Kings Way now available!

June 30, 2009 @ 6:08 pm

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Kings Way: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti (which I posted about previously) is now available in most Australian bookstores for $65 AUD!

For those in the United States, the book is still on pre-order status on Amazon.com, but word is that it’s supposed to go live on July 1, 2009 (tomorrow) so you might as well add it to your shopping cart now and take advantage of the low sale price of $28.38.

Book It button on eBay for $1

June 28, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

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If any of you want a large 3″ button from Book It, you can buy one on eBay for $1 (plus $1.95 shipping). I want the Book It button that had a changing picture on it when you angled it differently, but nobody is selling that one. I can’t even find a picture of it (if you have one from way back, please photograph and send to me please!).

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

June 21, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

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I am so excited that they are turning Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs into a movie!

The film version is set to be released September 18, 2009 and I’ll be looking forward to watching it when it comes out. Check out the film’s website for more info.

Kings Way: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti

June 16, 2009 @ 1:27 am

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A new book from Melbourne University Publishing that chronicles the history and events that led to Melbourne being a graffiti art mecca of the world is due to be released on July 1, 2009. The book, titled Kings Way: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti, and written by Duro Cubrilo, Martin Harvey and Karl Stamer, is an in-depth look at Melbourne’s graffiti roots from 3 people who were there from the start.

The hardcover book is being sold in 3 variations — two limited edition versions with alternate covers and one general release with the cover you see in the image above. With about 1200 color images on 384 pages, Kings Way is sure to keep your attention for quite a while. It’s no doubt a must-have for any graffiti buff residing in Melbourne or elsewhere.

Pre-order the book now at Amazon.com for just over $28 and check out more images of the book over at Flickr.

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2 1/4 by William Eggleston

June 14, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

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William Eggleston is one of my favorite photographers. And though many would call his images rather ordinary, I think the reason why I love his work so much is because he has such a perfect way of seeing the world around him. His eye is definitely something I long to imitate and he’s certainly one of the photographers I would consider as a source for my own photographic work.

With that said, I had the chance to pick up 2 1/4 today, a book published by Twin Palms Publishers that profiles many of Eggleston’s earliest color photographs (the name of the book is a tribute to the size format in which Eggleston began shooting). The book is much bigger than I had imagined and the photographs are just fantastic to browse through. The book is like a huge mass of ordinary places and objects that somehow seem extraordinary through the lens of William Eggleston’s camera.

You can pick up William Eggleston’s 2 1/4 at Amazon.com for $40 which is a very good price given the fact that the book has an MSRP of $60. I’m gonna add this to my photo book collection. :)