Abelardo Morell is renowned for his camera obscura and tent photographs that gyrate landscapes into topsy-turvy still-lifes. From his pinhole camera obscura cityscapes projected upside down across entire hotel walls to novel studio rearrangements of familiar objects - featuring no smoke, but definitely...
"Labor is the backbone of America" feels like an understatement, doesn't it? The labor force goes far beyond supporting the skeleton of our economy. It fortifies our cultural strengths, harbors our fears and defines our values as a nation. These days, the condition of the working class is on shaky ground....
The calendar always wins and spring will come. We trudge on as its promise arrives in typical New England fits and starts. Signs of rebirth are heartening, even as we continue to reel from relentless global disasters and scant signs of progress toward a peaceful future. As they have always done, artists...
Imagine, you have shed your childhood and are poised to spread your adolescent wings. What happens if the sky is falling? Whether the sky is physical like war, societal like racism or cultural like peer pressure, pubescents feel the sharp sting of their circumstances intensely. How they bear their slings...
With conflict engulfing the Middle East, we watch again as elected, autocratic and renegade leaders perpetrate vengeful acts of war and retaliation. Hordes of civilians caught in the crossfire are displaced or killed every day. In the United States, it has been challenging to cast Israel in a kind light...
Life is ephemeral. Photography cannot stave off the tragedy of death, but it might extend or expand life through faint traces of light and shadow. Discoveries found in pictures can bring long forgotten memories to the surface and open possibilities to learn more about past lives. Four recently published...
Another day, another war. This time in one of the most volatile regions of the world. It is horrible, spreading despondency, dread and depression as we helplessly witness more death and destruction from afar. In our "March Best Photo Picks," we offer a small antidote - expressions of creativity that...
Near the beginning of each year, Boston's Panopticon Gallery, under the direction of Alexa Cushing and Connor Noll, presents a juried exhibition that features short portfolios by five emerging artists. "First Look 2026" showcases tantalizing photographs by Kevin Williamson, Anastasia Sierra, Donna Garcia,...
Everyone knows that memory is as slippery as a fish. The way we constantly edit the incidents and accidents of our lives is one of the wonders of the human mind. Over time, our recollections form and fortify personal and family myths. Perhaps that explains why ten photographers named their collective...
Scientists have evidence that human beings have inhabited the earth for roughly 300,000 years. With rare exceptions, most have vanished without a trace until the invention of photography in 1839. The medium immediately flourished and photographic portraiture became common practice by the mid to late...
