I was dismayed to hear that the remarkable Judy Gelles passed away recently. She had a profound sense of humanity, combined with wonderful humor, and unique way of looking at the world, especially her own life and family. In fact, she was a truth teller. Judy came onto my radar around 2008 when I was […]
Family
Stephen DiRado: With Dad
Photographer Stephen DiRado has been chronicling his life through large format photography for many decades and that slowed down nature of looking through the lens has made him consider his world with reverence and deep thinking. One of his long time projects has been documenting his father over the years, and eventually photographing what is […]
Charles Rozier: House Music
Charles Rozier has a new book, House Music, from Dewi Lewis Publishing, that aptly describes a world filled with the music of children, dogs, relatives, friends, and family under one roof. I first featured the project in 2013 and was moved by his personal photographic legacy. The work now spans almost thirty years, beginning with […]
Karen Osdieck: Modern Boyhood
When I was raising my children, one of which was a spirited and rambunctious boy, my photographs didn’t exactly reveal the truth of daily life. They captured birthdays and holidays, vacations and times that the house was clean. They didn’t document my son’s bedroom after a enormous plastic bin of Legos was hurled during a […]
Anna Grevenitis: Regard
As a juror I have had the opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of work. Many times the images I juror are untethered from their statements, so the photograph needs to have a stand alone power all it’s own. Every time I have come across images by Anna Grevenitis, the work draws me […]
Sirli Raitma: EHA
Back in November, I flew to London for the 2019 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery. I was lucky enough to have work included in the exhibition and attend the various events surrounding the prize. The best part was meeting photographers from all over the world and being inspired by by […]