V-J Day Kiss

This past weekend I had the opportunity to meet Glenn McDuffie

The V-J Day Kiss is one of my favorite photographs of all time

How cool is that?  

Digital Photography Final

I'm test driving an idea for my final thesis next semester, I want to portray images of women in WWII, Cindy Sherman  "Untitled Film Stills" style, but i haven't quite figured out exactly my field of focus yet.  I know I want to focus on the emotions of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances but whether i want to focus on all women's roles, just military and combat related roles or simply the women from one country or just axis or just allies.

anywhoo, here are a couple of my favorites so far, I'm only portraying Russian snipers and partisans for this project (Fact: Russia was the only country during WWII to allow women in fully functioning military combat roles) i will have to have 10 for my final but i've already shot over 100 :)

Gallery Mock Up

For my thesis class I have to create a mock up of how I might display my work in a gallery space as well as examples of artist installations that I find interesting so here is a couple of my ideas:

here are a few pictures of exhibitions that I like the layout:

For Halloween

A nice gravestone

I wonder what the story behind this one is

gotta love that sense of humor

I guess it runs in my husband's family

WWII in color

awesome story about a WWII WASP and her contraband camera

 here

My Favorite Tree