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Check out my new blog at www.gisandscience.com

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"You can't depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus."-- Mark Twain

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The work of Tom Paiva.

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"To those of you who will begin, as I did, at an early age to be interested in creative effort, I have a word or two to say: Follow no one. Only you can lead yourself. Be open-minded and ready to reject every extraneous influence. Use your own. Talk is cheap; let others talk. Pay no attention to them or to me. Shun them and me with your self-discipline. Value your freedom from the shackles of the

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"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been."--Diane Arbus

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Austin Granger's Point Reyes V portfolio.

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"I have gradually confused photography and life and as a result of this I believe I am able to work out of myself at an almost precognitive level." -- Jerry Uelsmann

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"When the world, or reality, finds its artificial equivalent in the virtual, it becomes useless." -- Jean Baudrillard

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"In photography we talk about illusions."--John Sexton

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Huntington Witherill's Chariots of Desire collection.

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"The thing that's fascinating about portraiture is that nobody is alike." -- Imogen Cunningham

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Huntington Witherill's Farewell to the Revolution essay.

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"Your photography is a record of your living--for anyone who really sees. You may see and be affected by other people's ways, you may even use them to find your own, but you will have eventually to free yourself of them. That is what Nietzche meant when he said, 'I have just read Schopenhauer, now I have to get rid of him.' He knew how insidious other people's ways could be, particularly those

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"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility." -- Pablo Picasso

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Austin Granger's Death Valley II portfolio.[ photograph above: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Tales from the UndergroundNew Abstract Photography by Matt ArtzJanuary 12th to February 26th, 2006Reception: Sat., Jan. 14th, 6 to 9 p.m.2nd Reception: Sat., Feb. 11th, 6 to 9 p.m.Gallery Hours: Thurs. – Sun. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Gallery 57 Underground300 So. Thomas St. #CPomona, CA 91766909-397-0218[ photograph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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I just posted ten new images to the Tales from the Underground page on my web site. These were all taken at Gallery 57 Underground about 10 days ago, and several of them will probably on display at my Tales from the Underground Exhibit in January 2006. [ photograph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"In putting images together I become active, and excitement is of another order--synthesis overshadows analysis."--Minor White

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I was painting myoffice this afternoon, and looking in the 5 gallon drum of paint I noticed some curious patterns...and immediately put down the paint brush and picked up the camera. I think there is potential for some very interesting abstracts in this bucket; the four images on the New Work page are only scratching the surface. For some reason, they remind me of some of the abstract work that

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Austin Granger's Bay Area portfolio.

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"I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don't find photographing the situation nearly as interesting as photographing the edges." --William Albert Allard

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Austin Granger's Point Reyes III portfolio.

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"I never calculate. That is why those who do, calculate so much less accurately than I." - Picasso

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Austin Granger's Other Travels portfolio.

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"The Wise succeed without intending to do so."--Lao Tsu

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"It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you're fulfilling that inner need."--Kim Weston

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The work of Bogdan Konopka.

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The work of Neil Folberg.

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"What most of us are after, when we have a picture taken, is a good natural-looking picture that doesn't resemble us." --Peg Bracken

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"Nothing is little to him who feels it with great sensibility."--Samuel Johnson

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"In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it."--Emile Zola

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"People ask me what kind of lens I have. I don't know, and I don't really care, as long as there are no cracks in it. I don't want to think about my equipment. It would be a hindrance."--Kim Weston[ photograph above: Kim Weston photographing on Weston Beach, Point Lobos, 2002, by Matt Artz ]

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"To look at something without any thought is to look at it as though you are looking at it for the first time, and therefore with innnocence." --Krishnamurti

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"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"What the viewers of your image feel is much more important than what they see."-- Pete Myers

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"A remarkable number of artists, scientists, philosophers are quite dull outside of their specialty (and one suspects within it as well). The first siren's song we need to be wary of is the one that promises a connection between an interesting pursuit and interesting thoughts. The music is not in the piano, and it is possible to graduate from Juilliard without finding or feeling it."--Alan Kay

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I've finally finished going through the images from my recent trip up the Central Coast, and have posted a huge number of new images to the Central Coast section of my web site. There are images from Morro Bay, Moonstone Beach, Cambria, Harmony, and Piedras Blancas. [ photograph above: Ragged Point, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"My best photograph is the one I have yet to make."--Kim Weston

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Kabuki Players portfolio.

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Charlie visited Gallery 57 Underground with me a few days ago, to take a look at the new 3 Visions show, and I took eight photographs of her enjoying the show and the gallery. [ photograph above: Charlie at the Underground, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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The following images have been added to the New Work page: - 12 from my recent trip to Madison, Wisconsin - 8 from a visit to downtown Los Angeles last month - 12 from my most recent discovery: GuastiGuasti is an interesting find, and I plan on making many visits back there. It's a small section of Ontario, between Ontario International Airport and the 10 Freeway. Many old buildings with a huge

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"...there is evidence that the roots of meditation are to be found in prehistoric hunting techniques. You sit and wait without thinking about waiting or sitting."--Jim Harrison[ photograph Moonstone Beach, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Five new images have been added on the New Tales from the Underground page. [ photograph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Portraits of Ourselves portfolio.

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"The majority of the learned live in their own darkness, seeking only for the fruits that others have gathered; but true genius is a magician who creates a world for himself and for others, and his light expands as he grows in perfection."--Franz Hartmann[ photgraph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Japanese Studies portfolio.[ photograph above: Japan, 1987, by Matt Artz ]

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"...any image is a combination of the maker's intent, the image itself, and the viewer's receptivity."--Brooks Jensen

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Northern Places portfolio.

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"Meaning is ever-shifting and relational."-- Jacques Derrida

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"The primary function of consciousness is to enable living creatures to quickly deal with unforseen events, and to plan for the future."--Christof Koch[ photograph above: Moonstone Beach, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Hiroshi Watanabe's American Studies portfolio.

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"Rocks stars. Is there anything they don't know?"--Homer J. Simpson

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The guys at DirectNIC in New Orleans got a fuel delivery today and managed to get my web site back up and running! To the guys at DirectNIC: You guys are AWESOME!!!!

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My web site, mattartz.com, has been down for a couple days and I don't know when it will be back up. My web site host, DirectNIC, is located in downtown New Orleans, and while thier building is still standing, they are trying to keep going on backup generators. You can follow the trials and tribulations of DirectNIC trying to keep their servers running in a city that's virtually destroyed and

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"When I am out in the field photographing, I enter what for me is a 'sacred space.' By this, I mean that I do not want to be disturbed in the field by the technology of the camera. Rather, I want to feel free, open to the moment and absorbed by the beauty of the view in front of me. It's not about the camera, but about the moment." -- Pete Myers

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Austin Granger's Various California portfolio.

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"Most famous photographers work their entire life and produce tens of thousands of negatives and hundreds or perhaps thousands of prints but are remembered for less than ten and famous for just one."-- Cherie Hiser

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Species Among Us portfolio.[ photograph above: Redlands, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"Art is I; Science is We."--Claude Bernard[ photograph above: Harmony, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Austin Granger's Point Reyes IV portfolio.[ photograph above: Morro Bay, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously."--Minor White

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Ena Bunraku portfolio.

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"Thinking can be a dangerous profession, if one devotes one's life to it."--Austin Granger

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Just got back from a wonderful vacation along the Central Coast of California. Today I'm posting a small batch of photographs from the trip (seven images of Charlie at Moonstone Beach in lovely Cambria, California). Much more to follow in the coming week![ photograph above: Charlie at Moonstone Beach, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Milosz Stasik's Southwest portfolio.

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"We are like shop windows in which we are continually arranging, concealing, or illuminating the supposed qualities other ascribe to us, in order to deceive ourselves."--Friedrich Nietzsche

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Austin Granger's Utah portfolio.

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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." -- Confucius

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Gods, Nations, and Histories portfolio.

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"The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep."--Paul Strand

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Saelon Renkes' Holga Landscapes portfolio.

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"When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things."--Wynn Bullock[ photograph above: Wisconsin, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Plaza de Toros portfolio.

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"The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech."--Vincent van Gogh

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Austin Granger's Around The House portfolio.

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"To engage a sequence we keep in mind the photographs on either side of the one in our eye."--Minor White

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Saelon Renkes' Landscapes portfolio.[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"What you see is real--but only on the particular level to which you've developed your sense of seeing. You can expand your reality by developing new ways of perceiving."--Wynn Bullock

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Milosz Stasik's Miscellaneous portfolio.[ photograph above: Charlie at Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"Getting photographs is not the most important thing. For me it's the act of photographing. It's enlightening, therapeutic and satisfying, because the very process forces me to connect with the world. When you make four-hour exposures in the middle of the night, you inevitably slow down and begin to observe and appreciate more what's going on around you. In our fast-paced, modern world, it’s a

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Austin Granger's Point Reyes II portfolio.[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made."--Minor White[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Photographer shot outside Britney Spears event.

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Hiroshi Watanabe's Noh Masks of Naito Clan portfolio.[ photograph above: Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1977, by Matt Artz ]

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Last week, my son & I spent the morning kayaking on Big Bear Lake, which resulted in 21 new images posted on my Big Bear Lake page. [ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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I spent some time up in the mountains this morning, photographing Charlie at Snow Valley. The result is about a dozen new images posted on my New Work page. [ photograph above: Charlie at Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"The urge to create, the urge to photograph, comes in part from the deep desire to live with more integrity, to live more in peace with the world, and possibly to help others to do the same."--Wynn Bullock[ photograph above: Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Nathan Selikoff's Aesthetic Explorations of Attractor Space.[ photograph above: Redlands, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"I seek out places where it can happen more readily, such as deserts or mountains or solitary areas, or by myself with a seashell, and while I'm there get into states of mind where I'm more open than usual. I'm waiting, I'm listening. I go to those places and get myself ready through meditation. Through being quiet and willing to wait, I can begin to see the inner man and the essence of the

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Amie Postic's Tropicália.

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"Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life." --Vincent Van Gogh[ photograph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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Andy Lomas's Images of Aggregation.[ photograph above: Iris Meadow, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

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Brooks Jensen's Fort Worden Wall Abstracts e-book. [ photograph above: Red Mountain, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

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"People call me the painter of dancers, but I really wish to capture movement itself."--Edgar Degas

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Brooks Jensen's Gestures of a Primitive Mind e-book. [ photograph above: Kelso Dunes, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

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"As usual in the amorphous realm of art, each artist deals with digital technology in their own way. Some make it the center of their work, others adapt it to their art or use it behind the scenes, while many ignore it completely and leave it to the younger artists."-- Roger Macintosh

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Brooks Jensen's Made of Steel e-book. [ photograph above: Still Life, 2003, by Matt Artz ]

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"When working in abstract, subject matter is irrelevant. The subject matter is simply the raw material."-- Matt Artz[ photograph above: Virginia City, Nevada, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

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"Art has always involved technology." -- Rex Bruce

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"People don't watch enough. They think. It's not the same thing."--Henri Cartier-Bresson

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