A Conversation 2011 Photo Awards Juror's Pick, John Cyr 

John Cyr is a Brooklyn-based photographer, and a Juror's pick in the 2011 http://www.daylightmagazine.org/content/daylight-photo-awards ">Daylight Photo Awards. Kate Levy visited Cyr in his studio, where they discussed the evolution of his critically acclaimed Developer Trays project. Images from Cyr's series will also be on display at AIPAD this March 29-April 1st through Catherine Edelman Gallery. Don't miss these beautiful prints in person. 

 

Kate Levy: How did you stumble upon the Developer Trays project?

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Rebekah Jacob Gallery seeking submissions for upcoming exhibit, Ways of Seeing: Phoneography 

Photograph © Landon Nordeman

"The iPhone is the snapshot camera of today... it is a pencil, a pen, a notebook. It is so accessible." —Annie Leibovitz

The Rebekah Jacob Gallery in Charleston, SC, is organizing a summer exhibition of photographs taken by the evermore ubiquitous smartphone cameras. At least half of the 500 photographs for the exhibition will be pre-selected, but submissions for the rest of the exhibition are open to the public. Submission guidelines can be found here.

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Zwelethu Mthethwa SUGAR CANE (2003-2007) 

South African Sugar Cane Worker, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sugar Cane (2003-2007)

Zwelethu Mthethwa
SUGAR CANE (2003-2007)
Curated by Diego Cortez
John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27708
January 17 - extended to Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

Link to John Hope Franklin Center information on the exhibit:
http://jhfc.duke.edu/gallery/current.php

This small but powerful exhibition of seven chromogenic photographs of sugar cane workers in South Africa by Zwelethu Mthethwa is a must see. The show has been extended to Easter Sunday, April 8.

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An interview with Daylight's 2011 Photo Awards Project Prize Recipient, Tamas Dezso  

copyright Tamas Dezso

Tamas Dezso is the recipient of Daylight's 2011 Photo Awards Project Prize. His body of work, Here, Anywhere explores the remnants of the Hungarian political shift twenty years ago. Of the work, Tamas comments in his artist statement:

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"When Janey Comes Marching Home," Book Signing and Panel Discussion on Veterans History Projects at CDS, March 20 

Sergeant Jocelyn Proano, U.S. Marine Corps, 2008. Photograph by Sascha Pflaeging

Lots of amazing documentary projects are happening in Durham about veterans! From the Center for Documentary Studies website:

"Laura Browder will visit CDS to sign copies of her and photographer Sascha Pflaeging’s book, When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans (University of North Carolina Press, 2010), and to discuss her work with Sharon Raynor, a Humanities Writ Large Faculty Fellow at Duke, and Beth Ann Koelsch, curator of the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP) at the UNC-Greensboro University Libraries. Longtime CDS instructor Michelle Lanier will moderate the discussion.

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Interview with 2011 Photo Awards Work-In-Process Prize Winner David Pace 

Image Copyright David Pace

 2007, David Pace has been working on an extensive body of work on the small West African country of Burkina Faso. Pace now leads a study abroad program for photography in Burkina Faso. He is the 2011 recipient of Daylight's Work-in-Process prize for his work on weekly Friday night dance parties in the village of Bereba. To enter the 2012 Photo Awards, visit

http://www.daylightmagazine.org/content/daylight-photo-awards

 

Kate Levy: Can you give the readers some information on the of country Burkina Faso--politics, demographics, geography, specifically the Bereba region, on which most of your work focuses? What about Bereba and Burkina Faso compelled you to engage the region as a photographic subject?

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Lisa Kereszi: Conceiving & Executing Viable Fine Art Projects 

With improvements and accessibility of camera technology, it is rather easy for anyone to buy a camera and start taking pictures. We photograph random as well as common moments in our lives and garner a large body of work with no central meaning or end in sight. While there is still value in this methodology of shooting, the Palms Springs Photo Festival has conceived a workshop, led by Lisa Kereszi, that will show image makers the importance of working in a series.

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Portland Roundtable Review 

The Roundtable Review is an opportunity for fine art photographers to present their portfolio to a panel of three reviewers at one time. This format allows for more dialog and problem solving about the work, as each reviewer brings a different perspective and different ideas.

The Roundtable Review is open to fine art photographers at any level. Sessions are available for twenty-five photographers, and sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Each participant will have a 30-minute session with the three panelists and receive feedback on their work.  Participants may choose to do a second session for an additional fee.

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American Poverty project now accepting applications for Youth Leadership Program 

The American Poverty project is now accepting applications from high school students for the launch of its 2012 youth action campaign. Students will gain experience in creating lasting impact in their communities, learn about issues surrounding poverty in America, and receive resources to help them create photography exhibits and other modes of outreach to help spread awareness in their communities.

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C/O Berlin Book Days 

As visual human beings, we are rapidly moving into a world where we view articles, news, information, and photography, on screens rather than on paper. With recent innovations such as the Ipad, Kindle, and the Nook, these devices have enhanced and changed our experience when viewing a 'photobook'. However, the (literal) photography book still stands as a great and powerful approach when it comes to displaying a carefully curated and studied project.

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