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THE ADDENDUM is an occasional blog about cities, culture, books, writing, photography, and painting. Here is where I post my thoughts and reflections, updates about projects I am working on, and other original content.The blog takes its name from small publications that were inserted into books with corrections, additions, and expansions, allowing a book to be updated without reprinting; THE ADDENDUM serves much the same function for this site.
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The Addendum | 2010: Ten Best Images
Although the year is not yet closed, most of my photography is complete for the year, so it is once again time to look back and pick out the ten best images of the year. “Best” is, of course, a … Continue reading
The Addendum | Valuing Negativity
Posted in Books, Photography
Tagged Landscapes, Philosophy, Photographic Technique, Railways, Transportation
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The Addendum | Time, Loss, Plowden
went on Iowa Public Radio to talk about steam locomotives, photography, and this latest book. The interview is 49 minutes long, but well worth making time to listen to. It made for a good start to this Monday with my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Photography
Tagged Americana, Architecture, Bridges, Center for Railroad Photography & Art, David Plowden, Industry, Landscapes, Railways, Ships, Transportation
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The Addendum | Update: Railfan online photos & story now archived
Old United Railways mainline in Guild’s Lake. Portland, OR, April, 2010. Kodak TMY. Earlier in the year I noted some photos and text published on the Railfan & Railroad web-extra section, “Extra Board.” At the time, these small stories were … Continue reading
The Addendum | Historic Hyper-Localism and Photography
Kelly Avenue pedestrian underpass, Portland, OR, April 2010. Kodak TMY. Recently, over at civics21.org, I wrote about the idea of hyperlocalism and history, or as local history blogger John Chilson described it to me, “microhistory.” This concept encompasses the bits … Continue reading
The Addendum | A plug and a project
In Between. Portland, OR, March 2010. Kodak TMY. This month I have two articles in the Online Extras section at the website of TRAINS Magazine. Both of these stories were written for a content extra that promotes the activities of … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Writing
Tagged Center for Railroad Photography & Art, Philosophy, Railways
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The Addendum | Review: Railroad noir: The American West at the end of the Twentieth Century
Railroad Noir: The American West at the End of the Twentieth Century Narratives by Linda Grant Niemann, Photographs by Joel Jensen. Indiana University Press, 601 North Morton Street, Bloomignton, IN 47404; http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/; 11.3 x 9.1 x 0.8 in; hardbound; 168 … Continue reading
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Tagged Railways, the analog era, Transportation
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The Addendum | Portland bridge lovers: Help out Zeb
Normally I use this space to talk about my own photography and writing, or sometimes about the subjects that I tend to focus on: land use and transportation, cultural geography, and industrial archaeology. Today though, I want to highlight a … Continue reading
The Addendum | Photos on Railfan’s web site
Old United Railways mainline in Guild’s Lake. Portland, OR, April, 2010. Kodak TMY. Back from the Center for Railroad Photography and Art‘s 2010 “Conversations About Photography” conference in Chicagoland, I’ve got a few brief things to catch up on. First, … Continue reading
The Addendum | The Role of Loss
Checking For Obstructions. Portland, OR, March 2010. Kodak TMY. This week, a friend picked up a copy of David Plowden’s retrospective, Vanishing Point, a book I once wrote a Russian-novel length review of here. I’ve come to be a great … Continue reading