We hope you enjoyed a lovely summer and, if you were in New England, some of our famed glory days! Now fall is upon us, ushering in more temperate climes and a spectacular palette of hues. Also the mid-term election season and a host of new photography exhibitions opening this month. Absorbing reflections...
How does your garden grow? Community gardens abound in Boston, wafting delectable scents and vibrant sights into each neighborhood. Our photographic community sways the senses, too. Whether storied museums or pop-up galleries, Boston’s art organizations continue to nurture artistic creativity and kinship....
We are delighted to bring you this guest essay by Edward Boches on the value of critique in conjunction with the exhibition "Do You See What I See: Images from a Crit Group" curated by Emily Belz featuring Andrew Epstein, Coco McCabe, Lee Cott, Edward Boches, Margaret Lampert and Elliot Schildkrout which...
Carpe Diem! I am enamored of photography’s ability to embrace the times. This year’s "Exposure 2026" exhibition sponsored by the Photographic Resource Center and installed in Vandernoot Gallery at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA is filled with the fleeting moments of life, including childhood,...
Memory is notoriously skittish. Along with the 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition curated by Barbara Tannenbaum, reviewed earlier this week, The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA has mounted two solo shows curated by Executive Director Crista Dix: Lisa McCord’s “Rotan Switch” and Preston...
When the whole world seems inclement, where can you turn for inspiration, insight and air conditioning? There’s a feast for the eyes this summer at the Griffin Museum of Photography. If you are anywhere Winchester, MA, I highly recommend a visit because my words cannot give the exhibitions in and around...
Wherever you may wander this summer, there seems to be photography. Indoors and outdoors, come explore the visual riches New England has to offer this July and August. As always, our listings are arranged geographically for your planning convenience. And we encourage you to visit us all summer long,...
Who is the narrator of the past? Or the present? As we commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States this year, I have been contemplating the interwoven fabric of American history, and the ways in which we learn it. So much of what I studied as a high school student of American history revolved...
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted” ~ William Bruce Cameron (often attributed to Albert Einstein) Ahh, technology! Commonly frustrating to deal with, but impossible to live without. In Cambridge, MA, a dense, vertical and glassy concentration...
Every milestone presents a chance for us to take stock of ourselves. On this 250th anniversary of the United States, some photography shows are capitalizing on the occasion to look back at who we were, how we have changed and what we aspire to be as a people. The most compelling exhibition in this vein...
