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Book Review

Havana: Light Beyond Vision by Andrew Child

A Visual Exploration through Color Infrared Panoramic Photography For the past several years, Boston based photographer Andrew Child has been traveling off of the beaten path in Havana, Cuba and its surrounding countryside, capturing rare images that explore its many hidden gems. Using his truly unique approach allows the photographer to reveal sunlight that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye. Over sixty of … Continue reading Havana: Light Beyond Vision by Andrew Child

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Photographer

Small Town Inertia photo book project – J A Mortram

Surviving life and austerity on the margins Jim Mortram is a photographer from Dereham, Norfolk, UK. He has been photographing members of his community who are on the fringes of society.  For the last seven years, Jim has been photographing the lives of people in his community who, through physical and mental problems and a failing social security system, face isolation and loneliness in their … Continue reading Small Town Inertia photo book project – J A Mortram

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Book Review, Photographer

Mile O’Mud by Malcolm Lightner

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

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Book Review, Exhibition, Photographer

Photographer Malcolm Lightner

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

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Interview, Photographer

Photography is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Interview with William Olmsted

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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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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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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