We're posting a series of short profiles that will collectively provide a starting point for an exploration of international blogs, online magazines, and pages. We began by looking at Kilele, We Take Pictures Too, Arab Image Foundation, Greater Middle East Photo, Space Cadet, Street Level Japan, Kantor Berita MES 56, Japan Exposures, Invisible Photographer Asia, my new notebook, oitzarisme, La Fototeca, ZoneZero, Panoramica Galerie, reminders: I WAS THERE, and Asian Photography Blog.
Today we continue with a look at Black Man Ray.
THE BASICS
Site: Black Man Ray
Founding Publishers: Eric Setiawan, Budi Sukmana, and Dicky Jiang
Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Recommended sample post: Mitsu Maeda: On the Land of Northern Lights
Frequency of posts: Low, 1-4 a month
Founded: January 2011
Last updated: March 2012
In a sentence: Portfolios and interviews, largely with contemporary documentary and fine art photographers in Asia or from Asia.
Black Man Ray's blog presents photographers through portfolio presentations with a biography and link to the photographer's site, as well as occasional interviews and event announcements. Almost all photographers featured have a connection to Greater Asia - they work in or are from Asia.
Black Man Ray is also a gallery space in Bandung, Indonesia that hosts photography workshops.
Black Man Ray can be found on Facebook and on Twitter.