To be contemporary is to exist atop the ashes of what came before. Transience within human culture, architecture, and civilization is commonplace and yet the commonplace process of gentrification is not a natural shift but the swift and systematic erasure of a community. Photographer Al J. Thompson explores this phenomenon specifically in Spring Valley, NY […]
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Snezhana von Büdingen: Storytellers
The photography project is a process of endless unfolding. Engaging in a cohesive body of images inevitably unearths ideas far beyond the original spark and allows for the possibility of new nodes to form and take on a life of their own. It was in this way that Cologne, Germany, based photographer Snezhana von Büdingen […]
Macaulay Lerman: Storytellers
The search for self-definition is a life long pursuit. For photographer and story teller Macaulay Lerman (@macaulaylermanphoto) that pursuit manifested itself early in the possibilities and potential of alternative choices–living life on the road, finding connections with those on the fringe, cultivating an understanding of the other. Macaulay’s project, Greer Road, is filled with rough […]
The CENTER Awards: The Editor’s Choice 2nd Place: Virgil DiBiase
Congratulations to Virgil DiBiase for his Second Place win in CENTER’S Editor’s Choice Award for his project, My husband won’t tell me his first name. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Winners receive an opportunity to be part of the Winners […]
The CENTER Awards: The Director’s Choice Award 3rd Place Winner: Cody Bratt
Congratulations to Cody Bratt for his First Place win in CENTER’S Director’s Choice Award for his project, The Other Stories. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Winners receive Complimentary participation in Review Santa Fe , work in the Winners […]
The CENTER Awards: The Director’s Choice Award 1st Place Winner: Sandra Chen Weinstein
Congratulations to Sandra Chen Weinstein for her First Place win in CENTER’S Director’s Choice Award for her project, Transcend. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Winners receive Complimentary participation and presentation at Review Santa Fe for the 1st place […]