Photography by David Ondrik

Two weekends ago, or so, I was invited to go out on the Rio Grande with a Hydrologist to learn about and photograph some of the river restoration and wildlife habitat creation that is going on. I also got to ride a bayou-boat, the kind with the giant fan and a flat bottom, up and down the river. It was super awesome. I shot 6 rolls of film, 5 of which are developed. I’m slowing scanning images that look promising to see if I should print them in the darkroom. Generally the answer is YES.

So look for some new work soon!

The 2nd issue of Flash Flood is up. You can see photographs by Sheilah Aanchen Wilson, Jason Fulford, Holly Roberts, and an interview I did with David Bram.

Check it out.

Photography’s purpose in New Mexico has historically been about the documentation of place prompted by the demand for tourist photographs of the exotic landscape, architecture and native population. This aesthetic is perpetuated by numerous photographers still working today. The members of Flash Flood, as evident in our mission, would like to present that the contemporary working photographers featured here are moving this legacy in a different direction. Flash Flood will discover and feature photographers from many backgrounds who are generating a new and varying approach to New Mexico photography. We will also showcase previous generations of artists and place much of the historical work in its rightful place of reverence.

Flash Flood will also examine the wealth of artistic and photographic institutions in our state. We will explore the relationship between photography and the state of New Mexico, directly and indirectly, and its influence on interdisciplinary fields of study including anthropology, history and economics. Welcome to Flash Flood.

Hoover Dam, originally uploaded by davidondrik.

With my digital camera anyway. So yea, Las Vegas was weird and I didn’t find that much to take photos of in the city itself. There was the Brain Institute though, that was cool. But on the way to Vegas, we drove over Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is startling. These are the two best (digital) photos of my visit. I have two rolls of film to develop as well. One unexpected setback for the digital shots was lens flare. Yea, lens flare. I got it, and I didn’t even have to use a Photoshop filter.

So anyway, enjoy; two photos of the Hoover Dam.