lost and found by Jacki

I was sent an link to a site called blurb.com. The link is for a book titled "lost and found" by a New York photographer and archivist named Jacki. "lost and found" is a book of photos that are a collection of found and lost family photos. The photos are black and white and of a time that is lost. Jacki's photo collection harks back to a time that was in America. Urban and rural mix with the quaint and charming.
These are photos that were once a staple of American households and often lost to time. It is a piece of Americana.

Alex Prager Show

Eyes! Look into my eyes. Yes, eyes; now look through Alex Prager's eyes and see what she sees. "Compulsion" is Alex Prager's latest show at West Hollywood's M & B Gallery  and the eyes have it. Between her portraits of eyes and only eyes are large format photo prints of things you wouldn't actually want to see.

Scary, nerve wracking images of falling, burning and near if not actual death experiences. This is Hollywood after all and nothing is really real right. Alex Prager's images have a surealality making the images not only compelling but comfortably cinematic. These are the images Hitchcock meant to create. Dark and scary situations surrounded by close ups of eyes. Just the eye nothing else fill the frame. Look deep into them. Eyes are the gateway to the soul n'est pas?
Alex Prager's show runs through May 12th and it is a must see if you like eyes or seeing.