iPhoning it in from LOOK 3 Day 2

Things happen organically here... Sat down with fellow ACP members John Langmore, Todd Williams, and Lance Rosenfield for a quick healthy lunch and Larry Fink stopped to have a bite. Lance has assisted Larry with a workshop here all week and they both had great things to say about their students and the experience. One of many great things about Look3.

Last night's Insight Conversation with Sylvia Plachy did not disappoint. She gave a charming, funny, and honest look into her work and family life. The work she showed ranged from known masterpieces to family photos and pictures of the cat, but all were thoughtful. Sylvia peppered anecdotes from her life and uprooted childhood
(fleeing Hungry), including one where she told of sucking her thumb until the age of 16 and then graduating straight to cigarettes, setting the family's kitchen trash on fire in the process. Through her images and stories she showed the reflection of her shy and lost childhood, loosing her country and language. Beautiful.

The night continued late with a C-ville style SlideLuck Potshow with very strong work and a shout out to the Austin crowd and upcoming SLPS Austin in November. The night wandered as it does and the sun came up very quickly.

More later about Eugene Richards this morning. The work on both our soldiers (unsure of title) and the work from "The Blue Room" is so moving and powerful my words now would be pathetic. This is work that should be seen.

Look3 C-ville is in full swing.

Written by Kelly Lynn James

iPhoning it in from LOOK3

When I was asked if I could "blog" for Austin Center for Photography during Look3 I thought, "great"... I'm on Facebook... I've heard of Twitter... I can do this. Oh boy. But here I am in flight, Charlottesville bound and I'm sure the weekend will get away from me, so I'm going to try iPhoning it in from the festival.

This is my second trip to this gathering of Peace, Love, and Photography in Charlottesville. I overheard someone describe it as a place to celebrate great work, see old friends, make new ones, and blow off some steam. That sounds about right. But still, the image, in all of it's forms, is truly at the center of this celebration.

Right now I'm on a plane over North Carolina. There are easily 10 people on this little prop plane heading to LOOK. One of them I met worked on the movie Blood Trail (see LOOK website) and another shoots for an NGO in the Caribbean. Everyone is buzzing.

Early morning flight. Awful coffee. Good PDN to read, though. So far, so good. Landing....

Written by Kelly Lynn James