I have always thought it would be great to be with someone who understood what an artist feels like, and how we see life. I was lucky enough to marry an artist, but more importantly, I married a good friend of mine. Paccarik Orue and I met about 8 years ago when we were both […]
Archives for August 2020
Photographers on Photographers: William Camargo in conversation with Irene Antonia Diane Reece
I can’t remember when I did find Irene Reece’s work, but I know as many new friendships nowadays, it started on Instagram. I may have seen it from a mutual friend of ours being shared on their stories or saw her name on an art exhibition flyer, and as I do with those is spend […]
Photographers on Photographers: Ally Caple in conversation with Daniel John Bracken
Daniel John Bracken and I met in undergrad. Within the past five or so years we’ve been honorary roommates, then real roommates; he’s been my TA, my barista, my muse, my free ticket into the Met once pay-what-you-wish admission changed — real friend shit. The last time we spent a lengthy amount of time together […]
Photographers on Photographers: Nicole Norman in conversation with Skyler Maggiore
I haven’t met Skyler Maggiore, but this Fall they will be one of my incoming peers at the University of Arkansas. During a studio visit with one of my mentors early this year I was told that Skyler and I would probably get along. I wasn’t convinced at that moment, but the time I’ve spent […]
A Yellow Rose Project
A Yellow Rose Project is a large scale collaborative photographic project made by women all across the country conceived by Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek. A year ago, artists were invited to make photographic work in response, reflection, or reaction to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The goal of this project was to provide […]
Akea Brionne Brown in Conversation with Colette Veasey-Cullors
I met Colette Veasey-Cullors during my sophomore year of undergrad, while studying Photography at MICA. She was one of only 2 professors of color I had in my entire collegiate career. She quickly became a mentor and is someone I hold dear to my heart. Her wisdom, honesty, drive, and constant dedication to the community […]