When in 2017 Washington States Project Editor, Jon Feinstein featured the work of Serrah Russell, she expressed the idea that photographs change and morph according to context: “I believe that photography is inherently and absolutely embedded with meaning. Photographs are constantly changing, with their meaning malleable, always based on surrounding context, shifting cultures, and each […]
France Week: Michael Honegger: My Human Comedy
This past summer, I taught a workshop at the Maine Media Workshops, filled with wonderful image makers who have now become my friends. One of the participants was photographer Michael Honegger who made the journey from Nice, France. He is erudite and worldly, with a great sense of humor and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the […]
Michael Galinsky: The Decline of Mall Civilization
Today, we sandwich this post between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, one day that sends us to our local shopping centers for deep discounts, the other day that reflects the glued-to-screens behavior that has created the decline of in-store shopping. Michael Galinsky’s amazing chronicle of 1980’s experiential retail, The Decline of Mall Culture is now […]
Juan Giraldo: East 17th Street
My work is about them as much as it is for them. I honor them and their lives. – Juan Giraldo Throughout our childhood, we see our parents as figures meant for comfort and shelter, for guidance and, well, annoyance, but we don’t see them as human beings with pasts and baggage and profound stories […]
The 2019 Lenscratch FAMILY Exhibition
Today in America, as we open the front door to our families and friends on Thanksgiving, we celebrate those who share our lives with with turkey and football. In the rest of the world, it’s just another Thursday. No matter where you live, we encourage you to look around the room and appreciate those who […]
The 2019 Lenscratch FAMILY Exhibition, Part 2
Browse the entire 2019 Family ExhibitionPart 1 | Part 2 | Part 3