Comments on: Not-so-faded glory

Not-so-faded glory

madamjujujive — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:07:54 -0800

Perhaps you think you've had your fill of photographs of decaying architecture and abandoned buildings. If so, the rich color and play of light in Michael Eastman's beautiful body of work from Cuba, Europe, and the U.S. may change your mind. His site is flash - for non-flash folks, the Duane Reed Gallery has additional works, including his B&W portfolios on horses, landscapes, and succulents. (no relation to the Kodak family; via BB-Blog)

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:23:08 -0800

Wow, beautiful stuff. Thanks mj3.

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:24:48 -0800

Awesome. I'd love to go to Cuba and take photos like this. Hell, I'd just like to be able to take photos 1/10th as good as this.

By: jouke

jouke — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:33:25 -0800

How does he achieve these saturated colours?

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:56:13 -0800

Eastman's site isn't actually in flash, thank god. And it actually works without scripts turned on. Which seems to be a rarity for photographers these days.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:43:15 -0800

You did it again. Could you stop making the rest of us look bad, please?* *disregard that statement with extreme prejudice

By: telstar

telstar — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:57:14 -0800

Sublime photography and I love the simple and effective design of the site.

By: hexatron

hexatron — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:55:36 -0800

There's a gallery named after a chain of cheapo drug stores?

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:46:43 -0800

Nice find, mjj, nice find. This photographer loves exactly the kinds of walls and buildings and interiors that I do. Wish there were more pix here, I could look at this stuff all day. And I want to go to Cairo, Illinois.

By: Dave Faris

Dave Faris — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:50:42 -0800

Good stuff. Thanks!

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:48:07 -0800

There's a gallery named after a chain of cheapo drug stores? Is this like some kind of Chevy Chase brand recognition leaching, or is that his given name? Duane Reade drug stores take their name from the flagship store up the block, on Broadway between Duane and Reade. As for being cheapo, I can report that Duane Reade recently took over an independently owned pharmacist that I used, tripled the prices, and the lines got three times longer. It really is a scandal, the way insurance companies are milked. I discovered the, at that time independent, pharmacist when I went to fill a prescription during a momentary lapse in insurance coverage. The girl at the counter said, "oh, you don't have insurance? You'd be crazy to fill that here."

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:26:08 -0800

I was expecting to groan my way through these (...more of the same Cuban decay...I bet they're really "breathtaking"...), but they're refreshingly excellent. Yay!

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:25:32 -0800

Beautiful stuff! Thanks!

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:15:22 -0800

42 Essential Flickr Abandonments Groups Dedicated to Abandoned Places, Properties and Buildings

By: Hal Mumkin

Hal Mumkin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:18:29 -0800

Wow, I was once held-up by a group of youthful gunmen outside that "New Orleans School", the first picture under "Everyday Monuments". Such a wave of emotions just unexpectedly encountering that facade, even after more than a decade.

By: dpcoffin

dpcoffin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:30:53 -0800

Gorgeous! Thanks...