Tag: photography

Interview, Photographer

After the Firebird – Magical images by Ekaterina Vasilyeva

Storytelling is something we humans have always been doing, to some degree. Telling all sorts of tales has been an important part of our lives for millennia. Themes that all great storytellers use; birth, growth, destruction, death, and rebirth are important aspects of what it is like to be human, and what its like to experience life. There are a number of Russian folktales that … Continue reading After the Firebird – Magical images by Ekaterina Vasilyeva

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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

Book Review: Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On by Nancy Baron

Nancy Baron is a documentary filmmaker and photographer who lives in Palm Springs, Calif. In Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On, she picks up where she left off from her 2014 book, The Good Life: Palm Springs, documenting her community of mid century modern enthusiasts. The collective community of self-proclaimed modernists are committed to the mid century modern lifestyle and the preservation of its … Continue reading Book Review: Palm Springs: The Good Life Goes On by Nancy Baron

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Photographer, Submission

Casa das Sete Senhoras / The House of the Seven Women – by Tito Mouraz

“It is still said around here that the house is haunted. At the house there lived seven women, all maiden sisters. One of them was a witch. On full moon nights, the ladies in their white garments would fly from the balcony to the leafy branches of the chestnut across the street. From there they would seduce men who passed by. In the House of … Continue reading Casa das Sete Senhoras / The House of the Seven Women – by Tito Mouraz

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Book Review

North of Dixie: Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South

Mark Speltz presents an overview of the civil rights era of the latter 20th century through photographs and contextual history of the socio-political environment of the United States  He has utilized historical photographs from the J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. For this powerful and compelling volume, Speltz carefully selected one hundred photographs, some never-before-seen or published, taken between 1938 and 1975 in more than twenty-five … Continue reading North of Dixie: Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South

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Exhibition, Submission

Photographer Blake Andrews – Because The Past is Just a Goodbye

Exhibit review by contributor Patrick Collier – Blake Andrews at Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR – June 2016 I’ve known about Blake Andrews for many years. He is a force to be reckoned with in the world of photography, particularly because of his minimally titled blog, B. Steeped in the history of and a dialog about photography, the blog is informative, but its real bite comes … Continue reading Photographer Blake Andrews – Because The Past is Just a Goodbye

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