Andy Warhol in our minds and in photographic film
I could visualize Andy Warhol: sun-bleached hair, dark eyes set in circular glasses and an unsmiling, slightly agape mouth. Growing up in one of the artsiest neighborhoods in Miami, I ...
‘Contact Warhol’ illuminates the artist’s ingeniousness
Even during his lifetime, the artist Andy Warhol was associated with an astute adage. “In the future,” he proclaimed, “everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” He soon became ...
We Shot the War: Overseas Weekly in Vietnam shows the person behind the photo
At first glance, the new photography exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion seems simple. White space is used consistently throughout the exhibit, the empty walls displaying only a ...
Spending summer without really spending at all
Often times, living in — or visiting — one of the highest priced zip codes in America does not allow for as much adventure as one would hope. Unfortunately, popular, ...
Brandon Stanton talks Humans of New York, personal success at CEMEX
Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind photoblog Humans of New York, spoke about his path to success and the stories behind the pictures he takes in a Wednesday talk to a ...
Christ or Chaos: Walker Evans in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Walker Evans' photo of Allie Mae Burroughs. (Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art) A tree splits the frame, hanging languidly (but with backbone) over a ...
VSCO and Instagram: Photo-sharing in the age of social media
I have always had a fear of losing memories. Generally, this manifests itself in journaling - a way for me to combine my love of writing with my anxiety around ...
New camera from Stanford lab offers robots 4D vision
Researchers at the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab created a light-field camera that will enable robots to generate four-dimensional images and capture nearly 140 degrees of information.
