Cary Benbow (CB): What compels you to make the images you create, and why are you drawn to your subjects? Bailey Dale (BD): At a young age I was drawn to photography and the many possibilities that came from the medium, however it wasn’t until I was exposed to the realm of photography as art that I began to understand how to use the … Continue reading Interview with photographer Bailey Dale
Mad Max cruises Alligator Alley At the heart of Mile O’Mud is the thrilling sport of swamp buggy racing. For the uninitiated, swamp buggy racing consists of custom buggies that are part boat and part love-child of NASCAR and high octane drag racing. The buggies and their driver/pilot tear through swampy, muddy terrain that is more like the lake in the center of Daytona International … Continue reading Mile O’Mud by Malcolm Lightner
Faces Of Our Times – Niall McDiarmid’s striking street portraits show off the best of London and all its diversity The life of an artist is a long and difficult row to hoe. Niall McDiarmid has been working as a photographer for over 20 years, largely for print publications. Recently, McDiarmid published two books Via Vauxhall (2015) and Crossing Paths (2013) that both feature portraits of … Continue reading Faces of Our Times – Photographer Niall McDiarmid’s striking street portraits
Cary Benbow (CB): How would you describe your work to someone viewing it for the first time? Kevin Faingnaert (KF): Social documentary combining portrait, landscapes and structures to tell in depth stories which are both analytical and emotional. I have a sensitive and aesthetic visual approach. CB: Why do you photograph? What compels you to make the images you create? KF: It’s quite simple honestly … Continue reading Interview with photographer Kevin Faingnaert
Cary Benbow (CB): What is your approach to photography or image-making as a visual artist? Laura Konttinen (LK): What drew me to photography was realizing what a clever double agent it is; a photograph pretends to be an invisible window into an objective past, but is of course a deliberate point of view and often not that different from, say, a painting. I have this deeply … Continue reading Interview with photographer Laura Konttinen
Malcolm Lightner’s work, as seen here from his new book, Mile O’Mud, will be shown at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery through the end of May. Watch for my upcoming review of Mile O’ Mud – as I slog through his images of Florida mud racing culture and portraits of the people connected to it. Malcolm Lightner: Mile O’ Mud Through May 29, 2016 Churning … Continue reading Photographer Malcolm Lightner
In late 2013, Stephan Würth embarked on a whirlwind road trip, winding his way across Burundi, a small landlocked nation in the heart of East Africa. Discreetly capturing images on an iPhone during his journey, Würth portrays everyday life in the impoverished country, from the bustling open-air markets of its capital, Bujumbura, to the plantations of sweet banana and coffee deep in the country’s … Continue reading Book Review: Ikinga by Stephan Würth
Ralph Eugene Meatyard American, 1925 – 1972 Untitled, 1970 Gelatin silver print 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.1 cm.) Lent by University of Louisville Photographic Archives Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky Dates: March 12 – July 17, 2016 Location: Temporary Exhibitions Gallery, South Building South gallery Curated by: Elizabeth Reilly and Marcy Werner Kentucky Captured surveys the many ways in which the … Continue reading KENTUCKY CAPTURED: PHOTOGRAPHS INSPIRED BY THE BLUEGRASS STATE
This article by David Schonauer on Vantage highlights landscape photography of the past and present that ultimately helps us understand places unlike any other medium. Out There Landscape Photos Capture the Past and the Imaginary (Intro to article) Some photographs preserve what is gone. Some capture places that were never there. Both are landscapes worth visiting. Over the past few weeks, there have emerged many … Continue reading Landscape Photos Capture the Past and the Imaginary
William Olmsted’s work does not hit you over the head, or scream at you for attention. It is smarter than that. He shoots mainly with film and film cameras; opting for the approach of selective shooting. His approach toward taking photos involves long walks around his local area once a week or so with his camera, but it is common that he does not take a … Continue reading Photography is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Interview with William Olmsted
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