PATTERNS AND TONES

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 th...

"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 whic...

"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 Septem...

"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 exp...