As far as I can tell, Fools Gold contains images of the western third or so of the US inspired by writings of old on the frontier.
He writes:
I have been exploring the American West on a photographic vision quest of sorts, using history and the words of those before me as a guide.
I've chosen to highlight CA shots but make sure to see the whole series.
Towards Sequoia Park, California
Hollywood, California
(Does this one remind anyone else of Jeff Wall's Outside a Nightclub minus the unecessary budget and timeframe?)
San Luis Obispo, California
San Bernadino, Calfornia
San Andreas Fault, California
Near Three Rivers, California
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Jesse Chejak's work is fantastic. So glad I found this blog.
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"unnecessary budget and time frame"? hah, that's SO wes of you to say
@Ryan - I think you said that because I only shoot with ambient light, but someone like you with lighting skills could have easily shot that image on location.
IMO, there was no need to build the nightclub in his studio to shoot it. He went to the effort to try to increase the photo's value. The effort is central to the photo when discussed and the image itself should be instead.
Crewdson could have shot that thing at the actual nightclub in a day vs. Wall's 8 or 9 months or whatever.
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