http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/journal/ en me@mathewkeller.com Copyright 2009 2009-07-06T13:35:36+00:00 http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/library_of_congress_the_thirties_and_forties_in_colour/ http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/library_of_congress_the_thirties_and_forties_in_colour/#When:13:35:36Z Today i had the pleasure of being introduced to a fantastic collection of images over at Flickr from those marvelous chaps over at The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. In more than 1,600 pictures we see life as it was in 1930’s and 40’s America, from the Great Depression through to World War II, in full colour. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created these images between 1939 and 1944. Without doubt my personal favourites are those of female workers at a Naval Air Force base, especially this one of Mrs. Irma Lee McElroy painting insignia on an aircraft wing and this one of Mrs. Virginia Davis supervising a recruit in the art of riveting. See the full collection here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/ Field Communications 2009-07-06T13:35:36+00:00 http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/the_big_picture_from_glastonbury_2009/ http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/the_big_picture_from_glastonbury_2009/#When:12:59:54Z Over at the Boston Globe, Messrs. L Neal, M Cardy, J Dyson et all have supplied some amazing images from the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Worthy Farm, Somerset which took place at the weekend: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/glastonbury_2009.html Of particular note for myself is this image taken by Leon Neal, with it’s very impressive use of Depth of Field to capture the young couple asleep in the sun clearly whilst purveying a dizzying sense of the scale of the field. Field Communications 2009-06-29T12:59:54+00:00 http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/merry_christmas/ http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/merry_christmas/#When:13:00:34Z Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Frontline Reports 2008-12-29T13:00:34+00:00 http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/journal_nearing_completion/ http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/journal_nearing_completion/#When:12:06:36Z In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum is common placeholder text used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout. It is a form of “greeking”. As i sit here, unable to perambulate far due to a leg injury which has seen my right foot and thigh swollen and bruised to a myriad of colours, i have had little excuse not to work on this journal some more. So, in the regard i have added sections and pages for categories, archives, and searching as well as an RSS feed and live bookmarking. Feel free to communicate any problems you may discover with the above. Frontline Reports 2008-12-18T12:06:36+00:00 http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/welcome_to_signals_from_the_frontline/ http://www.signalsfromthefrontline.com/site/welcome_to_signals_from_the_frontline/#When:12:47:44Z As this will be the first entry into my Journal on Signals from the Frontline, i would like to start by explaining a little about what this site is and what this journal will hopefully contain; Signals from the Frontline is a portfolio of images taken by myself, Mathew Keller, both in a professional capacity and on a more personal level. The name of the site stems from the original collection of photographs i set out to produce a number of years ago, significant because of it’s place as the first and, to date, most comprehensive collection under a single theme that i have produced as a photographer. This collection will be one of those presented on this site (alongside newer collections as and when they are shot) and a more comprehensive explaination of the background behind this collection can be found in it’s introduction. This journal will be the place where i will attempt to note such things as; additions to the portfolio and to the site in general, ideas and plans for future field trips and studio shoots, tributes to other photographers and their work, links to interesting articles and images around the internet, and anything that doesn’t not fall into these categories that i feel is noteworthy. It is my hope that you will enjoy the images and journal entries you find on Signals from the Frontline and that, if the passion strikes, you leave your thoughts and comments either attached to articles on the journal or by email using the contact form that you will find here. Frontline Reports 2008-12-17T12:47:44+00:00