(If you're new, please read
Unphotographable.)
Why do you do this?
I'm a photographer. But I'm not the kind of photographer who prefers looking at life through a lens. If we take photographs to remember, what do we do when we're not taking photographs?
When did you start this?
In October 2004, I travelled to Ethiopia for a two-week trip. I'd been advised against bringing my camera, but as an amateur street photographer, leaving it behind didn't seem like an option. In predominantly Muslim communities (such as Harar, Ethiopia) photography is shunned, particularly photographing women. Consequently, at many times during my trip, there was so much to see, and no way to capture it, except through words. Hence this site - a place for all the moments I was unable to photograph.
Do you take submissions?
Once in a blue moon I'll publish an entry of reader's submissions. Send me mail.
Press:
Here's an interview I did with the CBC show "Freestyle" about Unphotographable: CBC Interview.
Unphotographable's been featured on BBC2, USATODAY, the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo! In March of 2007, Unphotographable (the installation) was included in "Command-Z" a group show at the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, CA. Here's a pdf with clippings.
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What is this? Unphotographable is a catalog of exceptional mistakes. Photos never taken that weren't meant to be forgotten. Opportunities missed. Simple failures. Occasions when I wished I'd taken the picture, or not forgotten the camera, or had been brave enough to click the shutter. |
 
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Why do you do this?
I'm a photographer. But I'm not the kind of photographer who prefers looking at life through a lens. If we take photographs to remember, what do we do when we're not taking photographs?
When did you start this?
In October 2004, I travelled to Ethiopia for a two-week trip. I'd been advised against bringing my camera, but as an amateur street photographer, leaving it behind didn't seem like an option. In predominantly Muslim communities (such as Harar, Ethiopia) photography is shunned, particularly photographing women. Consequently, at many times during my trip, there was so much to see, and no way to capture it, except through words. Hence this site - a place for all the moments I was unable to photograph.
Do you take submissions?
Once in a blue moon I'll publish an entry of reader's submissions. Send me mail.
Press:
Here's an interview I did with the CBC show "Freestyle" about Unphotographable: CBC Interview.
Unphotographable's been featured on BBC2, USATODAY, the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo! In March of 2007, Unphotographable (the installation) was included in "Command-Z" a group show at the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, CA. Here's a pdf with clippings.
Thanks for reading.
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