Tag: Wayne Swanson

  • In Memoriam: Wayne Swanson: From the Workshop – LENSCRATCH

    In Memoriam: Wayne Swanson: From the Workshop – LENSCRATCH

    In Memoriam: Wayne Swanson: From the Workshop – LENSCRATCH

    A number of years ago, a tall, quietly intelligent artist entered my classroom, driving to Los Angeles from San Diego each week to understand the photographer’s journey. Our journey together lasted several years and then I watched Wayne Swanson and his photographs take flight in remarkable ways. Wayne passed away this week, after a long

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    Photographer Wayne Swanson created a visual love letter of sorts to his father and his father’s craft of furniture design and making, with his project, From the Workshop. In fact, the approach to Wayne’s photographs and the stories they tell are as unique as the furniture they celebrate. This series sits in the realm of memory and family; in some ways, they are maps that define and investigate a father’s passion, the depth of which was only recently discovered.

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  • Project XV: New Perspectives on Photography | LENSCRATCH

    Project XV: New Perspectives on Photography | LENSCRATCH

    Project XV: New Perspectives on Photography

    Each year, I teach a year long Personal Project class at the Los Angeles Center of Photography where photographers continue with or create new bodies of work, produce artist’s books or catalogs, hone their articulation and consider their influences. To sa

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    Each year, I teach a year long Personal Project class at the Los Angeles Center of Photography where photographers continue with or create new bodies of work, produce artist’s books or catalogs, hone their articulation and consider their influences. To say that I’m proud of these artists is an understatement–I’m amazed by their dedication to their craft and their journey as photographic artists. It has been a complete pleasure to spend 2019 with them.