When looking at Leah Schretenthaler‘s work, what excited me the most was it’s place as a new investigation into a very heavy mythologized geographic location. Hawaii has long been a place of interest for photographers, and for good reason, but Leah’s work feels like it takes all of that and flips it on it’s head. […]
Interviews
Thesis Project: Hugo Teixeira and Brandon Ng
Anyone who’s done it will probably tell you that getting through graduate school is a challenge. For me, the period after graduating was just as difficult. Besides finding a job, I had to find a way to keep making work without the university’s facilities. I also had to figure out how to connect with the […]
Gloria Baker Feinstein and Abbie Brandao: The Next Generation
Photographer Gloria Baker Feinstein considers the impact of her life-long photographic focus on her daughter, Abbie Brandao, who is now, also a photographer. In today’s post, Gloria and Abbie interview each other and the images presented are of Abbie’s children, Gloria’s grandchildren. It should come as no surprise that they are favorite subjects for both […]
Ashley Kauschinger: Cycles and Lensclass
Today, artist Allison Jarek interviews Ashley Kauschinger about two projects, one photographic: Cycles, and one educational: Lensclass. Ashley Kauschinger is an artist that explores identity, social structures, and women’s voices. She received her BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design and her MFA from Texas Woman’s University. Her photographs have been exhibited nationally and […]
Frazier King: The Collector’s Eye
It’s always fascinating to peek into the flat files and onto the walls of photography collectors. And even more interesting, is to examine the compilations made by collectors who are photographers themselves. Frazier King, lawyer-turned-photographer, 15-year board member of the Houston Center for Photography, and avid photography collector is releasing a book based on his […]