The Lenscratch Top 25 to Watch Every year when the student prize submissions come around, our jurors are consistently blown away by the work that comes in. We’ve been having many conversations here at Lenscratch about our place in the photo community, and how this platform can be used to amplify the chorus of voices […]
Thesis Project: Tamrin Ingram
There is a poignant quietness and solitude to Tamrin Ingram’s work. When looking at her images I can feel the pressure of Louisianian heat on my skin, hear the rustling of the bugs around me, and feel the wetness of the humidity dripping down my back. Her work not only transports me physically but also […]
Thesis Project: Paula Lycan
What I love about looking at Paula Lycan‘s work is its ability to travel through time. These photos feel incredibly contemporary, depicting queerness in a way that is both sensitive and political. But there are also references to the early beginnings of queer photography, the textural and sensual darkroom prints of people like Peter Hujar. […]
Thesis Project: Hannah Altman
Hannah Altman’s work brings to mind collective identity and the intricate bonds we share within our chosen community. Her visual poetics bring to life photos that extend beyond what we might see in her images. Her sensitivity to light, gesture, and expression bring out the familial recollections she talks about in her artist statement and […]
Thesis Project: Leah Schretenthaler
When looking at Leah Schretenthaler‘s work, what excited me the most was it’s place as a new investigation into a very heavy mythologized geographic location. Hawaii has long been a place of interest for photographers, and for good reason, but Leah’s work feels like it takes all of that and flips it on it’s head. […]
2019 Lenscratch Student Prize: First Place: Guanyu Xu
It is with great excitement that we honor Guanyu Xu, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA – 2019, with First Place in the 2019 Lenscratch Student Awards. As the winner, he will receive a $1000 Cash Award and a feature on Lenscratch, a year long mentorship with Aline Smithson, a THINK TANK camera bag, […]