Comments on: erica mcdonald – the dark light of this nothing

By: The documentary essay > Erica McDonald + Jason Eskenazi :: Photography Workshop in New York City

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:47:17 +0000

[...] Epoch Times, The British Journal of Photography, The Week, The Globe Magazine, Search Magazine, Burn magazine online e Burn 01, 100 Eyes, Nonesuch Records e Rhino Records. Il suo lavoro fa anche parte di The [...]

By: Workshop 2011 “The personal documentary” con Erica Mc Donald e Andrew Sullivan :: Photography Workshop in New York City

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:05:03 +0000

[...] The Epoch Times, The British Journal of Photography, The Week, The Globe Magazine, Search Magazine, burn magazine and in its printed collector’s edition burn.01, 100 Eyes and by Nonesuch Records and Rhino [...]

By: Workshop 2011 “The personal documentary” con Erica Mc Donald e Andrew Sullivan :: Photography Workshop in New York City

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:37:46 +0000

[...] The Epoch Times, The British Journal of Photography, The Week, The Globe Magazine, Search Magazine, Burn magazine online e Burn 01, 100 Eyes, Nonesuch Records e Rhino Records. Il suo lavoro fa anche parte di The [...]

By: Erica McDonald documente un quartier de Broolyn « RapporteursPhoto

Erica McDonald documente un quartier de Broolyn « RapporteursPhoto — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:04:59 +0000

[...] pouvez aussi voir une version multimédia de ce projet via le site de Burn Magazine, qui d’ailleurs, inclus quelques photos qu’on [...]

By: emcd

emcd — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:37:46 +0000

So happy to be able to share this with you all.

By: Lee Guthrie

Lee Guthrie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:02:51 +0000

Very engaging, moving, telling. Just found this today. So thankful; your photos show me your neighborhood through your eyes. Yet it tells his story, her story, the truth. Wendy’s sharing today sometime or maybe yesterday–of Indian saying, his story, her story, the truth, and I add photographer’s story–comes into play with this piece. One word popped up, compassion. You come through the photos in your compassion. I love this.

I’ve been working out how to do an essay entitled (at this time anyway) body language of love. And I know audio plays a huge part in the telling. Your essay has shown me it can be done in my imagined piece. So glad I found it today just when I needed the knowledge.

By: Erica McDonald « Freya Najade

Erica McDonald « Freya Najade — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:54 +0000

[...] Journal of Photojournalism) an article about Erica McDonald, which made me curious about her work The dark light of this nothing. “This piece is meant as a tribute to those long term residents who have sustained the Park [...]

By: Aggiungi uno “zoom” nella borsa da fotografo | Jumper

Aggiungi uno “zoom” nella borsa da fotografo | Jumper — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:51:09 +0000

[...] Guardiamo ora un’altra gallery. E’ presa da Burnmagazine, uno degli spazi online più interessanti per scoprire fotografi emergenti. Tra le varie gallerie di fotografi, tutte belle ed interessanti da seguire, questa, con fotografie di Erica McDonald, fa capire di cosa stiamo parlando: (Questo è il link: guardate, e poi tornate qui!) [...]

By: J-F Vergel

J-F Vergel — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:06:29 +0000

Brava, Erica… Nice job.
Chapeau! (Hats off to you in French)
J-F

By: JuliaKomissaroff

JuliaKomissaroff — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:11:50 +0000

i really like it..

By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:14:47 +0000

I’ve just had the quickest look Erica but its lovely. Beautiful. I look forward to coming back in a few months when I have more time to see it again. Really really lovely. Thanks for your efforts.

By: roguewave

roguewave — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:31:30 +0000

Ms Mc Donald, this essay is so true & authentic. The images have power individually, but as a chorus, they just sweep over you like a tidal wave, submersing you in the milieu. The mixed soundtrack reflects the images. Maybe because I live in Harlem and have been a NY’er for so many years, the voices are sweat confections one observes just walking the town. These are like seams in a fabric of time that you swim in what’s real both in the street and in the homes. The flavors in the voices are reflected in your images. These people are genuine and your work is a fine tribute to the largely unseen population that makes NYC pulse. Thanks for the experience. Ben

By: kathleen fonseca

kathleen fonseca — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:56:59 +0000

Very, very wonderful, Erica..not one single other thing to say at this moment, just that it’s wonderful. I was so moved..

best
Kathleen

By: APhotoADay Blog » Blog Archive » Erica McDonald’s Park Slope Story

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:30:13 +0000

[...] The Dark Light of this Nothing. I’d explain it more here but it’s better to just watch it and enjoy both the photography and the piece as a [...]

By: Aggiungi uno “zoom” nella borsa da fotografo | Sunday Jumper

Aggiungi uno “zoom” nella borsa da fotografo | Sunday Jumper — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:09:11 +0000

By: emcd

emcd — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:05:03 +0000

Adam- and your work has long been an inspiration to me!

jbnightengale – I hope I will be able to share more and more with you in book.

Imants – and the hound is a fan of you

nmn – local..this has been a big question for me. I too am lured by the promise of distant lands, but some of my favorite work (Davidson’s East 100th and Richards’ Dorchester Days, Petersen’s Cafe L, for example) are all neighborhood stories. I think these just take time to get into as a photographer, and to be able to see.

Charles – though I of course know Levitt’s work, I haven’t looked at any of it in earnest..I will have to do that. It raises an interesting question for me about origins of ‘style’…

Mark – you know how esteemed I fond your opinion, I’m so pleased to finally be able to show this to you.

Ross – damn that’s a good word.

ALL – Thank you!!!

By: Ross Nolly

Ross Nolly — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:08:33 +0000

Erica; Just one word; “sublime”!

By: Mark Murrmann

Mark Murrmann — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000

Seriously great work Erica. It has a gorgeous timelessness that, as Charles says, brings to mind Leavitt and Avedon (as well as Gordon Parks). Simple, but it has so much depth to it. So, so good.

By: Charles Peterson

Charles Peterson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:34:10 +0000

Erica,

Fantastic stuff – a heady mix of two classic styles (shall I venture Leavitt and Avedon) that work together well. Great to finally see what you’ve been up to. Congrats.

Charles

By: mnm

mnm — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:06:23 +0000

Erica, this work is strangely so refreshing and so familiar at once. Great to see someone following local stories again, there seems to be a belief sometimes that you need to take a plane in order to find a good story.
Your technique is immpecable as is your style. These people are lucky they had someone like you on their sides.

Brava lady!