ellen wallenstein photographsandmusings

A short, not sweet review of the film by Sasha Waters Freyer
I liked this film overall. I LOVED seeing his work so large on the screen in the theatre, so amazingly deft and dense and full of visual  energy. His observations keen; his timing perfect.
It was also interesting to see his color work, the warm tones of late day sunlight especially, and the 8mm films, slowed down. Stealthily filming a man wolfing down a hot dog, a man drinking coffee, doing ordinary daily life activities. But the films...

water on slate/west 29th street night

new pair, nyc
surprise!
new chairman of the department

I've been teaching photography for 40 years now, since I was a freshly graduated MFA at 25. I've been teaching book arts (book-binding, editing, sequencing etc) for the last 15. But now perhaps I've turned  into a crusty old professor. I'm almost ready...