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Author Archives: Michael Ast
Veterans Day, 2015
November 11, 2015 – 8:30 pm
I was thinking a bunch about Ken today. Ken was a homeless Vietnam War veteran, who I met during my senior year of college in Boston while studying journalism / photojournalism. We established quite a friendship, which evolved into me making a photo essay over several months, with his consent, depicting his daily life that […]
Furlong / Blue Evening – Artist Book by Raymond Meeks
November 3, 2015 – 10:14 am
Needless to say, I slept well last night, after spending time with this gem of an artist book. Raymond Meeks’ “Furlong; Blue Evening” is a beautiful celebration of young adolescence, light, nature, and that seemingly eternal freedom we all tasted and felt in our youth. His hand-made publications are some of the finest artworks I’ve […]
Walking / Schoolhouse
October 25, 2015 – 6:55 pm
I’ve passed by this corner schoolhouse countless times, walking the road named after it. The abiding presence of the abode always slows my stride. Its placement in the wooded landscape, across from the old orchard, is what draws me in. The fieldstone facade angled there above the creek meets the bend in the road in […]
TIS Books – Publisher’s Talk, Philadelphia 10.15.15
October 16, 2015 – 4:02 pm
Photographers Tim Carpenter, Nelson Chan & Carl Wooley gave an intimate talk last night at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, presenting an inside look into their publishing imprint TIS Books. Already, since their 1st release in spring, they’ve produced 3 solid publications. In April, at Philadelphia’s Art Book Fair, they unveiled their collaborative 4-photobook set […]
Will Call, 82% Humidity
September 30, 2015 – 9:15 pm
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