aspect ratio nine: my year in photo-essays + an offer you can't refuse

PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT MAX SINGER 2006 – 2011

It’s been just about a year since I began showing and promoting my work online: 1 new website (with the help of my consultant, Louisa Curtis), 8 maxblasts, 9 newsletters, 5 videos, and 26 photo-essays. ¶ As I recently began “publishing” my photo-essays as flash-based flipbooks on isssuu.com, the leading digital publishing platform, I thought this 1-year anniversary was a good occasion to introduce my readers (new and old) to this very cool technology: just click any of the photo-essays icons below to, almost instantly, open and expand a full-screen presentation.

Check out my quicktime VIDEOS and
my offer of A FREE PHOTOSHOOT, both at left.

view my website maxsinger.com
or learn about max singer

NIGHTLIFE | AFTER DARK | MUSIC | THE BIG EASY

two weeks home in new orleans

AN IMPROMPTU PARTY ON FRENCHMEN STREET

EVERY NIGHT AROUND 11 P.M. WE WOULD HEAR THE OOMPAH OF A TUBA AND THE BLARE OF TRUMPETS ANNOUNCING THAT ONE OF NEW ORLEANS YOUNG BRASS BANDS HAD ARRIVED TO GET THE PARTY GOING.

PORTS OF CALL | TRAVEL | REPORTAGE

taking a second look

OCHEE: PORTRAIT OF A JAMAICAN TOWN

HAVING DEVELOPED A NEW STYLE OF IMAGERY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO AN EARLIER SHOOT AND RE-EDIT IN MY NEWER STYLE. THIS IS THE RESULT. I LIKE IT.

NAUTURE | OUT OF DOORS | PHOTO-IMPRESSIONISM

from paint to pixel and back

HOMAGE TO MONET

MY INITIAL EXPERIMENTS WITH DIGITAL PROCESSING CULMINATED IN THIS PAINTERLY STYLE I COULD ONLY CALL PHOTO-IMPRESSIONISM.

PORTS OF CALL | ARCHITECTURE | DETAILS & FRAGMENTS

discovering commonalities

BAYOU DECO. BEACHHOUSE BAUHAUS.

REVIEWING THE SELECTS FROM TWO TRIPS, ONE TO NEW ORLEANS FOR MY SOLO EXHIBITS DURING PHOTONOLA 5, AND ANOTHER TO SOUT FLORIDA, I DISCOVERED SOME COMMON ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS.

NEW YORK NEW YORK | PEOPLE-WATCHING | HUMOR

now for something completely different

NEW YORKERS SPEAK THEIR MINDS

INSPIRED BY A LONG-TIME FASCINATION WITH THE PHOTO NOVELLAS SO POPULAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER, MY FOTOPHUNNIES ARE A MASHUP OF MY WORK IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND MY BACKGROUND AS A CARTOONIST.

PORTS OF CALL | PEOPLE-WATCHING | REPORTAGE

quiet in the midst of chaos

ONE HOUR AT THE NEWSCAFÉ

WE HAD FLOWN DOWN TO WEST PALM FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND NEEDED A RESPITE BEFORE HEADING HOME. SO WE SPED DOWN TO SOUTH BEACH TO SIT FOR AN HOUR OUTSIDE OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE-WATCHING SPOT, THE NEWSCAFÉ ON OCEAN DRIVE.

NEW YORK NEW YORK | PEOPLE-WATCHING | REPORTAGE

my afternoons at the apple store

WIRED AT THE GENIUS BAR

AS I WAS WAITING (FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 6 WEEKS) TO SEE IF THE “GENIUSES” FINALLY GOT THE REPAIRS ON MY MACBOOK RIGHT, I HAD TIME TO SNAP SOME PIX AND MUSE UPON “THE GENIUS BAR”.

NIGHTLIFE | AFTER DARK | MUSIC | NEW YORK NEW YORK

lincoln center celebrates world music

ORCHESTRE POLY-RHYTHMO DU COTONOU

I FIRST BECAME INFATUATED WITH THE MUSIC OF WEST AFRICA SOME YEARS AGO AFTER A TRIP TO PARIS. THESE GUYS HAD BEEN PLAYING TOGETJER FOR THIRTY YEARS AND I JUST HAD TO CATCH THEM..

EXPERIMENTAL | COLLAGE | ILLUSTRATIVE

thinking about digital

ON THE EDGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

WHAT IS A PHOTO WHEN A PHONE IS THE CAMERA, A COMPUTOR IS THE DARKROOM, AND PHOTOS ARE PIXELS ON A SCREEN? INCLUDING WHAT IS A PHOTOGRAPH? AND WHEN IS A PHOTOGRAPH NOT A PHOTOGRAPH?

NEW YORK NEW YORK | REPORTAGE

hacksnaps

NEW YORK FROM THE BACKSEAT OF A TAXI

NEEDING TO JUSTIFY A TAXI RIDE DOWNTOWN I BEGAN THIS HOMAGE TO ROBERT FRANK: AN ONGOING SERIES OF SNAPS FROM THE BACKSEATS OF NEW YORK CITY TAXIS.

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	PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT MAX SINGER 2006 – 2011 It’s been just about a year since I began showing and promoting my work online: 1 new website (with the help of my consultant, Louisa Curtis), 8 maxblasts, 9 newsletters, 5 videos, and 26 photo-essays. ¶ As I recently began “publishing” my photo-essays as flash-based flipbooks on isssuu.com, the leading digital publishing platform, I thought this 1-year anniversary was a good occasion to introduce my readers (new and old) to this very cool technology: just click any of the photo-essays icons below to, almost instantly, open and expand a full-screen presentation. Check out my quicktime VIDEOS and my offer of A FREE PHOTOSHOOT, both at left. view my website *maxsinger.com* or learn *about max singer* NIGHTLIFE \| AFTER DARK \| MUSIC \| THE BIG EASY two weeks home in new orleans AN IMPROMPTU PARTY ON FRENCHMEN STREET EVERY NIGHT AROUND 11 P.M. WE WOULD HEAR THE OOMPAH OF A TUBA AND THE BLARE OF TRUMPETS ANNOUNCING THAT ONE OF NEW ORLEANS YOUNG BRASS BANDS HAD ARRIVED TO GET THE PARTY GOING. PORTS OF CALL \| TRAVEL \| REPORTAGE taking a second look OCHEE: PORTRAIT OF A JAMAICAN TOWN HAVING DEVELOPED A NEW STYLE OF IMAGERY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO AN EARLIER SHOOT AND RE-EDIT IN MY NEWER STYLE. THIS IS THE RESULT. I LIKE IT. NAUTURE \| OUT OF DOORS \| PHOTO-IMPRESSIONISM from paint to pixel and back HOMAGE TO MONET MY INITIAL EXPERIMENTS WITH DIGITAL PROCESSING CULMINATED IN THIS PAINTERLY STYLE I COULD ONLY CALL PHOTO-IMPRESSIONISM. PORTS OF CALL \| ARCHITECTURE \| DETAILS & FRAGMENTS discovering commonalities BAYOU DECO. BEACHHOUSE BAUHAUS. REVIEWING THE SELECTS FROM TWO TRIPS, ONE TO NEW ORLEANS FOR MY SOLO EXHIBITS DURING PHOTONOLA 5, AND ANOTHER TO SOUT FLORIDA, I DISCOVERED SOME COMMON ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS. NEW YORK NEW YORK \| PEOPLE-WATCHING \| HUMOR now for something completely different NEW YORKERS SPEAK THEIR MINDS INSPIRED BY A LONG-TIME FASCINATION WITH THE PHOTO NOVELLAS SO POPULAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER, MY FOTOPHUNNIES ARE A MASHUP OF MY WORK IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND MY BACKGROUND AS A CARTOONIST. PORTS OF CALL \| PEOPLE-WATCHING \| REPORTAGE quiet in the midst of chaos ONE HOUR AT THE NEWSCAFÉ WE HAD FLOWN DOWN TO WEST PALM FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND NEEDED A RESPITE BEFORE HEADING HOME. SO WE SPED DOWN TO SOUTH BEACH TO SIT FOR AN HOUR OUTSIDE OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE-WATCHING SPOT, THE NEWSCAFÉ ON OCEAN DRIVE. NEW YORK NEW YORK \| PEOPLE-WATCHING \| REPORTAGE my afternoons at the apple store WIRED AT THE GENIUS BAR AS I WAS WAITING (FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 6 WEEKS) TO SEE IF THE “GENIUSES” FINALLY GOT THE REPAIRS ON MY MACBOOK RIGHT, I HAD TIME TO SNAP SOME PIX AND MUSE UPON “THE GENIUS BAR”. NIGHTLIFE \| AFTER DARK \| MUSIC \| NEW YORK NEW YORK lincoln center celebrates world music ORCHESTRE POLY-RHYTHMO DU COTONOU I FIRST BECAME INFATUATED WITH THE MUSIC OF WEST AFRICA SOME YEARS AGO AFTER A TRIP TO PARIS. THESE GUYS HAD BEEN PLAYING TOGETJER FOR THIRTY YEARS AND I JUST HAD TO CATCH THEM.. EXPERIMENTAL \| COLLAGE \| ILLUSTRATIVE thinking about digital ON THE EDGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY WHAT IS A PHOTO WHEN A PHONE IS THE CAMERA, A COMPUTOR IS THE DARKROOM, AND PHOTOS ARE PIXELS ON A SCREEN? INCLUDING WHAT IS A PHOTOGRAPH? AND WHEN IS A PHOTOGRAPH NOT A PHOTOGRAPH? NEW YORK NEW YORK \| REPORTAGE hacksnaps NEW YORK FROM THE BACKSEAT OF A TAXI NEEDING TO JUSTIFY A TAXI RIDE DOWNTOWN I BEGAN THIS HOMAGE TO ROBERT FRANK: AN ONGOING SERIES OF SNAPS FROM THE BACKSEATS OF NEW YORK CITY TAXIS. BACK TO TOP to receive aspect ratio by e-mail, contact me and write signup in the subject line		AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE FREE PHOTO-SHOOT? You betcha! Love my work? Love to use me but need a kick in the butt? Well, here is an offer you can't refuse: a free photo-shoot. I'm just joining the list of online "content providers" trying to figure out how to make money giving their shit away. Here is the deal: I'll spend a day shooting and a day processing on a project of your choice. If you like what I come up with I'll only bill you standard ASMP usage rates (or the equivalent). That is the deal! Interested? for more information *contact me* THANK YOU KEN BURNS MY FAVORITE VIDEOS One of the fun things I've done this year is creating a series of quicktime streaming videos (ala Ken Burns) with images from my photoshoots, set to primo music by The Cure, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Black-Eyed Peas. Check 'em out! Check 'em out! BACK TO TOP about max singer Before working in the medium of digital photography, Max Singer was an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, artist and designer whose work has appeared in numerous national publications including ArtNews, the NY Times and NY Magazine, to name but a few. Max was associated with the world-famous Push Pin Studio. His unique, colorful and bold illustrative style of imagery has been exhibited widely both in his homebase of New York City, in particular at such music and club venues such as the Knitting Factory, as well as various outsider and contemporary venues in his spiritual home of New Orleans, and was featured in the documentary Blood Brothers: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Max is an active member of the New Orleans Photo Alliance. BACK TO TOP all photographs/images copyright max singer 2006-2011. website: www.maxsinger.com contact: max@maxsinger.com