Give, take

After a bang up first couple of months at JLPFL this year things have slowed lately, just as my personal life has ramped into high gear with wedding and future planning. I've happily spent the time working on some to do list items (I finished the 2007 taxes this morning and dropped them off at my "guy"), and haven't much felt like blogging, though there is no shortage of things to note lately. Such as...

Jackanory calls her the first professional photo blogger... I call her a bit too fascinated with diversion and all of her "amazing" friends (WTF with that 4x5 chick and her comment about the UN?). I guess we all wish Rachel and PS the best with their blogging, but if I was keeping score I would have already called the game weeks ago what with Rob's ever escalating assault on distancing himself from the old guard of publishing. What in the fuck, dude? Can't you give us a few days in between hitting things out of the park? Between the Media phone book wiki, $Free.99/1000 fans piece (the fallout on Editorial Photo is hilarious and sad as fuck), the craziest interview with Chip Simons ever, and now the promotion slideshow (I hope Flickr is going to give you a lifetime Pro membership for getting so many new kids to sign up) I can hardly catch my breath. Uh, maybe you and PhotoShelter should compare notes.

NYC needed another photo happening? Why can't everyone get together instead of constantly creating their own new festival. LOOK wasn't good enough for Magnum, which wasn't good enough for VII, which is now not good enough for Kathy Ryan? Thankfully they got the memo from PDN & American Photography and are charging hefty fees for their first ever photo contest... Hopefully they can get the judges from NPPA to help out. Ahem. Also, are you allowed to have a photo-related event these days without Brian Storm and John Harrington speaking? Is there a by-law?

An editor of mine called me up today to let me know (just in case I happen to see the new issue) that my photo shoot was turned into an illustration at the last minute before production. Uh, ok, sure.

Kevin has just announced a new book(let) of his work, perhaps similar in nature to Allison's zines, though not as official and award-winning (yet) as Andrew's tome. I need to get my shit together and self-publish. Congrats all! You are probably a few short of 1,000 but its a step in the right direction (we hope).

A guy I know just switched back to Nikon after recently deciding that Canon digital is just not sharp enough. He had only switched to Canon from Nikon a couple of years ago. Another friend also recently got rid of all of his medium format digital to go back to Canon because the MF stuff bricked on him over and over again. This all makes me want to sell everything and just rent/lease; if only I was that smart.

To the 14 new co-op photo agencies that started this month with foreign language names meaning "light" or "truth" or "unemployed"... I wish you all the luck in the world!

I received Martin Parr's Common Sense in the mail today after it resided on my Amazon wish list for a coon's age. Love or hate the man, his energy and pairing skills are pretty incredible. Speaking of great photo books, the 2nd in my Master class series is almost ready.

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Comments (5)

Whoa, I felt some of this brewing yesterday. Glad you got it out of your system. Cash Collective 4eva!

It's all your fault, Larson... buy a brother a rum and watch out! Have fun in AL and watch out for the fuzz.

i'm still fucking laughing a week alter about that co-op shit.

SO DAMN FUNNY.

Hey Loomis. Thanks for the love, my friend. I think you are AMAZING.

Awww, thanks Rachel! And hang in there... I'm sure you'll get a few comments of your own EVENTUALLY.

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