November 2, 2009 @ 2:12 am
I didn’t think I’d care, but CrunchGear just posted about the death of Don Ivan Punchatz, the artist behind the original DOOM video game box, and it sorta made me a bit sad.
DOOM was one of the first PC games I ever played and I can recall seeing this image every time I launched the game. And now the man who subconsciously told me that it was ok to shoot aliens is dead. It’s weird to think that DOOM is more than 15 years old.
June 25, 2009 @ 6:53 pm
Photo: LIFE Magazine
Multiple outlets are reporting that pop music icon Michael Jackson has passed away from a heart attack after he was brought to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in a deep coma.
Despite what seemed like a deteriorating quality of life in the public eye in his later years, there is no doubt in my mind that Michael Jackson still reigns as the King of Pop. A good portion of my life was surrounded by his music — I heard it everywhere I went — and as I grew older I learned to appreciate his ability to perform and entertain to a degree unlike any other pop music performer. If you want to gauge his popularity and influence in the music and entertainment business, you might want to have a quick look at this list of awards received by Michael Jackson throughout his life. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a longer list of achievements by any other artist.
Here is the L.A. Times’ front page which shows the headlines of the death of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. Sad day in the entertainment industry that’s for sure.
March 30, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
Sad news in the photo industry today as the death of Helen Levitt has been confirmed by her brother, Bill Levitt.
Helen Levitt was a pioneer of urban street photography and undoubtedly one of the photographers I fell in love with early on in my studies. Her knack for photographing people on the streets of New York made me want to imitate her style and viewpoint. Her books on New York City people and places have nurtured me in an understanding of photography as an expression as well as in my growing love for the city. For that, I am grateful to Helen and her photographs.
