I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Alastair Magnaldo at a dinner party in Nice some years ago and was pleasantly surprised to learn that in addition to being a scientific researcher, he also found the time to develop a fascinating practice in photographic surrealism and fantasy. Over the past few years, I have followed […]
Conceptual
France Week: Olivier Valsecchi
I first became aware of the body of work (literally and figuratively) of Olivier Valsecchi while perusing a series of interesting photo spreads in an issue of “Photo” magazine published in France in March/April of 2016. The issue was devoted to the photography of the nude and Olivier’s series, “Drifting“, caught my eye for its […]
France Week: Vee Speers
I originally met the ebullient Vee Speers as she signed books for her newly released series “The Birthday Party” at Jackson Fine Art’s booth at Paris Photo in 2008. We chatted briefly as I admired the delightful images from the series (and which I wish I had purchased one at the time…heavy sigh!). A few […]
France Week: Michael Honegger: My Human Comedy
This past summer, I taught a workshop at the Maine Media Workshops, filled with wonderful image makers who have now become my friends. One of the participants was photographer Michael Honegger who made the journey from Nice, France. He is erudite and worldly, with a great sense of humor and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the […]
Catherine Panebianco: No Memory Is Ever Alone
This week we celebrate the genre of Family in preparation for the 2019 Lenscratch Family Exhibition that runs on Thanksgiving. We start with a wonderful series about family legacy and memory by Catherine Panebianco. Catherine’s series, No Memory Is Ever Alone, recently garnered Critical Mass’ Top 50, plus a boatload of other awards. For her […]
Bill O’Donnell: Solid and Space
Bill O’Donnell states about his work,”The Solid and Space pictures celebrate this play between intellectual and perceptual knowledge, the flickering between memory and observation, the blend of mystery and delight when truth and truth disagree.” I discovered Bill’s work through jurying the Filter Photo Member’s Exhibition and could not stop thinking about his play on […]