Ever seen a photograph without a background? I’m sure not; well, that’s because no one snaps a photo without a photo background. The backgrounds can either be the natural surroundings in street photography or man-made backdrops in studio photography. Whichever one you decide to stick to, we cannot overemphasize the importance of photography backdrops. Therefore, …
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For this forty-first post in the Poets on Craft series, we have Adele Kenny and Emily Vogel. Poets on Craft is a cyberspace for contemporary poets to share their thoughts and ideas on the process of poetry and for students to discover new ways of approaching the writing of poetry. In the face of a pandemic that …
In 1983 I decided to spend 3 months in Europe, testing the concept that I could work as a photo-journalist while based in Italy, as I had been doing in Los Angeles since 1975. I travelled to the Cannes Film Festival, where I photographed actors like Gian Maria Volonté, and hang out with my friend …
You’ve seen it in the movies – the suave main character takes their seat at a casino table, and without a flinching facial expression manages to win the jackpot. Off screen, there are some players that achieve just the same, and walk away with impressive prizes from major casino tournaments. It may seem like a …
Itinerant dance pauses to celebrate, South Asian dance by the books, contemporary dance in the parking lot, ballet in the plaza, SoCal women dancemakers unveil their dance films, new lessons from a prior plague, plus recent online encores, where to take online dance classes, and more SoCal dance, live and online, this week. This Week …
Terry Braunstein and Victor Raphael – A Collaboration This collaboration grew out of a professional relationship and mutual appreciation of one another’s work. They were motivated to create these artworks in response to the current political environment over the last few years. Four series of limited edition ink jet prints will be featured here …
Can it be done? Still wondering and not sure it can. We’re all a bit reluctant to dip a toe in life before Covid-19 because nothing’s the same now and may not be the same after. Perhaps we need more time to emerge more fully from Covid’s shadow to find out. Theatres are no exception. …
It’s Not the End of the World (How Do You Know?) There’s a national change shortage. And there’s too much information on the second floor—they’ve had to post signs around the building that say, “Notice of Imminent Danger.” They have different procedures in place for what they call the High-Risk Long-Term Unemployed. I believe that …
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