Jena Ardell

Diving Board | Self Portrait



A Drink | Self Portrait



Hommage | Summer Love



Headband | Second Childhood



Bumblebee | Daydreams



Sinking | Life's a Beach



Summer Love Hotdogs | Food Series



Suck It Hotdog | Food Series



Generally I try not to complain about the weather, but I have to confess I really missed summer. Missed warm days, cool nights, BBQ's and wearing shoes where I can see my toes... also, that sense of optimistic fun that seems to come with the season. And in keeping is the work of Jena Ardell who magically captures endless and timeless summers in her work. Her Polaroids make me crave a hot dog and a swim.
♥
For more Ardell be sure to visit JenaArdell.com
She also has a Facebook | Flickr | Blog | and Etsy.

[ALL POST IMAGES COPYRIGHT © 2010 JENA ARDELL]

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Bright and eerie, picture-perfection

Fans of Bryce Dallas Howard and photographer Alex Prager, have you seen Despair yet? Found today when I followed a great link left by Brandi of This B Life. According to Prager, Despair was conceived as a living, full-sensory version of her photographic work. Thank you again to the awesome Brandi for the link! ♥



For more on Alex Prager and her work
be sure to stop by and visit her website *HERE*
+ you can also follow her tweets *HERE*.
♥

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Thomas Allen

Pulp Photography and Paperdolls...



Uplift, 2004



Fanthom, 2005



Spring, 2004



Wish, 2006



Spar, 2002



Unreachable, 2009



Red, 2002



Gravity, 2005



Gripping, 2007



Above Floored and below, Outbreak, both 2009



For more on Thomas Allen and his work
be sure to stop by and visit his BLOG
or maybe grab his BOOK!

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Turning Two...

This week Ada turned two. Two years of traveling the world, visiting beautiful and often famous places. Eating the most exotic foods (ok not really, but let's pretend). Photographed countless times, in the homes of strangers (now dear friends) and some really rather famous landmarks. Ada, who was here with me this last summer, may not be alive by conventional standards, but I can tell you from personal experience that she brings life with her upon visit... the thrill of seeing her in person for the first time, and the challenge of taking her boldly out in public to photograph. Fun! So this post of favorite photos I borrowed from Ada's blog and facebook, is a way of saying Happy Anniversary to Ada and Thank You to Adeline for starting this project. Also, to share on a wonderful giveaway Adeline is having to honor the date. It's a great collaborative prize, be sure to enter *HERE* today! ♥

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Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

This week my friend Adeline included me in her Photographic Diaries project. She has an amazing and seemingly effortless way of organizing some truly unique and cool projects (ie: Ada the Globe Trotting Doll and The Talking Trees). The photographic diaries required only 4 things... An answer to the hard question of why do you photograph? A self portrait, a photo which expresses a love and lastly a photo of details in your life. Easy to the normal person, but not so much to the slightly obsessive compulsive like me! Be sure to stop by Adeline's Lady Croissant Blog *HERE* to see my submission. And thank you again gorgeous Adeline for letting me be a part of it! Also, there's a tie-in here with all the photobooth pic's you see on this post. So you should go for a look-see if only to find out what it is... ♥

Photograph Sources: Finger in Mouth by Swapatorium, Little bunnies fool fool by Jek in the Box, a Young Lady by ATypicalArt, The Two Sides of Margaret, Bunny and Photobooth also by Swapatorium.
Post Title: Quote by American Photographer Dorothea Lange.

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Holly Andres

Amber, 2006



Paper dolls, sulking and Nancy Drew mysteries. Reminds me of my childhood... 'The reoccurring themes in my work explore the experiences in my life that have impacted and constructed my identity. I am interested in revisiting, recreating and preserving that history, but am especially fascinated with the interweaving of fact and fiction, and finding a place which autobiography and fictitious narration come together.'

Installation Series, 2008





Fiona II, 2006



Installation Series, 2008



The Missing Bird, 2008



Installation Series, 2008



Photos and quote courtesy of HollyAndres.com

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Age of Adolescence

(4 girls in white shirts)



Joseph Sterling, Photographs 1959 - 1964

'Time of drives: sexual, emotional and vehicular. Age that sparkles with the promise of what's to come, hides its insecurities under the cover of bravado, and trembles with excitement about the here and now. From 1959 to 1964 (arguably the adolescence of America) Sterling photographed teenagers, mostly in and around Chicago...'

(group of girls looking over shoulders)



(getting tattoo)



(girls smoking)



(untitled)



(heads in towel)



(guys leaning out of car)



(soda fountain)



(black pants on beach)



Photos courtesy of Stephen Daiter Gallery and quote by David Travis.

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