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 […]
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Photographers on Photographers: Claudia Ruiz Gustafson in Conversation with Ana De Orbegoso
When Lenscratch contacted me to do an interview, I immediately thought of Ana De Orbegoso. Ana is also a Peruvian artist living in the USA. I have actually never met Ana in person. A few years ago when I was in Lima visiting my family and doing my usual gallery and museum tour, I stumbled […]
Photographers on Photographers: Rohina Gandhi Hoffman in conversation with Carla Jay Harris
When I first saw Carla Jay Harris’ project Celestial Bodies at AIPAD (NYC) in 2019 I was spellbound. More than beautiful and graceful, her work was ethereal. Like a bashful vagrant, I conspicuously loitered by the Kopeikin Gallery booth, hoping I would have a chance to meet the artist. Ironically, I learned that she was […]
Photographers on Photographers: Mercedes Jelinek in Conversation with Kris Graves
Today we begin our Annual August effort, Photographers on Photographers, which features a stellar group of photographers in conversation with each other. Don’t miss a day of insightful interviews and we are excited to begin with Mercedes Jelinek in conversation with Kris Graves. I first met Kris Graves while I was an undergrad at SUNY […]
Reveal: Cig Harvey, Andrea Modica and Debbie Fleming Caffery
Sometimes, it’s what is hidden that creates the magic in our photographs. Yoffy Press has just released a new Triptych book series titled Reveal, featuring the work of Cig Harvey, Andrea Modica and Debbie Fleming Caffery. “Each artist has It considers what the photograph exposes and what it keeps secret, what the viewer is meant […]
Amrita Stützle: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Winner Honorable Mention
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner, Amrita Stützle. She was selected for her outstanding project, Maiden, Mother, Crone. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of Pennsylvania. 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 […]