Created Equal

Photographer, Mark Laita created a stunning series of portraiture diptychs that portray differences among American subcultures. He says, "At the heart of this collection of diptychs is my desire to remind us that we were all equal, until our environment, circumstances, or fate mold and weathered us into whom we have become." The staunch poses, and 'costumes' of the subjects speaks to whom they portray themselves to be, but looking beyond the outer decoration, and into their direct and serious gazes it becomes evident that the outer decoration is all about their formed difference, beyond that, they are all human.

Phonography

We are very rarely without our cell phones, which usually means we're very rarely without the ability to digitally capture any random moment at any time. Josh Higgins, graphic designer and silkscreen artist, organized a phone-based photography exhibit to display the phone-photos of some well-known creative individuals. The article "Phonography: Phone-Based Photography Exhibition Features Renowned Creatives" gives a sneak peak of some of the images in the exhibit.

The 10/10 Project

"A single day represented in 100 photographs." "The 1010 project was devised as an antidote to everything in modern life always having to be bigger, better, louder and brighter than what’s been before." "10 photographers. 10 photos each. All taken on 10/10/10."

What Did You See Today?

Graphic Designer, Art Director and Photographer, Alex Becker has an eye for the extraordinary within the ordinary. His site, Things I Saw Today, features out-of-the-ordinary items in ordinary circumstances that some might walk by without so much as a second glance.

The Woes of Photoshop Slop

Most of us are familiar with Photoshop Disasters, but Yahoo's OMG and Boing Boing also feature commentary and images of Photoshop Slop. The latest mishap is the photo of Demi Moore on the cover of W featuring a missing slab of her left hip! And earlier this year, Boing Boing also dissed Calvin Klein's creepy image of Fillipa Hamilton. I am waiting for an entire ad campaign to break using overly Photoshopped images as a parody. MARGARET SMOLEN / JOE SILVERMAN :: CONTRIBUTORS.