Will has been a bit busy with his trip recap to look over my photos. So, tired of his heavy-handed editing anyway, I decided to do a review of my own photos.

From the ten photos Jackie sent me this month I very quickly narrowed it down to two images, connected by a theme. It looks like Jackie’s subjects did a lot of hanging around this month – from art shows to rooftops to editing dungeons. So, I chose two photos of people hanging out – literally and figuratively.

So Will had a whole extra week to prepare for Eddie Adams Workshop and therefore I have seen even more of his potential entries. As typical of discussions based on one’s blood, sweat and tears, we disagreed passionately on some things. My point was Will’s strength lies in capturing seemingly trivial moment that are only revealed to be beautiful or interesting later on in a single shot. Here are Will’s photos from June that have that certain something that I think should define his EAW entry.

It looks like Jackie spent the month partying with her friends and playing with ironic culture debris.

Will had a lot of fun with light this month, shadows and subject popping from their light sources. He also got outdoor photos that don’t involve snow which I am pretty jealous about. As always, he was a ramblin’ man, heading home, meeting Ozzy and hanging out with furries. When are you going on your road trip Will?

Jackie didn’t get around much in February, probably because of what you people outside of Southern California call weather. I’m sure she has her reasons, but feel free to shame her into taking more photos this month.

When I think of Jackie’s work I think of the big city, New York, and I imagine her running around with a cabal of 20-somethings from Brooklyn, writing blogs and making videos. The strongest images from January that she sent me to review were personal ones (except for the bearded fellow from Serena’s story Steeping the People), taken while on a road trip in California.

Will and I decided at the end of the month to send one another a selection of photos, with the photographer on the receiving end pulling 5 or so of their favorite images. Shooting on opposites coast with different styles and agenda, I’m hoping we can perhaps document a national zeitgeist between the two of us. I also hope this inspires me to get out with my camera (even if I can’t feel my fingers) since I just realized that the latest round for the Emerging Photographer Grant is upon us and I have nothing new to show.
Will’s photos cover a lot of ground, content-wise. He is shooting a lot for himself as well as for publications, both being interesting and visually appealing. I like that Will’s only photo without a person (Will isn’t one for still lifes or vistas) still focuses on a humanlike character. The remaining four are classic single person portraits, with the golfer and surfer shot having framing coming in from two different ways. All in all, it was a good month for the residents of San Diego County if they ran across Will Parson.

Will and I decided at the end of the month to send one another a selection of photos, with the photographer on the receiving end pulling 5 or so of…