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See you in Texas!

Courtney — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:39 +0000

I am currently en route to Texas for Design Ranch! That means that over the next four days, posting will be entirely Design Ranch focused, and regular posting will be suspended until next week. I can’t wait to show you all of the fun and creative things that will be happening on the ranch, but for now I will leave you with a few images from Jay B. Sauceda’s (one of our Design Ranch leaders!) West West Texas photo series. More to come later tonight!

Parker Fitzgerald: Kinfolk Ice Cream and Flowers

Courtney — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:38 +0000

Aside from the fact that this photo shoot features two of my most favorite things, ice cream and flowers, it has me seriously craving Spring in a bad way. Shot , Parker Fitzgerald and Amy Merrick teamed up to create these dreamy, whimsical images for Kinfolk magazine’s latest issue, Volume 7. Check out a few more shots from the story right here.

via Good Design Makes Me Happy

Senongo Akpem: Lost Nigeria Photo Essays

Courtney — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:00:23 +0000

Designer Senongo Akpem put together a series of incredible photo essays that depict life in Africa and the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s, entitled Lost Nigeria. Each image has been converted from slide film and digitized, then organized thematically into seven essays. While they all fall into the category of family photos to some extent, they also provide a fascinating snapshot of the everyday interactions between Africans and Westerners at the time. Below is a selection of images from each of the galleries, but be sure to visit the site for context and commentary.

New York Nights

Courtney — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:43 +0000

“No other city in the world stages dusk to dawn like New York City. In this book one can experience New York on foot, the ultimate reward for the nocturnal explorer.”
James T. & Karla L. Murray

New York Nights is a new photographic book from by James and Karla Murray, the creative team that also brought you Store Front—The Disappearing Face of New York. This new book explores many of the New York businesses that are alive and kicking during nighttime hours. And in addition to the histories of each establishments, the book includes interviews with the business owners and interesting historical stories. You can pre-order the book on Amazon right here.

JC Lemon Photography: Exploring Powerless Manhattan

Courtney — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:52:25 +0000

Photographer JC Lemon took this series of haunting photographs while riding around lower Manhattan—which is still without power—on his bike the other night. See more here.

via Katie Jane Photo

Blue Marble: A Sandy Benefit

Courtney — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:05:22 +0000

I’m taking a little break from regular posting today to focus on the millions of people in our part of the country who have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy. We were extremely lucky that we didn’t suffer any damage or power loss, but there are thousands and thousands of people a mere couple of miles away who were completely devastated by the storm.

To do a small part in assisting those affected, 20x200 is offering up a special edition of Blue Marble, which is actually an image that NASA’s GOES project captured of the storm. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross to assist New Yorkers affected by the storm.

You can purchase various sizes of the print right here, and read more of Jen Bekman’s personal intro here.

James Griffioen: Feral Houses

Courtney — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:00:16 +0000

I am fascinated by James Griffioen’s Feral Houses, both the phenomenon itself and the way James has captured them on film. A few prints from the series are currently available on 20x200.

Tom Kondrat: Iceland Photography

Courtney — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:00:25 +0000

It clear from past posts that I have a bit of a fascination with Iceland. So it should be no surprise that I’m loving the cool, quiet beauty of Tom Kondrat’s photographs of the landscape. A few of prints are currently available at 20x200, but you can see more from the series right here.

Akihiko Miyoshi

Courtney — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:44:21 +0000

These abstract photographs by Akihiko Miyoshi caught my eye.

Owl Scouts

Courtney — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:33:33 +0000

Owl Scouts is a truly epic photo series by Todd Baxter. As Photo Awards explains:

The photo series follows the misadventures of a young boy and girl who belong to a fictional organization – the Boys and Girls Owl Scouts of America, or Owl Scouts. In the series, the children are lost deep in the woods and are faced with several challenges: an owl burrow, a river, a tornado, and a bear. Each challenge is met with failure and ultimately the demise of the two scouts.

Be sure to click over and view the rest of the images—it is very much worth a look.

In order to create these images, Baxter also enlisted the help of Debbie Carlos (embroidery) and Anders Nilsen (design/illustration) to create the patches featured on the children’s uniforms. Which, in addition to looking awesome, help to tell the story throughout the series.

via Debbie Carlos