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My Favorite Zines. February 2010 © Allison V. Smith

Tonight at Smoke at 7:20 pm, I'll be participating in the very first Pecha Kucha in Dallas. I'll have a little over 6 minutes to show& discuss 20 slides. My topic is ZINES. Above is a photograph of part of my zine collection. I'll talk about the making of Superficial Snapshots Zines one - four .

Here is a list of the other presenters....
Catherine Horsey
Brian Gibb
Cherie Boettcher
David Goltl
Bang Dang

1 Nonesuch Road

Billie and Stanley Marcus. 1 Nonesuch Road. 1938 photo by Laurence Miller

With the recent news that my grandparents home is now an official city landmark, I decided to post this lovely photograph of them standing in the front door of their new home on 1 Nonesuch Road in 1938. Speaking for the sentimental folks in the crowd, thank you Dallas.

I'm New to This

Kirk Thurmond. February 2010 © Allison V. Smith

Kirk Thurmond. February 2010 © Allison V. Smith

Kirk Thurmond. February 2010 © Allison V. Smith

I spent my Saturday shooting a music video , yes a 1st, for the young & talented Kirk Thurmond on 3 iPhones with director & long time friend, Tom DeNolf. Here are a few behind the scene photos. More details and video to follow.

Prison Civille de Port Au Prince, Haiti. January 2010. © Damon Winter

I can't stop thinking about this perfectly beautiful photograph by Damon Winter of prisoner's belongings hanging from the ceiling in the Prison Civille de Port Au Prince. This is the main prison in the city from which an estimated four thousand prisoners escaped after the earthquake. See more here. The story and images are haunting.

Sumner, Mississippi, 1970 ©William Eggleston

Nice call, Spoon! I love William Eggleston's photograph on the cover of your new cd.

Wayne White

Wayne White, I Fell 37 Miles to Earth 100 Years Ago© Stephen Berkman

I am pretty excited about Wayne White's upcoming exhibition , I Fell 37 Miles to Earth 100 Years Ago, at Marty Walker's gallery. The invite photograph , seen above, by Stephen Berkman took my breath away . Have you seen this short film about White on the Oxford American site by new friend and photographer Dave Anderson? While you are at it check out Anderson's So Lost film Carmichael's Store. Makes me want to explore some more.

Behind-the-Lens

Thanks to Chris Brown & Refueled Magazine for interviewing me in a new blog feature called Behind-the-Lens . Check it out here!

Snow Day

our snowman. February 11, 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Daisy. February 11, 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

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east boston, 1980 © Joe Swayze

No seriously, this is my favorite photograph.

My photo teacher circa 1985, Joe Swayze, just emailed me this 30 year old photo of his.

Henry Darger-esque. Don't you think?

word on the zine

Zine 4, Can You Hear Me Now? has had some great blog coverage lately. See No Plastic Sleeves, Style Swoon & Heather Morton's Blog! Make sure to bookmark these super blogs. I'll have a few signed copies on hand at the Dallas Art Fair this weekend. Hope to see you there.

On the calendar

KIPP school Motto (and mine too). San Francisco, California. © Allison V. Smith

Sorry to be slowly posting but I've been getting ready for this upcoming weekend. Thursday I am on a ASMP panel of North Texas women photographers. Read more on Mary Virginia Swanson's blog. Friday the Dallas Art Fair opens to the public. I will have two new photographs in Barry Whistler Gallery's booth. Find us in booth B7. (I'll have a few signed zines with me!)