Vintage Transport Portraits

North Norfolk Railway - Vintage Transport Weekend No. 2

This year I spent the 4th of July weekend in the United Kingdom - which was a bit of an oxymora. No celebrations of independence were to be found but I did manage to attend a wonderful vintage transportation exposition going on just outside of Sherringham in North Norfolk. The local railway had sponsored the event and it had a very strong turnout.

As I walked the grounds, patterns began to present themselves for me to photograph. I was eager to capture these Englishmen next to their pride and joy to see if the same expressions I saw in folks I photographed in the states would present itself. Of course the cultural differences presented themselves but as we all are around the globe, pride of ownership has a distinctive air. The following series of images became not so much a look at man and his machine but more of a study on how we project our personal tastes and esthetics by surrounding ourselves with items that reflect our interests. 

I also concentrated on photographing what they called "Tin Van Alley",  a collection of vintage English caravans (what we call trailers or mobil homes in the US) which I look forward to sharing with you in the near future.

If you can spot which one of these gentlemen didn't own the vehicle he is standing next to, please email me here!

Here's to the red, white and blue!

Julie Green

September 24, 2016

North Norfolk Railway - Vintage Transport Weekend No. 3

North Norfolk Railway - Vintage Transport Weekend No. 6

North Norfolk Railway - Vintage Transport Weekend No. 7

North Norfolk Railway - Vintage Transport Weekend No. 12

Hong Kong Market Portraits

"Graham Street Portraits No. 2" 2016

Graham Street Market is the longest running sidewalk market in central Hong Kong. It is filled with vendors hawking everything from vegetables, meat and seafood to cleaning products, dishes and trinkets.

Last week I walked around the market stalls and produced a set of portraits I present to you here. They differ from my Norwich Market Portraits for I was taking these pictures unbeknownst to the subjects. I did not interact with them and they did not see me, although a few caught on to me as I walked by.

Growing up in San Francisco, I always had a reverence and fascination with the stores in Chinatown. Culturally different and a bit mysterious, this feeling of awe and curiosity still filled me as I wandered up and down the hilly streets peering into a world that contained unfamiliar products and smells.

Although these portraits were taken on the sly, they still capture the hard working ethic which can be see throughout the market stalls of the world and you can feel the camaraderie that these environments produce for the hawkers of Hong Kong.

Julie Green

September 17, 2016

"Graham Street Portraits No. 10" 2016

"Graham Street Portraits No. 13" 2016

"Graham Street Portraits No. 16" 2016

"Graham Street Portraits No. 22" 2016

"Graham Street Portraits No. 28" 2016

Norwich Market Portraits 2

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 5" 2016

My yearly visit to Norwich, England now includes an annual pilgrimage to the cities' medieval market stalls to photograph the hawkers and their wares. It is always a delight to stroll down the narrow lanes and peek into each stall to see what each one has to offer and to ponder their selection of items to sell.

Those who grant me permission to capture their portrait are genial and open folk that take pride in what they do. It's not a glamorous environment but it is filled with camaraderie and a community of sellers who have a make a living out of turning a dime into a dollar.

I look forward to continuing this series every time I visit this fair city and hope one day to exhibit them in one of their local galleries. My wish is to give back to Norwich images which will provide the locals a mirror to admire and ponder their jovial and hard working hawkers.

Julie Green

September 10, 2016

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 6" 2016

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 7" 2016

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 10" 2016

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 13" 2016

"Norwich Market Portrait No. 14" 2016

"Queen of the Quinns" at The Cornell Art Museum

"Queen of the Quinns" 2015

I am thrilled to announce my portrait of Joan Agajanian Quinn will be included in a group show "Who is Joan Quinn? A Life in Portraits" at the Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach, Florida September 15, 2016 thru January 15, 2017. You can explore the creation of this image in my previous blog posts "Constructing the Queen of the Quinns" and "Capturing the Queen of the Quinns".

If you are in Delray Beach, be sure to check it out!

Julie Green
September 3, 2016

From Old School Square web page:

Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square presents an exhibition that brings together world-renowned, contemporary, American artists who, over five decades, have created portraits of art patron and collector, Joan Agajanian Quinn.

The exhibition includes over 50 portraits, from a collection of approximately 300, realized in all mediums by artists that Quinn has believed in and supported.  The exhibition explores the relationship between artist and subject and is a rare but fascinating look into the creative process of some of the world’s greatest American artists. Included are works by such renowned artists as Peter Alexander, Charles Arnoldi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Michael Chearney, Patrick Demarchelier, Laddie John Dill, Shepard Fairey, Claire Falkenstein, Sophia Gasparian, Frank Gehry, Chris Hartunian, David Hockney, George Hurrell, Robert Mapplethorpe, Kim McCarty, Ed Moses, Mel Ramos, Ed Ruscha, and Beatrice Wood.  Also included is the famous Polaroid of Quinn by Andy Warhol transformed into a painting by Warhol’s assistant Rupert Smith.

Joan Agajanian Quinn is probably the most photographed, painted and sculpted persona in the history of Southern California contemporary art, if not America. More than 300 portraits in every conceivable media created over the course of decades have sought to capture the indomitable spirit that is Joan Quinn.

Quinn is known for her years of art and fashion journalism, show-curating for magazines and galleries around the world, and for her long-running television show The Joan Quinn Profiles. She became a household name in the art world through her stint as West Coast correspondent for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine during the 1980’s.  In an interview with Studio of Style Quinn explained, “Though I’ve played the role of a temporary muse, I consider myself as merely the subject matter, and I’ve always been fascinated to see how these incredible artists interpret what they see in me… and it’s not an ego-driven fascination. In fact, I want to see the hand of the artist in their pieces — not my own visage. Therein lies the difference.”