Robert Frank and photography: Art in the age of image overload
Robert Frank turns everyday images into something unforgettable, and, no, you couldn't take those yourself.
You, you put the blue back in the sky You put the rainbow in my eyes
Christian Bautista’s song lyrics come to mind as you watch these artists blissfully working on their varied forms of art. Anything funky and you’ll find it here — murals, grafitti, sculptures, ceramics and even a game maker!
Portland freelance photographer Hudson Henry shares secrets to great travel photography
Go out, open yourself to a place and feel it. Breathe the landscape in. Sit with it. How do you feel here? Be passionate. Now find a way to use the light, elements and equipment at your disposal to capture that passion.
A golden touch
After thinking on it for what seemed like several minutes, Corson Androski acknowledged that most pe ...
Know Your Madisonian: Photography a byproduct of John Rummel's astronomy passion
In early December, John Rummel drove slowly through a Monona neighborhood, peering into backyards. An amateur astronomer and photographer, Rummel, 49, knew there would be a lunar eclipse on Dec. 10, and he wanted to make sure he had the best spot to capture it.
Student News
Published: Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2:42 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2:42 a.m. Madelyn Long, a fifth grader at McKeel Elementary Academy, will have her art featured on Polk County license plates.
A bracing new vision of America's Depression years at the Center for Documentary Studies
When I think about the Great Depression, a pair of images comes to mind. I see the hard stare into space of the farmwoman in Dorothea Lange's photograph "Migrant Mother," a child slumped on each of her shoulders.
What colour is the Milky Way?
It’s the colour of spring snow after dawn, because springs now “has smaller flakes and reflects light differently,” says an astrophysicist. “It’s right after dawn because the sky reflects a redder colour.”
Humans flock to see snow geese
Laura Lush admits she can be a dangerous driver during bird season.She's known for quick stops or keeping her eyes to the sky instead of the road if she spots a bald eagle or stumbles upon an evening flyout. But no one need worry about her car skills this weekend, because she will be hoofing...