This post is prompted by an essay by Geoff Dyer entitled:
The Believer: "Street View: On Photographers' Appropriation of Google Maps"
In it, he talks about the work of three photographers - Doug Rickard, Michael Wolf and Jon Rafman, all of whom are photographers that mine Google Street View and represent our environment back to us.
Doug Rickard - 'A New American Picture'
Michael Wolf - Street View Manhattan
Jon Rafman - 9-Eyes.com
The Believer: "Street View: On Photographers' Appropriation of Google Maps"
In it, he talks about the work of three photographers - Doug Rickard, Michael Wolf and Jon Rafman, all of whom are photographers that mine Google Street View and represent our environment back to us.
Doug Rickard - 'A New American Picture'
D. Rickard - #82.948842, Detroit, MI. 2009, 2010 |
Doug Rickard - #39.177833, Baltimore, MD. 2008, 2011 |
Doug Rickard - #40.805716, Bronx, NY. 2009, 2011 |
D. Rickard – #40.805716, Bronx, NY. 2009, 2011
Michael Wolf - Street View Manhattan
Michael Wolf - Street View Manhattan, Image 01 |
Michael Wolf - Street View Manhattan, Image 07 |
Michael Wolf - Street View Manhattan, Image 21 |
Jon Rafman - 9-Eyes.com
Jon Rafman - 9-Eyes.com, untitled |
Jon Rafman - 9-Eyes.com, untitled |
Jon Rafman - 9-Eyes.com, untitled |