Some months ago, I had the pleasure to be in conversation with photographer/actor Jason Lee at Arcana Books about his sold-out monograph, A Plain View. The book is a beautiful tribute to the genre of the Road Trip, his work reflects months on the road in Texas with his Graflex Speed Graphic view camera. The […]
Archives for June 2019
Karen Navarro: El Pertenecer en Tiempos Modernos
It was a pleasure to meet Karen Navarro at the recent Photolucida portfolio reviews. Her work was a colorful explosion of reconsidered portraiture, using materiality and performance to create constructions that speak to the plethora of imagery we are exposed to on social media. Her conceptual approach to selecting subjects for the project came from […]
Scott B. Davis: on the probability of darkness
the expansiveness of this space has a lot to do with photography. when the sun goes down the world becomes reduced to a series of shapes and tones. looking east across a valley and into the shadow of the planet i see a few shades – earth, sky and subtle contrasts between trees, cactus and […]
Guy Mendes: The States Project: Kentucky
I remember the first few weeks I started teaching at the University of Kentucky, I was walking around the art building which was my new home and I kept running into Guy Mendes. One has never encountered at more inviting and supportive fellow photographer. Ever since we met, he has been the first to congratulate […]
Laura Skinner: The States Project: Kentucky
Laura Skinner and I have known each other for years but it wasn’t until we both were working together at a commercial photo studio, a few years ago, that I got to know her work better. I had always enjoyed her arresting portraits of family and friends, but it wasn’t until we started working together […]
Rachael Banks: The States Project: Kentucky
I have been aware of Rachael Banks’ photography for the past couple years while touring around the state. Both being active members of photography educators conferences in the region, I’ve seen her and her work a dozen times, yet we’ve never met until I reached out to her for this article. I have always been […]