Tag: Alec Soth
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Alec Soth’s Obsessive Ode to Image-Making | The New Yorker
Alec Soth’s Obsessive Ode to Image-Making The photographer’s latest book, “A Pound of Pictures,” invites us into his process and asks us to connect the dots. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/alec-soths-obsessive-ode-to-image-making The photographer’s latest book, “A Pound of Pictures,” invites us into his process and asks us to connect the dots.
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50 Questions with Photographer Alec Soth | AnOther
50 Questions with Photographer Alec Soth via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/13816/50-questions-with-photographer-alec-soth A Pound of Pictures is a window into both our world and Soth’s process itself. In every photograph, there is what we see and what lies beneath. Much the same way, Soth answers our 50 questions with consideration, sincerity and just the right amount of playfulness.
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Alec Soth Asks What a Pound of Pictures Weighs
Juxtapoz Magazine – Alec Soth Asks What a Pound of Pictures Weighs A new exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery brings together images photographer Alec Soth completed between 2018 and 2021. As is often his custom, Soth beg… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/alec-soth-asks-what-a-pound-of-pictures-weighs/ A new exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery brings together images photographer Alec Soth completed between 2018…
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Photographers on Photographers: Joel Jimenez Jara in Conversation with Alec Soth – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Joel Jimenez Jara in Conversation with Alec Soth – LENSCRATCH I learned about Alec Soth’s work right when I was starting my sophomore year in college when I was studying photography. A professor showed me his work for the first time through a photobook (A small version of Sleeping by the Mississippi…
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Magnum photographer Alec Soth accused of plagiarism by Chicago artist Tonika Johnson | The Art Newspaper
Magnum photographer Alec Soth accused of plagiarism by Chicago artist Tonika Johnson On commission for the New York Times, Soth says he had “no knowledge” of the the long-term project by the Chicago resident and documentary photographer Link: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/magnum-photographer-alec-soth-may-face-legal-action-after-plagiarism-claim-from-chicago-artist-tonika-johnson On commission for the New York Times, Soth says he had “no knowledge” of the the…
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Magnum Photographer Alec Soth on Not Giving In to What’s ‘Cool’
Magnum Photographer Alec Soth on Not Giving In to What’s ‘Cool’ In his latest “sofa session” interview, Martin Parr speaks with fellow Magnum photographer Alec Soth (pronounced like “both”) about launching his career, via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/04/09/magnum-photographer-alec-soth-on-not-giving-in-to-whats-cool/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 In his latest “sofa session” interview, Martin Parr speaks with fellow Magnum photographer Alec Soth (pronounced like “both”) about…
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Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture
Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/magnum-photos-turning-points-life-changing-moments-by-magnum-photographers From iconic images…
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13 Photographers on Turning Points in Their Work – Aperture Foundation NY
13 Photographers on Turning Points in Their Work Elliott Erwitt, Zun Lee, Alec Soth, and more on the turning points in their photographs—from global and national events to the most personal moments. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/13-photographers-on-turning-points/ Turning points in the lives and works of photographers often span the extremes—from global and national events to…
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11 Photographers on How To Finish a Body of Work – Aperture Foundation NY
11 Photographers on How To Finish a Body of Work When should you bring a photographic project to an end? LaToya Ruby Frazier, Justine Kurland, Alec Soth, and more reflect on how to know when a series of work is complete. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/11-photographers-on-how-to-finish-a-body-of-work/ Over the course of her career, curator and lecturer…
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Watch a Short Film About Alec Soth and His Life-Changing Pictures | AnOther
Watch a Short Film About Alec Soth and How He Makes His Pictures via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/12262/alec-soth-nowness-film-documentary-magnum-course-sleeping-by-mississippi The latest episode of NOWNESS’ Photographers in Focus series centres on acclaimed American photographer Alec Soth
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50 Artists Donate to Support the Australian Bushfire Photo Appeal, Launching Today – Feature Shoot
50 Artists Donate to Support the Australian Bushfire Photo Appeal, Launching Today – Feature Shoot All across Australia, bushfires are burning at an unprecedented scale. On January 14, the Australian government announced that the fires have devastated estimated 46 million acres (72,000 square miles), killing… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/01/50-artists-donate-to-support-the-australian-bushfire-photo-appeal-launching-today/ Laurence Watts, a photographic artist currently…
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Conscientious | Review: From Here to There by Alec Soth
Link: I suppose I shouldn’t be writing this review on the internet, the place where anything you write can and will be reduced to the one snippet that seems to say something and that then will be taken against you.
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Broken Manual « Alec Soth
Link: Un-possible retour is a project in which I am reconstructing and re-photographing selected family photographs in the attempt to reconnect with the past. Drawing from a collection of family snapshots, I focus the attention sharply on the concept of aging while ensuring a consistency of location and use time as a collaborative partner, accepting…
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TIME Picks the Best Photobooks of 2015 | TIME
The 36 Best Photobooks of the Year From Martin Parr to Susan Bright, photo experts select the best photobooks of 2015 via Time: https://time.com/4097317/best-photobooks-2015/ Martin Parr, Alec Soth and many other experts, including TIME’s photo editors, select the best photobooks of the year
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Begin Anywhere: Paths of Mentorship and Collaboration Amanda Boe, McNair Evans, Kevin Kunishi with Jason Fulford, Todd Hido, Mark Mahaney, Mike Smith & Alec Soth | LENSCRATCH
Begin Anywhere: Paths of Mentorship and Collaboration Amanda Boe, McNair Evans, Kevin Kunishi with Jason Fulford, Todd Hido, Mark Mahaney, Mike Smith & Alec Soth – LENSCRATCH On September 7th, San Francisco Camerawork opens the exhibition, Begin Anywhere. It’s a unique curation about mentorship and artistic collaboration*. Curated by Monique Deschaines, Begin Anywhere explores “the…
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12 Photographers on How They Conceptualize Their Work
12 Photographers on How They Conceptualize Their Work What comes first–the idea for a project, or the images themselves? via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/12-photographers-concept-photowork/ Over the course of her career, curator and lecturer Sasha Wolf has heard countless young photographers say they often feel adrift in their own practices, wondering if they are doing it…
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Alec Soth Is Teaching an Online Photography Course | AnOther
Alec Soth Is Teaching an Online Photography Course via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/12008/alec-soth-photographic-storytelling-online-course-magnum-photos The acclaimed image-maker behind Sleeping by the Mississippi and Niagara is sharing his photographic wisdom in a new online course from Magnum Photos
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A Conversation With Alec Soth About Art and Doubt – The New York Times
A Conversation With Alec Soth About Art and Doubt The photographer talks with Hanya Yanagihara about the often unsettling power dynamic of taking a person’s picture — and their shared love of the artists who do it so well. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/t-magazine/alec-soth.html Ahead of his latest solo show and book, the photographer talks with T’s Hanya…
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Bedroom shots: Alec Soth on the intimacy of personal space
Bedroom shots: Alec Soth on the intimacy of personal space Alec Soth considered giving up photography, before a new project exploring human connection drew him back in. ‘I can’t help it,‘ he admits. ‘I am who I am.’ via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/behind-closed-doors-bedroom-portraits-of-modern-americans/ Alec Soth seriously considered giving up photography, before a new project exploring human…