Interview, Photographer

Suicide Machine – an interview with Dan Wood

  Suicide Machine – Living in the Town with No Hope? The work of Dan Wood is probably not what you might expect from the stereotypical assumption based on the title of his project. Don’t judge a book by its cover. The title stems from a regionally publicized statistic that Bridgend, Wales was experiencing a high rate of suicides in the early 2000s. Wood’s decision in 2013 to … Continue reading Suicide Machine – an interview with Dan Wood

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Shalmon Bernstein – Movie Ladies/Times Square

Shared here from the blog Photography Prison, the so-named alter ego of Prison Photography by Pete Brook. They say you should always photograph cars and fashions if you want your images to gain some easy cool further down the line. That’s down to our inevitable nostalgia for design and style. Photographer of the 70s, Shalmon Bernstein tapped into some of that exhilaration in many of his series … Continue reading Shalmon Bernstein – Movie Ladies/Times Square

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Gordon Parks with John Edwin Mason

Washington, D.C. Government charwoman by Gordon Parks See the great piece written by John Edwin Mason that was posted on 20×200  – http://20×200.com/blogs/news/88418820-new-introducing-gordon-parks-with-john-edwin-mason More About John Edwin Mason John Edwin Mason teaches African history and the history of photography at the University of Virginia. He has published extensively on South African social history and the history of photography in Africa. His most recent book, One Love, Ghoema … Continue reading Gordon Parks with John Edwin Mason

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Book Review, Photographer

Book Review: On the Nest by Dona Schwartz

  Dona Schwartz describes her book as such: “In On the Nest, I use environmental portraiture to examine two moments of change that bookend parents’ lives—the transition to parenthood with a first child’s birth, and the transition to life without day-to-day responsibility for parenting when young adults leave their childhood homes.” The book is comprised of three parts. The ‘Expecting’ series at the beginning of … Continue reading Book Review: On the Nest by Dona Schwartz

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Family, Flora and Photos: The Ties that Bind

Interview with Tytia Habing   The bonds we make in life will always have a hold on us. No matter how insulated one might feel from others, we are all inextricably connected and interconnected in some manner or another. Such is the cycle of life. Tytia Habing has lived a somewhat cyclical life thus far — having been born in rural Illinois, living most of her adult … Continue reading Family, Flora and Photos: The Ties that Bind

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Pastoral Portraits – Giancarlo Rado’s Italians

  Since 2008, Giancarlo Rado has wandered the backroads of northern Italy, documenting as he goes. The resulting series Italians is almost entirely comprised of single and group portraits. Direct and diverse, these portraits also have a strong sense of art direction, but do not feel posed or stiff. Many subjects in their environments rest on walking sticks or hold the tools of their trades, which … Continue reading Pastoral Portraits – Giancarlo Rado’s Italians

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Book Review

Harvey Stein: Briefly Seen – New York Street Photography

Sharing this review published by Lenscratch — “As individuals in New York City, when we become part of the crowd, we lose our individuality if only for a few minutes and become part of the fabric and mosaic of the city. We are the city, we belong and are beholden to the city, our identity is expressed through and of the city.… Source: Harvey Stein: … Continue reading Harvey Stein: Briefly Seen – New York Street Photography

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An Honest Assessment – Amelia Morris

Amelia Morris is a photographer and mixed media artist working with themes including identity, memory, and self-perception. Her imagery’s autobiographical content is expressed through both literal and symbolic self-portraiture, and what she lovingly calls “low-grade performance art.” This is art driven by deeply personal experiences, divulged like a confession to the viewer. Amelia Morris’ work is often raw – but not in the sense of being … Continue reading An Honest Assessment – Amelia Morris

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