Flooded corn field, outside Columbia, Illinois, by Erik M. Lunsford
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 [...]
Jefferson County High School Firstcoming 2009, photographed with the Canon G10, copyright Erik M. Lunsford
A good friend of mine once told the story about a newspaper staff photojournalist who uses (or used, considering the age of the story) a pair of point and shoot cameras on assignment for that photographer’s paper. Startling, I remember, since [...]
“The paradigm for photographers today is that you just can’t be, you have to be sort of a jack of all trades, you can’t just specialize anymore,” said VII Photo Network photographer Benjamin Lowy, featured by Kristen Joy Watts this morning on the NY Times Lens photoblog.
Lowy strikes the perfect chord, and from a newspaper [...]
They say to improve your skills you have to push yourself outside of the comfort zone. It becomes even more demanding when you’re shooting for shapes on a daily basis formulated from preconceived ideas that are about as visual as blank white walls. I’m outside of my own zone struggling to layer photos better while [...]
The blog has been a bit personal lately, and that’s okay. I needed to sort out some things these last few weeks, so please pardon the lack of posting. There’s a list of goodness on the way. Please stick around.
Freshly painted parking lot, photograph copyright Erik M. Lunsford