A phrase I’ve carried around for 30 years immediately came to mind when I saw Priporas’ witty images: Malaprop Modes of Dignity The aforementioned phrase was the title of a project by a fellow photography student who documented ‘mis-placed’ architectural features – like faux-Greek Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian plastic columns on local pizzerias, hair salons, or a fast-food hamburger building. Without needing to comb the … Continue reading Souvenirs by Nikos Priporas
In his second monograph, Little Cities, Rich-Joseph Facun guides viewers on a meandering meditation through Southeastern Ohio by depicting the vernacular post-industrial landscape. In their quiet formality, the images call to mind past dreams, present disillusionment, and gently nudge us to look beyond what can be seen on the surface. Through recurring motifs, Facun excavates remaining signs of the Indigenous communities who once called this … Continue reading Little Cities by Rich-Joseph Facun
Announcement – 12 December, 2022 RARE titles now available from: Justine Kurland Raymond Meeks / Adrianna Ault / Tim Carpenter / Brad Zellar Rose Marie Cromwell Jenia Fridlyand * ALL SIGNED * Order cutoff for domestic delivery by Christmas Eve:Wednesday, December 14th, 2022with First Class or Priority Mail shipping service TIS books is a small publisher/distributor of photo books – see their website: https://www.tisbooks.pub/ Photobooks, … Continue reading TIS books – Rare Titles now available
The photo book-zine hybrid you’ve been waiting for Dessert First! has been the example I’ve been comparing against other photography book-zine’s for the past year. This project was a reminder of how fun it can be to make something with photographs, found art, text, ephemera, and a stretchy band to keep all that goodness inside. Like a live wire, Hanna Quevedo’s vibe will grab you … Continue reading Dessert First! by Hanna Quevedo
The Information Front is an informal collective that believes in the power of photography to invoke change through visibility. Using the platform of affordable publication, The Information Front positions the documentation of the war through those who are most vulnerable: Ukrainian photographers themselves. Press Release from Schilt Publishing & Gallery, 12 December, 2022: We are honored to become the worldwide distributor of the two existing and future publications of The … Continue reading Schilt Publishing & Gallery: The Information Front
For your reading pleasure, here is a list of announced recent/upcoming photo books published by Kerher Verlag Books for the Winter Hours We are very glad that, at the end of this of this disquieting year, we can present you with three very different, colorful books to lighten up the dark winter hours. We wish you a happy end of year season — please watch … Continue reading New/Upcoming Photo Book Releases — from Kehrer Verlag, December 2022
I was generously asked to review a trio of books by Alan Gignoux recently. Alan’s images and featured interviews in his books Oil Sands and Tar Sands show the effects of petroleum industry impact on the land of Alberta, Canada. Many aerial photos depict the surface of Alberta scraped clean of anything green and growing. Some pages in Oil Sands have little pockets bound on … Continue reading Mountaintops to Moonscapes / Oil Sands / Tar Sands by Alan Gignoux
Light Work is accepting applications for its 2023 Artist Residency program! The deadline for applications is Friday, July 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Each year Light Work invites 12-15 artists to participate in its residency program, including one artist co-sponsored by Autograph ABP, one artist commission for Urban Video Project (UVP), and two residencies co-sponsored by the Darryl Chappell Foundation. Artists selected for the residency receive a $5,000 stipend, an apartment to stay in, a private … Continue reading Light Work – Artist-in-Residence Opportunity
“Brink will go down as an essential photographic document of a most unusual time in U.S. politics.”– Kenneth Dickerman, The Washington Post Continue reading BRINK
Family as the subject of contemporary photographic observation Since the invention of photography, the family has been the subject of photographic observation, both in personal photo albums and in artistic series. The exhibition, conceived by Ingo Taubhorn, curator of the House of Photography, presents current artistic projects that highlight both the diversity of photographic approaches and the range of family models, ways of life, and … Continue reading Family Affairs: Family in Current Photography
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