File Magazine's Unexpected Photography

October 6, 2004 11:22 AM

FILE- A Collection of Unexpected Photography - "FILE Magazine publishes images that treat subjects in unexpected ways."
posted by dobbs (8 comments total)

great stuff, thanks. also good images in deFocused
posted by matteo at 12:18 PM on October 6, 2004

also, check out Anne Arden McDonald

and now and forever, Digital Sucks. Literally
posted by matteo at 12:21 PM on October 6, 2004

Gordon Stettinius
posted by matteo at 12:29 PM on October 6, 2004

Good stuff wrecked by bogus (at least for me) flash presentation
that, besides bouncing images around, delivers small versions of
them when clicked on -- what a bummer. Note that it's not
all galleries, but certainly some I was interesed in (The Fans & Lost
America)

When did it started not to be OK to just fucking present images
with Next/Prev links?
posted by NewBornHippy at 12:51 PM on October 6, 2004

NBH, I agree the pictures could be bigger and the flash is unnecessary, but I like the pix and you can next and prev by clicking on the bottom right and left of the pix.
posted by dobbs at 1:45 PM on October 6, 2004

I thought at first this was had something to do with File Megazine put out in the 70s and 80s by the Toronto-based new-dadaist group General Idea. (you can pick up a copy of the 1975 "William Burroughs" issue for only $115)
posted by dinsdale at 1:56 PM on October 6, 2004

Well, the logo is certainly damn close to the old File mag logo.

And don't remind me of the current value of those old issues -- my collection disappeared years ago. *sob*
posted by maudlin at 2:26 PM on October 6, 2004

the flash is unnecessary

That depends. The flash makes it more difficult (impossible?) to grab an image from the site.
posted by anewc2 at 6:59 AM on October 7, 2004