I find Eric to be articulate, funny, intelligent, kind, and passionate about his work. It was the combination of those qualities and the timely importance of his FAKE NEWS project that caused me to ask to interview him about that work for this publication. After some reflection, I felt that this project needed a video interview rather than print…that it was really important to hear Eric’s words directly, rather than my interpretation of them.
Read More“Once again, I get to credit social media for allowing me to discover a photographer doing something that, to me, stands out and captures my attention. This time around, it is the work of Stefano Questorio, an Italian dancer from Bologna working in theater and traveling the world with a camera always at his side. Creating whimsical, surreal, and thought-provoking diptychs and triptychs, his images are reminiscent of storyboards from the motion picture, animation, and comic book worlds most are familiar with. With each photographic array, one expects the images to fully animate and continue the story of their birth into a fully evolved narrative. Some of the photographs are also paired with objects or include stitching to achieve his vision. Let's just say I'm hooked and feel the need to investigate this artist's background and process.” — Michael Kirchoff, contributing editor
Read MoreThis project began during a period of unwanted and unexpected isolation, brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic. With all photographic work at a sudden standstill, we began with self-portraits as a way to wrestle with our own anxiety and preserve an unprecedented time in history. As photographers that is how we naturally respond to things. We photograph them if only to have a record of their existence.
Read MoreThis project is an exploration of beauty as an antidote for personal and political crisis.
In times of heartache, disaster, impasse, many turn to the idea of beauty in the natural world as a place of refuge.
These images are made from plants and flowers, which are photographed, printed on vellum, and hand-applied with 24k gold leaf, varnish, and wax to create the final images. The project is inspired by Anna Atkins’s botanical studies as well as surrealist photographers who manipulated imagery and materials such as Florence Henri, Dora Maar, and Maurice Tabard.
Read MoreWelcome to no. 20 in our series Poignant Pics where we've asked photo curators, educators, collectors, and makers to share a brief essay on a photo that has significantly changed the way they think or look at the world.
In this issue, Diana Nicholette Jeon, who recently joined One Twelve as an editor, talks about Deborah Saul’s image, holding on to what was lost, and how she felt when seeing it.
Read MoreWelcome to our new column that discovers, investigates, and highlights fine art photographic work from an international forum of creatives. Aptly named “Traverse” and written by our newest contributing editor, Michael Kirchoff.
“I quite literally find that some photographic artists own their own world, most especially when they produce their work from scratch. They dive in headfirst to either creating or modifying a way of working that sets a precedent for the rest of us to admire and marvel at. My latest case in point is the talented Aline Héau, from the Loire Valley, France. Her photographic objects epitomize the word blue in the purest sense. She excels at creating cyanotype works of such brilliant blue color that it is impossible to look away. The added factor that makes this even more spectacular is the fact that she creates these cyanotype masterpieces on glass of differing shapes and sizes. Resembling the small panes of glass in a stained glass window, her photograms from the natural world rendered in this way have garnered her attention far and wide.”
Read MoreThese photographs are from an ongoing series of snapshots taken in and around my wife's and my apartment with a Polaroid camera and instant film over many years.
The thought of living somewhere else is a poignant reminder that although we've spent a good part of our lives here it may, at some point, be just a memory. I've made a lot of pictures of physical details of our apartment over the years, but the series mainly consists of those that depict the quiet moments of little consequence that comprise most of our time.
Read MoreWelcome to our new column that discovers, investigates, and highlights fine art photographic work from an international forum of creatives. Aptly named “Traverse” and written by our newest contributing editor, Michael Kirchoff.
“One of the most fascinating things about the visual marketplace is how people who are not simply photographers by trade are drawn to image-making out of curiosity or a need to explore art and the world around them. Doing this in a way that is unique to themselves, and especially those that do it in a very bold way gets my attention every time. The case in point is Mohd Azlan Mam, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.”
Read MoreWelcome to no. 19 in our series Poignant Pics where we've asked photo curators, educators, collectors, and makers to share a brief essay on a photo that has significantly changed the way they think or look at the world.
In this issue, Diana Nicholette Jeon, who recently joined One Twelve as an editor, talks about Alfred Brandl’s image, Shemsije/Pharmacist, and how she felt when seeing it.
Read MoreWelcome to our new column that discovers, investigates, and highlights fine art photographic work from an international forum of creatives. Aptly named “Traverse” and written by our newest contributing editor, Michael Kirchoff.
“Occasionally while exploring the endless grid of Instagram, one comes across something that catches your eye. It’s usually something that, once examined more closely, is something you’ve seen before. Not that that is bad, mind you - I mean, no crime, no foul - but it’s really something when you discover a true gem of a photograph. That’s what happened to me one day when I came across the work of Matthew McCully.”
Read MoreDiana Nicholette Jeon interviews Janet Holmes about her upcoming book, “Nest.” Janet says, “The photographs are an invitation to re-imagine their world as one where animals are here with us, not for us.”
Read MoreInsects find a way into our homes no matter how vigilant we are in our effort to keep nature on the outer side of our windowpanes. During my inquiry into suburban experience, I started recording the indoor wildlife consistent with the environment my subdivision occupies.
Read MoreFor all of us, forced social distancing can be accompanied by fear, anger, loneliness - but also a time for self-reflection. None of us has ever experienced a time like this. What are our feelings about this? We artists apply our internal feelings to our creations. How does this manifest in our internal dialogue? We want to see how your inner thoughts are expressed in external ways.
This call directly addresses our emotions during this crisis, and how we might portray them in our daily life and in our art.
We are conducting this online exhibition in support of community and the love of the photographic medium. Think of this call as an emotional outlet, as an opportunity for creation, and as a cathartic experience.
In the end, it is all up to you to show us the darkness or bring us your optimism - just show us how you express your ‘Internal Dialogue’.
Read MoreWe’ve decided to commemorate Women’s History Month by closing it out with a post celebrating women of photography who have influenced us. We hope you enjoy!
Read MoreWelcome to no. 18 in our series Poignant Pics where we've asked photo curators, educators, collectors, and makers to share a brief essay on a photo that has significantly changed the way they think or look at the world.
In this issue, Diana Nicholette Jeon, who recently joined One Twelve as an editor, talks about Russ Rowland’s image, Dinner for One, and how she felt when seeing it.
Read MoreWelcome to no. 17 in our series Poignant Pics where we've asked photo curators, educators, collectors, and makers to share a brief essay on a photo that has significantly changed the way they think or look at the world.
In this issue, Diana Nicholette Jeon, who recently joined One Twelve as an editor, talks about Barbara Strigel’s image, Construct, and how she felt when seeing it.
Read MoreThese pictures situate a mystical narrative along the edge of suburbia, a seemingly bland and uneventful place. This banality can incubate something curious, such as the luminous events shown in these landscapes. Conceptually, these pictures depict thresholds between physical, geographical, and psychological states of being.
Read MoreMy name is Diana Nicholette Jeon, and I have just joined One Twelve as an editor/curator. I’d like to share a little about me, my background, and some photography I love.
Read MoreDM Witman interview by Amy Parrish
Over in a pocket of still water shadowed by trees, hundreds of tiny white blossoms floated like stars as insects skated upon a black pane of glass.
Read MoreA conversation with Ronni Mae Knepp.
A while back I received a submission from Ronni Mae Knepp with an introduction to herself and her work. It was an engaging letter that sparked several enjoyable conversations. Knepp is an excellent writer and the timing was such that I figured it was time to do another in depth interview for our readers. As you will see, Knepp is an ideal candidate for doing a more extensive feature.
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