Halloween! Susana Raab!

It’s Halloween! Are you going to transform yourself? I think I may scrawl a letter on my cheek and blacken my eye. Susana Raab understands transformation pretty well. No one captures a gaggle of Colonels or a bladder-relieved superhero better.

The Innocents at Home, with Michael Williamson

Michael Williamson explores the voting habits and fears of folks in Montana in the Washington Post in this photo essay.
Here are my favorite two pictures.
Deer and Hair! These things are very important to people.

In somewhat related news, if you want to laugh laugh cry, listen to this.

Wisconsin Day Two: Barack Hussein Obama II

Live from campaigning in Wisconsin:
I’ve broken out the Canon 20d, imperfect as it is. There is plenty of solid Obama hope around here, but also some serious vitriol. Here’s the latest propaganda that’s being stuck to mailboxes here, under the guise of the Obama campaign’s seal.

Wisconsin Day One: Phlebotomists and Broccoli

Well, I’ve made it to Wisconsin. I’ve undergone a few rites of passage; I had a New Glarus Spotted Cow beer, I was hung up on by some undecided voters, and I ate venison stew for dinner.
Take that, Sarah! In honor of the bloodsucking, see this NY Times Phlebotomist gallery.

Production Note from your Author. With Glitter.

Announcement: I have arranged my proverbial ducks (or yellow blokus pieces) in a row, and am now on my way to Ashland, Wisconsin to convince people to vote. Or toeat cold pizza in a remote campaign headquarters and harass people byphone.
So please forgive me if photography news slows a bit.

Dewey Defeats Truman!

Speaking of Great Pictures, Vanity Fair is celebrating it’s twenty-fifth anniversary by making lots and lots of top-25 lists. Their “best news photographs” are all blockbusters, so I went with #10 to post, as it’s a nice square number. Plus, it’s timely.
See them all, here.

What Makes a Great Picture: Jim Bourg Edition

I tried, I really tried resisting posting this picture. But I can’t help it; it won’t get out of my head. I first saw it last week, the day after the debate, and I could not. believe. my eyes. I mean, I watched this debate.

Brad Elterman: Then and Now

I became fascinated with Brad Elterman’s classic rock imagery (and amazing caption-writing) from the ’70s and ’80s at the inception of this blog, and was recently in touch with him about  his current activities.

Late Night “Whoa” Moment: Julian Wolkenstein.

I very, very much wish I had made these images. But Julian Wolkenstein did. And he did it awesomely. Check out the method behind this horsey magic at FStop Magazine.

Caption Oops on the Campaign Trail.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – OCTOBER 13: A young supporters hold a book aboutRepublican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during arally at the Virginia Beach Convention Center October 13, 2008 inVirginia Beach, Virginia.