Taradiddle

Description

Twenty years ago Traub abandoned all pretense of trying to find specific themes and subjects in his photographic wanderings other than to make Taradiddles, embracing fully the digital image which is always questioned for its further and inherent potential for distortion. Ironically, the witty and sardonic juxtaposition of Traub's images, are only a matter of framing his discoveries - here, there and everywhere. This volume is a collection of trifles that become matters of remarkable social commentary when Traub photographs them - "For me, serendipity, coincidence and chance are more interesting than any preconceived construct of our human encounters." (Charles H. Traub) - in a hundred plus images Traub seems to have captured the common incongruities of a global society. Traub took these pictures in more than 60 cities around the world: Dubai, Shanghai, Beijing, Rome, Tunis, Buenos Aires, Budapest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Santo Domingo, New York, just to name a few.

Charles H. Traub sees the world with a particular sense of humor and irony that reminds us of our messy humanity.--Aline Smithson "Lenscratch" Mr. Traub's taradiddles appear not just within the layers of his frame but in his careful combination of images afterward.--Rena Silverman "The New York Times" The witty and sardonic juxtaposition of Traub's images, are only a matter of framing his discoveries - here, there and everywhere.--David Campany "The Eye of Photography" Traub's work in Taradiddle is a collection of discoveries built around the idea of seeing -- not just looking. He is a photographer's photographer; demonstrating mastery of the medium without hubris or egotism.--Cary Benbow "Medium"