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Thanks for Nothin!

From the book "The Art of the American Snapshot"

Another birthday has come and gone, and like every one since the age of 10, nobody was thoughtful enough to buy me a jet pack. If someone wants to get one for me next year, I promise to act surprised.


This year - a bedazzled Obama shirt!

Archives, Part 3

And lastly, the hot rod photos......

Archives, Part 2

More photos from the archives, as previously mentioned - this time, we have the work related travel photos.

Archives, Part 1

A while ago, a good friend of mine found a box of transparencies in a thrift store in Grand Rapids. The box was a treasure chest containing 50's and 60's era photos that seemed to all be related to one Detroit based automotive company.

The photographs are all of a few types - from testing and lab setup shots to work related travel shots. Some hot rod photos too. First up - company headquarters and the lab and testing photos.

One More....

Found

I probably have a greater than average fondness for found photos, snapshots, crappy family album photos, whatever you want to call them. I especially like vernacular photography without people. I found these at an antique store in Chicago this past weekend. I'm fairly certain they are from the same photographer, and probably the same camera.

I like the way the photographer uses the square in these. I wouldn't be disappointed if any one of these photos were mine........

Authentic Vernacular Photography

I know what you're thinking, because I've heard it from many of my loyal readers. You're thinking "Sure, this Brian Widdis is an extremely talented photographer who writes a delightful photoblog, but what I really want to see is photos of his dog eating mini marshmallows."

I have heard my people speak.

© Brian Widdis

Shadows

Jeffrey Fraenkel: The Book of Shadows

"A meditation on the nature of photography itself, The Book of Shadows is a collection of 88 anonymous photographs spanning the twentieth century, all of which share a common 'mistake'—the photographer's shadow falling into the image. Selected by gallerist Jeffrey Fraenkel from his personal collection of more than 2000, these images represent, in Fraenkel's words, 'the most tenacious, peculiar, and downright sublime of the crop.'"

The book is available here.