I can’t remember when I did find Irene Reece’s work, but I know as many new friendships nowadays, it started on Instagram. I may have seen it from a mutual friend of ours being shared on their stories or saw her name on an art exhibition flyer, and as I do with those is spend […]
Photographers on Photographers
Photographers on Photographers: Ally Caple in conversation with Daniel John Bracken
Daniel John Bracken and I met in undergrad. Within the past five or so years we’ve been honorary roommates, then real roommates; he’s been my TA, my barista, my muse, my free ticket into the Met once pay-what-you-wish admission changed — real friend shit. The last time we spent a lengthy amount of time together […]
Photographers on Photographers: Nicole Norman in conversation with Skyler Maggiore
I haven’t met Skyler Maggiore, but this Fall they will be one of my incoming peers at the University of Arkansas. During a studio visit with one of my mentors early this year I was told that Skyler and I would probably get along. I wasn’t convinced at that moment, but the time I’ve spent […]
Akea Brionne Brown in Conversation with Colette Veasey-Cullors
I met Colette Veasey-Cullors during my sophomore year of undergrad, while studying Photography at MICA. She was one of only 2 professors of color I had in my entire collegiate career. She quickly became a mentor and is someone I hold dear to my heart. Her wisdom, honesty, drive, and constant dedication to the community […]
Photographers on Photographers: Nick Drain in conversation with Alanna Fields
I cannot remember where I first encountered the work of Alanna Fields, but I can tell you what I do remember. It was in 2019, and like what has seemingly become the norm for all of my encounters with new work, it was probably on Instagram— likely a post showcasing Alanna’s thesis work upon the […]
Photographers on Photographers: Zarita Zevallos in Conversation With Eva Woolridge
I found Eva Woolridge through a series of experiences and conversations I was having in my head about how Black women photographers are underrepresented in the photography world, and the historic failure of the medical field towards us (black women). She is a phenomenal Black-American/Chinese-American photographer who’s won The Leica Women in Foto Award for […]