor Dukedoms

At once ‘loving and cruel’ according to the artist, Lilly McElroy has generated a broad portfolio of performance pieces exploring the overlap of private behavior in public spaces.

One of her pieces “I Throw Myself At Men” involves the artists 1. Asking men if she can throw herself at them, and then 2. Literally jumping through the air towards them. 3.…

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PHTHRD II Champion: Jonathan Harris

Frdy Apr.11.2008 11:46am | by settlement heart

Congratulations to Jonathan Harris on becoming the PHTHRD II Champion.

The laurels, fortune & glory, that come with winning a LVHRD Master-Disaster Duel are mostly incomprehensible and difficult for most to bear upon their shoulders. We hope Jonathan is ready.

Thank you to Elizabeth Weinberg and Joseph O. Holmes for lending your talent to our Photographer’s Duel. The completed Polaroid Mosaics look great;…

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Webby Nominee: The Whale Hunt

Tsdy Apr.8.2008 6:41pm | by settlement heart

Jonathan Harris‘ latest interactive opus, The Whale Hunt, has been nominated for a 2008 Best Visual Design Webby.

In May 2007 Harris  spent nine days living with a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska, traveling with them as they hunted, killed, and chopped up two Bowhead whales. Harris documented the entire experience with 3,214 photographs, beginning with his cab…

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VOTE IN PHTHRD NOW

Mndy Apr.7.2008 4:00pm | by settlement heart

Vote for your favorite Polaroid mosaic at PHTHRD.LVHRD.COM.

The blog remains vibrant down below. Things are updating! This post will stay at the top of our little house for a few days; to help dudes find our mosaics. Tick tock ya don’t stop … blogging.

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Polaroids from PHTHRD II

Mndy Apr.7.2008 12:31pm | by settlement heart

Check out Matt Spangler’s cookie sheet of Polaroids from PHTHRD II warm out the oven.

PHTHRD II: Polaroids

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VDO: 058: PHTHRD II: Event

Wdnsdy Apr.2.2008 5:33pm | by settlement heart

The latest LVHRD VDO takes you on a whirlwind tour through PHTHRD II at Powerhouse Arena: the grandmas, the afghans, the thousand and one Polaroids and the blazing flashbulbs.

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Save Polaroid

Wdnsdy Apr.2.2008 3:30pm | by settlement heart

Like it says, Save Polaroid before it’s too late:
On February 8, 2008, Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of all instant film. This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has so carelessly abandoned.

This site…

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LVHRD’S PHTHRD II

Thrsdy Mar.27.2008 5:35pm | by settlement heart

March 25 2008 found us hanging afghans and applying rouge for our second Photographer’s Duel, PHTHRD II. Hundreds of Grandmas and Grandpas flowed and flashed over two floors at the Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO as we celebrated the sacred art of storytelling

THROW DOWN

Jonathan Harris, Joseph O. Holmes & Elizabeth Weinberg spent two hours shooting and creating 3′ X 3 Polaroid mosaics. One…

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PHTHRD II b-roll

Thrsdy Mar.27.2008 10:01am | by settlement heart

Jeff Baxter shot some b-roll from PHTHRD on Tuesday. It’s like being stuck inside of a big fat Number 9, Number 9, Number 9…

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/clip:829373[/vimeo]

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Powerhouse Arena: DUMBO

Wdnsdy Mar.26.2008 1:39pm | by settlement heart

Powerhouse Arena is a gallery, bookstore, workshop, boutique and event space nestled between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in DUMBO.

The two-tier amphitheater is perfect for speakers and performances; the wrap-around windows let out onto the bridges and Manhattan skyline.

We’ve had two events there: BIFOLD: YOUTH and PHTHRD II: a rock & roll show and a Photographer’s Duel. The space…

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PHTHRD II: spread around the web

Wdnsdy Mar.26.2008 12:02pm | by settlement heart

Our second Master-Disaster Photography Duel invited Jonathan Harris, Joseph O. Holmes and Elizabeth Weinberg to create Polaroid mosaics live at the Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO. Afterwards everyone voted for the winner at PHTHRD.LVHRD.COM.

Event Coverage

/COOL HUNTING

/FLAVORPILL

/BURNT SIENNA

/VEER

/FASHION WEEK

/SUB-INEV

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