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2026 Photojournalism, editorial, Photographer, Submission, Uncategorized

Holding Space: Kathy Shorr and the Communities Living After Trauma

Kathy Shorr’s SHOT trilogy examines the human aftermath of gun violence in the United States through portraiture grounded in community, healing, and lived experience. Focusing on survivors, families, educators, and neighborhoods shaped by loss, the work shifts attention from isolated events to long-term resilience. Her newest chapter, SHOT: We the Community, expands this narrative while maintaining an unblinking yet compassionate perspective. Built through trust and sustained engagement, Shorr’s project reflects the power of documentary photography to foster recognition and connection. Continue reading Holding Space: Kathy Shorr and the Communities Living After Trauma

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HAVANAYORK: A Photographic Dialogue Between Cities

Orestes Gonzalez’s exhibition, HAVANAYORK, at gallery onetwentyeight, showcases his unique street photography that explores the parallel energies of Havana and New York City. Through capturing the essence of urban life and its inhabitants, Gonzalez illustrates a shared humanity that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, reflecting a common “DNA” of both cities. Continue reading HAVANAYORK: A Photographic Dialogue Between Cities

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The Persistence of ‘Small Town Inertia’

Jim Mortram’s photography project, Small Town Inertia, captures the lives of marginalized individuals in Dereham, Norfolk, UK. Grounded in a two-decade commitment to his community, Mortram’s work emphasizes listening and intimate storytelling, offering a dignified counter-narrative to the sensationalism of mainstream media portrayals of the working class. Continue reading The Persistence of ‘Small Town Inertia’

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WobnebMag is now a .org

When our .com domain expired and some lovely person snagged it away ($h!#t) – WobnebMag drifted for a while as a general wordpress site with entry-point URL. Sigh. 2026 brings a renewed effort and a .org domain to the good old Wobneb Magazine site since 2013 (more or less). Posts and links will be a mess I suppose, but count on http://www.wobnebmagazine.org for the coming … Continue reading WobnebMag is now a .org

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300 Cameras for 300 Kids

300 Cameras For 300 Kids is helping teenagers see the world differently.

The program provides students with a Canon EOS R100 mirrorless camera and six weeks of photojournalism training.

But the students learn so much more than how to take a photograph.

“We now have the ability and opportunity to take pictures professionally and to show other people how we see the world,” high school senior Ne’Hemiah Williams said. Continue reading 300 Cameras for 300 Kids

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Empire Roller Disco by Patrick D. Pagnano

The 1970s were a time of great cultural change and innovation. The civil rights movement had won major victories, and the American Black community was experiencing a new sense of freedom and empowerment. This was reflected in the music, fashion, art and pop culture trends of the era. Empire Roller Disco captures all this and much more. Roller Skating was one of the most popular … Continue reading Empire Roller Disco by Patrick D. Pagnano

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This is Bliss by Jon Horvath

A mix of styles and varied tropes of photographic storytelling are paced throughout Jon Horvath’s first mass published/distributed book, This Is Bliss. Horvath crafts a story constructed from one-part archivist, one-part curator, one-part Beat poet, with a dash of independent filmmaker thrown in for good measure. Horvath draws strength from a variety of styles without watering down the visual feel of the project. The multiple … Continue reading This is Bliss by Jon Horvath

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FotoFocus Announces Artist and Filmmaker Sky Hopinka – 2023 Spring Lecture

Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 7:00pm Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum Free and Open to the PublicSeating is available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Free parking is available. Public ReceptionA public reception will immediately follow the lecture in the Great Hall. FotoFocus, the nonprofit arts organization championing photography and lens-based art, is pleased to announce filmmaker, video artist, and photographer Sky Hopinka as the next speaker in … Continue reading FotoFocus Announces Artist and Filmmaker Sky Hopinka – 2023 Spring Lecture

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Site Update – domain address

Just a quick note for followers of the site – the domain address for Wobneb Magazine will soon change to the full domain listing on this WordPress site (www.wobnebmagazine.wordpress.com) If you’ve followed the site via WordPress feeds, you should not see any change. Any and all new social media links will automatically reflect the adjustment as well. I am making every effort to update links … Continue reading Site Update – domain address

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