The Aftermath Project is a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it takes for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds of war while struggling to create new avenues […]
Conceptual
Leif Sandberg: Beyond the Mirror
Leif Sandberg came late to photography. Seven years ago, after facing cancer and his own mortality, he set to work to bring a visual voice to his experiences with his project and book, Ending, that we featured on Lenscratch last year. He follows that series with, Beyond the Mirror, and has recently released a book […]
TRACE: Kota Ezawa, Tabitha Soren, Penelope Umbrico
The approach to concepting, designing, and producing photography books has morphed into new worlds of creative expression, by both the artist and the publisher. One publisher who is continually rethinking traditional approaches to bookmaking is Yoffy Press. As founder Jennifer Yoffy states, “we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of photobook publishing. Working in true […]
Ross Sonnenberg: The Big Bang Pictures
Sometimes events in our lives shape our futures in a profound way, especially when we lose control over our assumed narratives. Photographer Ross Sonnenberg states, “My life has been defined by chaos“, referencing a diagnosis of systemic lupus as a young man, just as he was starting a career in film. That chaos became a […]