Weekly Giveaway – “Like A Hot Kiss On The End Of A Warm Fist”
With a huge shout out to Firesign Theater and Nick Danger, the above line delivers a fitting entry into the world of Pulp Fiction.
[photopress:586_cover_1.jpg,full,alignright] This week we have a very cool collection of photographs by Thomas Allen titled “Uncovered”.
By taking the detective pulp novels of the 50s, and extracting the images from the cover, he has created a new tableau.
His deft hand on the depth of field and the 3D use of the cut-outs, retells the storys that made people like Mickey Spillane famous.
We first were introduced to the work through Foley Gallery of NYC, actually at a previous PhotoLA.[photopress:22b.jpg,full,centered] © Thomas Allen
This unique volume is made in a thick card stock, and the cover utilizes this with a die cut cheesecake image of a va-va-voom woman of the fantasy era.
Aperture published this volume and also offers a great price on a print created especially for them.
[photopress:686.jpg,full,centered] © Thomas Allen
So check your inbox on Weds. morning at 9:00 AM PST for details on adding this to your collection.
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January 14th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I won last week\’s giveaway, the Think Tank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag. First, thanks Damon – what a nice thing you do with the weekly giveaways. My prize is luscious. First, it is roomier than my apartment, yet quite compact. It comes with 10 different velcro edged dividers in a variety of shapes. Didn\’t anyone ever tell them too much choice is a dangerous thing? I don\’t think there is a camera out there that wouldn\’t fit in this bag. Perhaps a super-duper telephoto lens won\’t fit, but not much else. There are two side pouches that are made of a stretchy material that can fit a small bottle of water or other camera accessory without danger of falling out. It comes with a rain bonnet that is stored in it\’s own compartment. (So cute!) There are two front compartments, one is expandable and one has slots for pens or other similarly slender things you might need to carry with you. There is even a back pocket that I still cannot figure out what it should be used for. (Why does it have a zipper at the bottom??) I am so impressed with this bag, I just set it on a shelf and admired it for a couple of days. It only has one flaw – there is a buckle release on the front expanding pouch that is impossible to open with very short nails. The part that you lift up to open (like an airplane seatbelt) is so close to the strap that if you have super short nails (like me) you cannot get any purchase on the buckle to lift it. I have to use a pen to pry it open. Thanks to Photoinduced!