The recent re-discovery of Julio Zadik’s archive has yielded in a reconsideration of the origins of modern photography in Guatemala and its development through the nineteen forties, fifties and sixties. The exhibition and book that resulted from the Zadik family’s incursion into the great and impeccably kept legacy of their relative are filling in a gap in the construction not only of a recent history of photography but also in the construction of the identity of the country. In fact, it is in Zadik’s early images that we perceive a shift in the appreciation of the land and its people: a turning away from the ethnographic approach that prevailed during the late 19^th century in favour of a more equalitarian, more modern view of the “other” as the exhibition's co-curator, Valia Garzón, explains in the catalogue essay. 

The Artist-in-Residence Program at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts seeks contemporary artists whose work compliments the collections and landscape. The resident artist will spend April through November studying the museum's collection as reflected in their artwork. This residence is open to all artists living in the greater Boston region. The artist will be provided with access to the museum and collection as well as publicity and selected work being included in the collection. The deadline for next years residence program is November 15, 2009.

Lens Culture announces their 2009 photography competition. Both armature and professional photographers may submit single images and portfolios to this international competition. The deadline for submissions is September 15 and the winners will be announced on October 15. For more information about this opportunity, visit http://www.lensculture.com/contest.html.

The Border Crosser Grant provides funding to artists working on projects focused on Central, Eastern and Southern Europe or China. The grant provides 2,000 to 10,000 euros. For more information about this opportunity, visit http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/1100.asp.