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The entire series, Heavy in White, is provocative and beautifully made. I urge you to visit Bianchi’s website to view or re-view the work.
In contemporary photography, a rare breed of artist exists, one who effortlessly marries the tactile beauty of traditional film with the ethereal world of the imagination. Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, a Persian-born artist, now calls Edinburgh, Scotland, his creative sanctuary, where he weaves the threads of history, culture, and personal experiences into striking 8x10 film images that speak to the soul and provoke deep introspection…
At the beginning of 2023, I had the pleasure of participating in LACP’s photo reviews. Although there are some obvious limitations to reviewing work online rather than in person, it’s still great to meet new people and see new projects that are unfolding. One of the projects that struck a chord with me was Connolly’s “Wishmaker” series and the Landau gallery project.
Can one invent landscapes to speak to the natural and culture changes humans experience during migration? Ellen Jantzen ponders this in her invented landscape, Meadow View.
What does one do when, as an adult, they learn the painful secrets of their ancestral history? Linda Plaisted learned the answer to that and shows us via savvy use of materials.
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Artfully Crafted Photography Annual
144 pages, 90+ images, full color // cover: perfect bound, foil stamped
8.25 in. × 10.75 in. // 20.96 cm. × 27.31 cm.
English language, 1st edition of 500
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Featuring: Aline Smithson, Amy Kanka Valadarsky, Andy Mattern, Angel O'Brien, Anne Berry, Anne Silver, Ashley Jennings, Barbara Dombach, Barbara Strigel, Bob St. Cyr, Brian Culbertson, Bryce Lankard, Chris Byrnes, Claude Peschel Dutombe, Connie and Jerry Rosenthal, Dana Stirling, Daniel Kariko, Daria Selivanova, Dawn Surratt, Dawn Watson, Deb Schwedhelm, Diana Nicholette Jeon, Diane Fenster, Diego Morales, Don Frank, Doris Fiedrich, Edward Bateman, Emma Powell & Kirsten Hoving, Erin McGuire, Evy Huppert, Francis Baker, Frank Lopez, Frederique Hervet, Fritz Liedtke, Harland Viney, Harley Cowan, Heidi Kirkpatrick, Jamie Johnson, Janet Matthews, Jen Kiaba, J. K. Lavin, J. M. Golding, Jo Ann Chaus, Joanna Epstein, John Singletary, Judyta Grudzien, Julie Moore, Karalee Kuchar, Katie Landis, Kimberly Maruska, Kimberly Chiaris, Kyle Dillehay, Laura Valentino, Liz Steketee, Lori Pond, Louviere + Vanessa, Marisa Redburn, Mary Anne Mitchell, Matthew Finley, Megan Zecchin, Melissa Lynn, Michael Behlen, Michael Kirchoff, Molly McCall, Morgan DeLuna, Paula Riff, Peggy Washburn, Per Bjesse, Peter Wiklund, Ray Bidegain, Rebecca Sexton Larson, Rhonda Lashley Lopez, Ryan Zoghlin, Ronni Knepp, Sal Taylor Kydd, Sara Silks, Scott Murphy, Shāna Einhorn, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Steffani Frideres, Susan Burnstine, Susan de Witt, Suzette Bross, Tina Rowe, Ursula Lelen, Wendi Schneider, Yoav Friedlander, Zack Draper, and Zemula Barr.
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It’s difficult for me to summarize the story of Diffusion’s 10-year journey. It’s been a long road and it feels like we’ve accomplished a lot. While other press houses publish more titles more frequently, Diffusion is (and always has been) more than a publication: Diffusion is a community. To date, we have successfully sponsored over 10 physical exhibitions and we have created online opportunities for artists to support and connect with each other. Stepping back, I can say that the annual itself has ultimately provided so much more for its readership.
(excerpt from “A love letter to the crafters of photography” by Blue Mitchell)
Book photo with rose petals by Marisa Redburn.
9x12 inches
160 pgs.
57 plates + 36 additional images
Perfect bound, foil embossed cover
ISBN: 978-0-9844432-7-7
Limited Edition of 1,000
Introduction by Dr. Julian Nelson
Contact, which includes photos CNN said “show affection for Portland area [and its] residents,” presents Shivery’s 8×10 contact prints captured on his large format Deardorff camera. It’s a 160-page, limited-edition book separated into sections highlighting approximately 100 images by the artist, and an extensive essay on his photographic beliefs and process. Produced and printed in Portland Ore. Visit Jakeshivery.com for more on the artist and his work.
Jake Shivery's body of work is an earnest, honest, and admiring catalog of the North Portland neighborhood where he lives and works. What starts out as a simple concept—the photographs of loved ones in a common setting—becomes something much grander: a beautiful and thoughtful collection of souls ready for viewing. Working with an 8x10 film camera and printing in contact sheet form, Jake's tools and approach are less about capturing a moment as they are about capturing a mood and a life. His photographs are haunting, intimate, and layered with pieces of visual narration that together tell the story of both the subject and the artist.
This book is a bit more than a photo book, because Jake is a bit more than a photographer. When looking at one of his photographs, one feels a sense of a story. The narrative lens through which Jake views the world is due in part to his background as a writer, and thanks to his second talent this book will also contain an extensive and inspiring essay on photography as a practice and as a subject. The essay is both enamored with and incensed by the world of photography: Jake's honest and thoughtful account of his decades of photographic experience rings with a refreshing tone of truth.
While he is well-known among the Portland photography community, he has yet to make a mark on a nation-wide audience, making him the perfect first subject for One Twelve Publishing's series of featured artists. These artists, like Jake, have the work and the experience behind them to present a new and fresh view on the photographic world; all they've lacked is the publishing representation. With the added support of One Twelve Publishing's pre-existing and future viewership, they will finally have the opportunity to engage with the greater art world in the way that they need in order to continue on with their photographic careers.
Unconventional Photography
80 pages, full color, offset press, perfect bound
Cover: UV coating by Ultrakote
8.25 in. × 10.75 in. / 20.96 cm. × 27.31 cm.
English language, Published April 2010
ISBN: 978-0-9844432-0-8
limited edition of 2,000
Featured Artists
Louviere + Vanessa profile & interview by Blue Mitchell
Don Gregorio Anton profile & interview by J Swofford
Cynthia Greig profile & interview by Michael Van der Tol
Maureen Delaney profile with interview by Aline Smithson
Group Features
Group Showcase: Elements featuring 38 photographers
Plates to Pixels juried show “Body Pulses” award winners
Articles
A Real Sense of Warpality (omniscope photography) by Zeb Andrews
The Serendipitous Photographer by Diana Bloomfield
Adventures in Multi-pinhole Photography by Malin Fabbri
The World of Plate Photography by Phil Nesmith
Other Features
Homemade Pinhole Cameras Gallery
Artist to Watch
Photo Book Reviews
Artfully Crafted Photography Annual
English language, Digital Edition
Nine Chapters: I. Cabinet of Curiosities // II. Transfiguration // III. Nostalgia // IV. Natural Landscape // V. Enigmatic Figures // VI. Organichrome // VII. Geometric Personality // VIII. Human Condition // IX. Sanctuary Shelter
Featuring: Addison Brown, Alan Ostreicher, Alex Delapena, Aline Mare, Allen Morris, Amaury Orozco & Sev Collazo, Amy Kanka Valadarsky, Andreas Olesen, Andy Mattern, Angela Franks Wells, Anne Campbell, Anne-Laure Autin, Antonio Martinez, Barbara Kyne, Benjamin Montague, Bill Vaccaro, Bob Cornelis, Brianna Tadeo, C E Morse, Carol Erb, Caroline Fudala, Clare O'Neill, Claude Peschel Dutombe, Dawn Surratt, Diana Bloomfield, Diana Nicholette Jeon, Elizabeth Raymer Griffin, Elizabeth Stone, Ellie Ivanova, Fritz Liedtke, Galina Kurlat, Harland Vine, Heather Perera, Heidi Clapp Temple, Heidi Kirkpatrick, J. M. Golding, James Wigger, Joseph Deiss, Joshua Myers, Joshua Sarinana, Kathleen Donohoe, Kathryn Mayo, Ken Ball, KK DePaul, Kon Markogiannis, Linda Alterwitz, Linda Barsotti, Margo Geddes, Matthew Finley, Maureen Delaney, Melanie Walker, Michael Kirchoff, Michelle Rogers Pritzl, Mike Hoover, Molly McCall, Noelle McCleaf, Rachel Wolf, Ray Bidegain, Robert Calafiore, Robert Moran, Sandra Klein, Sara Silks, Stacie Ann Smith, Susan de Witt, Tamsen Wojtanowski, Thomas Michael Alleman, Tom & Lois White, Troy Colby, Wendi Schneider, and Wendy Verity.
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Digital version (immediate download)
Diffusion Volume VIII
96 pages // English language // Published 2016
Interactive PDF for web, iPad and other devices.
Themes: abstract and mise-en-scène
Featured Artists:
Carol Golemboski, Claire Warden, Jessica Somers, Jonah Calinawan, Louviere + Vanessa, Matthew Brandt
Invited Artists:
Adam Neese, Alison Carey, Ben Mittleman, Bob Cornelis, Brenda Biondo, Brett Henrikson, Cody Swanson, Diane Fenster, Heidi Clapp-Temple, James Wigger, Jan Cook, Kim Campbell, Marcy Palmer, Marisa Redburn, Michael Trupiano, Milisa Taylor-Hicks, Paul Kenny, Philip Augustin, Rachael Banks, Rita Maas, Ross Faircloth, Ross Sonnenberg, Sam Estrella, Saul Robbins, Shawn Saumell, Smith Eliot, Tami Bone, Viki Garcia, Ville Kansanen
Introducing our first Diffusion special issue. Performance Contained is an interactive pdf that coincided with a physical exhibition, see details below.
45 pages
English language // Published 2015
Interactive PDF for web, iPad and other devices.
Curated by Libby Rowe
Featuring Works by:
Jay Gould
Jaime E. Johnson
John William Keedy
Heather Stratton
Melanie Walker
Also in the issue:
2015 Diffusion Annual Exhibition
Reflecting on Photolucida
Recent Book Reviews
Performance Contained Exhibition
September 3 - 19, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 3, 6 - 9pm
Terminal 136 will also be open for First Friday, September 4, 6 - 9pm
The Matter of Light
45 pages
English language
Published 2015
Interactive PDF for web, iPad and other devices.
Includes print version content with additional images from each featured artists.
“Photography can be the truth that tells the fiction that tells the truth.” ~Katherine Ware
Inside
Essay by Katherine Ware
Invitational
Susan Burnstine, Daniel Coburn, Michael Donnor, Heidi Kirkpatrick, Holly Roberts, Liz Steketee, Lori Vrba
The Matter of Light Competition
Juried By Katherine Ware and Blue Mitchell
BEST OF SHOW
Katie Kalkstein (exhibition award)
SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Amy Friend (exhibition award)
Ali Gradischer (exhibition award)
FIRST PLACE
Evan Stanfield (exhibition award)
SECOND PLACE
KK DePaul (exhibition award)
THIRD PLACE
Jenna Kuiper
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Ashley Whitt, Peter Wiklund, Rebecca Sexton Larson, S. Gayle Stevens
GROUP SHOWCASE
Adam Finkelston. Alex Crowell, Andrea Alessio, AnnieLaurie Erickson, Bob Avakian, Camden Hardy,Carolyn Doucette, Carolyn Monastra, Chris Bennett, Christopher Gauthier, Conor Culver, Dandan Geng, David Ondrik, Emily Jane Macaux, Fiona Annis, Gray Lyons, Hans Gindelsberger, Harding Alexander, Jane Olin, Jeffrey James Campbell, Jeffrey Sass, Keith Sharp, Linda Alterwitz, Lisa McCarthy, Maki Kaoru, Michelle Robinson, Noah Doely, Odette England, Ross Faircloth, Sara Winston, Sharon Lee Hart
COMPLETE REDESIGN BY SAM ESTRELLA
Contributors: Chris Bennett, writer | Ann Jastrab, writer | Michael Granger, writer | Brittany Brock, writer | Scott Henjum, copy editor
A Proclamation for Unconventional Photography
35 pages
English language
Published 2014
Interactive PDF for web, iPad and other devices.
Extended DIGITAL edition includes a NEW interview with Danielle Dean Palmer as well larger portfolios and more images from our featured artists.
Inside
Essay by George Slade
Photography Derived Artworks featuring:
EXHIBIT AWARD / INTERVIEW
K.K. DePaul
SPOTLIGHT AWARD / INTERVIEW
Danielle Dean Palmer
1ST PLACE
David Emitt Adams
2ND PLACE
Rachel Phillips
3RD PLACE
Rebecca Sexton Larson
EDITOR'S INVITATION
Michel Varisco
HONORABLE MENTION
Amandine Nabarra Piomelli
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos
Clay Lipsky
Elena Bouvier
Gregg Kemp
Lauren Henkin
Naomi Friend
Tobia Makover
EDITOR’S SELECTIONS
Alex Arzt
Alex Crowell
Angelina Kidd
Anna Cepinska
Anna Strickland
Betsy Feick
Caitlyn Soldan
Christa Blackwood
Christa Kreeger Bowden
Christopher Jordan
Clare O'Neill
Darren Nisbett
Dawn Whitmore
Devon Johnson
Ellen Scott
Francis Schanberger
Frantisek Strouhal
Gail Pine
Gwen Samuels
Heather Oelklaus
Heidi Kirkpatrick
J. Scriba
Jason DeMarte
Jessica Glover
Joy Kardish
Judith Hoffman
Katie Kalkstein
Leah Macdonald
Leslie Hickey
Lindsey Beal
Mariana Tres
Matt Frantz
Meggan Gould
Melanie Walker
Michel Pincaut
Mikhail Gubin
Morgan Ford Willingham
Peter Bugg
Rachel Rushing
Ross Faircloth
Ryan Zoghlin
S. Gayle Stevens
Sally Mankus
Sandra Klein
Sarah Carman
Steffani A. Frideres
Susanna Gaunt
Tara Harland Viney
Victoria Bjorklund
PLUS SPECIAL FEATURES
Christina Z. Anderson
Buzzy Sullivan
Christopher Colville
Jennifer Schlesinger Hanson
S. Gayle Stevens & Judy Sherrod
Emma Powell
Unconventional & Handcrafted Photography
English language
1st edition published 2011
2nd edition published 2018
digital edition published 2020
NO ADVERTISING
SPOTLIGHT
Jennifer F. Schlesinger, Rita Bernstein, Dan Estabrook, Jason E. Kelley
KINDLE: SPECIAL INVITE
Ann Pallesen & Charles Grogg
GROUP SHOWCASE
“Ortis” showcasing over 40 photographers including editor selections: Barbara J. Dombach, Becky Ramotowsk,i Brenda Biondo, Brian Jolley, Brianna Burnett, Buzzy Sullivan, Catie Soldan, Catlin Harrison, Colin Edgington, Deon Reynolds, Elspeth Maxwell, Gail Pine, Grace Kim, Greg Kemp, Heather Leavitt, Holly Bynoe, Jeffrey Crowe, Jessica Somers, John Bridges, Juliana Cala, Kirsten Hoving, Laura Hartford, Lisa McCarty, Lori Bell, Matt Frantz, Michael Kirchoff, Michel Pincaut, Nicole Campanello, Niniane Kelley, Polly Chandler, Rebecca Clark, Rebecca Harlan, Richard Hricko, Rómulo Peña, Ross Sonnenberg, Ryan Zoghlin, S. Gayle Stevens, Tarja Trygg, Teresa Nabais
FEATURED
The Black Pictures by Gail Pine
Parallel by Niniane Kelley
ESSAYS/ ARTICLES
Domesticity A photo essay by Zeb Andrews
Sparking Creativity by Libby Rowe
Adventures in Publishing by Lauren Henkin
Re-Imagining: Kate Stone, Becky Comber & Christopher Jordan by Blue Mitchell
OTHER FEATURES
Photolucida’s Critical Mass Editor Selections
Plates to PIxels 4th Annual juried selection winner
Book & DVD reviews
Louviere+Vanessa-Back Cover
A Proclamation for Unconventional Photography
35 pages
English language
Published 2014
Interactive PDF for web, iPad and other devices.
Extended DIGITAL edition includes a NEW interview with Danielle Dean Palmer as well larger portfolios and more images from our featured artists.
Inside
Essay by George Slade
Photography Derived Artworks featuring:
EXHIBIT AWARD / INTERVIEW
K.K. DePaul
SPOTLIGHT AWARD / INTERVIEW
Danielle Dean Palmer
1ST PLACE
David Emitt Adams
2ND PLACE
Rachel Phillips
3RD PLACE
Rebecca Sexton Larson
EDITOR'S INVITATION
Michel Varisco
HONORABLE MENTION
Amandine Nabarra Piomelli
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos
Clay Lipsky
Elena Bouvier
Gregg Kemp
Lauren Henkin
Naomi Friend
Tobia Makover
EDITOR’S SELECTIONS
Alex Arzt
Alex Crowell
Angelina Kidd
Anna Cepinska
Anna Strickland
Betsy Feick
Caitlyn Soldan
Christa Blackwood
Christa Kreeger Bowden
Christopher Jordan
Clare O'Neill
Darren Nisbett
Dawn Whitmore
Devon Johnson
Ellen Scott
Francis Schanberger
Frantisek Strouhal
Gail Pine
Gwen Samuels
Heather Oelklaus
Heidi Kirkpatrick
J. Scriba
Jason DeMarte
Jessica Glover
Joy Kardish
Judith Hoffman
Katie Kalkstein
Leah Macdonald
Leslie Hickey
Lindsey Beal
Mariana Tres
Matt Frantz
Meggan Gould
Melanie Walker
Michel Pincaut
Mikhail Gubin
Morgan Ford Willingham
Peter Bugg
Rachel Rushing
Ross Faircloth
Ryan Zoghlin
S. Gayle Stevens
Sally Mankus
Sandra Klein
Sarah Carman
Steffani A. Frideres
Susanna Gaunt
Tara Harland Viney
Victoria Bjorklund
PLUS SPECIAL FEATURES
Christina Z. Anderson
Buzzy Sullivan
Christopher Colville
Jennifer Schlesinger Hanson
S. Gayle Stevens & Judy Sherrod
Emma Powell
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DISCHARGE PRINTING. Discharge ink is a clear water based product that is formulated to deactivate the dyes used on natural fabrics. Printing a straight discharge ink typically bleaches (Zinc Formaldehyde Sulfoxylate) the fabric down to its natural color, a slightly off white.
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T-shirt specifications
Men’s v-neck: Black
DISCHARGE PRINTING. Discharge ink is a clear water based product that is formulated to deactivate the dyes used on natural fabrics. Printing a straight discharge ink typically bleaches (Zinc Formaldehyde Sulfoxylate) the fabric down to its natural color, a slightly off white.
SHIRT QUALITY: Shirts are Tultex brand 100% Cotton.
DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Conceived & designed by Jeff Louviere. Discharged in New Orleans, LA, USA.
T-shirt specifications
Unisex Crew: Black, Charcoal
DISCHARGE PRINTING. Discharge ink is a clear water based product that is formulated to deactivate the dyes used on natural fabrics. Printing a straight discharge ink typically bleaches (Zinc Formaldehyde Sulfoxylate) the fabric down to its natural color, a slightly off white.
SHIRT QUALITY: Shirts are Tultex brand 100% Cotton.
DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Conceived & designed by Jeff Louviere. Discharged in New Orleans, LA, USA.
Unconventional & Handcrafted Photography
88 pages, full color, perfect bound
8.25 in. × 10.75 in. / 20.96 cm. × 27.31 cm.
English language
1st edition published 2011
2nd edition published 2018
***NO ADVERTISING***
SPOTLIGHT
Jennifer F. Schlesinger, Rita Bernstein, Dan Estabrook, Jason E. Kelley
KINDLE: SPECIAL INVITE
Ann Pallesen & Charles Grogg
GROUP SHOWCASE
“Ortis” showcasing over 40 photographers including editor selections: Barbara J. Dombach, Becky Ramotowsk,i Brenda Biondo, Brian Jolley, Brianna Burnett, Buzzy Sullivan, Catie Soldan, Catlin Harrison, Colin Edgington, Deon Reynolds, Elspeth Maxwell, Gail Pine, Grace Kim, Greg Kemp, Heather Leavitt, Holly Bynoe, Jeffrey Crowe, Jessica Somers, John Bridges, Juliana Cala, Kirsten Hoving, Laura Hartford, Lisa McCarty, Lori Bell, Matt Frantz, Michael Kirchoff, Michel Pincaut, Nicole Campanello, Niniane Kelley, Polly Chandler, Rebecca Clark, Rebecca Harlan, Richard Hricko, Rómulo Peña, Ross Sonnenberg, Ryan Zoghlin, S. Gayle Stevens, Tarja Trygg, Teresa Nabais
FEATURED
The Black Pictures by Gail Pine
Parallel by Niniane Kelley
ESSAYS/ ARTICLES
Domesticity A photo essay by Zeb Andrews
Sparking Creativity by Libby Rowe
Adventures in Publishing by Lauren Henkin
Re-Imagining: Kate Stone, Becky Comber & Christopher Jordan by Blue Mitchell
OTHER FEATURES
Photolucida’s Critical Mass Editor Selections
Plates to PIxels 4th Annual juried selection winner
Book & DVD reviews
Louviere+Vanessa-Back Cover
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Articles
I’m Often Asked the Question by Zeb Andrews
An ironic Manifesto by Dr. Mike Ware
Interviews and Portfolios
Jeffrey Baker, Tina Maas, Pamela Petro, Sika Stanton
Group Showcase
Formerly and Hereafter, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit, Plates to Pixels Gallery with juror Christina Z. Anderson
Aline Smithson, Andrea Land, Angela Bacon-Kidwell, Ashley Czajkowski, Athena Nichols, Barbara Dombach, Blake Ogden, Bob Gates, Cameron Young, Cara Wade, Carrie Daughn, Charles Hugh Crain, Christina Brown, Colette Sowege, Colleen Caporal, Conor Peterson, Courtney McManus, Dalton Tarver, Dan Jones, Daniel Robinson, Deanna Foran, Derrick S. Bowersock, Donna Moore, Emily Wang, Emma Powell, Erin Malone, Fred Everett, Gray Lyons, Jamie Lucius, Jane Nodine, Janet Matthews, Jenny Sampson, Jim Larimer, Joan Bowers, Joel Whitaker, John Bergholm, Kirsten Hoving, Mary Anne Mitchell, Marydorsey Wanless, Melissa Dettlinger, Michael Rigby, Ohad Asher, Paul Karabinis, Peter Wiklund, Shelley Calton, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Tatiana Paniakova, Trace Meek
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Poignant Portfolios
At the beginning of 2023, I had the pleasure of participating in LACP’s photo reviews. Although there are some obvious limitations to reviewing work online rather than in person, it’s still great to meet new people and see new projects that are unfolding. One of the projects that struck a chord with me was Connolly’s “Wishmaker” series and the Landau gallery project.
Nicole Campanello’s In the Interim takes us on an unsettled journey through uncertainty, invisibility, and liminality.
As a viewer, I feel the lived emotions the creator has embedded in the frame via their story. Finley's work is authentically chronicled from his life experiences; his emotional life shoots out of the images like water pouring from a hydrant. But it's not shouting—it's softly whispering its secrets to the viewer.
I’m on a bit of a tear here with some environmental articles and bodies of work. It’s hard to pass them up, primarily because of the immediacy of the situation facing future generations. I think anyone with an eye towards wanting to live on an inhabitable planet and avoiding severe climate disasters might be having some sleepless hours during the night on occasion. Speaking about the gravity of the situation and what may come of it to the youth of our world has become a top priority for many, especially parents. So once again, I bring you something to chew on and think about. This time around is a body of work I saw while reviewing portfolios during Review Santa Fe last November – Cracks in the Ice, by photographer Jason Lindsey.
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Poignant Pics by Diana Nicholette Jeon
The entire series, Heavy in White, is provocative and beautifully made. I urge you to visit Bianchi’s website to view or re-view the work.
Can one invent landscapes to speak to the natural and culture changes humans experience during migration? Ellen Jantzen ponders this in her invented landscape, Meadow View.
What does one do when, as an adult, they learn the painful secrets of their ancestral history? Linda Plaisted learned the answer to that and shows us via savvy use of materials.
Popular serials
Traverse by Michael Kirchoff
In contemporary photography, a rare breed of artist exists, one who effortlessly marries the tactile beauty of traditional film with the ethereal world of the imagination. Kayhan Jafar-Shaghaghi, a Persian-born artist, now calls Edinburgh, Scotland, his creative sanctuary, where he weaves the threads of history, culture, and personal experiences into striking 8x10 film images that speak to the soul and provoke deep introspection…
Stübing values the intrinsic artistic qualities linked to the photographic process, where experimentation yields unique and unrepeatable works. This is a reaction to the current state of digitally reproducing photographs and finding meaning in the physicality of participating in the alternative methods of making images. The often encountered “happy accidents” only add to the nuance and enjoyment of it all. In fact, the repetition of the actions inevitably bores him, leading to continually changing processes and introducing modifications through experimentation. Taking a hybrid approach often leads him to a workflow that includes using analog slide film, scanning, digital manipulation, printing, then back to experimental treatments of new negatives, back to scanning again, and finally printing of a final piece. Clearly, there can often be a lot happening behind the scenes in making his stunning botanical studies – and often, the means to get there is not easily identified.
With a tendency to learn by herself, either from online classes or books, Amy's curiosity will cause her to take a deep dive into whatever topic interests her. Her initial foray into photography began digitally, but later the lure of the darkroom took hold. In addition to traditional gelatin silver printing, lith printing, cyanotypes, lumen printing, and even chemigrams became much enamored processes full of opportunity and found places in various bodies of work. In addition, an instinctual way of actively photographing, mixed with a bit of serendipity, results in imagery she then reflects upon later in order to make her final photographs: "When I try to think and plan the image, I am rarely happy with the results. I need 'the magic' of the unknown to be part of the process."
With this installment, I have the honor of highlighting the unique works of Cuban artist Ricardo Miguel Hernández and his When memory turns to dust collection. It is photographs like this that seriously pull me in and make me linger a lot longer than I usually would. Isn't that what any great picture does? Shouldn't that always be the goal of the creator? There's a lot to take in and discover in every image in his series, as each has its own story to tell. What's more, it's not a story that he invents, but one that the viewer receives from their neurons bouncing around and creating it at a cellular level in their head. We develop and drive the tale built upon our past and present, using Hernández's fractured images as fuel. I, for one, welcome this from imagery that is as much installation work or performance art as it is photography. Hernández reminds us what cut, copy, and paste were before the computer age. These images are not composites put together in Photoshop but physical objects that have been rebuilt and reborn as assemblages.
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Portland by Blue Mitchell
A “One Eighty” is a term used in skateboarding where you spin on the skateboard one hundred and eighty degrees to face the opposite direction. As a young teenager, my after-school time was spent obsessively perfecting One Eighties, Three Sixties, Handstands, and Slalom Maneuvers, in the parking lots of nearby factories. Although I am no longer a skater, I’m still very drawn to skateboarding and the environment where skateboarding occurs. These places become a sacred space for physical expression, communal support, and in my eyes, a type of meditation.
June has arrived and hopefully, in the next month, we’ll see some sunshine in Portland. And when this elusive sun stretches its rays into our atmosphere, my friend Heidi Kirkpatrick will have Potassium ferricyanide and Ferric ammonium citrate on hand, ready to make more beautiful cyanotypes.
I have adopted the core principles of alchemy in my work and am informed by this alchemical idea of transformation. The colors and images I create are through a transformative process of light manipulation and chemical action. One of my primary ways of manipulating light is by reflecting and refracting it through prismatic materials to capture the spectrum of color contained within white light. This color dance is further mimicked by the photographic paper itself, the resulting color is the opposite color that was used to expose it. I further explore transformation with chemical reactions. I can make an assortment of colors from the reactions of the two chemicals that are used for processing color prints.
Speed, duration, temperature, and light are some of the variables that factor into what color the chemical reactions make. I am fascinated by the alchemical process, for it is never complete, each piece will continue to slowly evolve with time, just like you and me.
“The Great River of the West'' is a photographic survey of the 1250 mile long Columbia River, from its source in the Canadian Rockies, to the confluence with the Pacific, exploring its current cultural and economic landscape, with an eye towards its significance in the history of the Pacific Northwest and North America. The following photographs are sequenced geographically, with the first image at the source and the last at the confluence.
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Artist Interviews
Torn: An Interview with Manuela Thames by Amy Parrish
Transported. That’s how I felt while reviewing a portfolio by Manuela Thames at the Promoting Passion Conference in Tucson last spring. Spread across the table were hauntingly beautiful prints from her series, Torn. Monochromatic images (old and new, digital and analog) had been ripped and reassembled into eighteen diptychs, positioning each fragment within a new context.
In this work, Thames scratches at emotion with a kinetic visual energy that can feel both unsettled and remarkably soothing. Gesture and place draw together dichotomies of history, of connection, of land, of memory. Her expressions are both familiar and otherworldly.
It was during our brief meeting that Thames mentioned this collection was in response to her family history in Germany and the present Ukrainian war. Now, months later, her photographs continue to move me. I wanted to share her work and learn even more.
Diana Nicholette Jeon interviews Nancy Scherl about her recently published book Dining Alone: In The Company of Solitude. Scherl states, “I often consider the work to be both biographical as well as autobiographical. I draw from pictorial and documentary genres in much of my work, notably when working on portraits, where I frequently invoke metaphor.”
Jeannie Hutchins interview by Amy Parrish
Hutchins’ practice includes various techniques: gum bichromate and carbon transfer printing, experiments with wet cyanotypes, working in the digital darkroom, printing on alternative surfaces, and rephotographing prints with materials such as glitter, textured paper, and fairy lights. Yet evidence of her hand remains elusive: the process is inextricably bound to the image. Looking at her work is like looking upon a mystery.
Diana 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.”
I’m writing this message to update all our readers and fans on the state of all things One Twelve and Diffusion.