Monday, February 7, 2011

2011 Spoleto Festival - Shutter Pattern

Single house, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok

One of my images was chosen this year for the cover of the 2011 Spoleto Festival USA Ticket Brochure. Charleston's international arts festival is one of the world's largest, lasting 17 days, and offering a wide array of performances from artists and musicians from around the globe. Kudos to Stitch Design Co. for their excellent creative work designing the brochure.
Incidentally, Spoleto held a contest asking their employees where they thought this photo was taken. It may be hard to guess, as I made this image several years ago, and recent renovations to this single house have changed its appearance somewhat. This underlines how transient the moments are that we capture with our cameras. The moment is there, then gone forever. All that remains is what was recorded in that instant, which lingers only in our memories and our memory cards.


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15 comments:

  1. brattcatFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    First, a well-deserved congratulations. Second, the image is wonderful. I feel as if I could climb the building from window to window. Third, it's so true about the "moments captured". I took a series of photographs of a popular restaurant with sunlight streaming over patrons' heads. The restaurant burned down to the ground not long after that photo shoot...a new one is being erected...but the understanding that our moments never come quite the same way, ever again, is truly confirmed when we look back through our archives.

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  2. chaoticfancyFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Congratulations Doug!
    Interesting contrast of the new and polished windows vs. the coarse texture of the wall seemingly etched by time :D

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  3. yzFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    the way the windows are arranged are like footprints, cool
    well spotted

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  4. KrunalFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    i love this. brilliant

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  5. fiziskandarzFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    congratulations for the cover! it must feels really good to know your work is appreciated eh :) great image btw, love the details of the wall.

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  6. ChristopherFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Congrats on the cover and on nabbing this fantastic shot--love the very rustic texture. Well seen!

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  7. jACK LARSONFebruary 8, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    wonderful textures. fine composition

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  8. S. FannFebruary 8, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    sharp looking :) the blending-of-tones and its mild-textural-force, lovely framing piece of work. a visual treat.

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  9. Marie LCFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:37 AM

    Very beautiful renderind of the materials of this beautiful facade of charm. I attended there is indeed for a long time to the festival of Spoleto, a big moment.

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  10. theys rolandFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Interesting contrast,good composition Doug

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  11. thamiFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Voilà un événement haut en couleurs et bien illustré!
    Bonne journée lumineuse et chaleureuse!

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  12. DonatoFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Of course it difficult to say where to photo is taken, it can be any where in Italy or even in south France! and if it's Spoleto, well a needle in a hay heap!
    Congratulation for the cover!

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  13. georgeFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    I love the patina of age that's so evident in the paintwork - it has that Mediterranean quality! Good to see this lovely pic getting recognition - and used.

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    A slightly late congratulations to you, Doug! This is a marvellous image with those colours, the textures and the framing. All the best...

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  15. Roxana | ANGHELJune 30, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Very beautiful shot! "The moment is there, then gone forever." I can't agree more. Greatings from Romania

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