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Photos now on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography: W|ALLS: Defend, Divide and the Divine (Oct 5-Dec 29, 2019)
Photos now on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography: W|ALLS: Defend, Divide and the Divine (Oct 5-Dec 29, 2019)

Photographs I took during a 3 year period at the US/Mexico border (spanning from California through Texas) with AMBOS Project & Tanya Aguiñiga opened at the Annenberg Space for Photography.

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Arts+Culture, Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, AMBOS Project, Annenberg Space for Photography, art activism, art exhibit, Art Made Between Opposite Sides, artist, artistic, border wall, Decoration, Defense, Delineation, Dr. Jen Sudul Edwards, historical, humanity, Katie Hollander, museum, no border wall, opening, photo exhibit, photographer, political, social, Tanya Aguiñiga, textile artist, The Divine, The Invisible, US/Mexico border, W|ALLS
Total Solar Eclipse in San Francisco
Total Solar Eclipse in San Francisco

We spent this last weekend in San Francisco and thought we’d stay an extra day to watch the eclipse with friends

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 2017, 2019, 2024, Future total solar eclipse, Great American Eclipse, light magic, moon, nasa, northern california, Partial eclipse, san francisco, solar eclipse, Solar eclipse of August 21 2017, south america 2019, space, total eclipse of the sun, total solar eclipse, wanderlust
Discovering The Motherland: Cuba
Discovering The Motherland: Cuba

I’m finally doing it, I’m visiting my motherland!

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, ancestry, blog feature, cheapair.com, cuba, cuban, displacement, documentary photographer, documentary photography, family, family history, family photos, genealogy, gina clyne photography, habana, havana, island, motherland, multi ethnic family, multicultural, old havana, personal history, photojournalism, photojournalist, roots, travel, travel blog
Featured In: CITIx60 City Guides “Los Angeles” (60 Local Creatives Bring You The Best Of The City)
Featured In: CITIx60 City Guides “Los Angeles” (60 Local Creatives Bring You The Best Of The City)

Sofia Borges, editor of victionary (a graphic art and design book publisher) asked me to contribute to a city guide book they were putting together for Los Angeles.

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, gina clyne photography, in print, los angeles photographer, design, Los Angeles River, L.A. River, victionary, Sofia Borges, graphic art, book publisher, city guide book, Angeleno, native, local creatives, CITIx60, Landmarks, Architecture, print, art book, illustration, map, Shops, markets, hot spots, art space, restaurants, cafes, nightlife, cultural, ISBN 978-988-13203-2-2, Josh Evans
Wednesday Ephemera #8: Family Kodachrome Slides (1950s)
Wednesday Ephemera #8: Family Kodachrome Slides (1950s)

Today I share with you a selection of Kodachrome slides that I came across one Sunday morning while visiting the Long Beach Antique Market.

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 127 slide film, 1950s, 2.5 x 2.5 film, american, americana, brownie camera, davidson star d, ephemera wednesday, exisiting, family history, family photos, film, film is not dead, flea market, kodachrome, kodak, long beach antique market, metal slide binders, mid century, old photos, paper ephemera, people take pictures of each other, picture taking, portraits, proof, slide, slide film, snap shots, square format, swap meet, the kinks, vintage, wednesday ephemera
Wednesday Ephemera #7: Polaroid Snapshot (Year Unknown)
Wednesday Ephemera #7: Polaroid Snapshot (Year Unknown)

I wanted to share with you today a found photograph that I’ve had in my collection for some time.

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, boy, brother, collection, collector, date unknown, dog, ephemera, fetishizing, found photo, found photograph, girl, object love, old photograph, old photographs, origin unknown, paper ephemera, pet, photo collector, photographs, polaroid, portrait, preciousness, sister, subjective, wednesday ephemera, white border
Wednesday Ephemera #6: A Panoramic Group Photo (1950)
Wednesday Ephemera #6: A Panoramic Group Photo (1950)

I want to share with you a panoramic group photo that I purchased at the Vintage Paper Fair a couple weeks back.

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 1950, 20" long, analog, analogue, b&w, black and white, blog, daguerreotype plates, ephemera wednesday, film, folded photograph, George Lawrence, glendale, group photograph, handwriting, history, january, nostalgia, old photograph, panoramic, panoramic camera, panoramic group photograph, panoramic photo, paper, paper ephemera, photo paper, portrait, portraiture, telephone repair, The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Repair Department, the photograph, vintage, wednesday ephemera
Wednesday Ephemera #5: Chevron Promotional Wall Calendar (1964)
Wednesday Ephemera #5: Chevron Promotional Wall Calendar (1964)

Today I bring you a Chevron promotional wall calendar from the year 1964, each page flip sharing a photograph taken at various places of American scenic wonderment…

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 1960s, 1964, automobile, blog, calendar, chevron, collection, collector, ephemera wednesday, escapism, forest, gina clyne photography, lake, musings, national parks, nostalgia, paper ephemera, road trip, show and tell, travel, trip, vintage, wall calendar, wednesday, wednesday ephemera
Wednesday Ephemera #4: View-master Junior Projector (1950) & Stereo Picture Disks (1960)
Wednesday Ephemera #4: View-master Junior Projector (1950) & Stereo Picture Disks (1960)

Tonight I share with you my View-Master Junior Projector (1950) and a couple of my favorite 3-D stereo pictures (1960)…

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 1950s, 1960s, 2D, 3D, bakelite, collection, collector, disk, ephemera, ephemera wednesday, musings, nostalgia, paper, paper ephemera, photographs, picture disk, projector, reels, sawyer's inc., slides, Stereo Pictures, stereo pictures disk, stereo scope, stereoscope, three dimensional, two dimensional, view master, View-Master Junior Projector, View-Master Projector, vintage, wall, wednesday
Wednesday Ephemera #3: Southern California Family Snapshots (1979-1988)
Wednesday Ephemera #3: Southern California Family Snapshots (1979-1988)

I want to share with you a colorful collection of family snapshots I picked up at the Vintage Paper Fair sometime in 2009.

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 1979, 1980s, 1988, arts, boys, brothers, collection, collector, ephemera, ephemera wednesday, family, instant gratification, instant photos, kodak, labels, memory, memory triggers, nostalgia, paper ephemera, photographs, polaroids, socal, southern california, text, wednesday
Wednesday Ephemera #2: Bolivar, New York Postcard (1908)
Wednesday Ephemera #2: Bolivar, New York Postcard (1908)

Tonight I want to share with you a postcard from the town of Bolivar, New York (located in Allegany County, western New York, USA).

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Art-Making & MusingsGina Clynegina clyne, photography, los angeles, california, los angeles photography, 1900s, bolivar, cursive, cut leg, ephemera wednesday, handwriting, memory, memory trigger, message, new york, nostalgia, note, old, paper ephemera, postcard, reference, trauma, travel, wednesday, western new york