Archive for March, 2009

El Paso Christmas Lights featured in Texas Highways

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

It sure has been gratifying to hear from so many friends in El Paso, many of whom I haven’t seen in many years. Writing about the Christmas Lights of El Paso for Texas Highways Magazine (Dec. 2008), sure brought back a lot of memories for my family and I as we traveled the city at night in search of our favorite Christmas displays.

You can see the full text and layout of the story under the ‘Publications’ tab on www.albradenphoto.com
To see many more photos, in addition the ones published, you can go the the ‘Stock Archive’ tab and search ‘Christmas, El Paso’ or go to the many galleries on this PhotoShelter archive.

Elaine and I especially enjoy the graceful tranquility of the luminarias at Pennsylvania Circle. And of course, Eastridge with it’s wild displays is just over the top. But on Christmas Eve, luminarias add a calm beauty to the sidewalks and walkways of Eastridge in keeping with the special night.

Christmas is especially beautiful on the Mission Trail during the season and on Christmas Eve when luminarias are glowing. Ysleta is quiet, and a joy to enter in silence and observe the shared traditions of the Tigua Pueblo. And I love the inviting path to Socorro, welcoming peaceful meditation. When I got to San Elizario, luminarias were light, but the evening’s worship was over for the evening. Tomorrow is Christmas in these historic places.

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The Connecticut River Book

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Exciting news as Wesleyan University Press has their on-line link up featuring my new book, “The Connecticut River, a photographic journey into the heart of New England.” The book will be out in September 2009 and I’m hoping to make trips to New England is support of its release.

Here is a weblink to the ad, a cover photo and description: http://www.upne.com/0-8195-6895-3.html

I noticed in googling about today, that several on-line booksellers have already listed it. Order now, but it is a ways away still

University Press of New England, who handles the production side, had done a stunning job of the cover and is now working on graphic design for the inside. We should see final proofs mid-April and then the book will be off to the printer. As a recovering printer, it is very satisfying to think of the project going to the printer. I remember well how my customers loved to drop their finely honed projects on my counter and then head for a long vacation. I’ll have a lot more news on this book as it gets closer to release.

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ASMP Features Vincent Laforet, April 8 at ACC’s Studio

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Word gets around town many ways, so I just want to add to the network. If you haven’t seen the notice, ASMP in conjunction with the Photo Department at Austin Community College are sponsoring and evening with nationally recognized photographer Vincent Laforet. A successful New York commercial and editorial photographer, Laforet made a lot of buzzzz lately with his stunning short film demo, “Reverie” shot with a Canon 5D Mark II.

This should be an exciting lecture for all Austin area photographers to attend:

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Admission is free, but seating is limited so – get there!

Austin Community College,
Stonehollow Photo Studio
11525 Stonehollow Dr., Unit 110
Austin, TX 78758

PS: Also a great chance to see ACC’s newest multi-bay portrait studio’s.

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Image Selection for Seton Cove

Friday, March 20th, 2009

This week has been a busy with one focus my upcoming show at Seton Cove in Austin. This spirituality center off of 35th St. offers a perfect environment for contemplation. I’ve decided to show two related themes from Big Bend: my Santa Elena Canyon diptychs and a selection from Cerro Castellan. The show opens early May and an open house will be planned.

The Santa Elena Canyon diptychs contrast pairs of images showing the transformation of the canyon as the light changes during a single rotation of the earth. These are part of a series of 18 images made during a 24 hour cycle. An exhibit poster will also show all 18 images in sequence.

Cerro Castellan is a site at Big Bend where the earth exploded with power volcanic activity. Remnants of lava and ash dot the landscape and a few hardy cacti and ocotillos work to make their place on the parched land. The landscape provides visual metaphors for feeling states in response to this life on a bare and rocky planet, the violence of whose past ebbs and flows, sustaining us between periods of earth building.

More news to follow. The show will run during May and June.

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New Austin Center For Photography presents Mary Ellen Mark, March 12, 2009

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Here’s something very interesting for photography in Austin – the newly formed Austin Center for Photography. Tonight, March 12, is the first of their ‘Icons of Photography’ lecture, featuring internationally known photographer Mary Ellen Mark at the new Blanton Center Auditorium at 7:00 pm.

Full detail on the tonight’s presentation, the new organization and how this could help put Austin on the photography map are at their website:

www.austincenterforphotography.org

I just found about it and joined immediately.

Please pass the word around to everyone you know in the photo community. While HCP is great for Houston, PRC for Boston, C4FAP for Colorado, this is the opportunity to develop a local organization to promote the broad appreciation, training and sharing of photography here in Austin. Hope to see you out at the Blanton tonight.

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Opening night at People’s Gallery

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

A good time and lots of people enjoyed the 124 works of art from the Austin community at the opening of the Austin City Hall People’s Gallery, Friday, February 20th. My photographs, ‘Moon Over Santa Elena Canyon Triptych #l” shows the dramatic light changes at Santa Elena Canyon. On the left is First Light (6:28 to 6:35 AM) followed by Dawn, Sunlight on Mexico (7:19 AM). The third image is Moon Over Santa Elena, 1:04 to 3:34 AM.

The work, framed is 72″ x 24″ and hangs in the third floor hallway at the entrance to the Austin City Finance Office. It shares a space cove with stunning and very organic free pour bronze by Heather Tolleson, titled Reproducible Paradigm, 2009 which graces a corner of the area.

The show runs through 2009 until January 2010 and is open during all city business hours, including night meetings. The building itself is a sleek sculpture of copper and limestone, well worth the trip. Parking is under the building off the Lavaca Street side.

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