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 [...]
On September 22, 2011, Professional Women Photographers and the School of Visual Arts presented a panel discussion The Role of Women in Photography: Are We There Yet? Moderated by Elisabeth Biondi, independent curator and former long-time Visuals Editor at The New Yorker, panelists included Vince Aletti, photography critic for The New Yorker and columnist for [...]
What Becomes a Legend… Every neighborhood has one, a character so unique that they earn a place in local lore. The one I grew up with worked in the drugstore. Behind the counter he seemed so normal. He was polite to customers, had deep knowledge of his field. But taped to the front of the pharmacy [...]
How to be More Creative: Interview with Photographer Gail Dohrmann, Boulder, Co. By Janice Wood Wetzel Photographers Gail Dohrmann and her husband, Russ, live in a beautiful location in Boulder, Colorado. There are many natural areas to photograph, but they feel photographing those same subjects over time begs for more. Gail and Russ together have had two [...]
Ann George lives in a small town in Louisiana with her husband and four sons. She created three images specifically for the CONTRASTS call for entry because she saw the competition as an opportunity to concentrate on one theme, decide what she wanted to say about it and how she wanted to say it. Her [...]