Author Archives: Douglas Barkey

About Douglas Barkey

Director of Teaching and Learning Effectiveness The Art Institutes Photographer, Artist

Interview for ASMP Questions for a Pro

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Douglas Barkey

 Lily Barber from the American Society of Media Photographers interviewed me this week for their Questions for a Pro blog.

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Institution I

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Douglas Barkey

Institution I, 2017

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Sunday morning in Washington Heights, NYC

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Douglas Barkey

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Michael Snow – Disrupting the Suspension of Disbelief, Part I

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Douglas Barkey

Originally posted on Fotonotes:
Part 1: Simultaneous compression. When we pick up a camera and frame a composition in the viewfinder, we do so with a number of key assumptions about what happens when we press the shutter button and…

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Peripheral Visions opens tonight at Candela Books + Gallery

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Douglas Barkey

https://candelabooks.com/announcing-peripheral-vision/ Amy Ritchie Johnson has curated Peripheral Vision which opens tonight at Candela Books + Gallery from 5 – 9pm. The exhibition essay describes the exhibition and her interest in exploring: “a trend in contemporary [straight] photography growing in the long shadow of the traditional ‘view of … Continue reading →

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Focusing on my dissertation….

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

Friends and anyone following my blog on photography, I have been taking a little break since Spring 2014 in order to finish my EdD dissertation. I expect to be back posting in December, 2014. Thanks for your patience and I … Continue reading →

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Michael Snow – Part II – Sequence and Time

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

The Michael Snow Photo-Centric exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art  (available for viewing until April 27, 2014) is a retrospective collection of many of his images that explore the meaning of sequence and time. This post continues an essay on the Snow’s photographs I … Continue reading →

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Lisa Elmaleh & Brandon Thibodeaux at Candela Gallery + Books

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

Candela Gallery currently features a pair of exhibitions of portraits that explore two different communities. Lisa Elmaleh used a large format tintype camera to make studied portraits of folk musicians in the Appalachian Mountains, while Brandon Thibodeaux photographed  individuals in … Continue reading →

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Michael Snow – Disrupting the Suspension of Disbelief, Part I

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

Part 1: Simultaneous compression. When we pick up a camera and frame a composition in the viewfinder, we do so with a number of key assumptions about what happens when we press the shutter button and capture an exposure. A … Continue reading →

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VanGogh – I want to have you on my phone!

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

Today I visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the photography exhibit by Michael Snow, which I will review soon. Afterwards I sat down in front of van Gogh’s painting of sunflowers, but the funny thing was that everyone … Continue reading →

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