Prowling my world, camera in hand

24 June 2007

Week 25: Martha Cooper

Filed under: — Administrator @ 09:58

A mixed bag this week, but mostly people pictures–my favourite genre, I guess. The main image is an exception.

Main
Stairs and shadow, Zaltbommel boat harbour:
2053


The alternates
:

The first two alternates are from a friend’s house where we attended a garden party.

Alternate 1
Three girls:
1948

Alternate 2
Hayley eating a marshmallow sandwich:
1956

The next four images are from June 16th in Amsterdam. I went to the American Book Center’s Treehouse Gallery, where the photographer Martha Cooper was giving a talk and signing copies of her book “Street Play”, a collection of classic 1970s New York street pictures.

Alternate 3
“Please buy this book”:
1907

Alternate 4
Martha Cooper talking about her work:
1914

Alternate 5
Martha Cooper signing her book:
1923

Alternate 6
Meanwhile, it was raining outside–so what’s new?:
1925

The final three images are from a small LAN party my son had at our house the other day (and night).

Alternate 7
My son in an altered state of consciousness:
2003

Alternate 8
One of his friends, concentrating:
1999

Alternate 9
The morning after:
2014

2 Comments »

  1. Hi Nathan,

    How refreshing those B&W photos are!

    Best Wishes,
    bob

    Comment by Bob Rosen — 25 June 2007 @ 00:24

  2. I really like alternate 2 and alternate 6.

    Comment by Edwin — 29 June 2007 @ 15:15

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