A Week of Dreams in (Almost) 3 Words or Less

SUN – Talking decapitated head.

MON – Ants. Guilt.

TUES – Hotel. Vintage beer.

WED – Lifesize dolphin photographs. "Hibachi Squirrell."

THUR – Dog (pack). Morels. Cafeteria.

FRI – Can't remember.

SAT – Southwest tourist trap.

New Art Book Acquisitions

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Fall Colors

Candy WTF of the Month

The Chi-town Download

Ok, finally here's the download from my Chicago trip. All the images (except the Miller's Pub cinemagr.am – click through to the album to see it in action) shot with my trusty Mercury II CX.

Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection at the Chicago Cultural Center was a really great show. Skulls and bones and more skulls, oh my. Some really amazing work by Otto Dix, Dana Salvo and James Ensor to name but a few.

Meals taken at Moto and Xoco. Gold Coast Chicago dog at Midway Airport. Runaway favorite course at Moto was gazpacho with grape. The grapes were somehow carbonated and it included the best rabbit I've ever had. Period.

New Orleans Photo Alliance Blog: NOPA Seeking Entrants for $5000 Clarence John Laug...

The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is pleased to announce its offering of its annual $5,000

Clarence John Laughlin Award to recognize and reward a fine art photographer who is creating or has completed a significant body of photographic work.

The application deadline is Friday, July 20.

The award grants one $5,000 prize annually to a photographer whose work exhibits sustained artistic excellence and creative vision. 

Deborah Klochko, Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, California, will serve as this year’s juror.

The award is open to emerging and established photographers who reside in the United States.

The online application process requires a portfolio of 10-20 photographs, a written statement, a bio or CV and a $25 application fee. Only one photographer will be selected to receive the $5,000 award. Finalists will be announced on August 20 and the winner on October 1.

The Clarence John Laughlin Award was instituted by NOPA in 2010 to support the work of photographers who use the medium as a means of creative expression. It honors the life and work of Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), a New Orleans photographer best known for his surrealist images of the American South.

 For more information, and to submit an entry for the award, please visit the NOPA website's Clarence John Laughlin Award page.

Nerdiest To-Do List Ever

1. Ship some spit to 23 and Me for an ancestral genetic work-up. I've become a fan of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s TV show "Finding Your Roots" and his part good old genealogical footwork, part scientific approach. By the way, that's my mom in the photo. And she would probably like me to say that this was after I was born.

2. Take a free class from a prestigious university at Coursera. I signed up for Basic Behavioral Neurology from Penn State. I'm excited. Doesn't start until July. I'm already prepping people to call me Dr. come August.

3. Build this DIY Third Hand. I'll never do it.