Daniel Gonçalves (the “ç” sounds like an “s”) came to Houston with expectations of attending Session 2 of the FotoFest Reviews, but as soon as he arrived, he had to pack up his portfolios and head home as Covid 19 had forced a cancellation of the event. One of the projects he brought to the […]
Archives for April 2020
Cathy Spence: Crooked Eye
Cathy Spence came to Houston an the FotoFest Reviews with a poignant and personal project, Crooked Eye, that captures the normal life of a boy with oculocutaneous albinism while focusing on the struggles of both albinism and adolescence. The work is painterly, quiet, and sensitive, as a mother’s gaze finds beauty and mystery in the […]
B. Proud: Transcending Love: Portraits of Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Couples
Prior to the FotoFest Reviews, the Society of Photographic Education had a conference in Houston with four days of networking, lectures, seminars, and portfolio reviews. One of the guest speakers was Zackary Drucker, an American trans woman multimedia artist, LGBT activist, actress, and television producer. She was introduced by Jess Dugan and B.Proud. The next […]
Liz Albert: Family Fictions
I first became aware of Liz Albert’s project, Family Fictions, through Float Magazine’s The Road Exhibition. I loved the vintage diptych (see above) that perfectly described a family road trip that included a bored teenager with a cigarette. Needless to say, I was looking forward to seeing her work in Houston. The artistic use of […]
David Pace: Hawkeye
It was wonderful to see David Pace and the new work he brought to the FotoFest Reviews in Houston. To my great surprise and delight he brought a project from way back in his past, Hawkeye, that reveals the beginnings of his photo career, created as 8-year-old. There is a glorious authenticity to the photographs, moments that […]
FotoFest Reviews 2020
It hardly seems possible that in early March over a thousand photographers descended on Houston for two significant events: the Society of Photographic Educators National Conference, followed by Session One of FotoFest’s International Meeting Place Reviews. This week I will be sharing some of the work seen during the reviews and more in the later months. […]