Over the years, I’ve so enjoyed Kevin Horan’s portraiture, in particular, his portraits of animals “who command our undivided attention and respect.” The sign of any good portrait photographer is not only respect for one’s subjects, but having curiosity, compassion, and the ability to elevate the person or in this case, the animal, to another […]
Timothy Duffy: Blue Muse
“Timothy Duffy, like many of the musicians his photographs portray, has the ability to meld past and present into a joyful, singular moment of timelessness. His images movingly convey the soul of his subjects and of the places in which they live.” – Sally Mann Timothy Duffy has been photographing musicians throughout the Southeastern U.S. […]
The Radial Survey Exhibition at the Silver Eye Center for Photography
Some months ago I found myself on the Silver Eye Center fo Photography website. Silver Eye was one of the first organizations to award me a solo exhibition and support my career early on, something that I am grateful for. I was surprised by the new Silver Eye website as the site and the facility […]
Jordan Gale: It Is What It Is
In 2017, we featured the work of Jordan Gale as one of the Honorable Mention nods for the Lenscratch Student Award. I was moved by his work and it has stayed with me over the past two years. Jordan has an innate ability to tell stories, in particular his own–of family, poverty, and drug abuse. […]
Clay Maxwell Jordan: Nothing’s Coming Soon
Clay Maxwell Jordan, photographer and musician, has a new monograph, Nothing’s Coming Soon, published by Fall Line Press. The photographs of the American South were inspired by the Buddhist belief that “life is suffering” and a place where grace and beauty is juxtaposed with loss and decay. The book is “a poetic, existential meditation on […]
James Friedman: States Project: Ohio
It is with great pleasure that we kick off the Ohio States Project week with two projects by the Ohio States Project Editor, James Friedman. James could be considered a national treasure of photography–he has been a photographic educator for 45 years, inspiring countless students with his enthusiasm and unique way of seeing the world. His […]