Katie West makes tough work. It’s tough to critique because it seems so personal, tough to look at for the same reason. Viewing a Katie West self portrait is like stumbling on a photo meant to be secret, a photograph taken for just one person. For this reason, her photography raises questions about private and [...]
I first met Brian during a little dust-up on the Tumblogs about who can claim themselves a photographer. I admired his conviction and that he operated from a distinct aesthetic and training standpoint and wasn’t wishy-washy about it. Since then Brian has become a solid online contact and continues to create awesome, admirable work.
Greg Turner: [...]
Lauren Peralta is known for her self portraits. She’s also known for her tattoo. So much so, in fact, that her tattoo is plastered all over the Internet, often without any kind of credit given to the photographer. It’s one of the reasons I wanted to ask her a few questions. She’s also a talented [...]
When I first saw ck/ck’s photograph of the picnic table at White Sands, I was stunned. Stunned by the blue sky, the stark landscape. The lonely picnic table and hopeful hibachi. I’ve since been stunned by many of his images, each capturing something unique to a place, something uniquely American, in its way. Something I [...]
Kris Payne is a photographer. For real. He’s also candid, blunt, and super friendly.
Take a wander through his website and pay particular attention to the “Disposable Coney” section in Series (one of my personal favorites). Then wander over to Hypostyle.net and saunter back and back through some amazing landscapes. Then go ahead and bookmark both. [...]
You may know Megan McIsaac’s work from Flickr, or you might have the good fortune to live in the Pacific Northwest and know Megan personally. I’ve been a fan for a while and totally stole the “making photographs” idea from her. Then I asked her some questions:
Greg: Where are some of the places [...]