Blog of Visual Artist Brendan BurdzinskiTumblr (3.0; @mrsnoot)http://themrsnoot.com/Happy Birthday to Alec Soth. This is a fun list to think about as we bring in the new year. <p><a href="http://littlebrownmushroom.tumblr.com/post/14999467239/this-is-going-to-piss-some-people-off" class="tumblr_blog">littlebrownmushroom</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Following up on my post on <a href="http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/at-what-age-do-photographers-do-their-most-influential-work/">the age when photographers do their most influential work</a>, I decided to look up the ages of the photographers who’d made the most influential books of the year (according to the <a href="http://www.eyecurious.com/photobooks-2011-and-the-winner-is/">EyeCurious tally of 52 year-end lists</a>): Here are the top five:</p> <p>Christian Patterson (39)<br/>Rinko Kawauchi (39)<br/>Yukichi Watabe (34 in 1958)<br/>Ricardo Cases (40)<br/>Valerio Spada (39)<br/>Gregory Halpern (34)</p> <p>Alex Webb (59) and Guido Guidi (70) tied for 7th place.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-491" height="40" src="http://littlebrownmushroom.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/alec_signature1.jpg" title="alec_signature" width="100"/></p> <p><span>PS. Tomorrow is my 42nd birthday (sigh). </span></p> <div></div></blockquote>http://themrsnoot.com/post/15100251771http://themrsnoot.com/post/15100251771Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:14:09 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvn22mxbVm1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Guy- The Entrance Band</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684776094http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684776094Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:32:46 -0500Bootleg TheaterThe Entrance BandLos Angeles<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvn21qBr591qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paz- The Entrance Band</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684755062http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684755062Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:32:14 -0500Bootleg TheaterThe Entrance BandLos Angeles<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvn20nGWry1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Derek- The Entrance Band</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684728850http://themrsnoot.com/post/13684728850Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:31:35 -0500Bootleg TheaterThe Entrance BandLos Angeles<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luri8fuWCU1qcrxllo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jessicawhitehead.tumblr.com/post/12884576252/really-this-is-the-first-thing-i-see-when-i">jessicawhitehead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Really?  This is the first thing I see when I check my Tumblr, censored?  Didn’t even know the internet censorship hearings were today.  I didn’t even know this was a topic on the table!  America is getting just plain ridiculous if this is what they are worrying about, a few Tumblr posts and Facebook conversations.  </p> <p><a href="http://americancensorship.org/%C2%A0"><a href="http://americancensorship.org/%C2%A0">http://americancensorship.org/ </a></a></p> </blockquote>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12884894216http://themrsnoot.com/post/12884894216Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:51:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1pbo4hHk1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me.  Detroit, MI</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12247329200http://themrsnoot.com/post/12247329200Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:14:12 -0400Brendan BurdzinskiDetroitroadtrip<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1ljdV4od1qa8y5so1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Detroit, MI</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12244876641http://themrsnoot.com/post/12244876641Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:52:00 -0400Detroitroadtrip<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1l4fsqnh1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Woodhaven Stamping Plant.  Woodhaven, MI</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12244613823http://themrsnoot.com/post/12244613823Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:43:27 -0400FordWoodhavenMichiganroadtrip<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1jxa41xf1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I-75</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243880430http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243880430Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:17:34 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1jg2V6FQ1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ohio</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243587118http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243587118Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:07:14 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1jc1YOpH1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cincinnati, OH</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243518277http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243518277Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:04:49 -0400Cincinnatiroadtrip<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1iwyIwve1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cincinnati, OH</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243269434http://themrsnoot.com/post/12243269434Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:55:46 -0400Cincinnatiroadtripbrige<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxnioAI1G1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Old Ford.  Kentucky.</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241565775http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241565775Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:49:51 -0400Kentuckyroadtrip<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxnhfHy8r1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>John Deere.  Kentucky</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241563452http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241563452Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:49:45 -0400KentuckyJohn Deereroadtrip<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1finVnVD1qa8y5so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Local show, Nashville, TN</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241384976http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241384976Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:42:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxnfdpopu1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nashville, TN</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241348376http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241348376Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:41:00 -0400Nashvilleroadtrip<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1fd1d1Sp1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pee break.  Tennessee</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241304593http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241304593Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:39:17 -0400pee breaktennessee<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1f995Teh1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big rig.  Alabama</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241243669http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241243669Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:36:45 -0400Big rigroadtrip<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxne8Iavs1qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Waffle House.  Alabama</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241055101http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241055101Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:29:12 -0400Waffle HouseAlabamaroadtrip<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxnd6C3X61qa8y5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fireworks.  Alabama.</p>http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241052647http://themrsnoot.com/post/12241052647Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:29:06 -0400