Long live print! The new issue (Sept/Oct) of Design Bureau is out, which features an article on the brilliant architect James Goettsch with a portrait I shot. Those round windows at the Goettsch Partners office were really fun to work with. Put your iPad down for a sec and pick up a copy of this sumptuously printed, handsomely designed magazine.
The view outside my window last night.
Since 9/11 many photographers have complained about being harassed while photographing buildings (federal and otherwise) in the U.S., and now there appears to be vindication for them: the excellent Lens blog from the NYT has published a document from Homeland Security stating explicitly that it’s legal for photographers to photograph public buildings in public spaces.
On a related note, I was surprised about this legal finding from last August—apparently property releases aren’t always needed after all, when photographs of buildings are used in advertisements (as long as trademarks aren’t visible). (I’m no lawyer though, so be sure to consult one if you’re selling pictures of buildings for ad use. Here’s an attorney specializing in photography-related issues.)
Update: Rohn Engh over at Black Star Rising is adamant that when selling a photograph of a person for editorial (as opposed to advertising use, or some kind of product endorsement) use, a model release is not needed. Here’s the post.
Shot this yesterday–things are looking a lot more cheerful today.
I shot this yesterday, a day with inspiring clouds. Here’s another picture, from last year, of the Wicker Park landmark.
Shot at The Crotch (Chicago’s intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee Avenues) on July 1, 2009.
Coyote Building, Chicago
Wynn Newberry: significant brother
Billboard: sideview
Sidewalk
Mission Street
Chinatown
Chinatown
Shoppers
Messageless sign
Faceless sign
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After being coaxed from his shell, the inimitable impresario Tim Tuten gives a highly energetic and tongue-in-cheek tour of the fantastic cardboard metropolis called The Exquisite City. I shot this video at the original opening of the exhibit at the Viaduct Theater last November. A few weeks ago the show moved to the Chicago Tourism Center, where it remains until March 15th. The show was curated by Kathleen Judge and features work by a bunch of talented artists. Check out the Exquisite City site for more info.
I spent much of Thursday, my first day in Berlin, walking around chilly Friedrichshain in the rain. I took a few shots, but nothing to write home about. Yesterday, however, was a glorious day–cool and crisp with beautiful fall light. I went for a long walk from my hotel in Friedrichshain to Kreuzberg, the district just southwest. Here are some pictures (and by the way, as you probably know, JFK didn’t really call himself a jelly doughnut when giving a speech to West Berliners in 1963).
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Big and soft, NYC 2007. Photo: Jim Newberry
For the April/May 2008 issue of Architectural Lighting magazine, I had fun shooting at the Chicago offices of Schuler Shook, designers of really cool performance and architectural lighting. In the lighting lab at Schuler Shook, I shot a color changing light fixture they were testing. The lab shots didn’t make it into the article (they used other shots I took), so I thought I’d arrange them into a grid and post it here:
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