The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought global upheaval, spreading enough physical and spiritual devastation to last several lifetimes. It is no wonder that artists of every ilk have reacted with mournful expressions, sometimes unrelentingly so. It is a gifted artist whose work explores loss and transcends...
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere” sang Frank Sinatra about New York City. The city entices people who want to fulfill big dreams and ambitions. The rhythm of the city that never sleeps pulses at a frenetic pace, yet there are morning lulls and a vast park that provides a respite to millions...
The Confucian adage, "may you live in interesting times" throws a very positive spin on the challenges of the past year and a half. Since the foibles and triumphs of humankind have endured, photographers have continued to grapple with them in remarkable ways. Once again this year, we are pleased to share...
The earth speaks. Record setting temperatures, wildfires, frequent hurricanes and rising sea levels seem to cry out, “save me!” And honestly, is not a world-wide pandemic another symptom of climate change? The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report offers a grim view of the future,...
After this cold, dark winter, I long to feel the warmth of the summer sun on my skin. Following an interminable confinement, I yearn for reconnection with my far-flung family and close circle of friends. In anxious anticipation of normalcy, I have busied myself making photographs and reading photography...
By Suzanne Révy and Elin Spring It’s women’s history month! Below, we review three recently published books about two pioneering early 20th century west coast photographers, Anne Brigman and Imogen Cunningham. Anne Brigman (1869-1950) could arguably be called the “mother of Modernist photography”...
by Suzanne Révy The New Woman Behind the Camera, curated and edited by Andrea Nelson, Associate Curator of Photographs, National Gallery of Art and Mia Fineman, Curator of Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, sets out to define the modernist movement from the 1920’s to the 1950’s and highlight...
By Elin Spring In Part Two of A Way With Words, we examine three photo books that feature allusive lyricism or cunning journalistic text. Sandi Haber Fifield’s The Certainty of Nothing, Rebecca Norris Webb’s Night Calls and Amani Willett’s A Parallel Road take an oblique written approach to guide...
By Elin Spring Photography has come a long way since its inception in the early 1800’s, developing into a field that has altered every other art form in the process. The current fusion of photography with other media echoes the trajectory of global interconnectedness, challenging preconceived notions...
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy Here we are at holiday time, steeling ourselves for a winter of shrunken, separate celebrations during one of the most surreal and trying periods in our collective memory. More than ever, we long for personal companionship and the look and feel of genuine articles. Thankfully,...
