MarcMagazines
Portraits
Many of my photographs have appeared on the covers of books (with topics such as Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, American Government, Urban Studies, etc.), on brochures and other publications. Those experiences prompted an idea. What if many of my countless photographs spanning decades were used on magazine covers to preview actual essays and poems I have written as well as possible articles that come to mind when viewing the images?
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Portraits is a journal of images of friends, neighbors and co-workers who I have photographed during more than four decades. Each portrait is accompanied by an essay that indicates how I met my subject and describes our photo session(s). The photographs were never taken for money or profit and were instead created for personal or artistic reasons, or just for fun. (Some portraits have been digitally altered and/or color has been added to create new versions.)
MarcMagazines are collections of experimental magazine covers illustrating essays and poems based on existing web journals, each with a theme.
The cover images, in partnership with article titles and descriptions, describe the content in the journals and magazines. The image simplifies and focuses attention while avoiding overdesign.
On this page are examples of magazine covers for Portraits Magazine. Excluded are several covers that illustrate controversial essays and poems with nude photographs.
