A few articles back, I published a video with Brooks Jensen and myself on his recent visit to my home. We had a lot of fun over the few days he was here. On one of those days, Brooks sat down with me at my computer and helped select a large number of issues to fit the LensWork Bonus Edition #10.
The topic of the bonus edition was Rust. I just posted a video from my Rust presentation on Photo Chats last week. I have been working on this project about rust since 2004. Over the twenty years, I collected a massive amount of images of Rust. Over the last year, I edited this massive amount of images to about two hundred photos.
The Selection Process
Brooks sat down at the computer with me, and we reviewed the images. He indicated which ones he liked, and we further culled down the collection. He then divided the images into different categories.
These categories were Tanks, Machines, Bolts & Rivets, and Beyond Recognition. These images were then laid out with a rusty textured backdrop and a drop shadow for the image. It’s a great collection of some of my finest Rust work.
These rust images have been taken around the world. I first took an interest in rust while in Antarctica, visiting old whaling stations and seeing some abandoned exploration vehicles. It was fun shooting these subjects but even more fun to get closer to these objects and discover what I would call the picture in the picture. As I looked at rusty tanks, I found as I moved in rusty bolts, peeling layers of rust, different colors of rust, and a slew of textures that all begged to tell the story of what these things once were.
Download a PDF Version of Rust
Brooks Jensen has been very gracious. You can download a PDF copy of this LensWork Bonus Edition—Rust using the download link below.
Click to download the Rust PDF – Download link
LensWork Magazine
If you are not familiar with LensWork magazine, you are missing a great treat. For as long as I can remember, LensWork has been one of my go-to publications for fine photography and inspiration. I have a shelf full of back editions, not to mention all the PDF versions. Plus, LensWork publishes a number of special publications each year.
In America today, there are no more monthly printed photography magazines. LensWork is one of the last remaining magazines, and the quality of printing for LensWork is second to none. I don’t know how Brooks does it. He puts a daily podcast out each day (Here’s A Thought), as well as a number of different tutorial videos and his own collection of photography. There’s also a lot more. For $59.00 a year, a subscription is one of the best values out there. If you aren’t inspired by the many photographers included in LensWork, then there has to be something wrong.
LensWork is also published in a PDF form. I collect these PDFs and import them into my iPad’s Books section. I can now carry around the full LensWork library on my iPad and have inspiration anytime and anywhere I need it.
LensWork is open to submissions by all photographers. Details are on the LensWork website. I am preparing a submission now, “Being Square – Seeing Double”. I would be very proud to see it published in a future LensWork Magazine.
Information about LensWork and subscription can be found on the LensWork Home Page. Tell them Kevin sent you.
Final Words
I have known Brooks for a long time, have interviewed him, photographed him in the field, and had him as a house guest. Every time we get together, there is never a lack of things to talk about. I did an interview with Brooks and Michael Reichmann a number of years ago while visiting Seattle. The video, The History, Present & Future Of Photography, can be viewed below, courtesy of the Luminous-Landscape website.
I hope you enjoy the publication Rust and take some time to enjoy it. If you are not a subscriber, please consider a subscription to LensWork. You will not be disappointed.
Kevin Raber
November 2024
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