Photographs: Getty 1.0 Annenberg 2.0

Last Sunday The Annenberg Space for Photography. This Sunday, the photography exhibit at The Getty. What a conrast, not bad, just very different. Differences of that order are often referred to on the Internet as Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 -- here: Museum 1.0 and 2.0.

1.0 Getty featured two photographers
2.0 Annenberg showcased eight photographers

1.0 Photography was just a small part of a very large museum
2.0 A single integrated exhibit in a much smaller place

1.0 The space (museum) was a major part of the experience
2.0 The space facilitated the experience and then disappeared

1.0 The photos were hung on walls with labels and descriptions
2.0 The photos were hung on frames and walls and presented in a video and other electronic media

1.0 There were self portraits of the artists and panels about them and their work
2.0 There was a video of them commenting on their photos

1.0 The science of photography
2.0 The art of photography

1,0 I was educated
2,0 I was moved

1.0 The photos captured life
2.0 The photos expressed life

1.0 The photos were now separate from life
2.0 The photos provided a new perspective that drew me back to life

1,0 I learned something about photography
2.0 I learned something about myself

1.0 I learned
2.0 I reacted with joy, celebration, surprise, concern, rejection

1.0 I left with ideas
2.0 I left with conversations

I enjoyed the Getty and am pleased that I went. I will go back to see future exhibits.

I was moved by the Annenberg and can't wait until their new exhibit opens July 11. I am sure I will want to see it several times and will take friends.

Posted Sunday, July5, 2009

4th of July Fireworks

Hiked up to Mount St. Mary’s College to watch the 4th of July fireworks tonight – almost 900 feet above Los Angeles and the other cities below. Found a spot where we could see fireworks in Santa Monica, Marina del Rey and Redondo Beach with three or four smaller displays in between. The fireworks were spectacular.

From this vantage point there was an added dimension that is not available up close. The explosions below roared and the surrounding canyons echoed back. The roar and the echoes rose and fell but were never quite silent. A new and different experience that is worth the climb.