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REVIEW: ‘Trained Histories’ explores AI’s Intersection with Photography and Historical Narrative
In an age of AI-generated imagery, the question of ‘What is real?’ is more relevant than ever. The exhibition, ‘Trained Histories’, at Indianapolis’s Aurora PhotoCenter doesn’t shy away from this complex issue; instead, it invites us to explore our relationship with History and explore the evolving nature of photography itself. ‘Trained Histories’ is an engaging
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Location: Indiana, Indianapolis Type: Essay, Exhibition
Interview with photographer Nick Brandt: The Echo of Our Voices
For over a decade, photographer Nick Brandt has distinguished himself by crafting powerful visual narratives that explore the complex relationship between humanity and the natural world. His latest project, The Echo of Our Voices, the fourth chapter of his ongoing series “The Day May Break,” turns his empathetic lens towards the often-unseen plight of displaced
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Interview with featured photographer Alana Perino
Alana Perino’s photographic work delves into the complex, layered narrative of their family’s history within the confines of a dimly lit apartment, a space imbued with both beauty and fragility. Perino is the featured photographer for Issue #130: Inhabit. For this issue and exhibition, artists were asked to present work which is about the place
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Location: Online Type: Featured Photographer, Interview
Book Review: Close to the Bayou by Dimitri Staszewski
Close to the Bayou is a tribute to the power of artmaking in the face of mortality, and explores the enduring legacy of what is passed along in the process. Dimitri Staszewski’s work explores the complex dynamics of male intimacy, the isolation of illness, the profound bond of mentorship, and the experience of cancer. It
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Location: Online Type: Book Review
Book Review: Remembrance Garden: A Portrait of Green-Wood Cemetery by Eugene Richards
Powerful and meaningful work can come from many places. Memories, dreams, fears, love, loss are all strings to pluck in the creative process. When an artist strikes the right chord, the interplay of multiple emotions can create a powerful, resonant third emotion. Melancholy comes to mind as a good example, but that term feels too
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Location: Online Type: Book Review
Book Review: Bury Me in the Back Forty by Kyler Zeleny
In his most recent book, Bury Me in the Back Forty, Kyler Zeleny is reconstructing the history of Mundare, his 915-person rural Canadian hometown, a place deeply rooted in Ukrainian culture. He’s using a variety of media and previously untold stories to weave a new narrative of the town’s 1980 history book. This approach results
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Location: Online Type: Book Review
Book Review: Limousine by Kathy Shorr
Between Destinations: Liminal Portraits from Kathy Shorr’s Limousine Graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 1988 and completing her long-term ballroom dancer portrait project, Kathy Shorr transitioned into a new phase of her artistic journey, seeking a fresh way to capture the diverse faces of New York City, especially in her native Brooklyn. This
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Location: Online Type: Black and White, Book Review, Portraits
AUTOFOTO: Celebration of 100 Years of the Photo Booth
Cosmic currents must have converged in exactly the right way this month. Photobooths have been on my mind. I recently read about the new photo book Auto-Photo: A Life in Pictures which explores the life and vocation of Alan Adler. Adler owned and operated a number of photobooths in Melbourne, Australia for about 50 years.
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Interview with featured photographer Daniel Mirer
F-Stop Magazine’s Landscape issue this month includes a wide range of work from photographers around the world. When editing the exhibition for this issue, we felt it was especially important to include work which plays with the idea or concept of what a landscape is, or is not, and hopefully reveal something about what the
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Location: Online Type: Featured Photographer, Interview
Book Review: Lost Time by Jonathan Becker
Jonathan Becker’s Lost Time is beautifully crafted 328-page book, featuring 225 color illustrations. It is a testament to Becker’s talent and enduring influence in the world of photography. The luxurious cloth-bound edition is complete with tipped-on photographs on both the front and back covers. It’s a lavish coffee-table book pretending to be an art book, pretending to
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Location: Online Type: Book Review, Portraits
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