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Nov 8
My exhibition “So Help Me” opened on Nov. 1st, and is still up at Opal Gallery. We had a great party on election night. I am returning to normal. For a look at images used in the exhibition, please see sohelpme.us, which I’ll continue to update with exhibition views in coming days. My exhibition “So Help Me” opened on Nov. 1st, and is still up at Opal Gallery. We had a great party on election night. I am returning to normal.

For a look at images used in the exhibition, please see sohelpme.us, which I’ll continue to update with exhibition views in coming days.
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Nov 8
I contributed a few images to this song for Obama called “Our Legs are Burning”.
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Nov 5

SO HELP ME on 20x200

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Oct 22
I’ve posted exhibition views of The Jena Project over here. I’ve posted exhibition views of The Jena Project over here.
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Oct 21
A brief interview w/ me on opening night of The Jena Project by Art Relish.
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Sep 15

Unphotographable in ProPhoto Magazine

This link’s a little late, but here’s an interview I did with ProPhoto Magazine in the UK about Unphotographable. Click the image of the page, to read a large version of the interview (which remarkably, has a BIG typo).

Unphotographable Interview in ProPhoto Magazine
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Sep 15

The Jena Project Opens @ Opal Gallery

My exhibition “The Jena Project” opened on Friday night at Opal Gallery in Atlanta. Here’s the card, and a look at Friday night’s crowd. For more information on this installation, please see The Jena Project. There will be a panel discussion at Hammonds House Museum on Saturday, Sept. 20th, at 2:00pm. Exhibition CardOpening Night, The Jena Project @ Opal Gallery, ATL
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Jun 16

Freedom's Cause, at "No Caption Needed"

The folks at “No Caption Needed” have posted three stills from my “Freedom’s Cause” project in their “Photographer’s Showcase”. I like that a blog (and book!) called “No Caption Needed” was interested in a project that relies heavily on the caption. NCN covers the intersection of politics and photography, and are definitely worth the rss subscription.
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May 29

Liz Kuball Photography | Blog: Interview: Michael David Murphy

I did an interview with Liz Kuball a few weeks ago before everything got T H I S busy. It took Liz’s email to remember that I hadn’t put a link up on news.michaeldavidmurphy.com, so here it is!
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May 22

Limited-Edition MDM Print @ 20x200

I’m pleased to have a limited-edition print available for sale from Jen Bekman’s 20x200. Jen did a great write-up for the piece on the 20x200 blog. For the rest of the work from this Jim Crow Rd. series, please see my portfolio site.
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May 19

A print in "Ka-Chunk", a group show at Opal Gallery

Dirt Road, Halong City, Vietnam I have a photograph from my project “Tennis Rules” currently up in the “Ka-Chunk” group show at Opal Gallery in Atlanta. The picture is from Halong City, Vietnam, in 2005. The show’s been extended through Friday, May 23rd. Stay-tuned for more news about “Tennis Rules”.
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May 19

Two Looks at the New York Photo Festival on Foto8

The kind folks at foto8 asked me to do some guest-blogging from the New York Photo Festival this past weekend. I was planning to be in town, so it all worked out nicely. Here’s “Midnight Mythologizing in Roger Ballen’s Shadow Chamber”, and my Sunday recap.
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May 19

Review of Robert Frank's "The Americans" in "The National", Abu Dhabi's Biggest Newspaper

My long essay on the reprinting of Robert Frank’s “The Americans”, originally published for the web on 2point8 was re-edited for the print version of “The National” in Abu Dhabi.

They like falcons there.
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Apr 17

I Heart Photograph - New Jersey

Laurel Ptak’s blog I Heart Photograph has spawned a massive group show (189 artists, worldwide) called “Is it Possible To Make a Photograph of New Jersey Regardless of Where You Are in the World”, which will include my photograph from Macon, Georgia, below. She’s posted a preview here. The show opens on April 6th at Pierro Gallery.

Dreams Going Out of Business Sale, Macon, GA

“Dreams Going Out of Business Sale” © Michael David Murphy

Here’s a picture of Laurel figuring out how to hang the show. That’s a lot of photos there.

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Apr 11

Videobrasil 3 Catalogue

A photo of mine of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty was used in the catalogue for Caderno SESC_Videobrasil 3 - limit, moving image and lots of strangeness. videobrasil.org.br

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Videobrasil 3 Catalogue
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