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Images, ideas & commentary by David W. Sumner - www.bigcrow.com

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Observing

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Anna and I often pick window seats in cafes when we stop for coffee on our walks. We watch the people go by and observe the dynamics of the ...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

To The Point

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"By removing the color, we become more involved with the object's form and much more aware of the light that's falling on the o...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009

My Favorite Photo Book of the Year

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In my opinion the best photo book of the year is the little Blurb published book, "Look" by San Francisco painter Virginia Arana ...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

A Space of Their Own

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Artists build their living spaces around their work spaces. Creating a space conducive to making their art is first and foremost. If there i...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

The Still Life Found

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I've always been fascinated by the still life. I've also found it extremely difficult to create a still life that doesn't look o...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Dave's Rule

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The other day I was in a conversation with a few other photographers and there seemed to be a consensus that it's preferable to over exp...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Safeway Warehouse Fire, 1988

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One evening in September of 1988, I was driving home when I spotted an eruption of fire in the distance ahead. At first I thought it must be...
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David W. Sumner
In 1988 David moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to begin his career in photography, taking a job as a photo researcher at Mountain Light Photography. Since then, in addition to freelancing, he has worked as a studio/darkroom assistant, print finisher and in the late 1990s was Picture Editor at StageImage. For the past several years he has focused on personal projects documenting the social context of the urban environment. He lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife, the painter, Anna Conti.
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