“The artists in newflesh abstract the subjects and materials they use. These works embody a mastery of what is possible in front of the camera, as well as technologically once the photo has been made. These images force us to look beyond the familiar, so that we may see them for what they could become.” […]
Photography Book
Sandy Carson: I’ve Always Been a Cowboy in my Heart
Photographers on Photographers: Julia Vandenoever and Stephanie Burchett
Today we complete our annual August project, Photographers on Photographers, where visual artists interview colleagues they admire. Thank you to all who have participated for their time, words and work, in particular, Brennan Booker for all his efforts with this project. We finish with Julia Vandenoever‘s interview with Stephanie Burchett. – Aline Smithson During the 2019 […]
Seeing Science by Marvin Heiferman
“Science photography grounds us in the particulars of our earthly and extraterrestrial adventures, and astounds us when it reveals what lies beyond the parameters of sight, imagination and human control. -Marvin Heiferman Seeing Science: How Photography Reveals the Universe is a book by Marvin Heiferman (including a forward by former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly) published by Aperture. […]
Leo Garcia: Now Pay
How do we consider place as an immigrant and keen observer? In the case of Guatemalan photographer Leo Garcia, he has photographed his life in Los Angeles–the streets, the people and the details, as a way to create a diary of discovery–of self and city. These ares ometimes quiet photographs, some reflect the easily overlooked, […]
Emily Matyas: SOL Y TIERRA / SUN AND EARTH
Photographer Emily Matyas has a legacy of humanist photography, seeing beyond our borders into other cultures and bringing back beauty and understanding. For the past 30 years, Emily has crossed into Mexico to photograph the grace of every day life. Her new book, Sol y Tierra: Views Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1988-2018, published by Daylight, […]