Two years ago I saw Esther Nooner’s work online, and was instantly a fan, knowing that we were kindred artists in our desire to disrupt the traditional and romanticized. This past fall I had the privilege of getting to know Esther and seeing her work in person at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Esther’s work is […]
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Art + Science: Blood and Kin: Alison Taggart-Barone
Alison Taggart-Barone is a photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In her series Ova Mundi, she documents intricately hand painted eggs that have been left over time to decay and transform into objects of beauty and repulsion. The eggs themselves symbolize the passage of time, and how time affects us all. Through metaphor, these […]
Susan Lapides: Crustaceans
There are two genres in photography that are personal favorites: projects about time and projects created as typologies. Photographer Susan Lapides deftly combines these two ways of working into a layered and poignant series, Crustaceans. The series started in 2006 when she photographed her daughter Xia at the age of ten (see above) and then […]
The Center Awards: Editor’s Choice Award 3rd Place Winner: Xan Padrón
Congratulations to Xan Padrón, for his Third Place win in CENTER’S Editor’s Choice Award for his project, Time Lapse. The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Winners receive admission to Review Santa Fe portfolio reviews and participation in a winner’s […]
The Center Awards: EXCELLENCE IN MULTIMEDIA AWARD 3rd Place Winner: Kevin O. Mooney
Congratulations to Kevin O. Mooney being selected for The Excellence in Multimedia Award recognizing his project, 366247•2012. The Excellence in Multimedia Award recognizes outstanding photo-media artists and storytellers working in a variety of media processes and subject matter. Supports a project that utilizes photography, video, installation, or other elements that expand on traditional methods of […]
Al Brydon: Solargraphs
British photographer Al Brydon has a new monograph, Solargraphs, published by JW Editions in the UK that allows us to consider the world in new ways. The elements of time, surprise, and light are at the heart of his project, with some images created over a period of months. The beauty of this work is […]