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 2103 (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

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

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

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

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

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

100 Cameras Outreach Program

CONNECTING KIDS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES ‘100 Cameras’ is a nonprofit organization that works with kids around the world who have had challenging experiences, and we teach them how to process and tell their stories through photography in a way that impacts how they view themselves and their role in their community. We provide a platform to sell their photographs and give 100% of the proceeds … Continue reading 100 Cameras Outreach Program

A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame: Twentieth Century by David Acton

A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame: Twentieth Century is a survey of the history of modern photography as told through some of the past century’s most famous images and celebrated artists. The book is written by David Acton, Ph.D. He is the Milly and Fritz Kaeser Curator of Photographs at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. … Continue reading A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame: Twentieth Century by David Acton

My Mother, Myself - Introspective Healing

A Photographic Project by Jessica Paullus I became aware of Jessica Paullus’ work in the past couple years, and then was suggested to get in touch with her through a third person. After Jessica and I had spoken and had some conversation about the work, I became more greatly attuned to the gravity of her project, My Mother, Myself. I’ve had a photo book by Lorena … Continue reading My Mother, Myself - Introspective Healing