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

Mary Kelly’s birthday

June 9, 2009

Mary Kelly called and said we needed a birthday celebration invitation; and in a few weeks we had this delightful album invitation off the press and in the mail. Then of course we celebrated with Mary. (click image for larger view – or go to the slide show for more images)

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Natural architect-builders: location, location, location

June 8, 2009

beneath the lid of the recycling bin for steel cans this fellow builds a condo project (click image for larger view)

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Friday’s for contemplation of flowers

June 5, 2009

Sonny Carter, over on the Leica User Group (LUG), began a tradition some many years ago. He decided that Fridays were for flowers. And he’s provided flower photographs to the list every Friday ever since. Over time other members have added to the LUG’s Friday flower bouquet. Ric Carter contributes steadily; as does Philippe Amard. […]

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Remembering

May 28, 2009

“Photography is universal language; it doesn’t need translation. Its collective memory is a mirror in which our society continually observes itself…” — Sebastiao Salgado “Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events.” — Albert Einstein This memorial contains, among other things, what looks to me a WWII sailor’s uniform. The memorial remains up for most […]

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New poetographs and twitter

May 13, 2009

A couple days ago the following poetograph arrived, uninvited, to my mind: (click image for larger view) I announced its viewability on twitter and received a request for a poetic collaboration from Parasputin. I went to his site and reviewed the last year’s work; the following poem struck my visual mind: I must say that […]

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light and music

April 30, 2009

“At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often unrelated details. For me, photography provides an intersection of time, space, light, and emotional stance. One needs to be still enough, observant enough, and aware enough to recognize the life of the materials, to be able to ‘hear […]

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Point of view? Candid? Casual?

April 23, 2009

“Photographers may be concerned, conceptual, confrontational, candid, casual, constructing, but what is important is that they have a point of view.” – John Loengard, Pictures under discussion by John Loengard “Taking photographs, taking candid photographs, means that the photographer is an invisible man. Whereas there is still a feeling that in having a photograph taken there […]

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Lunch in the slow (economy) lane

April 15, 2009

working through lunch on marketing plans for Taking it Lightly (click image for larger view)

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Opinion: May the economic uncovery continue. Honestly!

April 8, 2009

All of us, at all income levels, feel the pain as we attempt to uncover the Ponzi schemes, pyramids, valueless derivatives, and hedge hogs hiding under bullshit covered balance sheets. Know this; we cannot experience a true economic recovery until we experience a true economic uncovery. Our economies whether family, local, or global must return […]

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The Leica User Group March Assignment: Local evidence of economic downturn—scene 1, take 1

April 6, 2009

About a month ago a number of LUG (Leica User Group) members thought it worthwhile to take on an occasional “assignment.” This group of both amateur and professional photographers, from around the world, will bring an interesting international flavor to any topic. I’ve posted a list of contributors with links to their contributions here. So […]

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