This Week In Photography Books: Zhang Xiao

by Jonathan Blaustein I never tell my kids what to do. I always ask politely. Why? Because I hate being bossed around. Doesn’t everybody? Or is my assumption too embedded in my role as an artist, a group of rebels if ever there was one. Not to mention American: we’re as entitled a group of […]

This Week In Photography Books: Geert Goiris

by Jonathan Blaustein The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. In other words, we have what we have. If the sun shines on a patch of desert, and there are no solar panels to collect the energy, it will be absorbed into the dirt. I recently read that […]

Dewi Lewis Interview Part 2

Jonathan Blaustein: How do you define great? What motivates you? What do you think is interesting? Dewi Lewis: It’s almost indefinable, isn’t it? For me, great work is work that excites me. If I see something that I feel is fresh, and has something to say, I think that’s quite important to me, rather than […]

Dewi Lewis Interview Part 1

Jonathan Blaustein: Will you admit on the record that Arsenal Football Club is superior to Manchester United? Dewi Lewis: Never. Never. JB: Never? DL: Never. Why would I admit to something that isn’t true? JB: (laughing.) Of course. But what if I secretly deposited £200 in your Paypal account? Would that entice you? DL: I […]

This Week in New Media

by Jonathan Blaustein It’s the beginning of October. The leaves on our Aspen trees are about to turn gold. My son, aligned with their calendar, will turn 8 the same week. Things change, but cycles are forever. As such, I’m happy to report that I’ve been writing for you, our faceless global audience, every Friday […]