Jordana Kalman’s exquisite project Little Romances seems to be everywhere–she was a 2018 Critical Mass Top 50 winner, the series has been in numerous exhibitions and publications, and now it will be a monograph under the same title, published by Daylight Books. Jordana has created layered and performative self portraits and still lifes that speak […]
Archives for April 2019
Blue Earth Alliance: Richard Street: Knife Fight City and the Kingdom of Dust
A hard-luck story from a hard-luck place, Richard Street’s “Knife Fight City and the Kingdom of Dust” takes us to Huron, the poorest town in California. Direct on-camera flash lends a Weegee-like aesthetic to desperate scenes of migrant men running afoul of the law, or a rival gang, or their own worst impulses. See a […]
Blue Earth Alliance: Tim Matsui: Leaving the Life
One of the remarkable aspects of Tim Matsui’s “Leaving the Life” is the work he’s done to make sure that the project is more than an affecting, well-told story. For Matsui, creating an award-winning documentary film was just the beginning. He ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise money to produce DVDs that he could […]
Blue Earth Alliance: Mark Kauzlarich: The McFarthest Place
Population loss in rural United States communities is an issue that many people may think they know about. One of the challenges for visual journalists reporting on topics that viewers may be familiar with is getting people to look again, and to see what they think they know in a new way. Through his original […]
Blue Earth Alliance: Jacob Maentz: Project Katutubong Pilipino
Jacob Maentz’s long-term project documenting indigenous cultures in the Philippines demonstrates the care and commitment contemporary audiences expect from photographers who are creating work about communities other than their own. His images give us a reverent glimpse into the daily lives of his subjects, and offer viewers an opportunity to learn about—and learn from—people who […]
Blue Earth Alliance: Rubén Salgado Escudero: Solar Portraits
Rubén Salgado Escudero’s “Solar Portraits” employ a combination of aesthetics and information to engage viewers with the way solar energy can transform the lives of people without access to traditional sources of electricity. His beautifully staged portraits, based on his subjects’ input and lit with solar-powered light sources, are an artful and unique approach to […]