George Lottermoser, imagist, photographer, graphic artist, videographer, teacher, student

The prints and labs have gone away

April 18, 2008

“When photographing I want to reach and touch something that I feel is at the core of people.” — Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years she lay on the ground propping the camera with sticks set the self timer ran to her friend and posed they repeated this dance several times then enjoyed the tiny screen […]

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…the creatures …each a gift …radiant energy

April 17, 2008

“The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations — each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. …Light is my inspiration… …profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. …the energy upon which all life on this planet […]

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Awareness creates depth of experience.

April 16, 2008

“I thought I made a mistake once but it turned out it was a creative moment.” — Scott Fleming Have you ever approached your lover, intending a kiss good bye, then felt a warm breeze flow from their face to your own? Not speaking of breath here; rather an in-the-moment-hyper-awareness of the 98.6 degree F, […]

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The importance of craft — technique

April 14, 2008

“A good documentary photograph transmits the information of the situation with the utmost fidelity; achieving it means understanding the nuances of lighting and composition, and also remembering to keep the lenses clean and the cameras steady.” — Sam Abell, Seeing and Shooting Straight Sunday morning: cold wind bites the skin even as the sun melts fresh […]

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Keep looking. If you can’t photograph; write. If you can’t write; draw. If you can’t draw; pickup a musical instrument.

April 11, 2008

“The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking.” — Brooks Atkinson – 1951, Once Around the Sun some times the impulse simply will not manifest as on this foggy day — beauty seen yet no […]

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Kevin Meyers video completed

April 10, 2008

“…words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.” — William Albert Allard As a young man Kevin Meyers lost his sight in a boat racing accident. Since that life changing event he has earned two degrees, works at Northwestern Mutual’s IT department, and become a motivational speaker. We’ve created this […]

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Net(not)working(yet)

April 9, 2008

“A photograph is always invisible, it is not it that we see.” — Roland Barthes Networking (day two) continues: Stephanie Reynolds, the friendly freelancer, hosted the Well-fed writers at Barnes & Noble in Bay Shore Mall, Glendale, WI. Martha Carrigan, President and CEO of Big Shoes Network offered valuable suggestions on the subject of networking. Wesley Manko, of DefenseWorks, […]

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Net(not)working

April 8, 2008

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” — Ansel Adams Networks: My dear friend, David White, currently finds himself studying and testing networking concepts. He invited me to an event hosted by Katie Felten of MKE Live, a local chapter of LinkIn; a networking site for professionals. My interest, as always, revolved around “what does professional networking look and […]

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Spider John Koerner at the UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall

April 5, 2008

“The photographic image… a message without a code.” — Roland Barthes Last week McKim Stropes phoned to inform me that Spider John Koerner would perform at the UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall. Memories flooded my mind. Back in the mid sixties some part of my awakening as a young man occurred at the Avant Garde listening to “Blues, Rags […]

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Roberto Bolaño’s Infrarealist Manifesto

April 5, 2008

More from Roberto Bolaño’s Infrarealist Manifesto, “Risk is always elsewhere. The true poet is always leaving himself behind. Never too long in the same place, like guerrilla fighters, flying saucers, and the white eyes of lifers. LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND, AGAIN. GO OUT ON THE ROADS.” “I dreamt that a man looked back, over the […]

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