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Book review: Unyọñ Ufọk by Emily Nkanga
Documenting Life and Legacy Emily Nkanga, photographer and filmmaker, presents Unyọñ Ufọk (translation: Going Home), a photo book exploring grief, identity, and home. Through analog photographs shot with a Mamiya RZ 67 and an Olympus OM2, Nkanga captures fleeting moments of everyday life in her hometown of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The images act as a
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Location: Online Type: Book Review, home, Portraits
Glaswegians @ Street Level Photoworks
Cranhill Arts: Glaswegians
19th July – 5th October 2025
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Location: Glasgow, Scotland Type: Exhibition, Portraits
Book Review: Limousine by Kathy Shorr
Between Destinations: Liminal Portraits from Kathy Shorr’s Limousine Graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 1988 and completing her long-term ballroom dancer portrait project, Kathy Shorr transitioned into a new phase of her artistic journey, seeking a fresh way to capture the diverse faces of New York City, especially in her native Brooklyn. This
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Location: Online Type: Black and White, Book Review, Portraits
Koos Breukel @ Foam
Koos Breukel: Meet the Artist
18 January – 26 February 2025
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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Type: Exhibition, Portraits
Book Review: Lost Time by Jonathan Becker
Jonathan Becker’s Lost Time is beautifully crafted 328-page book, featuring 225 color illustrations. It is a testament to Becker’s talent and enduring influence in the world of photography. The luxurious cloth-bound edition is complete with tipped-on photographs on both the front and back covers. It’s a lavish coffee-table book pretending to be an art book, pretending to
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Interview with featured photographer Iryna Semko
Iryna Semko’s project “Reflections of Identity: A Kaleidoscope of Self-Portraits” reveals the artist’s inner world through a kaleidoscope of bright colors, abstract forms, and unique materials. Iryna began this visual exploration to regroup and find a new way forward in her photography after having spent time documenting the destruction caused by the war in Ukraine.
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Location: Online Type: Featured Photographer, Interview, Portraits
Book Review: Daily Self-Portraits 1972-1973 by Melissa Shook
I have spent a considerable amount of time with Melissa Shook’s newly published, though posthumous, Daily Self-Portraits 1972-1973. Initially, I found myself at a loss for words, uncertain of how to engage with this collection. In an era where ego often eclipses artistic intent in photography, Shook’s self-portraits present a challenge. Though they hail from
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Location: Online Type: Black and White, Book Review, Portraits
Book Review: The Sacrifice Zone by Eddo Hartmann
Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia and was an important republic of the Soviet Union until 1991. It is probably due to its size and low population density that parts of this territory were used as testing grounds during the Cold War in utmost secrecy. The Sacrifice Zone deals with the subject of
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Location: Online Type: Book Review, Documentary, Landscapes, nuclear, Portraits
Dawoud Bey @ Denver Art Museum
Dawoud Bey: Street Portraits
Nov. 17, 2024, to May 11, 2025
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Location: Colorado, Denver Type: Exhibition, Portraits
Book Review: On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues by B.A. Van Sise
On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues by B.A. Van Sise includes photographs of some of the last speakers, and new revitalizers and learners, of nearly 100 endangered languages in the United States. The images are based on single words from the languages that are difficult to translate into English. The speakers—nearly all of whom
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Location: Online Type: Book Review, Portraits
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