There are certain artists with the passion and patience to make a particular subject their life’s work. Louise Russell has spent decades photographing 152 acres of land in San Diego’s backcountry, in a deeply personal place called the J9 Ranch. This parcel of high desert has been in her family for over 100 years, not long after the […]
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On Collaboration: PWMD (Marissa Dembkoski & Paal Williams)
On Collaboration: PWMD interview by Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman Marissa Dembkoski and Paal Williams are the collaborative artist team PWMD. Their sensibilities come together in work that has a delicate duality. They disassemble the vocabulary of rendering and perception while simultaneously honoring it. Their images expose the construction and limitations of representation. Histories collide […]
Al Brydon: Solargraphs
British photographer Al Brydon has a new monograph, Solargraphs, published by JW Editions in the UK that allows us to consider the world in new ways. The elements of time, surprise, and light are at the heart of his project, with some images created over a period of months. The beauty of this work is […]
Robert Treat: Dom and Joshua Stones
Some of us among the members of the San Diego photography community, especially those of us in Snowcreek*, have lovingly come to refer to Robert Treat‘s work as having the “Treat-ment” to describe the way in which it doesn’t matter the medium (Robert is also a gifted painter) or the subject matter, you know that a […]
PhotoNOLA: Richard Alan Cohen: Moonlit and Waterline
The photographs of Richard Alan Cohen require some imagination. When Richard sat down at my table at PhotoNOLA, I wasn’t sure what I was looking at, but I enjoyed his inventive spirit and way of considering our planet. Growing up on the fringes of Hollywood where stage sets and amusement parks developed my love of […]
Sara Silks: Leaving Terra Firma and Natsukashii
“My work investigates concepts of fragility, vulnerability, and determination. I use darkroom printing processes, large and small format photography, and digital tools in my work. Using alternative and historical photographic processes allows me to make personal statements in my work by using my drawing and printmaking background.” – Sara Silks After years of teaching photography […]