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I'm not entirely sure how Personas works but it's essentially a generator that color codes your web presence. It's totally wild watching it scan the web for instances of -- you. I pushed the button a couple times and got several results but ended up reading over and over a quip from my hometown paper, "Speaking of good leaders, Senior Becky Lettenberger is the Vikings' third tri-captain." Senior. In high school. When I played softball. A whole lifetime ago. WEIRD. Also weird is what these colors stand for... online, fame, sports, management, committees, medicine...illegal??religious? religion? what does that even mean?!

Look: Flat On My Face

© Justin James King

Every once in a while I come across a group of photos that totally sum up my current state of being. Justin James King takes the latest prize with his collection of photos Flat On My Face At The Edge Of The World. The other essays on his site similarly explore the relationship between space, movement, and time with a subtle eeriness.

Look: Blind Photographers

"My images are fragile; I've never seen them, but I know they exist, and some of them have touched me deeply." ©Evgen Bavcar

For many years I've had a reoccurring dream where I go blind. Once, this dream involved me struggling to load a roll of film, unable to see, unable to photograph. Sight Unseen, currently at the California Museum of Photography highlights work from a multitude of blind photographers who create haunting, tender, passionate images, and reminds me that the power of images can transcend all imaginable boundaries.

Check out my article on The Picture Show.