My work is about them as much as it is for them. I honor them and their lives. – Juan Giraldo Throughout our childhood, we see our parents as figures meant for comfort and shelter, for guidance and, well, annoyance, but we don’t see them as human beings with pasts and baggage and profound stories […]
Narrative
Judi Iranyi: Remembering Michael
I recently taught a workshop in San Miguel de Allende during Dia de los Muertos. It was a profound experience to see hundreds of Mexicans celebrating their lost loved ones in a joyous and colorful way. I’ve thought a lot about how we remember those who have passed on and discovering Judi Iranyi’s project about […]
Daniel Peebles: Mise-en-Scène
Some years ago, I was visiting the Foam Museum in Amsterdam and came across a wonderful exhibition by Taco Anema, where he was commissioned by the city of Amsterdam to create portraits of families in the Dutch Master style. Photographer Daniel Peebles echoes this approach to photographing family, but in an off-kilter, multi layered, very […]
Christine Lenzen: Forever a Wilderness
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent 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 Forever a Wilderness, by Christine Lenzen. Forever a Wilderness The ongoing series Forever a Wilderness was born from […]
Madeleine Morlet: I Promise I’ll Never Forget
Madeleine Morlet‘s project I Promise I’ll Never Forget takes us on a narrative journey thought adolescence and time, through histories and memory and the the bliss of youth. This series speaks to the trying on of personas, of sun kissed faces and tangled limbs in scenarios that span the decades. As she states, “‘I Promise […]
Sandy Carson: I’ve Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart
I don’t know why, but certain things seem more absurd in The West. Perhaps it’s because the Route 66 aesthetic was one with a sense of whimsy and humor–colossal cowboy boots and tee pee hotel rooms. Photographer Sandy Carson, a transplant from Scotland, has spent over a decade-long road trip chronicling his fascination “with everyday […]