As an American consumer, as well as an American photographic artist, I realized I had a distinct responsibility to reflect on my own habits of consumption, to acknowledge how I was personally contributing to the overall equation and to share my observations in a way that encouraged viewers to recognize their own lives within my […]
Mary Beth Meehan: Seeing Newnan
Just east of Newnan’s Courthouse Square lies a parcel of land, wide open except for slim oak trees scattered on a hillside. The land is bordered by a former cotton-mill village, a city park, and elegant 19th-century houses. A narrow path skirts the land close to the road. Cliff and Monique have made this place […]
Ashly Stohl: Days & Years
I remember a day long ago, when I was cleaning out my purse, removing such items as a rotten banana, a half eaten protein bar, wads of kleenex and a few other sticky and seen-better-days items, plus numerous happy meal toys, all co-mingled with my adult possessions set to the the soundtrack of my son, […]
Emily Matyas: SOL Y TIERRA / SUN AND EARTH
Photographer Emily Matyas has a legacy of humanist photography, seeing beyond our borders into other cultures and bringing back beauty and understanding. For the past 30 years, Emily has crossed into Mexico to photograph the grace of every day life. Her new book, Sol y Tierra: Views Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1988-2018, published by Daylight, […]
Kevin J. Miyazaki: Float
There is an phenomenon where objects can hold meaning and be used as metaphors for storytelling–such is the case of the Japanese glass floats. Kevin J. Miyazaki uses these small pale green universes to mirror his family’s migration across the pacific, each unique and shaped by another, each quietly spectacular, and each having made a […]
The Center Awards: Editor’s Choice Award 3rd Place Winner: Xan Padrón
Congratulations to Xan Padrón, for his Third Place win in CENTER’S Editor’s Choice Award for his project, Time Lapse. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Winners receive admission to Review Santa Fe portfolio reviews and participation in a winner’s […]