as seen: grille

hood and sky, Denver © kjm

wedding

where mom and dad were married © kjm

From the series, Sky Above.

as seen: hours

Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum, St. Louis. © kjm

as seen: awards

trophy shop, Dearborn, Michigan © kjm

as seen: write

preserved tablets, left, new graffiti, right, Rome © kjm

as seen: cross

statue, San Giovanni Battista, Monterosso, Italy © kjm

as seen: cups

clothes line, Cinque Terre, Italy © kjm

as seen: cinque terre

street musician, Manarola, Italy © kjm

as seen: inspiration

on deck reading © kjm

Over plastic cups of prepaid champagne, I've started Photographs Not Taken, a lovely book edited by Will Steacy. For some reason, I'm starting it back to front, and here's a nice gem from Hiroshi Watanabe: "I look with my own eyes and I make true pictures when I see them."

as seen: cruise

self portrait © kjm

Marilu and I are on a Mediterranean cruise with her brother and his friends, celebrating his 50th birthday. We've never been on a cruise before, so most of this is new to us. As we dock in towns along the way, I've been shooting both personal work and travel stock images. 

as seen: looking

(hopefully) a performative gesture, Venice Biennale © kjm

as seen: look

drawings in the Italian pavilion, Venice Biennale © kjm

as seen: {short pants}

work by Helio Fervenza in the Brazilian pavilion, Venice Biennale © kjm

as seen: domino

The Czech Republic pavilion, Venice Biennale  © kjm

as seen: lay

Chinese performance artist in the Arsenale © kjm

as seen: stand

Ai Weiwei installation, German pavilion © kjm

as seen: material

detail of Sarah Sze's Venice Biennale installation © kjm

as seen: irish pavilion

Simryn Gill detail, Venice Biennale © kjm

as seen: venezia

arrival by water taxi © kjm

as seen: exhibit b

viking exhibit, Dublin © kjm

as seen: house call

door, Dublin © kjm

as seen: monger

counter, Sheridans Cheesemongers © kjm

go forth!

A belated congratulations to the recent photography major graduates from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design: Tanya Dhein, Grant Gill, Sheena Hang, Jordan Leitner, Kayla Massey, Phillip Moody, Kelly Peloza, Joshua Ramirez, Laurelle Sparks, Sarah Stankey, David Szymanski and Alice Waraxa. This is a great set of young artists who I was privileged to work with during their junior year at MIAD. The scope of their work is wide, including documentary, performance, still life, and classic straight photography.  

© Kelly Peloza
















© Kayla Massey
 

 

© David Szymanski

© Jordan Leitner
 






















© Phillip Moody



© Grant Gill

© Sarah Stankey