The Freedom of The Moon

Edgewood, Fine art photography, Photography, Texas

A handmade photo book inspired by a poem by Robert Frost, “The Freedom of the Moon”.

A poem helps me simplify and focus on creating a short moon photo essay. The book is designed as such so the photos and poem can be enjoyed together side by side.

SPECIFICATION: The 7.5″ x 9.5″ hardcover book is bound with hempleaf Japanese stab binding technique, wrapped in Golden Rod Italian bookcloth, paired with midnight blue Chiyogami paper for the inside cover. Photos are printed on Hahnemuhle fine art archival Rag Natural paper.

Seven moon photographs with a caption page presented side by side with a full quote of Robert Frost’s “The Freedom of the Moon.” Created in 2018.

“The color run, all sorts of wornder follows.”
The Freedom of The Moon, Robert Frost.

@Ine Burke | inegaleri.com

Under the Canopy of Oaks and Gums

Black and White, Countryscape, Edgewood, Fine art photography, Nature, Photography, Upper East Texas

My second issue of photo essay periodicals is published! It is called “Under the Canopy of Oaks and Gums – Portrait of a County Road”, in the format of a 40-page magazine with premium papers fit to showcase photography works. They are currently available at 211 Art Gallery and will also be brought to the Edgewood Heritage Festival on November 11, 2017.

Excerpt

Broadening the way of seeing is exactly what this photography work sets out to do. Subjects found along a typical county road in East Texas were portrayed in “spotlights”.

Preview and purchase

Book details

Size US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm, 40 Pages, premium paper
ISBN: Softcover – 9781389545351

To see all issues go to: BOOKS

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©Ine Burke | inegaleri.com

Food Vendors – A handmade book

Beyond, Fine art photography, Photography, Portrait, Travel

A photo essay consisting five portraits of food vendors from various cities in Indonesia:

Soybean curd dessert vendor on the street of North Bandung
Crackers vendor in her traditional kitchen in East Bandung
Chinese-style roast pork belly vendor in Belitung Island
Gudeg (traditional cuisine of Central Java) booth worker in Yogyakarta
Noodle vendor in front of her booth in East Bandung

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Book dimension 7″ x 10″ (closed) / 8 leaves of 7″ (opened), printed on premium archival fine art 300 gsm paper, digital inkjet printing, custom made red linen hardcover.

Available for pre-order. Email to inegaleri@gmail.com.

See The Making of My Handmade Photobooks.

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North Shore of Belitung Island – A handmade book

Beyond, Fine art photography, Photography

A photo essay exhibiting the pristine beaches on the north shore of Belitung Island, located at Karimata Strait, which connects the South China Sea and Java Sea, Indonesia. This book consists of 7 photographs from Tanjung Tinggi Beach, Batu Berlayar Island, Lengkuas Island, and Karimata Strait.

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Book dimension 10″ x 7″ (closed) / 10 leaves of 10″ (opened), printed on premium archival fine art 300 gsm paper, digital inkjet printing, custom made blue linen hardcover.

Available for pre-order. Email to inegaleri@gmail.com.

See The Making of My Handmade Photobooks.

The Making of My Handmade Photobooks

Beyond, Fine art photography, Photography, Travel

This year, I introduced my first handmade photobooks to the 40th Edgewood Heritage Festival and 211 Art Gallery “Around the World” show, both were held on November 12th, 2016.

An accordion photobook that consists of 5 to 7 photos is a perfect medium to present a short photo essay. It also serves as a nice display piece that can be stored like a book. After many researches on materials and how-tos, and a visit to Book Doctor in Dallas, Tx., to get materials for book cover, I went ahead with the production. I made two photobooks, “North Shore of Belitung Island” and “Food Vendors”, which photos were taken during a trip back home to Indonesia this summer.

“North Shore of Belitung Island” consists of 7 landscape photographs which leads to the decision to make a “landscape” orientation book (finished book dimension with cover is 10″ width x 7″ height). The “Food Vendors” exhibits 5 photographs of people in small food businesses in “portrait” orientation, thus the book orientation (finished book dimension with cover is 7″ width x 10″ height). They are now displayed at the 211 Art Gallery in Athens, Tx., and available for pre-order (email to inegaleri@gmail.com).

Here’s the steps I went through to produce my first handmade photobooks:

1. Print the content on 13″x19″ premium archival fine art and photographic digital paper.

2. Cut paper according to design dimension. What I have here are 19″ x 6.5″ pieces for the Belitung Island and 13″ x 9.5″ pieces for Food Vendors book.

3. Score the paper with bone folder accordingly to create a crease for neater and easier folding.

4. Make hinges to connect the papers with glue to create the accordion effect. Use pH neutral glue made for book binding and paper projects.

The accordion book formed.

5. Cut board and linen for the book covers. The board’s dimension is 0.5 inches bigger that the book’s width and height, the linen’s is slightly bigger than the board. Wrap and glue the linen to the boards.

6. Glue the content to the covers.

7. The finished accordion books.

My Exhibits at the Edgewood Heritage Festival 2015

Edgewood, Fall, Festivals, Fine art photography, Heritage Park, Photography

In case you missed it, and also by request from some of my guests, these are my exhibits that I presented at the 39th Edgewood Heritage Festival, November 14th, 2015.

They are all framed and ready to hang in various dimension, but also available in customized size if requested. Most of them are local, taken in Edgewood and surrounding areas. One of the exhibits was taken in one of my favorite cities, New Orleans. Thank you to all who had come and enjoyed my work. See you again soon, hopefully!

Majestic Texas Sky | Frame 16x20 | Giclee Print 11x14

Majestic Texas Sky, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 16 x 20 | Print 11 x 14

Curves of Magnolia Leaves, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 16 x 20 | Print 11 x 14

Coca Cola, Mineola, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x 10

Moon Pie & RC Cola, Ben Wheeler, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x 10

Mill Creek 1, Edgewood & Fruitvale, Tx | Frame 18 x 24 | Print 11 x 17

Mill Creek 2, Edgewood & Fruitvale, Tx | Frame 18 x 24 | Print 11 x 17

Rainbow over Pecan Tree, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x 10

Dog Town, Canton, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x10

Texan Theatre, Athens, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x 10

Shadows of Medicine Bottles, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 14 x 18 | Print 8 x 10

“A” Frame on Mill Creek, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 12 x 16 | Print 8 x 12

Golden Rods, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 12 x 16 | Print 8 x 12

Triptych of Cypress Tree, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 12 x 16 | Print 8 x 12

Magnolia Blossom, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 12 x 16 | Print 8 x 12

Lime Green, French Quarter, NOLA | Frame 17 x 20 | Print 11 x 14

Accorns & Nuts, Edgewood, Tx | | Frame 16 x 16 | Print 12 x 12

Sunrise 2, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 11 x 11 | Print 8 x 10

Pine Cones, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 11 x 14 | Print 8 x 10

County Road, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 16 x 20 | Print 11 x 14

Freshly Cut Hay, Edgewood, Tx | Frame 16 x 20 | Print 11 x 14

Curves of Leaves – Magnolia

Edgewood, Fine art photography, Nature, Photography, Spring, Still

Magnolia

Curves of Leaves – Canna Lily

Edgewood, Fine art photography, Nature, Photography, Spring, Still

Backlit Canna lily leaves:

Canna lily triptych 1:

Canna lily triptych 2:

Magnolia Blossom

Edgewood, Fine art photography, Nature, Photography, Spring

Magnolia is an ancient genus. It is named after a French botanist, Pierre Magnol. Source: Wikipedia.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans

Architecture, Beyond, Beyond Upper East Texas, Black and White, Fine art photography, Photography, Travel

This is one out of three St. Louis Cemeteries, the oldest surviving cemeteries in New Orleans. It was established by Royal Spanish Land Grant in 1789. The St. Louis Cemetery No.1, at the corner of St. Louis and Basin Street, was originally twice its current size and located outside of the city limit. All the graves are above-ground vaults which believed to protect the bodies from flooding and was also a common practice adapted by French and Spanish culture.

The sky-scraping New Orleans city skyline against down-to-earth tombs of St. Louis Cemetery No.1.

The cemetery is adorned with fascinating memorial sculptures, monuments, and statuary.

The tallest monument in the cemetery belongs to The Italian Mutual Benevolent Society. The tomb has space for a thousand remains for the society members. It is a way to lower the fund of burial for individuals.

Some of notable citizens of New Orleans were buried here. The most visited now is probably what is believed to be the tomb of the Voo Doo Queen, Marie Laveau, who was rested in her family tomb. The tomb is covered with cross marks put by people who believe that it will make Laveau’s spirit grant a wish. The living family members consider this as vandalism.

“OMNIA AB UNO” – all comes from One- is engraved on this pure white 9-feet pyramid tomb belongs to actor Nicolas Cage for his future final resting place. The plot was purchased in 2010.