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one light on

One light on during sunset, shopping mall, St. Louis County. Photograph by Erik M. Lunsford

Posted 27 November 2009 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

photojournalism: “a dying field”

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 [...]

Posted 11 August 2009 † erik § Uncategorized § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

her personal space

St. Louis, Missouri,  photo copyright Erik M. Lunsford

Posted 18 July 2009 † erik § everyday art § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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Freshly painted parking lot, photograph copyright Erik M. Lunsford

Posted 02 May 2009 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

outdoor spaces

Exercise Lab, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis.
Certainly, this photo gives pause.  The breathtaking fall forest scene on the wall invites us to hike its trails and hear the crunch of fallen leaves below our feet on the dirt pathways.  In the foreground, heavy medical tissue paper (ironically with its own crunch sound) and a sleeved [...]

Posted 15 December 2008 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , ,

go gator go

toy gator on the dashboard, southbound I-255, Illinois
Part of the lost and found series, this photograph was taken in the last few minutes of our drive from Florida to Missouri last year. This little toy gator, found on the ground at a Florida rest stop the day I moved down for my first job at [...]

Posted 02 December 2008 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

a call for submissions

The Exposure Project, one of the best collectives of new work on the photographic horizon, is having a submissions call for the upcoming 4th issue of the Exposure Project book. This year they will also feature literary works, which should be a nice addition to the still photographs. It’s exciting to see how they will [...]

Posted 01 December 2008 † erik § news § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

what exactly is uncommons?

Ever wonder what the story behind uncommons is? It’s actually a book project. Check it more on this new page by clicking here or accessing the new link on the navigational bar.
And for those who wrote me grappling with the new layout and retrieval of new posts, I’ve added a “recent posts” section featuring the [...]

Posted 29 November 2008 † erik § news § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

giving thanks

Even after the day of Thanksgiving is over, it’s never a bad time to reflect upon how fortunate we are and how thankful we are for our family and friends. Listen to volunteer Lucy Duffey tell her story as she and other volunteers dish out meals to needy persons at Centenary United Methodist Church on [...]

Posted 29 November 2008 † erik § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

for video, ethics out the door?

Black Star Rising’s Anh Stack brought up a good topic on ethics and video storytelling. “Is Video a Trojan Horse for Photojournalistic Ethics?”
But in the minds of many print photojournalists, TV’s justifications for setting up shots represent a slippery slope – one that starts with the relatively innocent staging for editing purposes, but can eventually [...]

Posted 16 November 2008 † erik § discuss § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,