Feb 11

Conventional Wisdom: Military History Fest: Visiting with reenactors through our continued insider look at conventions, with photographer Arthur Drooker

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Conventional Wisdom: Military History Fest


Through his ever-present lens, photographer Arthur Drooker has taken CH on tours through the delightful, odd and evocative worlds of conventions and convention attendees. Drooker indoctrinated us into Brony culture, introduced us to over…

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Sep 09

Conventional Wisdom: Fetish Con: Photographer Arthur Drooker shares an inside look at S&M in his series on convention attendees

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Conventional Wisdom: Fetish Con


Where photographer Arthur Drooker has gone, we’ve followed. We were in awe of the openly eccentric and colorful BronyCon, but his latest venture into the world of convention attendees delivers an entirely different wow…

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Aug 28

Conventional Wisdom: BronyCon: Photographer Arthur Drooker mingles with My Little Pony enthusiasts in his series on convention attendees

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Conventional Wisdom: BronyCon


BronyCon, the annual convention for fans of Hasbro’s animated television series “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” took over the Baltimore Convention Center for four days this August and photographer ); return…

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Aug 14

Conventional Wisdom: 37th Vent Haven Ventriloquist Convention: The third installment of Arthur Drooker’s photo series on convention attendees

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Conventional Wisdom: 37th Vent Haven Ventriloquist Convention


Photographer Arthur Drooker has already taken us on eccentric adventures within the World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships and the annual assembling of the Association of Lincoln Presenters. Drooker’s been swinging by a hand-picked…

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Jul 31

Becoming Hemingway by Henry Hargreaves: Impersonators pose as “Papa” in the curious Kiwi’s latest photo project

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Becoming Hemingway by Henry Hargreaves


Back in 1957, photographer Yousef Karsh asked an aging Earnest Hemingway to sit for a portrait. In what would become an iconic image, the author stares to the right of the camera, white-bearded and…

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Jul 29

Conventional Wisdom: World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships: The second installment of Arthur Drooker’s photo series on convention attendees

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Conventional Wisdom: World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships


We recently took you to the Association of Lincoln Presenters annual assembly, by way of photographer Arthur Drooker’s camera lens. Drooker has been dropping by some of the convention industry’s most eccentric gatherings in an…

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Jul 12

Conventional Wisdom by Arthur Drooker: An exclusive sneak peek at a new photo series about convention attendees

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Conventional Wisdom by Arthur Drooker


We’ve been following photographer Arthur Drooker’s work since his 2010 American Ruins gallery show and book. The Mill Valley, California-based artist’s infrared imagery mystifies with its modern approach to capturing mythic, decayed structures. We caught…

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