One of the last great actors and definitely one of the most beautiful passed away on the 26th. This weekend, I shall be curled up on the sofa, drinking rye and watching HUD to mourn his passing.

Check out the NYtimes slideshow and this extremely hot scene from HUD (1963), starring of course Paul Newman and Patricia Neal.

Note: Ignore the writing, just push play and it should work.

I was a teenager living in small town Oregon, when Sally Mann’s, Immediate Family, was released. I happened to be thumbing through my grandmother’s Time magazine and came across the famous photograph of her children, Jessie, Emmett, and Virginia waist high and shirtless. Something about that image spoke to my teenage self so incredibly loud, I ended up pestering my parents for months to buy me that book. I am still unsure what about that exact image possessed me so. But, the possession was so strong and iconic, that it now feels like a memory to me.

And Sally Mann on the collodion process: 

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A short glimpse into Vancouver’s Oddball dance party. I have more photographs to add, but decided to post it as a work in progress. If you would like more info on the party, please check out their blog.