I first became aware of Joseph Minek’s cameraless photography through former Gallery 1/1 owner, Dan Shepherd’s Instagram feed. Minek’s unconventional use of light-sensitive materials echoed many of my interests, but there were other similarities. Each of us is engaged in photography in unorthodox ways while working outside of traditional art enclaves. Myself in San Bernardino, […]
Conceptual
Photographers on Photographers: Macaulay Lerman in conversation with Paul Guilmoth
At first glance the photograph is a medium of great limitation. The primary function of the camera is to describe the surface of an enclosed scene. Yet, for perhaps ineffable reasons, certain imagery surpasses it’s technical purpose, instead conjuring sensations that span the senses and inspiring curiosity as to what lies beyond the frame. The […]
Hannah Altman: The 2020 Student Prize Winner Honorable Mention
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner, Hannah Altman. She was selected for her outstanding project, Kavana. She has recently received her MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University. The jurors included Guanyu Xu – 2019 Student Prize Winner, Zora Murff- 2018 Student Prize Winner, Shawn Bush – 2017 Student Prize Winner, Drew Nikonowicz – 2016 Student Prize Winner, Elizabeth Moran […]
William Camargo: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Third Place Winner
It is with so much pleasure that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize 3rd Place Winner, William Camargo. He was selected for his outstanding project, Origins & Displacements: Making Sense of Place, Histories & Possibilities. William has recently received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University. His awards include a feature on Lenscratch, a mini […]
On Collaboration: Street Scene by Hans Gindelsberger and Jon Horvath
It seems particularly appropriate to present this collaborative project in a period of quarantine with uncertain timelines. We are all rethinking routines — scrambling to maintain the familiar and readjusting priorities assisted by digital tech-nology. Street Scene, the ongoing project by Hans Gindelsberger and Jon Horvath, has its origins in shared generational memory, allowing iconic […]
Øyvind Hjelmen: Moments Reflected
Øyvind Hjelmen has a new book, Moments Reflected, published by Skeleton Key Press. Russell Joslin, former SHOTS editor and now publisher of Skeleton Key Press states, “In his second monograph, Norwegian photographer Øyvind Hjelmen welcomes viewers into his richly poetic and mysterious photographic world: Moments Reflected. Expanding on his portfolio of the same title by including […]