Daniel Arnold takes photos that defy definition. While his practice of walking the streets for endless hours and shooting candid moments would place him squarely in the “street photography” camp, somehow he doesn’t fit in. There’s an eccentricity which overlays his pictures’ earnestness, resulting in a halting power that threatens to be poetic but just […]
Reuben Radding
Remembering Robert Herman 1955-2020
I have shared the work of Brooklyn born photographer Robert Herman several times over the years, so I was distraught to learn that this wonderful artist recently took his own life. I remember him sharing that as a young man, Robert began working as an usher at a movie theater owned by his parents. The […]
Now What? Thoughts on the future of photography
We, at Lenscratch, as well as many not-for-profit organizations, are continually considering what the next generation of photographers are thinking about in terms of their careers and their needs after graduation. We have observed that this generation of photographers are doing things differently–not engaging in the same paths and opportunities. They are creating collectives, producing […]
2019 Lenscratch Student Prize: Third Place: Reuben Radding
It is with great excitement that we honor Reuben Radding, Goddard College, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts – 2019, with Third Place in the 2019 Lenscratch Student Awards. As the winner, he will receive a mini exhibition on the Curated Fridge, a Lenscratch T-Shirt and tote, and today’s feature on Lenscratch. Thank you to our sponsors and […]
The Ides of March: Omens and Predictions Exhibition
“Beware the Ides of March!” So wrote Shakespeare as Julius Caesar was slain on this day. While I was familiar with the Ides of March as a day of religious significance, I wasn’t intimately familiar. In addition to other significance, it was a deadline day for Romans to settle debts. So much history. In selecting […]