February 18 - February 25, 2022
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Great Photography Stories
Paddy Johnson offers some advice for artists feeling a sense of failure after one too many rejection letters.
If you’re a photographer, one of the ways we are encouraged to get our work ‘out there’ is to apply to open calls and competitions. But if you do so, and believe in your work, the rejection letters that often follow really sting. Paddy Johnson examines the predicament here.
“So, how can you feel more confident and less anxious regardless of circumstance? The answer is twofold. One, find supportive communities where people talk about this stuff so you’re not alone. Two, practice.”
Along these lines, I thought Lauren Roche’s (Issue 62 Featured Photog!) response to a recent rejection letter from the New York Portfolio Review was an absolute model of turning lemons into lemonade in such a beautiful, gracious, generous, & inclusive way. I learned a lot from her response.
i-D Magazine looks at Gregory Bojorquez's new book 'Eastsiders'.
Wasn’t familiar with Bojorquez until I saw this article. His photos of East LA’s Chicano communities in the 1990s are fantastic. This i-D magazine feature on the book offers a nice preview of the work and an interesting introduction to the photographer:
“In the new book, Eastsiders (Little Big Man), Greg goes back to his roots and takes us inside his world, offering a multi-faceted portrait of family and community, love and loss. As a second-generation Angeleno, Greg shares a fascinating history of his family's migration to East LA that underscores the inextricable link between the United States and Mexico. His grandparents arrived in Boyle Heights, a flourishing Chicano enclave, in the early 20th century.”
Elinor Carucci photographed teens whose lives were interrupted by Covid.
I really enjoyed the fantastic photos Elinor Carucci made of young New Yorkers who were struggling with the mental effects of the pandemic. In addition to the New Yorker article, which you can find here, I’m also sharing this because Elinor Carucci has been posting a series of fascinating outtakes and behind-the-scenes perspectives on this sensitive editorial assignment on her Instagram here.:
“Elinor Carucci is a photographer and a mother of seventeen-year-old twins named Eden and Emmanuelle. She recently took photos of her kids and other young New Yorkers between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, most of them in the places where they have spent inordinate amounts of time over the past two years: their bedrooms.”
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Is it a surprise that Julia Margaret Cameron faced disdain and criticism from 19th century gear bros who couldn’t appreciate what she was doing with her portraiture? Not really, but I still enjoyed this brief (4 minute) overview of Cameron’s work and challenges produced by SF Moma. The questions they were debating remains relevant - should perfect sharpness always be the ideal? How are feelings and ideas imbued into an artistic medium? What should be in focus and who decides that?
EQUITY AND ETHICS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
NPR’s Picture Show on Tiffany J. Sutton, winner of the Black Women Photographers + Nikon $10K grant
Love the winning photos by Tiffany J. Sutton - almost a contemporary psychedelic feel that suggests the opening up of possibilities and transcendence.
“Her abstract portraiture pushes boundaries and challenges the notion of limitation that has been placed on Black women. She says she uses multiple exposures as a way to talk about the complexity of Black women in their minds, spirit and personality.”
OPPORTUNITIES / CALLS FOR ENTRY
Palm Prize Submissions Open
“Palm Photo Prize is open to photographers working in all disciplines and styles. Submit your work for a chance to be shortlisted and featured in the exhibition at 10 14 Gallery
Submissions open 15 February – 15 March 2022 | FREE to submit.
Due to high levels of submissions, entrants are limited to two images per person, any submissions over this amount cannot be considered. There are no themes and strong stand-alone images are encouraged.”
More information / Submit Work: [here]
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