Sunday, April 29, 2012

Magdalena Solé, from the Mississippi to Tohoku

Photograph © Magdalena Solé
Please accept my apologies for the sporadic postings lately, but the pecans have bloomed and they brought pollen (and allergies) galore!

That said, please take some time to read this interesting interview of Magdalena Solé by Elizabeth Avedon, on her new exhibit, After the Water Receded: Images from Japan.  Magdalena had several images juried into Slow Exposures in 2011 and will be returning this year to do a book signing.

Elizabeth Avedon came to Slow in 2011 to lecture on creating a photo book and will be returning this year to participate in the portfolio reviews!
Here's a link to the article on La Lettre de la Photographie.

 

Thursday, April 19, 2012

UCCA Art Roundtable, with guest Elisabeth Biondi

Check out this UCCA Art Roundtable, with guest Elisabeth Biondi, who was a juror for Slow Exposures in 2011 and is returning this year to participate in the portfolio reviews.  Here's an excerpt from the the website:
What voice does the photographic image lend to the printed word? What is the relationship between imagery and text? From the stark commentary of photojournalism to unforgettable portraits of leaders and the lavish fantasy worlds created through fashion spreads, representatives from some of China’s strongest publications joins The New Yorker’s former visuals director Elisabeth Biondi to focus on the role of magazines as platforms for photographic work, whether to augment the reader’s experience or present pictorial statements compelling in their own right.

This program is in conjunction with Beyond Words: Photography in The New Yorker, on exhibition in UCCA’s central gallery 15 April – 10 June and is part of the 2012 Caochangdi Photospring Festival program.

Details:

Time:
April 29 (SUN)
13:00-15:00

Venue:
UCCA Auditorium
798 Art District
No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China 100015

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Peter van Agtmael, Lunch & Learn

All photographs by Peter van Agtmael

Peter van Agtmael
On Sunday, September 23rd, 2012, Peter van Agtmael will be giving a Lunch and Learn to discuss his experiences while embedded with American troops in Iraq and Afganistan.

Van Agtmael graduated from Yale in 2003 and was awarded a grant to spend a year in China documenting the social and economic impact of the Three Gorges Dam. Following that, he travelled extensively in Africa photographing the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of one HIV-positive refugee.

In 2006, at just 24 years old, he began a series of embeds in Iraq and Afganistan and would spend the next two years capturing the war(s). Not content to leave it overseas, however, van Agtmael then followed the troops home, some in caskets, to continue their stories and the war at home. His book, 2nd Tour Hope I Don’t Die, relates the time he spent and the people he encountered on this assignment. The Life & Death of Matthew Ferrara is a brilliant example of this persistence.

Please check out Peter’s work, including his other great assignments (his photographs on tour with Jeff Bridges are wonderful) and then join us on September 23rd for his Lunch and Learn.

You can find the entire schedule of event for Slow Exposures 2012 on the website here.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Jo Lynn Still


Beautiful photograph by Jo Lynn Still, featured on La Lettre de le Photographie.  Jo Lynn's work has been featured as part of John Bennette's Southern Memories shows in 2010 and 2011.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Jack Spencer Workshop


PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP

OCTOBER 14 - 16 2011
IN STUDIO AND ON LOCATION NASHVILLE, TN.
CLASS LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS.
TUITION: $1200.00



The Workshop

Jack Spencer has gained a reputation as one of the premier fine art photographers working today. His unique approach to making art is unparalleled and the wide range of his works is quite compelling. He has had over 100 solo exhibitions is some of the world's finest galleries and museums. His work has been collected in a great many private and museum collections worldwide. 

In this workshop, Spencer will teach some of his techniques and methods of achieving photographs that have verve, poetry and the transference of creativity to paper. From the initial approach of taking a photograph, which Spencer considers to be the most important element of making an image, to making texture layers and coloring and also printing, glazing techniques and varnishing. There will be an emphasis on model photography, portraiture, landscape and flowers.

Jack would like to emphasize that he has no desire to turn others into versions of himself but to try and bring out the true artist that resides within each individual and their own means of self expression. He has no interest in being dogmatic in his lessons. To help students along in finding their own particular vision is his primary purpose.

Requirements:

Students are asked to bring along a laptop, preferably with Photoshop and Lightroom as well as a digital camera and a small hard drive as well as a good supply of cards and readers. All lab materials and models are included in the tuition. 

Jack will be assisted by Jon Morgan, a Nashville photographer and artist of considerable skill.


Saturday, September 3, 2011

Sylvia Plachy to Present at SlowExposures Lunch and Learn


July 4, 2011 ©Sylvia Plachy

Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity to see Sylvia Plachy present “Dancing with Ghosts” at the first SlowExposures Lunch and Learn event. Ms. Plachy, a well-known and accomplished New York-based photographer, will exhibit and discuss a collection of her photographs. If you are interested in the art of photography and want to know what makes a good photograph, you do not want to miss this event!

Lunch and Learn follows the jurors' talk on Sunday September 18.  Come hear the jurors discuss their selections and stay to hear Ms. Plachy.  If you are interested in enjoying a delicious boxed lunch before the presentation, you must purchase a ticket by Monday, September 12. Tickets may be purchased at the door, but will not include lunch. Please visit the SlowExposures website for further information and to buy tickets.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Portfolio Review

2011 SlowExposures Portfolio Review only two spots left!


Reviewers include Alex Novak, collector and photographer with 35 years of experience, Anna Walker-Skillman, an owner, director and curator of the Jackson Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta, Kevin Miller, director of the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida, Jerry Atnip, professional photographer and designer, and Brenda Massie, director of Hagedorn Foundation Gallery in Atlanta.

The event will be held in Concord United Methodist Church Parish Hall (across from Strickland’s) in Concord, Ga., on September 17th at 9am. The fee is $350 which includes a 20 minute review by each of the five reviewers, lunch, and a Soirée at the Split Oak Farm on Friday, September 16th.

Sign up at THIS LINK.  For a little more information check THIS PAGE on our website.