I discovered Nuno Perestrelo‘s work two years ago when we met at a portfolio review in Madrid which we both of us were attending. When he knew I was from Barcelona, he suddenly started to speak in a perfect Catalan as he had lived and study in the city for a while. That openness and […]
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Spain Week: Bego Antón : Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
The gaze of Bego Antón is focused towards the less conventional spheres of reality. She is drawn to the extraordinary and to those small groups of people who are curious to the rest of society for their minority beliefs or practices. The trigger of her work are themes, characters or communities that can be eccentric […]
Barbara Peacock: American Bedroom
“We felt the weight of the responsibility of our children for decades. Now we are on our own. The empty nest has reawakened the joy of freedom we had as youths” I was thrilled to feature Barbara Peacock’s 30-year project, Hometown, some time back as I so appreciated the humanity and sympathetic approach she brings […]
Tom Sanders: Vietnam Portraits
The Vietnam War was an endless and divisive conflict that resulted in a population of veterans who suffered long term scars from the horrors of war, returning to little support from a country that was ad odds with the conflict. Photographer Tom Sanders has created a compilation of photographs of American Vietnam war veterans, southern […]
Kristen Emack: Cousins
Projects featured this week were selected from our 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 Cousins by Kristen Emack. Kristen Emack lives and works in Cambridge, MA. She is primarily a self taught photographer. Kristen is a […]
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 […]