Tag Archives: Mike Ambs

A quick update on Cycle Powered Cinema

Remember that idea that I had a long time ago, about using bikes to power an outdoor movie series here in Ypsi? Well, the idea, no thanks to me, is still alive and kicking. In fact, we hope to have the first bike built in time for the December 5 Shadow Art Fair. And, if […]

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Photos (and video) from inside the Thompson Block

I don’t recommend that anyone risk their life and go inside the now extremely unstable Thompson Block, and in the process perhaps compromise an active arson investigation, but I wanted to share this amazing photo collage from local filmmaker Mike Ambs. update: There’s now video too. O.E Thompson Building – 1860-2009 from mike ambs ☂ […]

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Get photographed, and do some good in Ypsilanti

Remember how I told you a while ago about an ambitious undertaking by local photographer Erica Hampton called The Ypsi Project? Well, she’s still at it. Her goal, as you’ll recall, was to take 365 portraits in the city over the course of the year. I don’t know how many she’s done thus far, but, […]

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Summer Shadow ’09: the documentary

My friend Mike Ambs, who is presently living in Michigan, working on the editing of his film, Project Pedal, dropped by and shot some footage of last weekend’s Shadow Art Fair. Here’s the finished product, which I think is brilliant. 1 day. 40 artists. 9,000 gallons of beer. from mike ambs ☂ on Vimeo. I […]

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