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Room for squares at Wired

wired-squares.jpgWired Magazine shared the top photos of their recent Squared Photo Contest, over here. I've always been a sucker for photo contests - you get to see such a range

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Posted on Tue, 07.01.08 at 06:55 PM by Registered CommenterMelody in , , | Comments2 Comments

It IS complicated, too...

Photojournalists can zero in to complex topics with surprisingly few words and minimal images. Here are some photos from 'It's Complicated: The American Teenager,' by Robin Bowman, at NPR.org that moved me this morning:

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Posted on Sun, 06.15.08 at 08:18 AM by Registered CommenterMelody in , , | Comments1 Comment

Alicia Bock Photography - Lucky morning discovery

alicia_bock_photography_link.jpgWhat career path would you have followed if you hadn't chosen the one you're on now? Because my own professional route has been so meandering, I've given a lot of thought to this question. There's a consistent answer that's been with me for as long as I can recall: one of my gently-laid-down goals

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Posted on Sat, 06.14.08 at 09:44 AM by Registered CommenterMelody in , , , , | Comments2 Comments

Design AND photography satisfaction: festival bracelets are back!

105053-1638541-thumbnail.jpgDo you wear bracelets much? I went through a phase of designing these great, grand fun pieces that got labeled "festival bracelets." A lot of people loved 'em. The originals (read more here) are long gone to their happy homes and

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What an odd time for learning lessons about glaze application!

mwscreenshotwitharrowtonecklace.jpgSee that necklace up there in the corner of my header graphic? The second one from the right? The one that's peeking out from between two other similarly-colored, creamy pendants that have copper wire adorning them? At this moment, pretty as it is, I hate that necklace.

I've been trying to get a good

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From Flickr's "Interestingness" on my birthday

So Flickr lets you peek in at photos they've selected, then catalogued by date. They call it "Interestingness" which is my kind o' word. Here's one of their choices from my birthday this year. Because it's early, I haven't had coffee yet, and January 21 comes to mind so spiffingly!

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Posted on Wed, 05.28.08 at 07:52 AM by Registered CommenterMelody in , , | CommentsPost a Comment
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