‘In every walk in nature, one receives more than he seeks’. John Muir. As photographers we are accustomed to controlling our camera, lighting and subject matter to determine our creative voice. Norwegian artist, Stig Marlon Weston turns this approach upside down. He believes that the camera can sometimes be limiting and instead chooses to let […]
Alternative Process
Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object
Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object, will open Thursday, January 9th at 4pm at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University Gallery in California. A big thank you to educator and artist Lana Caplan, Assistant Professor of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for the wonderful opportunity to curate this exhibition […]
Joe Rudko: Tiny Mirrors
I recently curated an exhibition, Beyond the Surface, that will open at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in January about artists who intervene with the surface of a photograph. In the process of considering work to include, gallerist Tarrah Von Lintel introduced me to amazing photomontages of Joe Rudko. Joe currently has an exhibition, Tiny […]
Mary Anne Mitchell: Dreamscape
Mary Anne Mitchell recently mounted an immersive installation, Dreamscape, at Thomas Deans Fine Art in Atlanta, GA. Unfortunately, I couldn’t feature the exhibition while it was installed, but wanted to make sure to share it. The gallery was transformed into a ghostly, dreamlike environment, allowing the visitor to experience the fluidity of her photographs printed […]
David Benjamin Sherry: American Monuments
Using analogue photographic methods, David Benjamin Sherry reexamines the classic tradition of landscape of the American West. In his book American Monuments (Radius Books, 2019) he presents photographs with vivid monochromatic palettes to shed light on the exploitation that threatens our country’s national monuments. Using 8×10 large format film, Sherry captures details and pristine qualities of […]
Virgil DiBiase: My husband won’t tell me his first name
“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.” Mark Twain Virgil DiBiase’s project My husband won’t tell me his first name was another portfolio I selected for the […]