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Happy Friday everyone!This week-end in San Francisco, it’s...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:24:39 -0700

Happy Friday everyone!

This week-end in San Francisco, it’s ArtMRKT and ArtPadSF, two art fairs to celebrate Art and Photography. Don’t miss them!
Today’s photo is taken in San Francisco, Presidio by Charity Vargas.

The Friday photo by Carte Blanche : today, we’re...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:44:47 -0700

The Friday photo by Carte Blanche : today, we’re feeling girly with Julie Cerise!
And this could be the perfect print to celebrate all the loving mums in the world this Sunday. Happy mother’s day!

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More about French talent Julie Cerise and her wonderful photos: http://www.gallerycarteblanche.com/collections/julie-cerise

Today Friday’s inspiration is by great photographer Tomas...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:54:42 -0700

Today Friday’s inspiration is by great photographer Tomas Van Houtryve.

Internationally recognized as one of the leading photographers of his generation, Tomas van Houtryve documents critical contemporary issues around the world.

This photo taken at the American Ballet in Cuba is part of his first monograph, Behind the Curtains of 21st Century Communism published in Spring 2012 and of course also available on Carte Blanche website!

And here comes a new Friday photo by Carte Blanche:Rediscover...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:03:55 -0700

And here comes a new Friday photo by Carte Blanche:Rediscover this amazing series ‘Mobutu Palaces’ by French photographer Gwenn Dubourthoumieu.

Great article (in French) in the nice magazine ‘Feuilleton’ and of course more details on Carte Blanche website!

Michael Jang’s family photos soon at Stephen Wirtz Gallery...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:37:24 -0700

Michael Jang’s family photos soon at Stephen Wirtz Gallery in SF

(via Stunning photographs of Chinese-American family in the suburban 70’s on view for the first time in four decades | Mail Online)

It’s a sunny Friday here in the Bay, and the week-end is...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:17:52 -0700

It’s a sunny Friday here in the Bay, and the week-end is going to be gorgeous.

To celebrate the sunshine, ‘Family on a beach’ by Donna J. Wan.

The photographs in her series ‘Wide Open’ highlight how small humankind is in comparison to the vast landscapes that exist throughout the world…

It’s Friday, and today the Friday inspiration by Carte...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:40:00 -0700

It’s Friday, and today the Friday inspiration by Carte Blanche is a soft and tender Polaroid by Saya Chontang.
Celebrate beauty and femininity with the photos of this young French photographer who seems to understand women’s dreams…

LPV 6 is out. I’m looking forward to reading...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:15:04 -0700

LPV 6 is out. I’m looking forward to reading it.

photographsonthebrain:

LPV 6

Today is Friday. I nearly forgot about the Friday photo by...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:26:21 -0700

Today is Friday. I nearly forgot about the Friday photo by Gallery Carte Blanche! So much in my mind lately.This is the last Friday of Gallery Carte Blanche on Valencia Street in San Francisco. The physical gallery will be closing on Sunday.

Yes it’s a little sad, but it’s only a break. Stay connected to know what we will do next and in the meantime keep following us online.
And the good news is that for the next 2 days everything - books, prints, frames - in the gallery is 25% off. And it includes this awesome photo by Matthias Heiderich and a lot more!

See you there this week-end!

This weeks Friday Photo is one by Tim Franco from his series...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:59:17 -0700

This weeks Friday Photo is one by Tim Franco from his series Urban Shift, Shanghai. This photo, along with all our books and the other photos in the gallery are 25% off for our final sale, only until April 7th, so hurry down to Gallery Carte Blanche!

About the series: Urban Shift, Shanghai:
Tim Franco’s collection of images on extreme urbanization in Shanghai was shot with large-format 4x5-inch film to emphasize every detail and the metamorphosing landscapes, which frequently juxtapose brand-new skyscrapers with ancient neighborhood alleys.

About Tim Franco:
Tim Franco is a French-Polish photographer based in Shanghai. Since 2005, he has been fascinated by the transformation of Chinese cities. He documents change through urban photography and keeps in tone with the underground art world and the social implications of urbanization. His book, “Shanghai Soundbites”, was released in June 2008 to depict the evolution of the alternative music scene in China and particularly Shanghai. Tim is a regular contributor to Le Monde and his work has been published in NRC, Wiwo, Global Journal, Architecture d’Aujourd’hui, The Fader, CNN online, Time Out, Urban.

Join us at Gallery Carte Blanche in SF tomorrow night (Friday...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:13:04 -0700

Join us at Gallery Carte Blanche in SF tomorrow night (Friday March 29th, 6-9pm) for an amazing Artist talk and book signing with Daniel Cronin for his first book ‘The Gathering of the Juggalos’.

This will be our last book signing event at our Valencia street location.
We’re moving out, so make sure to come and have a last drink with us while you still can: Bye bye Valencia street - http://eepurl.com/xeQZP

This weeks Friday Photo is one from our current show WaterLand...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:27:00 -0700

This weeks Friday Photo is one from our current show WaterLand by local SF photographer, Donna J. Wan. Make sure to come out to the gallery for the final days of the show which is coming down on Monday, March 25!

ABOUT DONNA J. WAN:
Donna J. Wan was born in Taiwan and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. After receiving a BA in economics from Stanford University and working in the corporate world for a few years, Donna decided to pursue her love for art, and completed a MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008. Having grown up in New York City, she only recently developed an interest in the natural world.

ABOUT THE SERIES, WIDE OPEN:
The photographs in this series highlight how small humankind is in comparison to the vast landscapes that exist throughout the world. In places both populated and deserted, people are just a minor part of enormous landscapes where the earth, water, or sky threatens to engulf or overcome us. In these images, our presence is there - viewed literally and felt symbolically. Yet, somehow in these wide open places, we seem to naturally inhabit and be a part of them.

Book Release Party in SF!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:46:59 -0700

Join us at 973 Valencia St. in SF for the launch of ‘The Gathering of the Juggalos’ by Danial Cronin!

dcroninphoto:

Hey SF/ Bay Area/ California folks,

Im doing a book release event at Carte Blanche gallery in San Francisco on Friday March 29th. This will be the first place you will actually be able to buy a copy if the book in the US. Please come and spread the word.

With the new Winogrand show at the SFMOMA fresh on our minds, we...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:41:00 -0800

With the new Winogrand show at the SFMOMA fresh on our minds, we thought our Friday photo should give you just a little more street photography inspiration! Check out the amazing work by Greek street photographer, Petros Kotzabasis from his series, Street Life, Greece.

About the Series: Street Life, Greece:
Petros Kotzabasis’s photos explore life around him and within him, using only the street life of the small Greek town where he grew up and lives to investigate and describe his own feelings and fears

About Petros Kotzabasis:
Petros Kotzabasis was born and still lives in Komotini, a small town in the north of Greece, where he has taught photography since 2007, to students of the Democritus University of Thrace. He learned to take photos by standing on his family’s doorstep and making up stories about the people passing by in the street.

New to the gallery bookstore is the third installment of Carte...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:22:03 -0800

New to the gallery bookstore is the third installment of Carte Blanche’s permanent collection artist, Shinya Arimoto’s popular “Ariphoto” magazine series. This volume documents a trip Arimoto made to Tibet.

This weeks Friday photo is by the amazingly talented Wang...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:34:00 -0800

This weeks Friday photo is by the amazingly talented Wang Yuanling from his series on the Yangtze River in China, River Basins.

About Wang Yuanling:
Born in 1980 in China’s Chongqing Municipality, Wang Yuanling received a degree in Chinese Language and Literature before beginning to work as a photographer. He lives and works in the city he grew up in, the subject of his images, which have been exhibited and recognized around China.

About the series River Basins:
Born and bred on the banks of the Yangtze River, Wang Yuanling naturally turned his camera to the people whose lives are shaped by its waters. His images of his home town, Chongqing, tell the story not only of that place, but also of daily life across China.

Don’t forget, Carte Blanche also carrys a wide aray of...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:59:00 -0800

Don’t forget, Carte Blanche also carrys a wide aray of photography magazines from all over the world! Just in, is the new edition of European Photography issue 92.

Read the responses of twelve photo, art and media experts to our international survey “Photography’s Reinvention”: Geoffrey Batchen, Daniel Eggert, Joan Fontcuberta, Alasdair Foster, Oscar Ho, Frits Gierstberg, Andy Grundberg, Klaus Honnef, Jeff Moorfoot, Marc Prüst, Bisi Silva, and Christoph Tannert. Artists featured: Jun Ahn, Gerco de Ruijter, Sungseok Ahn, Patrick Gries, Michael Rohde, Nygårds Karin Bengtsson, Osamu Yokonami, Michael Somoroff, Ernst Logar, Robert Harding Pittman, Nigel Dickinson, and POPCAP Award winner Namsa Leuba. Also in this issue: “Photography and Suicide” by Boris von Brauchitsch, “Crowdfunding” by Manfred Zollner, and a Guide to International Portfolio Reviews.

This weeks photo inspiration is one exhibited in our current...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:52:00 -0800

This weeks photo inspiration is one exhibited in our current solo show by Donna J. Wan, WaterLand from her series Wide Open. Come by the gallery and see much more of Donna’s amazing work!

About Donna J. Wan
Donna J. Wan was born in Taiwan and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. After receiving a BA in economics from Stanford University and working in the corporate world for a few years, Donna decided to pursue her love for art, and completed a MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008. Having grown up in New York City, she only recently developed an interest in the natural world.

Donna’s landscape photographs reflect a continual search for her to understand and express how perceptions and identities are shaped by the landscapes that surround us. She takes photographs in both the United States and Asia and in both the natural and built environments.

About the Series: Wide Open
The photographs in this series highlight how small humankind is in comparison to the vast landscapes that exist throughout the world. In places both populated and deserted, people are just a minor part of enormous landscapes where the earth, water, or sky threatens to engulf or overcome us. In these images, our presence is there - viewed literally and felt symbolically. Yet, somehow in these wide open places, we seem to naturally inhabit and be a part of them.

photojojo: San Francisco based illustrator Lisa Congdon has...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:09:14 -0800

photojojo:

San Francisco based illustrator Lisa Congdon has designed a new journal filled with inspiring quotes from the masters of photography. Inside are 128 lined pages dotted with typeset quotations and loads of artwork.

You can pick up a copy of the journal over at Compendium.

Journal With Typeset Quotes From the Masters of Photography

via My Modern Met

A wonderful addition to the Gallery Carte Blanche bookstore, is...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:35:00 -0800

A wonderful addition to the Gallery Carte Blanche bookstore, is Gerry Johnsson’s signed copy of Deutschland.

Following the phenomenal success of Gerry Johansson’s 2011 publication Pontiac, MACK publishing is are pleased to launch the long-awaited Deutschland which completes an eighteen-year series of books for which Johansson traveled through America, Sweden, Germany and Mongolia.

Deutschland is a visual encyclopedia, a catalogue of the rural and urban landscapes of Germany arranged in alphabetical order. In carefully structured greyscale images, Johansson sensitively explores German history through its landscape, picking out the industrial scenes, industrial buildings, residential roads and shop fronts. His quiet photographs are carefully constructed, grid patterns recur constantly and each frame is packed with information.