In an effort to put a little distance between my photography and the digital realm (Instagram, Flickr, Twitter, this web site, my damn phone, etc.), I’ve been experimenting with printed images. Not that anything I’m doing should be considered high art, but the experience of interacting with photographs (or drawings, paintings, almost any art really) can be so much more immersive in the tactile, physical realm.
In pursuit of this notion, I recently put together a small booklet of images that I snapped in Oaxaca back in 2018, which have been collecting digital dust in Lightroom ever since. This little project is more of a test than a serious effort — a test of my vision for actual photography booklets and ‘zines going forward, and a test of the printing service I used to get the job done.
Frankly, while I think theses picture are cool, I don’t really consider the images “photography.” I think it’s important to make the distinction between actual photographic pursuits (use of light, composition, etc.) and these casual snaps of other people’s artwork wheatpasted on walls all over Oaxaca de Juarez, MX.
But all things considered, I think the result is a pretty fresh little booklet. Good enough for coffee tables and the tops of toilet tanks, anyway. Check it out…
WHEATPASTE OAXACA
16 Pages / 16 Full Color Images.
5.5” x 8.5” Staple-Bound Booklet on 100 lb. Satin Finish Paper.
All Images Made in Oaxaca de Juarez, MX in May / June 2018.
I’ve got 50 of these things, and I really only wanna keep one or two, so here’s the deal: I’m gonna give them away. If you want one, here are a couple options…
OPTION 1: FREE. If you live in the Bay Area and you wanna hang out — get a drink, a coffee, some food, dig for records, walk around and shoot photos, whatever — I’ll bring you a copy of the booklet and you can have it. (If you know me IRL, just hit my DMs, text, email, whatever. If you don’t actually know me but still wanna meet up and cop a free booklet, contact me here.)
OPTION 1: ALMOST FREE. If you don’t live in the Bay and you want one (or if you do live in the Bay and you’d just rather not see me, but still want one — totally fine, too, BTW), just follow that link below, hit me on PayPal with $5 to cover the shipping + material costs, and I’ll drop one in the mail for you. If this is you, go here —> WHEATPASTE OAXACA
Easy.
And if I still have a bunch of these things in a month, I’m gonna start covert-dropping them on the impulse buy counters next to the registers at the local Pete’s and Starbucks because fuck it.