Some of my favorite photographers, Jeremy and Claire Weiss, aka Day19 Photographers, will have a gallery show in Long Beach at the end of this month on March 29.I first heard of Day19 through GTFU Radio, where Jeremy is one of the hosts. Their photography is outright spectacular and I've been following it for a little over a year now.
They have a blog here, and recently set up a blog for pictures of their new son, Eli. He's absolutely adorable.
One of my favorite Day19 projects has to be their Polaroid Project, which is a collection of Polaroid photos of a wide range of people, including David Lynch, Sarah Silverman, and Slash, just to name a few.
Here's what they say on their website about it:
"Day19’s Portrait Project is an epic and ever-growing collection of 4x5 Polaroids capturing young faces in an old-fashioned way.
The subjects, a cross-section of artists, writers, performers and activists, were photographed using a large format camera, which requires the subjects freeze their expressions for around 20 seconds per image. In the era of digital point-and-shoots and phone cameras, the Portrait Project takes a comparatively slow, almost lumbering approach, one that forces the subject to re-engage. There is no hair or makeup, and no special lighting, and the result is a collection of raw, unpretentious portraits reminiscent of Depression-era Farm Security Administration photography."
I love it. I've already got my RSVP in to the ISM event. Make sure you do too! See you there!
