Category Archives: Fine Art Photography

images and writing about photography from an aesthetic viewpoint

The blacksmith of Villa Union

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Villa Union, La Rioja – Road trip with Daniel and Virginia in northwest Argentina The blacksmith of Villa Union was a friend of my father’s. I used to watch him pound the red hot iron slabs into shapes of knives … Continue reading →

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Two mountains, water, and a deep blue sky…

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Life-long friends, Daniel and Virginia Serio, took me to the foot of Aconcagua mountain yesterday. It was a dramatic view on a spectacular day with sharp gusts of pure mountain air rippling across ponds of glacial water. On the way … Continue reading →

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Back to School at Lincoln – La Lucila, Buenos Aires

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

I suppose not everyone waits 33 years to return to their high school, but I did. It didn’t start out well as I arrived 30 minutes late having taken the train and gone on a detour created by an ill-informed … Continue reading →

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Palermo, Buenos Aires – Parque Las Heras

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

My memory of Buenos Aires is a network grid of memory strands that over time have loosened and been refastened into a random pattern of time and place. My experience once had the logical clarity of an 18-year old – … Continue reading →

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Returning – photography takes me back

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

On my way….I am on a trip I’ve been trying to make for 33 years – back to Argentina where I spent my childhood and youth; where I first became enamored with photography. Its a place where I discovered I … Continue reading →

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Revolution in a Photograph – Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and Ai Weiwei

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Two photographs published by artists of themselves have generated a great deal of controversy recently. The geographic and cultural distance between the two artists is worlds apart, but their response to repression through a photograph and it’s distribution through the … Continue reading →

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Scottsdale, Arizona – city of walls

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

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Fotonotes Introduction

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Fotonotes is a blog of personal reflections on photography. There is not particular theme or aspect of photography that will narrow the discussion, rather, I am interested in all manifestations of photography. I plan to use this blog to explore … Continue reading →

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