November 4, 2010

A Home to Call My Own!

www.aleonphotography.com

Hmmm

How would my images look on a wall in a gallery?  In what order?  I'm still figuring it out...  
I draw inspiration from Alec Soth (despite his bad disposition, personality, and general rep in our thesis class) and enjoy the way in which he displays his photos in a gallery.  Most large, some small, a few diptychs, white frames, decent spacing, straight on, simple.  I believe the work I am doing would be best understood through a book, which would be on display in the gallery alongside the work.    
Dog Days, Bogata
Broken Manual 
Sleeping By the Mississippi installation shot and book cover

November 3, 2010

Kate Breakey

I am thrilled to be attending Kate Breakey's first retrospective and book signing for her new publication Painted Light this Saturday at 7 PM.  It will be held at the Witliff Collection at the Alkek Library (7th floor) at Texas State in San Marcos.  If you haven't wandered through the Witliff Collection it is amazing and Breakey's work is breathtaking all around but even more striking in person as they are massive in size.  RSVP here:  thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu

October 26, 2010

Joel Sternfeld

From the series American Prospects
(Perfection) 

October 14, 2010

October 13, 2010

Black & White

Black and white assignment for Advanced Digital Photography.  

October 7, 2010

Carolina Chocolate Drops

Have you heard of 'em?  They are awesome.

October 6, 2010

My Son My Son What Have Ye Done

David Lynch presents a Werner Herzog flick?  Yes, 'tis true.  One of the strangest films I've seen in a while, but I enjoyed it.  And if you like Flamingos or Willem Dafoe, its a must-see.  

October 5, 2010

Bobby Dunbar

This morning while running I listened to the This American Life episode "The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar".  Some of the episodes shine a lil more than others and this is definitely one of them.  

Sypnosis: In 1912 a four year-old boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing in a swamp in Louisiana. Eight months later, he was found in the hands of a wandering handyman in Mississippi. However, the boy was actually Bruce Anderson.


Calcite Burn

Prescribed burn at Calcite Ranch.  October 3, 2010