By Karen Smul (From the Spring 2011 issue of IMPRINTS) Harvey Stein is an award-winning photographer, author, educator, curator and lecturer with four other photography books to his credit. His photographs are in over 50 museum and private collections; his work has been exhibited in more than 70 one-person and 140 group shows worldwide. He [...]

In the fall of 2011, Professional Women Photographers sponsored two trips to Cuba and 40 photographers journeyed to Havana, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos. Traveling to Cuba is like taking a trip back in time –cell phones don’t work and credit cards are not accepted. But the natural splendor of the island, its colors and contrasts and [...]

It just didn’t seem right. Why would a teacher leave a full-time post just before Christmas? Everyone knew Bushwick was dangerous. Was the teacher even alive? Had she been…killed? Thus begins Meryl Meisler‘s artist statement, but in 1981 it was a real concern. She’d already had a camera stolen–not on the street, but in a classroom where [...]

In 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice paid $8,000 for drapes to cover the bare-breasted Spirit of Justice statue that stands behind the podium where news conferences are held. It was the time of Bush, Ashcroft, and the resurgent Right. In Florence, Italy, where Dianora Niccolini was born, there is none of that. The body, male and female, [...]

Last night a photo queen graced PWP with her presence. Dressed in red velvet with flowing blue hair, Flo Fox, with her images, wit, and wisdom held the room at St. Paul the Apostle Church spellbound. Fox began taking pictures in 1972, right after she “split from her ex.” With money from her first paycheck [...]

New Trends in the Old World by Linn Arvidsson What is happening in the European scene of photography? The short answer is: a lot. A complete answer is hardly possible to give even if one tried, but let us at least catch a glimpse of a much diversified contemporary scene. First and foremost, one has [...]