tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43694483495373570362011-12-23T14:41:05.207-05:00This blog features new and ongoing work from Alan Hamill, plus the ongoing thoughts and ideas swirling around his life while living in New York City.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-77905882222433403222010-02-28T21:42:00.002-05:002010-02-28T22:00:07.442-05:00

Behold! The story of my childhood has been unveiled. The following gallery includes a layout of my childhood as told through the schools I attended and the houses I've lived in.I'd like to continue this vanity project by taking a trip to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Then, I'd have to head up to Boston, Massachusetts. Perhaps, I'll work locally first, and photograph

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Here is a nice tidbit from December 2008. I went to a cocktail party that was sponsored by Welch. Now I was always under the impression that only super, uber, expensive things (like flakes of gold) could be used in a drink meant for New York's food crowd. Guess I was wrong. As always click the images for a full gallery. New update coming soon. The next one will be Obama pictures.

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As always I am very late with my photographic workflow. Life has just been forever chaotic since I finished my MFA degree at the School of Visual Arts in May of 2008. In regards to my professional uncertainty, at least I see the end in sight. I have almost completed my MA in English Education from CUNY Brooklyn College. Once that is over I'll be a full-time teacher with plenty of time to

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Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Last time I attempted to update I fell victim to a vicious attack of censorship. But we shall not speak of such things. I just want to move on.These pictures are from an event I shot over a year ago! Unfortunately I have a serious backlog of pictures and with each post I say that I am going to attempt to pick up the pace with my editing. This time is no

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I would officially like to welcome all of my blog readers to the upcoming group show Miles From Home. This show is the first in an upcoming collective involving SVA Alumni. Personally I am very excited and proud to be a part of this fine group of art-makers. The official press release is as follows,"In the group show Miles From Home, twelve artists explore the fragmentary and shifting nature of

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My favorite sommelier (yes I had to look up the spelling) took me to a wine buyers tasting in Central Park. The way I saw it my favorite part was taking pictures of all the people attending. When it comes down to attending recreational activities everyone seems equally engaged. I think that is apparent when viewing these photos against my previous NASCAR images or any other images from my

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Here is a gallery of photographs from the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Richmond, VA 2008. Jimmie Johnson was the winner. Why do NASCAR drivers all have names like that? Jimmie Johnson...doesn't sound like much of a way to broaden the demographic of people who watch the race. But as these pictures show, it's business as usual there. That isn't to say it isn't fun. These people totally know how to

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Sorry I havn't updated recently. At least I have been doing lots of photography. I've been out on the road starting a project I mentioned awhile ago. So far its called NPS or National Park Service. I won't say more now (because I won't be posting photos from the shoots yet) but I am really liking where it is going. I will post some pictures of my 2nd cousin Johnny and the wood carvings he

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I can't believe a year has gone by since I graduated from the School of Visual Arts. Time really hit me today when I went to check out this years graduates. While I had fun visiting my old classmates, hearing stories about how everyone was doing, and checking out all the new artwork, I must say that for the most part I was disappointed with the output from this class. Overall I just felt that

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Once again I've been shooting for Five Boro Sports. They are great guys to work with and I admit, it's always fun to shoot the kids, especially now that I'm on my way towards working in a high school as a teacher. While it may not be the most glamorous job, high school sports are at least very fun to do and the access I receive at these events is way more than I could ever hope for with

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Recently I discovered Maciej Dakowicz and while a lot of his photography isn't groundbreaking, he does have one project which I found to be really entertaining. Mainly this, While generally I am not a huge fan of party pictures, this project is quirky, fun, and hilarious. Dakowicz is an outsider to these images of Welsh party life in the city of Cardiff. While his motives may be brought into

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So I'm back to shooting for Five Boro Sports. Yesterday I shot a baseball game for them. I enjoyed spending time talking with the reporter Marc. It has been awhile since I've done journalistic work. I miss it but there is no way it could ever really pay the bills. Anyway, check out these photos of yesterday's game. It was a good one. George Washington defeated Wagner. The score was 4-1.

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Tonight I attended this new show at Aperture Gallery. There was some SVA professors present and I even saw SVA grad Seth Lambert with work in show.Overall I had a great time and the show is totally worth checking out. I won't say much about the review of it. One can simply check the release in the above aperture link. I just want to say that it was a good time and I hope to see more of fellow

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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to shoot a new club that opened up on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The name of the venue is Bruar Falls, and personally I think it's a great place to hang out, drink a beer and listen to some music.The bar has a great atmosphere. Laid back but fun, hip but not pretentious, great music but not at a ridiculous loud volume. For someone like me, in

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Summer is on its way so I decided to do a little promoting for one of the New York City's best kept photography secrets. The International Center of Photography runs summer programs for children to learn the art of classic photography. By classic I mean black and white darkroom printing!! Remember the days of water running, fixer stains and hanging your prints to dry? Well if you have a

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Hello,Recently I took a trip down to Washington, DC to work. I drove talent for the Mark Twain Prize. I want to thank my fellow SVA Alum Cat Del Buono for getting me the gig. While I was down there, I didn't have much time for picture taking. However, I did manage to hit up this weird activity. People do indoor rock climbing on artificial rock surfaces. I had no idea this existed, much less

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Hello all, Sorry about my tardiness in updating my blog. Life has been very crazy these last six month since I graduated from the School of Visual Arts. Briefly, I have decided to pursue teaching full-time. After leaving the Queens Courier I wanted to make sure that my new job would leave me enough time to continue being a photographer. Teaching is the obvious answer to this. Currently

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American Pastimes American Pastimes By J. Alan Hamill Book Preview I apologize that I have not updated in a couple of months. I have had a very busy time recently. I have graduated school from the

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So it has been forever since I have posted. As I'm typing Barack Obama was just declared the winner of the Wisconsin primary. John Edwards dropped out of the race a month ago. Obviously these pictures were taken a long time ago. Overall I think these pictures were not much of a success. They are boring and need a much stronger point of view. Honestly I have not been working as hard as I

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-13466169045780357152007-12-06T16:41:00.002-05:002008-11-20T18:18:45.236-05:00

Ah, the desert. Who knew that America's not-so wild west would be prime stomping grounds for the next set of American Pastimes. These were all took over Thanksgiving in Arizona. I have not gotten any feedback on them as of yet so there is not much for me to say. However, I will note that I think my skills at spotting these opportunities are greatly improving.

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Ok folks, so this set is a trip I took to the Shawnee Mountain Hot Air Balloon and Timberfest. Basically, it was just your normal country fair in rural Pennsylvania. The catch is that I think I found exactly what I was looking for in terms of my statement about American culture. This is especially true on the first page of these photos. I also think I am finally developing the voice that has

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Not much to report. These are just some photographs from my birthday party. It was really fun, but they are just drunk snapshots. Enjoy.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-36927983674990423152007-11-09T15:05:00.003-05:002008-11-20T18:19:28.516-05:00

More photos from my summer adventure. Honestly, I couldn't resist but go see this. I must admit I think it is cool that almost 100 years ago, a bunch of guys vaulted down the side of a mountain with dynamite to carve some dead presidents faces into the side of the mountain. On the other hand, apparently it was sacred Indian land, or what have you.I think these photos, especially the first 5 or

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-90335555874263207282007-11-05T14:55:00.001-05:002008-11-20T18:17:38.460-05:00

So here is my So Many Dynamos movie. Basically it is the culmination of a week of me touring with them. I'm happy with what I've accomplished but next time I plan to try to slow down the pace. This is a small version. To hear better sound with bigger pictures click on the link in the title. In other news I recently checked out William Klein's Life is Good and Good for You in New York.

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So unfortunately no one today liked my PumpkinFest pictures. This is starting to become a reoccurring theme with SVA. Personally, I think the picture of the father and daughter with Mickey Mouse giving the finger is gold, but no one even commented on it. Gettting into the situation more was the advise I heard. Next time I'm going to shoot a 360 around the subject moving from the ground to

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-65138629449197447132007-10-25T16:44:00.001-04:002008-11-20T18:20:50.217-05:00

So these are some photos from the Chicken Show. Pretty ridiculous event I went to in Nebraska back in July. Charles Traub told me the other day that I need to get over my summer pictures. Apparently, they are cheap shots about what I want to be talking about within American culture. He very well may be right. I am not interested in just shooting fat children over and over again. After

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-81430218701766243092007-10-16T18:10:00.003-04:002008-11-20T18:21:29.076-05:00

OK, so as I slowly but surely go through my summer photographs I found 3, that while not fitting into any particular project, I deem cool. I'm going to try to put more galleries of works in progress up like this. That way more works gets out.

Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332121401501483418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369448349537357036.post-85120616384468771142007-10-15T23:22:00.001-04:002008-11-20T18:22:54.572-05:00

So today I finished a soundslides presentation on Motorcross. Basically, these guys in rural Monroe County, PA built a biking yard. I figured it would make an excellent Pastimes opportunity. Unfortunately it didn't. There were not enough people for me to blend into the shadows and hunt for mistaken Americanisms. However, I did get some slamming biking pics. I regret not interviewing any of

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Hello world and welcome.I've created this site to share photographs I'm working on with the world. This way I can get feedback from work-in-progress or quickly share something from a shoot. Here is a link to what I was using as my quick access blog until I made this one.Old BlogThis new blog will serve my purposes much more as the old one has outlived it's usefulness.Once again,Welcome!

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