Category: Portfolios & Galleries
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Two years on: a photographic tribute to Standing Rock
Two years on: a photographic tribute to Standing Rock From April 2016 until March 2017, one of the largest protest movements in American history took place on the plains of North Dakota at Standing Rock reservation. Over 15,000 people, including members of more than 300 recognised tribes, gathered at resista via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/two-years-on-a-photographic-tribute-to-standing-rock/ Photographer…
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Garie Waltzer: The States Project: Ohio | LENSCRATCH
Garie Waltzer: The States Project: Ohio Garie Waltzer’s personal evolution as a photographer in some ways mirrors the wildly radical transformation of the medium itself during the past 50 years. After working as a painter as an undergraduate student, she embraced analog photography; later, she via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2019/04/garie-waltzer-the-states-project-ohio/ Garie Waltzer’s personal evolution as a photographer…
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Finding Fraternity and Politics in Algerian Soccer – The New York Times
Finding Fraternity and Politics in Algerian Soccer Fethi Sahraoui has been photographing young Algerians who rush to local stadiums for biweekly soccer matches and for a chance to be heard. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/lens/finding-fraternity-and-politics-in-algerian-soccer.html The sport is so popular in the North African nation and the region, that it’s been given the Marxist treatment: “We call it…
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The Chaos of Altamont and the Murder of Meredith Hunter | The New Yorker
The Chaos of Altamont and the Murder of Meredith Hunter A lot has been written about the notorious Rolling Stones concert at Altamont, where dozens of people were beaten and a black teen was killed, but so much of the language around it has been passive, exonerating. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-chaos-of-altamont-and-the-murder-of-meredith-hunter In December, 1969,…
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An Insider’s View of Joy and Beauty in Africa’s Biggest Shantytown – The New York Times
An Insider’s View of Joy and Beauty in Africa’s Biggest Shantytown Through Kibera Stories, Brian Otieno looks beyond the stark realities that have defined his hometown’s visual narrative to photograph innovative fashion, art and everyday life. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/lens/kibera-stories-photography-africa.html As Brian Otieno was waiting to start college six years ago, he spent his days snapping pictures…
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Rosalind Fox Solomon’s surreal shots of American life
Rosalind Fox Solomon’s surreal shots of American life American photographer Rosalind Fox Solomon is a master of precision and poise, capturing the most compelling moments in life. On April 2 – her 89th birthday –Solomon will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Centre of Photography. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/rosalind-fox-solomons-surreal-shots-of-american-life/ American photographer Rosalind Fox…
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Eastern Exposures – The Leica camera Blog
[contentcards url=”https://www.leica-camera.blog/2019/03/25/eastern-exposures/”] Eastern Exposures – The Leica camera Blog Transnistria, the no-man’s land between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, rarely makes it into the news. With the exception of the short war between 1990 and 1992, when the country was fighting for independence only to later sink back into east block oblivion. It is…
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Elliot Ross: Plainsmen | LENSCRATCH
Elliot Ross: Plainsmen In Elliot Ross’s series, Plainsmen, we are called to the interior American West—a place which, from an outsider’s perspective, is generally romanticized and oversimplified. The region is too often ignored unless it is politically convenient, and it is som via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2019/03/elliot-ross-the-plainsmen/ In Elliot Ross’s series, Plainsmen, we are called to the…
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Elliot Ross: Plainsmen | LENSCRATCH
Elliot Ross: Plainsmen In Elliot Ross’s series, Plainsmen, we are called to the interior American West—a place which, from an outsider’s perspective, is generally romanticized and oversimplified. The region is too often ignored unless it is politically convenient, and it is som via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2019/03/elliot-ross-the-plainsmen/ In Elliot Ross’s series, Plainsmen, we are called to the…
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A Portrait of Prepubescent Style in South Wales | The New Yorker
A Portrait of Prepubescent Style in South Wales A project by the photographer Clémentine Schneidermann and the art director Charlotte James invites children to style and invent themselves. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-portrait-of-prepubescent-style-in-south-wales Of all the images that the photographer Clémentine Schneidermann and the art director Charlotte James have made of (and with) children in…
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Chronicling the Reasons Central Americans Migrate to the United States – The New York Times
Chronicling the Reasons Central Americans Migrate to the United States For half a decade, Fred Ramos has photographed the longstanding political, social and environmental crises that are driving migration in the region. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/lens/central-americans-migrate-united-states.html For half a decade, Fred Ramos has photographed the longstanding political, social and environmental crises that are driving migration in the…
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The Death of a Parent, Captured in Photos – Feature Shoot
The Death of a Parent, Captured in Photos – Feature Shoot “Sometimes I feel like I am in a bad dream.” “Everything is aimless and hopeless. I have lost my direction and I don’t know where to go.” “Your dad was… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2019/03/the-death-of-a-parent-captured-in-photos/ The photographer Argus Paul Estabrook remembers his mother calling him…
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Sébastien Van Malleghem – Nordic Noir « burn magazine
Sébastien Van Malleghem – Nordic Noir Sébastien Van Malleghem Nordic Noir An artistic residence in Norway (Halsnoy Cloister, 2013) ignites a passion with the North. Iceland, then Scandinavia further fuels the flame, revealing a persona… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2019/03/sebastien-van-malleghem-nordic-noir/ An artistic residence in Norway (Halsnoy Cloister, 2013) ignites a passion with the North. Iceland, then…
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Street Photography That Elevates Scenes of Everyday Life in East London – The New York Times
Street Photography That Elevates Scenes of Everyday Life in East London Playing with light and shadow, José Sarmento Matos captures barbecues and commuters in ways that echo Caravaggio’s oil paintings. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/lens/street-photography-life-east-london.html Playing with light and shadow, José Sarmento Matos captures barbecues and commuters in ways that echo Caravaggio’s oil paintings.
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A Photographer Chronicles Upheaval in His Suburban Home Town | The New Yorker
A Photographer Chronicles Upheaval in His Suburban Home Town One of gentrification’s peculiar wounds is its threat to the architecture of memories, as new stories, new histories, get imposed upon old ones. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographer-chronicles-upheaval-in-his-suburban-home-town The photographer Al Thompson arrived in the United States as a teen-ager from Jamaica, in 1996, to join…
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Developer x For Freedoms | LENSCRATCH
Developer x For Freedoms It Is A Miracle We Are Standing Here. The title of the exhibition currently hanging at the International Center for Photography speaks to the crisis of modern day social fabrics, art making, and political climate. When For Freedoms and I began discussing via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2019/03/developer-x-for-freedoms/ It Is A Miracle We Are…
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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Patrick D. Pagnano, Street Photographer – Feature Shoot
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Patrick D. Pagnano, Street Photographer – Feature Shoot On October 7, 2018, the photographer Patrick D. Pagnano died, leaving behind a treasury of classic American street photography and documentary work made over more than 50 years. While attending… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2019/03/remembering-the-life-and-legacy-of-patrick-d-pagnano-street-photographer/ On October 7, 2018, the photographer Patrick…
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Tracy L. Chandler: At the Edge | LENSCRATCH
Tracy L. Chandler: At the Edge Tracy L Chandler’s compelling and poignant series Edge Dwellers is photography at it’s best. The work speaks to the power of the medium as a vehicle for bearing witness, for understanding and contemplating humanity, and for providing connection to unseen via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2019/03/tracy-l-chandler-at-the-edge/ Tracy L Chandler’s compelling and poignant…
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A Portrait of Mexico Through the Eyes of Graciela Iturbide – Feature Shoot
A Portrait of Mexico Through the Eyes of Graciela Iturbide – Feature Shoot Chalma, 1974 Pajaros en el poste, carretera a Guanajuato, Mexico, 1990 In 1969, Graciela Iturbide was enrolled in the prestigious University Center for Film Studies at the National Autonomous University… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2019/03/a-portrait-of-mexico-through-the-eyes-of-graciela-iturbide/ In 1969, Graciela Iturbide was enrolled in the…
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A Photographer’s Quest to Discover His Nubian Ancestry – The New York Times
A Photographer’s Quest to Discover His Nubian Ancestry After his father’s death, the photographer Mohamed Altoum went on a journey to understand what it means to be Nubian. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/lens/nubian-culture-ancestry-sudan.html After his father’s death, the photographer Mohamed Altoum went on a journey to understand what it means to be Nubian.