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 [...]
January 2012 Newsletter Vol 6, Issue 6 Sponsored by Learn more about Tamron Products at www.tamron-usa.com. Look for specials at the bottom of this newsletter. Month, Year – Vol 1, Issue 1 In This Issue Monthly Meeting BLOG of the Year 2nd International Open Call for Entry News from the Education Desk Cuban Photography Exhibit Amazon [...]
WORKSHOP: Lightroom Image Correction DATE: Saturday, February 4, 2012 TIME: 10:00 – 3:00 LOCATION: to be announced FEE: $85.00 PWP Members. $100 non-members RSVP: bnelson2@earthlink.net Ignore the boring technical correct verbiage in the subject line - this will actually be a fun, creative exercise. You will learn while working on your own images and go back to your workspace, [...]
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 [...]
The Exhibitions Committee of Professional Women Photographers held a record number of exhibitions during the 2010 -2011 season, including Americana and Transporters at MH Framing Gallery, New Visions at the Durst Gallery, A Woman’s World at Macy’s Herald Square, Perspectives on Time at St. Francis College, and Altered Reality at Calumet Photographic. Here are some pictures [...]
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, [...]
This year, thanks to Andy Mars, Outreach Director, and PWP volunteers,* Professional Women Photographers had a presence at the PDN Photo Plus Expo at the Javits Center. Not only was it great exposure for PWP, but the non-profits were also highlighted by Jeff McQuilkin, Group Show Director, The Nielsen Photo Group, in PDN Magazine: “…there is [...]
PWP’s eNewsletter is sponsored by Learn more about TAMRON products atwww.tamron.com. Volume 6 | Issue 4 | November 2011 What a busy month! Just as the leaves [...]
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 [...]