This week, I am excited to introduce five new Lenscratch Content Editors who will be providing expanded perspectives to our site. Houston photographer, Erica Cheung, brings a rich perspective as a visual artist, curator, and photographic administrator with an interest in promoting and elevating the Asian American voice and experience. Her series, Minor Matter, explores the Asian American experience from […]
Race
Photographers on Photographers: Andre Ramos-Woodard in conversation with Clifford Prince King
I don’t remember the exact day I saw an image by Clifford Prince King for the first time, but I do remember the response I had pretty vividly. The nostalgic aesthetic his work brilliantly hones—the muted warm tones accenting varying complexions of Black skin—was far too familial for me to ignore. It took me back […]
Photographers on Photographers: William Camargo in conversation with Irene Antonia Diane Reece
I can’t remember when I did find Irene Reece’s work, but I know as many new friendships nowadays, it started on Instagram. I may have seen it from a mutual friend of ours being shared on their stories or saw her name on an art exhibition flyer, and as I do with those is spend […]
Raymond Thompson Jr: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize: 1st Place Winner
“I see my work as an act of resilience; it is a way to begin a personal healing process that counteracts the impact of generational trauma.” It is with so much pleasure and excitement that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize 1st Place Winner, Raymond Thompson, Jr. He was selected for his outstanding project, Appalachian […]
Andre Ramos-Woodard: a mediocre-ass nigga
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent 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 a mediocre-ass nigga by Andre Ramos-Woodard. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Andre Ramos-Woodard is a contemporary artist whose works evoke […]
Wendel A. White: History Based Landscapes
We first featured Wendel A. White’s project, Schools for the Colored, in 2018 as part of a two-person exhibition, Segregated Influences, at the Colorado Photograpic Arts Center. I wanted to share the complete project as we continue to look at history-based landscapes. This meaningful effort features the architectural remains of structures once used as segregated […]