Trauma and horrific histories are held in landscapes in every corner of the globe. For the past twenty years photographer, filmmaker, and educator Lana Z Caplan has been documenting […]
Archives for June 2020
Wendel A. White: History Based Landscapes
We first featured Wendel A. White’s project, Schools for the Colored, in 2018 as part of a two-person exhibition, Segregated Influences, at the Colorado Photograpic Arts Center. I wanted to share the complete project as we continue to look at history-based landscapes. This meaningful effort features the architectural remains of structures once used as segregated […]
Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin: History Based Landscapes
A couple of years ago, I heard Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin speak at PhotoLA. I was drawn to his way of seeing and his perspective on Los Angeles. Our lives paralleled similar terrains of the city and I recognized my growing up in his work. I started following him on Twitter and appreciated his talent for detail […]
We have work to do
We have been quiet this past week as we deeply consider the profoundly devastating loss of so many Black lives – most recently George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery. Many voices have eloquently spoken out against these tragedies, and we felt it was best they be allowed to be heard. This is […]
The 2020 All About Photo Awards
Photographer of the Year: Monica Denevan Today we share the winners of the prestigious photo competition, All About Photo Awards 2020, The Mind’s Eye, organized by All About Photo. A panel of 7 expert jurors including Elizabeth Avedon (Photography book and exhibition designer, independent curator and writer), Laurent Baheux (Photographer, UN Ambassador for the environment […]
Melissa Catanese: Voyagers
Melissa Catanese’s book Voyagers (published by The Ice Plant) has been a constant on my desk this spring. I often read Voyagers as a warm-up, either before reading long form non-fiction or before I begin sequencing my own photographs. Some days I just leave the book open on my desk to catch an occasional glimpse […]