Revitalization of Dunbar Elementary, St. Louis, Missouri, Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Mac n’ cheese in the pan, the following morning, photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Sorry for the delay in posting. It’s been days of comfort food and cold tablets fighting this acute respiratory illness, and I still feel like these mac n’ cheese leftovers the following morning. And by the way, while we normally don’t leave [...]
Joerg Colberg, one of the most articulate minds on photography and art, figured out the answer when people ask him what it is that he’s actually “looking for in photography (and art).”
“What I really love is transformative photography…Transformative photography is photography that changes you as a person, that asks questions (instead of answering them). You’re [...]
Once was a parking lot, photographs by Erik M. Lunsford
I’ve always had a strange compulsive desire to collect sea shells. When I lived in Florida, I scoured the beaches daily for something new. I went after thunderstorms, hurricanes, tropical storms, etc, to see what washed up on shore. It was hard because the east coast [...]
DWI traffic stop with St. Louis County Police Officer Fred Yaakub, Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 5000, 1/100 @ F2.8, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
There is a new saying out there — 2500 is the new 400.
Okay, I made that up, but it’s mentally cementing quickly.
Let me take you back nine years when I [...]
hacking bananas, south St. Louis, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
Every fall, proprietor Joseph Waeltermann of the Southside Garden Stop in south St. Louis City chops down his hardy banana trees in anticipation of the winter season. Waeltermann will mulch over the chopped remains and wait until spring, when the trees will grow again.
Having learned gardening [...]
While it’s sad they have only shadows to gaze at, at least the prisoners in Plato’s cave where I’ve been holed up working these last few weeks are accommodating. A number of projects nearing the point of overdue all hit center stage like a trapeze artist in a ring of elephants. At least by the [...]
Post-Dispatch Newsroom, St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Routine is something photojournalists do not have often. Assignments change daily, as do the locations we work in and the people we meet. I’m working an early morning spot news rotation, but two days last week I joined an overnight police ride-along. Hours that normally start [...]
Official Deadline Clock, St. Louis Post-Dispatch newsroom, St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph copyright Erik M. Lunsford
The NY Times published a bleak article on the state of photojournalism, and you would think the walls were crashing down after finishing page 2 of the online article. Take for example this quote:
“Newspapers and magazines are cutting back sharply on [...]
Quito from the bus window, photo by Elie Gardner.
I almost fell out of my chair when I read the following words. The unconcealed message is extraordinarily inspiring:
“As a journalist, I’m a post processor. I don’t cry while I photograph funerals. I don’t clap when I hear a message I like. I react days, weeks later. [...]