Hello all, just a quick update about my Onomasticon project. The fund raising for production costs has been going well. Subscriptions are starting to pick up and the mock-up book case has turned out great. Be sure to visit the KickStarter site to view updates with video & photos. The project web site is being updated as well.

A lot more coming soon as I embark on ‘Tour Le Box”, to quote my friend Brian Guido.

Last but not least, Julia Stotz is the best so if you have a book or case or fancy container you should work with her. I mean it.

Cheers! *ian

Long overdue update following a couple of very busy months. I made a trip to Portland to see my dear friends Kate Bingaman-Burt and Adam and Sarah of Home-Tapes.

In May I had a number of new images from New Mexico featured in Fraction Magazine Issue #14.

More recently. Russian magazine Moloko released issue #10 with a feature of my work. See it HERE.

During all of that I’ve been working diligently to start and announce Onomasticon, a 2-year, 26-book series that is available by subscriptions. See the project web site here: http://onomasticon.info

I have also started a KICKSTARTER project to help fund parts of Onomasticon as well. You can read more and support the project here: http://kck.st/aOMK5e

Lots to do and more news on the way. Its going to be a busy busy summer and I can’t take my eyes away from the World Cup. Go Spain!

Just returned from FotoFest 2010 in Houston. Session 1 of the Meeting Place was a great experience. I want to thank all of the reviewers I spoke with as well as those other curators, collectors and fellow photographers I met over prints and drinks.

If you make it down there or are thinking of ordering the catalog you should. Curator Natasha Egan from the Museum of Contemporary Photography here in Chicago put together a fantastic ‘participating’ show called the Road to Nowhere. It was a fantastic exhibition to see in person.

Look for a series of newer images from Nowhere in an upcoming issue of Fraction Magazine. More on that later.

Don’t forget to grab my RSS feed while you’re here. I should be updating a lot more frequently this year. Lots to do and talk about. (Just click on the gray/orange RSS icon on the left side) *ian

Busy winter, busy spring. Just returned from shooting trips to New Mexico and Florida. Both trips were productive and yet still relaxing.

A new semester has started at Columbia and I have two jam packed classes that have both started of well.

Now I’m gearing up for FotoFest next month. Scanning, printing, editing. Looking forward to being included in the next issue of Moloko  and news of upcoming exhibitions later in the year.

If you’re in town (Chicago) make sure to check out ‘In the Vernacular‘ at the Museum of the Art Institute. Looks to be a great show. More on the way…

Cold, rainy, sleety and windy. Winter has finally arrived. The end of a busy year is approaching.

Good news from HeyHotShot as I received an Honorable Mention as part of the 2009 Second Edition. Thanks to the jury and Jen Bekman for their consideration. Check out the list and the link so catch up on some of highlighted photographers. Lots of good work out there.

Finally thanks to my students this semester for working as hard as they did. Happy Holidays and a good New Year to all of you. Cheers! *ian