There is a poignant quietness and solitude to Tamrin Ingram’s work. When looking at her images I can feel the pressure of Louisianian heat on my skin, hear the rustling of the bugs around me, and feel the wetness of the humidity dripping down my back. Her work not only transports me physically but also […]
Documentary
Thesis Project: Antonia Stoyanovich and Cassandra Klos
The American South and the American West occupy places of mythic proportions in our collective imagination. Our ideas of these places are laden with a complex set of preconceptions informed by their unique qualities and the tall tales we’ve been told about them. The artists presented here, Antonia Stoyanovich and Cassandra Klos, both explore and […]
Daniel Gonçalves: 2nd Amendment Cowboy
Daniel Gonçalves (the “ç” sounds like an “s”) came to Houston with expectations of attending Session 2 of the FotoFest Reviews, but as soon as he arrived, he had to pack up his portfolios and head home as Covid 19 had forced a cancellation of the event. One of the projects he brought to the […]
Stephen Garza: Arriving 2020
Stephen Manuel Garza (@stephen_garza) is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte currently pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. He shares an insider’s view of the airport where he handles baggage. The spaces, normally filled with hundreds of passengers, is now almost completely void of life. Using a cell phone […]
Barbara Peacock: American Bedroom
“We felt the weight of the responsibility of our children for decades. Now we are on our own. The empty nest has reawakened the joy of freedom we had as youths” I was thrilled to feature Barbara Peacock’s 30-year project, Hometown, some time back as I so appreciated the humanity and sympathetic approach she brings […]
Marcus Journey & William Casey: On the Mormon Trail
Projects featured this week were selected from our call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series On the Mormon Trail by Marcus Journey and William Casey. Marcus Journey was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri. He […]