Grid Typology 49 Commercial Jets, archival pigment print, 56 x 56 inches
September 8 – 22, 2012
Opening: Saturday, September 8, 2 – 4 p.m.
BAU-XI PHOTO
324 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G5
T: 416.977.0400
E: info@bau-xiphoto.com
www.bau-xiphoto.com
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30, Sun 11-5:30
Standing at the end of a runway, Jeffrey Milstein captures images of aircraft moments before landing. Carefully positioned and using a high-resolution digital camera, he photographs them from below as they streak past at speeds up to 175 miles per hour.
Jeffrey Milstein’s favorite spot for photographing aircraft is runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). “You have to find the right spot underneath the flight path,” he says, “Not too far away and not too close. The plane can’t be coming in too high or too low, and if the wing dips a little bit to correct for wind, the symmetry will be unequal. It is just a matter of finding the ‘sweet spot’ so that the aircraft is lined up exactly in the camera’s frame.”
A professional photographer, graphic designer, andarchitect, Jeffrey Milstein infuses his photography with his lifelong creative passion and fascination for flight. His acclaimed series “Aircraft: TheJet as Art” is being exhibited in a year-long solo show at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC from November 2011– November 2012, images from which will be on display at Bau-Xi Photo this September.
Milstein’s photographs have been published in Men’sVogue, European Photography, American Photo, Eyemazing, Die Zeit, Wired, PDN,Esquire and Conde Nast Portfolio.