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Smithsonian Photography Initiative Invites Visitor Contributions

The Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI) invites you to contribute images and stories to click! photography changes everything, an online exhibit that explores how photography influences every aspect of our lives.
This month's focus: Women's History Month.
Submit your photo and story showing how photography both shapes and reflects women’s lives and accomplishments. You can also write about photos in the the Smithsonian Commons.
Selected entries will be added to the click! website, which features photos and stories from innovators, writers, and public figures across multiple disciplines.
Entries selected for the click! website will be eligible to receive a copy of the book, At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian, an intriguing glimpse into the Smithsonian's more than seven hundred photographic collections.
Contact: Effie Kapsalis (202) 633-2929; spi-media@si.edu

Grissel Giuliano at Coup D'oeil

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.
Grissel Giuliano
April 3 - May 9, 2009
April 4th, 2009 7pm (opening reception)
Coup D'oeil Art Consortium
2033 Magazine St
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 722-0876
www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com

"Looking to Learn" Showcases Student Work at the Ogden

As some of you know, I teach B&W Photography to juniors and seniors at McGehee. I'm really excited about this exhibition of student work, which will have a decent photographic component, and invite you all to check it out. ~ Jen


"Leaf" by Eugenie McLellan

















"Looking to Learn: The Louise S. McGehee School"
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Exhibition opening on April 1 of "Looking to Learn: The Louise S. McGehee School," which will be on view until April 19.
A broad range of artwork from girls in grades pre-K through 12 will be showcased. Paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics and much more will be on view.

This is the inaugural "Looking to Learn" program at the Ogden, which will be on exhibit, four times a year, art from area schools.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA

For more information, call Kristen Dry at the Louise S. McGehee School at 504/274-4916

Call to Artists: CITY ONE MINUTES NEW ORLEANS

Thanks to Ze daLuz for sending this from ArtSwamp~

CITY ONE MINUTES NEW ORLEANS

City One Minutes is about capturing 24 hours of a city in a video portrait of 24 minutes.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND PROPOSALS:
City One Minutes is a worldwide art project for which artists are invited to make a personal 60-second video portrait of cities all over the world. The project is being initiated by one of the most renowned Dutch Art Academies, the SANDBERG Institute. A selection of the videos will tour worldwide, initially at the Shanghai World Expo in April 2010, followed by a travelling exhibition to Cape Town, Venice Biennial, Architecture Biennial Rotterdam and many many more. Buildings, squares, a river, cars, people, eating, loneliness, money, order and chaos. A city in the morning is different from that at night. Cities change every hour. Making a portrait of a city we are looking for its characteristics. Images from which one recognizes the city, combined with the personal view of the maker. One artist will make a one minute video between 9.00 and 10.00 pm. Another artist between 10.00 and 11.00 pm and so on and forth. Together these 24 videos will form a collective artwork of 24 minutes.

For examples, see www.theoneminutes.org

WHEN: April 13th - 17th, 2009 New Orleans. Location to be announced.

WHO: For the City One Minutes New Orleans (video) artists are invited to participate in the project by making one (or more) one minute video portraits of characteristic situations or sights. Together you will decide what should be shot and shown in this portrait of New Orleans and who films what. Dutch artist Janneke Kupfer will coordinate the project and technically assist you during the week of April 13-17, with the possibility to finish movies up until April 22nd. We will end with a public screening.

Participation is free of charge, please bring your own camera. For participation, proposals and more information, please mail to
janneke.kupfer@gmail.com before April 1st!

artswamp.blogspot.com/2009/03/city-one-minutes-new-orleans

PCNW Call for Entries: Photo-Op

The Photographic Center Northwest's 14th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, Photo-Op, will be chosen by Ms. Jen Bekman. This annual juried exhibition draws entries from across the country and around the world, and remains among the most popular shows in PCNW's annual schedule. Selected entries will be exhibited at PCNW in Seattle from July 13th - September 4th, 2009. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 as well as $75 Gift Certificates of Blurb Scrip for each winner. The competition is open to all photographers, all photographic processes, and all themes. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen. All entries must be received by Friday, May 15, 2009. For submission guidelines see: http://www.pcnw.org/gallery/entries.php

Juror: Jen Bekman owns an eponymous a gallery, writes a blog called Personism and is the founder of the international photo competition, Hey, Hot Shot!. Her latest endeavor is 20x200, a place to buy editioned prints and photos at ridiculously affordable prices. Jen Bekman Projects, the gallery, its exhibitions and Jen herself have been featured in dozens of publications including The New York Times, Harper's, Art in America, Foam, Businessweek, Dwell, Der Spiegel and Le Monde.

PCNW gratefully acknowledges Blurb for sponsoring the First Place Award & the Gift Certificate Scrip packages.

“Know Your Camera So You Can Be Creative!” - Special Presentation by Canon's Jerry Ward

The New Orleans Photo Alliance invites all photographers to attend its next General Membership Meeting at 7 PM on Thursday, April 2. The featured speaker will be Jerry Ward, a Canon Professional Market Specialist, who will present his program, “Know Your Camera So You Can Be Creative!” (Time is Money). The meeting will take place at the NOPA Gallery, 1111 St. Mary Street.

According to Jerry, “Whether it has been on the field for Sports Illustrated, in Emeril's kitchen, or walking backwards while photographing a president, I know that if I did not have a good solid working knowledge of photography and my camera, I never could have pulled it off. Photographers today live and die by the adage, ‘I will just fix it in post.’ While I have learned through Canon and experience that time is money... getting it right before you click the shutter is the only real way to make it all come together smoothly. Once you have the camera mastered... then it is time to really be CREATIVE!!!”

As a photographer in this rapidly changing digital world, so many of us gloss over really learning the most powerful and expensive tool that we own... our camera! Jerry’s knowledge is broad and deep; he has been a professional photographer for 25 years and a Canon Professional Market Specialist for over eight years. His program is not to be missed regardless what brand of camera you use. It will be a good reality check for some, and a great learning lesson for all. You will walk out the door a better photographer even if you put just one of his suggestions into practice. This session will also help dispel some of the myths that you learned on the internet.

Also, Jerry will be demonstrating the latest Canon printer during the hanging of the Alliance Member’s Push Pin show. If you would like to see what this printer is capable of doing, please bring a couple of images on a disc to Thursday night’s meeting. Jerry will be printing on Friday, April 3 from 3 - 6 PM and on Saturday, April 4 from 1 - 4 PM. Below are the file specs:

Tiff or jpeg files only
Canon RAW CR2 files will be accepted
No Photoshop, PSD, Nikon RAW NEF files
16 bit files preferred but 8 bit will be accepted
Files must be flattened (no layers)

If you have any questions or need more information please contact Thom Bennett: 51Deardorff@gmail.com.

Richard Sobol Lecture & Exhibition

Photojournalist Richard Sobol, whose photographs are currently on display in the Reynolds Ryan Art Gallery at Newman School, will be the next guest lecturer in their Capstone Program. He will speak on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in Henson Auditorium on the subject: Living in the Arts – and Surviving in the Arts.

Sobol has contributed photo essays to such leading publications as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times Magazine. The author of five books for children and young adults, he recently documented the design and construction of the Frank Gehry’s new computer science and engineering center at M.I.T. Sponsored by the Newman Parents Association and the Capstone Program.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 7pm
Henson Auditorium, 5333 Danneel Street

Greater New Orleans Photographic Society

Meetings are held twice a month at 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Munholland
United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie, La. On the first
Thursday we have print, digital, or slide competitions. On the third
Thursday we have an instructional program. In addition to these
meetings we go on monthly field trips. Visitors and new members are
always welcome. Our club is a member of the Gulf States Camera Club
Council.

For more information contact:

Rose Parker, President (outgoing)
985-785-8158
parker52@cox.net

Mike Brouphy, President (incoming)
504-309-9554
mbrouphy@aol.com

Munholland United Methodist Church
1201 Metairie Road (corner of Elmeer)
Metairie, LA
504-888-2228
504-834-9910
Earlene Skena
earlenes@munholland.org

JOYCE TENNESON - EXPLORER OF LIGHT

April 17, 2009 - Canon Presents
WHEN
April 17, 2009
7pm to 9pm
WHERE
UNO Lakefront Campus, Kirschman Hall, Room 129
Northeast Quadrant of campus by Elysian Fields
WHAT
Space is very limited so purchase your seat now.
JOYCE TENNESON - EXPLORERS OF LIGHT
Joyce Tenneson is among the most respected photographers of our time, and has been described critically as “one of America’s most interesting portrayers of the human character.” Her work is a combination of portraiture and mythology - she is interested in discovering the archetypes of our being.
Tenneson’s work has been shown in over 150 exhibitions worldwide, and is part of numerous private and museum collections. Her photographs have appeared on countless covers for magazines such as Time, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Premiere, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine. She is also a much sought-after portrait photographer with clients in Europe, Japan, and the United States.
Ms. Tenneson is the author of seven books, her last, entitled Wise Women, is a bestseller which has been featured in a six-part Today Show series. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award, for best applied photography. In addition, she has been named “Photographer of the Year” by the international organization, Women in Photography. A recent poll conducted by American Photo Magazine voted Tenneson among the ten most influential women in the history of photography. Joyce lives and works in New York City.
Visit Joyce Tenneson’s website here to learn more: http://www.joycetenneson.com/
COST $20 per person, UNO Faculty and Staff admitted free with UNO ID Seats 166
This event is sponsored by Lakeside Camera: http://www.lakesidecamera.com/events/244

Launch of Grace Before Dying by Lori Waselchuk

Louisiana’s maximum-security prison in Angola, LA is the setting for the launch of Lori Waselchuk’s exhibition Grace Before Dying, an award-winning photo essay that chronicles the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s Hospice Program. The exhibition launches on Friday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m., marking the beginning of a year-long traveling show that will be exhibited at correctional facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana. The launch is free and open to the public.

In addition to photography, the exhibition will feature two large quilts made by the Angola Prison Hospice Volunteer Quilters.

This exhibition is supported by a Distribution Grant from the Documentary Photography Project of the Open Society Institute. Additional sponsors include: Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (LMHPCO), the Louisiana State Prison Museum, and Moonshine Studio. For more information about the exhibition or its launch please contact: Lori Waselchuk at www.gracebeforedying.org

100eyes Magazine

100eyes magazine is a new internet photography review featuring interesting photography from the documentary and art communities. The current beta issue includes work from Frank Relle and Kevin Dotson, as well as work from the Mardi Gras 360 workshops that I have held here in New Orleans-- if you have something offbeat and cool to show, lets see it! The following issue will feature work dealing with children and their world, and I am looking for stories and portfolios that have at their heart a unique way of looking at children....or the world as seen by children. In six days online 100eyes has logged over 1,000 unique visitors, staying an average of three minutes. We are looking for sponsors and advertisers who would like to take advantage of an international audience. To respond please email: information@100eyes.org.

LGD Cultural District Meeting Mar 26

Greetings neighbors,

Please join us at the first full community meeting about the Lower Garden District's designation as a Louisiana Cultural District. There are two primary target audiences for this event:

1) artists, shop owners, or gallery owners who sell original works of art
2) anyone who is renovating historic residential or commercial buildings

There are substantial new tax benefits for each group, and we will have representatives from state and local government at the March 26 meeting to explain the program and how you might take advantage of it.

When: March 26, 6-8 pm
Where: St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural Center, 2045 Constance Street (between Josephine and St. Andrew)
Parking: along Constance in front of St. Alphonsus or on Magazine and surrounding streets

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to info@coliseumsquare.org, and please share this invitation with any LGD residents or business owners that might benefit from the program.

Also, take a look at the LGD Cultural District entry at the top-right of the News/Events page on the website (www.coliseumsquare.org) for more information about the program.

We hope to see you on the 26th!

Photographer Johnny Donnels, 84, dies

Photographer Johnny Donnels, 84, dies
By Dominic Massa / WWL-TV Eyewitness News

Noted New Orleans photographer Johnny Donnels, a fixture in the French Quarter art community, whose works were exhibited and collected worldwide, died Thursday. He was 84.

Family members said Donnels fell last week at his home and broke his hip. Donnels’ wife Joan said surgery and time in intensive care followed before his death early Thursday.

Donnels was the focus of a recent documentary, The Pink Satin Suit, produced by Anastasia and Will Lyman. The program, featuring commentary from Donnels’ friends and colleagues, will be shown next month on PBS affiliate WYES-TV Channel 12 in New Orleans.

“I don’t know whether I’ll ever become a New Orleans character like him, but he’s what they call a real New Orleans character,” said Pete Fountain in an interview for the Lymans’ documentary.

Though he was a renowned photographer, Donnels’ artistic career actually began as a painter, an avocation he took up after returning home to New Orleans after World War II. In the 1960s, he bartered a painting for a camera, and a career change followed.

His photographic images of the city, its characters, and the French Quarter in particular won him acclaim for more than 50 years. For much of that time, Donnels lived and worked in the French Quarter, operating out of a gallery at 634 St. Peter Street, just steps from Jackson Square. In the 1940s, his neighbor was playwright Tennessee Williams.

Donnels’ work, chronicled in a 1999 book, has been exhibited at the Kennedy Center, Harvard University, the Ford Times Collection of American Art, the National Academy of Design, the New Orleans Museum of Art and Historic New Orleans Collection.

Donnels’ talents were also put to use by law enforcement agencies, in the specialized field of forensic art, as a police sketch artist.

In addition to his wife of more than 48 years, Donnels is survived by a son and two daughters.

Mrs. Donnels said a memorial service is planned for him on March 27.

http://www.johnnydonnels.com/

Maja Georgiou at Canary Gallery

Friends,

I am pleased, and honored to present the newest solo show by photographer Maja Georgiou. I have known Maja for years in many forms, from our days back in the darkroom (RIP) at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art, and then as committee heads at the New Orleans Photo Alliance. I have seen her and her work mature over the years into what we will be showing next week, and i only wish i had an ounce of her vision.

The body of work in "Southern Light" is movement. Georgiou's whispy, ethereal landscapes hold solid ground yet move from one plane to the next. As photographers we are tricksters: we are constantly trying to trick the eyes. When photographing, we are presented with a three-dimensional reality and it is our job to tell that story in the end, using only two dimensions. Maja Georgiou's story is not only told true, but the book that surrounds you sings with depth, dance, and adventure.

I hope to see you at her opening reception, Saturday, April 4th from 6-9.

Zack Smith
Curator, CANARY Gallery
329 Julia St


About:

Croatian born photographer, Maja Georgiou, has lived and worked in New Orleans since 1994. Prior to coming to New Orleans she lived in Athens, Greece from 1989-1994 where her love for travel and discovery of unique places and cultures was born.

In 2002 while contemplating a career change, her husband introduced her to photography. After a couple of intense lessons in picture taking, picture making and a few semesters of darkroom courses at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, Maja embarked on a new path of self discovery and visual communication.

Currently Maja works as a freelance fine art portrait photographer, while she continues to pursue her personal work.

ACTION ALERT

ACTION ALERT

Important and timely legislative information for members
of the Association of Art Museum Curators

March 16, 2009

U. S. Representatives John Lewis and Todd Platts Introduce the Artist-Museum Partnership Act – H. R. 1126

Communication with YOUR Member of Congress is Needed!


ISSUE:
On February 23, Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Todd Platts (R-PA) introduced the Artist-Museum Partnership Act (H.R. 1126) in the U. S. House of Representatives. This legislation proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code allowing artists, writers, scholars and composers to receive the fair market value tax deduction when donating their works to public institutions or charitable organizations. Under current law, if a living artist donates their work to a public institution or charitable organization, they are only allowed a tax deduction for the cost of materials.

The passage of this bipartisan bill would not only make the tax code fair and equitable, it would also be great benefit to museums throughout the country and the communities they serve. But, to be successful in moving this legislation forward, Congressmen Lewis and Platts need our help. So, we ask your participation in one of the following activities to educate your member of Congress about the importance of the bill and ask for their support.


ACTION NEEDED:
Please CALL, FAX, or EMAIL your member of Congress as soon as possible. Urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Artist-Museum Partnership Act (H. R. 1126) by contacting Miguel Martinez of Congressman Lewis’ office at (202) 225-3801 or Rebecca Wolfkiel of Congressman Platts’ office at (202) 225-5836. To assist you in your communications efforts, please see the attached issue brief and sample letter.



Contacting Your Member of Congress:

To identify your member of Congress and their contact information access www.congress.gov; type your zip code; and then click on your U.S. Representative to obtain their telephone, fax or email information.



Also, remember to let us know or send copies of any correspondence you have with your members of Congress to the Association of Art Museum Curators at sally.block@artcurators.org or fax (212) 537-5571. Your communications and the responses you receive from your members of Congress are very resourceful when developing and implementing our legislative strategies. Thank you!

BECA Call to Artists

12x12x122 Summer Show: The first 122 artists to enter will have their works exhibited (according to guidelines - actual work will not be accepted for delivery until the end of May).

Exhibition: 12x12x122
Exhibition Dates: June 6, 2009 - July 18, 2009
Opening Reception: June 6, 2009 from 6pm-8pm


What: BECA gallery's 2009 Summer Show titled 12x12x122 is an experimental, gallery packed show of 488 unframed works on canvas sized 12x12 inches (30.5 cm x30.5 cm) at a stretcher depth of no more than 1.5 inches. Works need not be flat but all of it must be secure on the canvas and not extend beyond the 12x12 inches (30.5 cm x30.5 cm) size.

Where: BECA gallery, 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (Gallery Directors will choose up to 10 exhibiting artists to feature at www.becagallery.com)

Why: The purpose of this non-juried experimental, group exhibition '12x12x122' is to discover and highlight new approaches by emerging contemporary artists, as well as those established artists who are stretching their work into unfamiliar territory, working within the parameters of a format of 12x12 inches on canvas. We are encouraging artists to experiment. The only criteria is that the work must be unframed on (or somehow be incorporated into/onto) stretched canvas size 12x12 inches (30.5 cm x30.5 cm) (no smaller, no larger) with a stretcher depth of no more than 1.5 inches.

Eligibility: All artists at least 18 years of age from any country may participate according to the guidelines posted at http://becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/artist-submission-opptys.html


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BECA gallery - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art
527 St. Joseph Street (across from the Contemporary Arts Center)
New Orleans, LA 70130

Spicy Gumbo Photo Workshop

Hi Friends and Photographers,

Spicy Gumbo Photo Workshop is filling fast, with a few spaces remaining. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn from working documentary photographers, Debbie Fleming Caffery and Carlan Tapp, while exploring Louisiana's colorful and rich culture. Want to learn more about the area please visit www.louisianalife.com. The March/April issue features Breau Bridge, our workshop location. Meanwhile, both Debbie and Carlan have had busy and eventful beginnings to the new year:

Debbie had the honor of having one of her photographs (Polly's Hand) in the January 18, 2009 Washington Post Sunday Magazine Inauguration issue. The photograph was selected to accompany Yusef Komayakaa's poem, "Fleshing out the Season." For Debbie, having this particular photograph selected for President Obama's inauguration was a joyous occasion that few photographers get to experience. Her only wish was that Polly had lived to see this historic event. The photograph is one of the many powerful images from Debbie's book, "Polly." Also, check out Debbie's studio in February's issue of Photo District News, and her work in the upcoming March issue of online Fraction Magazine at www.fractionmag.com.

January was also an eventful month for Carlan. He traveled to Kingston, Tennessee to cover the coal fly ash sludge disaster that occurred on December 22, 2008. 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic coal sludge surged into the confluence of the Emory and Clinch Rivers, covering 300 acres of rural Tennessee land and waterways. Carlan spent 8 days photographing and interviewing residents who were impacted by the disaster. While there he had the opportunity to meet and consult with Erin Brochovich on the magnitude of the disaster. To see the first of this work please go to: http://www.carlantapp.com/tva1/index.html. Carlan also joins Debbie as a featured photographer in the March issue of Fraction Magazine at www.fractionmag.com Honestly, it really was a coincidence.

To register for the workshop please go to http://www.spicygumbophotoworkshop.com. Don't hesitate to drop us an email if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in June.

COLLECTING 101 at The Ogden

COLLECTING 101: COLLECTING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
Wed. March 25
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art chief curator David Houston and
special guests discuss the ups and downs of collecting‹during good economic
cycles and bad‹from the early 1960s to today.

Questions such as "What do I buy now and why?" will be explored.

This ongoing series is presented by the Center for Southern Craft and Design
and the Kohlmeyer Circle.

Museum Members: Free; nonmembers: $10

For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Stephanie Spicer,
504.539.9618.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St.
New Orleans, La.
www.ogdenmuseum.org

2nd Shooter Needed for Mar 21 Wedding

I'm in need of a 2nd photographer for a French Quarter Wedding this weekend, March 21st 2009. Shot notice I know but my other 2nd shooter can't make it now. Wedding is at the Fr Qtr Royal Sonesta Hotel. Ceremony and Reception both at the hotel so no extra running around. 2-9pm. No heavy posed images, lots of candid, documentary style photography. Nikon or Canon shooter, or Leica or Hassy :) but digital please(film camera always kept with me though).

Call or email me at 504-231-6261 , zoeica@mac.com

Thanks in advance,

Chris Williams

www.zoeicaimages.net
NOPA member

Invitation to Participate: 2009 Push Pin Show

The New Orleans Photo Alliance invites photographers to exhibit their latest work in the 2009 PUSH PIN SHOW. All that is required is current membership in NOPA (new or renewal), a $5 entry fee, and up to 650 square inches of your best unmatted photos. (That's equivalant to two 16x20's.) Showcase your latest work, admire the work of other local photographers and exhibit in our beautiful Garden District gallery.

You will attach your prints directly to the wall with push pins; no framing required! Wall space will be filled on a first come, first served basis beginning Friday April 3, 3-6pm and continuing on Saturday April 4 from 8am -4pm.

The opening reception will be Saturday April 4, from 6-9pm.

The exhibition will remain up until May 23, during which time you will be allowed to freshen your allotted wall space with new prints, to make for an everchanging, dynamic and interactive show.

For more information contact Thom Bennett: 51Deardorff@gmail.com

Arts Council notices

A couple of items of photographic interest from the Arts Council of New Orleans:

Funding for Photographers: Humble Foundation
Deadline March 27, 2009

The Humble Arts Foundation Grant for Emerging Photographers provides up-and-coming fine art photographers with a $1,000 cash grant to support their projects in the U.S. and abroad. Given twice annually, the grant recognizes the strongest new proposal in contemporary art photography as submitted to Humble Arts Foundation. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and not have gallery representation.

For more information, please visit http://humbleartsfoundation.org/grant/guidelines.html

and

Gulf States Camera Club Convention
The Greater New Orleans Photographic Society invites all area photogrpahers to Photo Gumbo 2009, the Gulf States Camera Club Council's (GSCCC) 55th annual convention. This year's convention will take place April 2-4, 2009, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton, 901 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112.

For more information, please visit http://photogumbo2009.com/

For more information, visit www.artscouncilofneworleans.org

Susan Burnstine Interview

Los Angeles based photographer Susan Burnstine, the 2008 PhotoNOLA Review Prize 2nd place winner, was recently interviewed by Ann Marie Popko.

QUESTIONS:

How do you describe your photographic style?

Blurry. :) ….That, and modern pictorialism.

When and how did you start your career as a professional photographer?

From the early age of 14 until graduating college, I worked as an assistant to one of the top portrait photographers in Chicago. Initially, I was convinced I wanted to be a commercial photographer, but the business side caused me to burn out by the age of 21. Following careers as a performer and writer in Hollywood, In a twist of fate, I returned to commercial photography. I began my unintentional journey into fine art photography when I created my first homemade camera in March of 2005. I consider my image In Passage (below) my first successful homemade photograph, taken in June 2005 at Paddington Station in London. And from that day on it’s become a large part of my daily life.



















Who is your photographic hero?

I have many….Sally Mann, James Fee, Edward Steichen... In truth, my biggest influences are painters.



















If you weren't a photographer, what would you be doing?

I feel very fortunate to have pursued all of my interests and succeeded at the two I care about most, photography and writing. If I had to pick another, it would probably be an impressionist or realist painter. (my biggest influences in my work are the impressionists and also Andrew Wyeth—specifically Christina’s World) Sadly, I had to give up my dream of being a painter at a very young age after I won first place in kindergarten for painting a cowboy wearing purple chaps standing next to a green spotted cow. I realized I could never top that achievement and would never be as good as Andrew Wyeth, At the age of eight I saw Dorthea Lange’s infamous Migrant Worker image hanging at The Art Institute of Chicago. I was mesmerized by the power of that photograph and instantly decided I wanted to be a photographer.


When you teach, what is the most important thing you want your students to gain?

Confidence and succeeding in defining their vision. The most rewarding part of teaching is witnessing a student achieve that “aha” moment. When suddenly all the pieces in the puzzle they have been struggling with come together.



You're a very successful photographer and artist...what are your future creative goals?

To be challenged and fulfilled by the images I create on a continual basis.




Anything else we should know?

That I write a monthly column for Black and White Photography (UK) that focuses on what’s happening in the American black and white fine art scene. Link: http://www.thegmcgroup.com/item--Black-and-White-Photography--1003BW.html
Also, that I was recently nominated for Center’s 2009 Santa Fe Prize for Photography. (Results will be announced at the end of March)



Susan is represented by:
Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA,
Verve Gallery Of Photographs, Santa Fe, NM,
Kevin Longino Fine Photographs, Greenwich, CT,
John Cleary Gallery, Houston, TX and
Wallspace Gallery, Seattle, WA.

You can see more of Susan's work at www.susanburnstine.com. She will be exhibiting here in December during PhotoNOLA 4 at the Canary Gallery on Julia St.

The Character Project

Sylvia Plachy, our juror for "Forever Hold Your Peace," is one of the featured photographers in the Character Project, a USA Network artistic initiative committed to celebrating America's characters who make this country extraordinary. Check her out here:  http://www.usanetwork.com/characterproject/#/photographers/Plachy.

Michael P. Smith opening reception

Opening reception for In The Spirit: The Photography of Michael P. Smith

from The Historic New Orleans Collection

Wednesday March 11, 2009, 6:00–8:00 p.m. • 533 Royal Street

Join the curators and staff for a reception to celebrate the opening of "Beyond the Music."

Judy Herrmann Lecture Mar 26

"Taking Control of Your Career"
with Judy Herrmann, ASMP National Past-President

March 26, 2009 at Tulane University's Freeman Auditorium

Are you satisfied with the work you're creating? Do your clients appreciate what you bring to the table? Are you struggling to adapt to a changing marketplace and a down economy? Is your business taking you where you want to go?

Judy Herrmann will share real-world tactics for developing and implementing a plan that will take your career where you want it to go. You'll learn how to achieve your creative and financial goals, anticipate and adapt to business and technological change, and build a satisfying and stable photography business. Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, the tools and techniques shown in this program will give you greater control over your future.

Complete Price Information and Online Registration

Times-Picayune Seeks JazzFest Photographs

Send us your best fest photos from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Presented by Shell turns 40 this year, and we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic. So help us take a trip down Jazz Fest memory lane: Dig through your vintage photos from the event’s more laid-back early years, scan them into your computer and send them in JPEG format to us (one photo per e-mail). We’ll share the best of the bunch with readers in an upcoming Living section, and post the rest online.

E-mail: festphotos@timespicayune.com


Ann Maloney
Deputy Features Editor
The Times-Picayune
In affiliation with the NOLA.com
3800 Howard Ave.
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Photo Alliance Gallery Open This Saturday Night

Thanks to volunteer Karen Allayaud the Photo Alliance Gallery will be open this Saturday evening in conjunction with the Darkroom's opening for "Peek - The Lingerie Show". So, if you haven't had the chance to see "Desire" yet, please pop in!

Saturday Mar 7
6-8pm
1111 St. Mary St

PhotoNOLA Review Prize Winners Announced

From the series "Blind Prom" by Sarah Wilson

The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2008 PhotoNOLA Review Prize. Sarah Wilson, Susan Burnstine and Susana Raab were selected from among 60 photographers who participated in last December’s PhotoNOLA Portfolio Review. For one weekend photographers had one-on-one meetings with influential editors, curators and gallerists assembled from across the U.S. and abroad. At the close of the event, each of the 24 reviewers was asked to select three favorites. Sarah Wilson received the most votes, earning her the PhotoNOLA Review Prize, which includes a solo exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery during the Fourth Annual PhotoNOLA (in December 2009) and a cash award of $1000. 2nd Place winner, Susan Burnstine, will be profiled in the March NOPA Newsletter and exhibit work during PhotoNOLA 4 at Canary Gallery. 3rd Place winner, Susana Raab, will be interviewed in a future NOPA Newsletter.

PhotoNOLA Review Prize winner Sarah Wilson is based in Austin, Texas. Her series, “Blind Prom,” focuses on an American right of passage, the high school prom. Wilson served as the official prom night photographer for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, producing the students’ formal portraits and also capturing candid moments throughout the night. Doug Parker, Photo Editor of The Times-Picayune said “The success of Sarah’s work starts with a great idea, and maintaining that theme with supplemental photos that help move the project along without being redundant… The images are insightful, poignant and intimate. They help us understand a world very different from our own without being either intrusive or condescending.” You can see Wilson’s award-winning project at www.sarahwilsonphotography.com.




















"The Approach" by Susan Burnstine

2nd place winner Susan Burnstine is a fine art photographer who resides in Los Angeles. Her ethereal black and white images are created from a collection of homemade lenses and cameras, assembled out of plastic, vintage camera parts and random household objects. Rendered with a dream-like haze, Burnstine’s photographs suggest myth and memory in a voice that is both personal and universal. You can see Burnstine’s work at www.susanburnstine.com.

"A Chicken in Love, Wendy's, Athens, Ohio" by Susana Raab

3rd place winner Susana Raab is a documentary and editorial photographer based in Washington DC. Her series “Consumed” examines the influences and traces of fast-food production in the U.S. Her colorful depictions of American consumption capture the absurdity of our food culture with clear-eyed humor and wit. To see Raab’s work visit www.susanaraab.com.

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The New Orleans Photo Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to encourage the understanding and appreciation of photography through exhibitions, opportunities and educational programs. PhotoNOLA is a month long celebration of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with galleries, museums and photographers citywide. The fourth annual series of events are currently being planned for December 2009.

For additional information on PhotoNOLA or The New Orleans Photo Alliance please visit www.photonola.org or www.neworleansphotoalliance.org.

Six Shooters @ NOMA March 18th

Please join us for the first in an ongoing series where photographers will discuss their process, influence, inspiration and work.





















“Six Shooters” and will be a moderated panel discussion scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

The premise of this program is to have six photographers from various disciplines answer questions from the moderator about their creative processes, their inspirations (i.e. music, literature, other visual arts) and their intentions concerning their work. The six disciplines will be Fine Art, Documentary, Commercial, Editorial, Educational, and Photojournalism. This program is being co-sponsored by the local chapters of AIGA and ASMP and we are hoping that it will be a way for our members to meet other local creatives as well as a way to share your work, drive, and creativity with a broad audience.

Wednesday, March 18th
6-8pm
New Orleans Museum of Art

Moderator Tony Lewis, Curator of Visual Arts for the Louisiana State Museums, will facilitate a discussion with photographers Brady Fontenot (Editorial), Leslie Parr (Educational), Michael Terranova (Commercial), Kathy Anderson (Photojournalism), Jennifer Shaw (Fine Art) and Jackie Brenner (Documentary). More information is posted here.

Peek Opening @ The Darkroom Mar 7

Untitled by Joey Prince

You are invited to the opening of Peek - The Lingerie Show, a group exhibition of photographs featuring or inspired by lingerie and juried by Debbie Fleming Caffery.

Saturday March 7th
from 6 to 8 pm

The Darkroom Gallery
1927 Sophie Wright Place

The show features photographs by: Katrina d'Autremont, Jackie Brenner, Shelley Calton, Irina Dakhnovskaia-Lawton, James Gaffney, Russel Joslin, Greg Miles, Michael Miles, Rick Olivier, Michelle O'Reagan, Allen Palmer , Marisa Portolese, Emma Powell, Joey Prince, Euphus Ruth Jr , Traer Scott, Susan Hayre Thelwell.

Bobby Wozniak Exhibition @ Le Mieux

Le Mieux Galleries Presents

"My Louisiana"

photographed by Bobby Wozniak

March 7-28, 2009

Join us for a reception wtih the artist Saturday, March 7th 6-8 p.m.

332 Julia St.
New Orleans, LA
504-522-5988
mail@lemieux.com
www.lemieuxgalleries.com

From Bobby: "The show consists of infrared Louisiana landscapes shot between 1991 and 2003, covering an area from Avery Island, New Roads to City Park. They are all split toned with either sepia or hypoalum toned on silver gelatin. I've reworked a core group of my portfolio to celebrate "My Louisiana". Come on down. The show hangs thru the end of March."

Also, check out the artist profile in this month's NewOrleans Homes and Lifestyles Magazine by Ian McNulty. http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Homes-Lifestyles/March-2009/Artist-Profile-Bobby-Wozniak/

Michael P. Smith Exhibition @ THNOC

Michael P. Smith photo exhibition, "In The Spirit," opens with a reception on the evening of Wed March 11 at The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. from 6 to 8 p.m. Hope to see you there.

Deborah Bright and Linda Dittmar Lecture Thursday 8pm @ Tulane

Dear Photo Alliance Folk,

I wanted to send you a note about a photo lecture I'm organizing at
Tulane next Thursday. I know it is last minute and that there's a
meeting that night, but I thought I'd pass along the info anyway.

The speaker(s) will be Deborah Bright and Linda Dittmar. Deborah
Bright is the current head of Photography at Rhode Island School of
Design. Here is a brief description of the talk:

Since 2005, RISD Photo and HAVC Professor Deborah Bright and Linda
Dittmar, writer and film scholar, have collaborated on a project
titled "Destruction Layer," documenting sites in Israel where
Palestinian Arab villages and urban neighborhoods existed prior to
1948. The project brings together Bright's long-standing interest as a
photographer in how landscapes are continually rewritten to tell
particular stories of heritage and nationhood, and Dittmar's
perspective as a third-generation Israeli who writes about issues of
memory and identity in contemporary Israeli and Palestinian personal
documentary films.

Professors Dittmar and Bright will speak about
their project and show images from their work on March 5th at 8pm in
the Stone Auditorium at Tulane University's Woldenberg Art Center.

Please contact me, Meghan Kirkwood, at 603 289 1386 if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Meghan

100Eyes Magazine looking for New Orleans Work

100eyes a new online photo magazine is looking for completed bodies of work on New Orleans.....the style of the magazine is eclectic, but we prefer work that is loosely grounded in some reality, whatever that means to you, and as for New Orleans, preferably not related to Katrina, or at least post-Katrina. This particular issue is being curated by me, but future guest curators include Lori Waselchuk and Donna Ferrato, who will be doing themed shows.

If you want to submit please email me at levin.pix@gmail.com before sending any images.

Andy Levin

Facing Forward 2009: Open Call for Portraits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sandy Dokka curator of the Community Gallery
225-344-8558 or email Sandy@acgbr.com

Facing Forward 2009: Open Call for Portraits

Works Eligible: Original portrait paintings, drawings and sculpture, mixed media, fiber, jewelry, photography, ceramics and digital art are eligible. No giclée or canvas transfers. Sculpture limited to 50 lbs. Please provide pedestals. Artwork must be available for the duration of the exhibition (April 10th - May 8th ).

Submission Deadline and Procedure: To be considered for Facing Forward 2009, artists must submit:
· Artist name
· Artist contact information (email, telephone number, and address)
· Artist website
· JPEGs of image(s)
· Label information

Submissions can be sent by mail postmarked by Wednesday, March 16, 2009 to:

The Community Gallery
c/o the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
Attn: Sandy Dokka
427 Laurel St,
Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Label information should include: title, width, height, medium, and price. If not for sale please indicate "NFS".

Jpg images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Please name each jpeg image "YourLastName/PortraitTitle."

For more information Email sandy@acgbr.com or call Sandy Dokka at (225) 344-8558.

Notification: A list of accepted works will be posted on the Community Gallery webpage on www.artsbr.org by Friday, March 23, 2009. Selected artists will also be notified by email.

Delivery of Selected Artwork: Friday, April 3 from 10AM to 5PM at the Arts Council's Community Gallery, 427 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, LA 70801.

Artwork must be ready for hanging or display.

A reception for the artists will take place Friday, April 17, 2009 from 6PM to 8PM at the Community Gallery.

All Selected artists must submit an artist statement and resume or curriculum vitae to the Gallery for informational purposes. The artist retains 70% of the sales price of the artwork with the Arts Council's commission being 30%.

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Country Roads Magazine Seeking Nature Photographs

Hello from Country Roads’ editorial department,

Each April for ten years, we’ve devoted Country Roads’ annual Outdoors Issue to sharing stories about wild places in the Louisiana and Mississippi region. This year we’d like to be sure that we let the pictures do more of the talking, by showcasing exceptional nature images by the photographers of the region. Do you have a particularly unusual, poignant, dramatic, or otherwise arresting photograph that captures wild Louisiana/Mississippi in a special way? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

In this issue we would like to showcase a single image from within the Louisiana/Mississippi area from each of six to ten photographers, and accompany each with a short text about the contributing photographer and the circumstances in which s/he captured the image. We’re trying to keep the definition of “Nature Photography” as broad as possible, and would really like to share some out-of-the ordinary images and stories here – more than just egrets and alligators, if you’ll pardon the truism. Have you ever photographed some aspect of the natural world in unexpected circumstances? Encountered an unexpected juxtaposition between the natural and the man-made, perhaps? How about wildflowers? Waterscapes? Reflections? Tree portraits? A shot that broadens our understanding of the natural world around us?

If you have a photo that fits any of the above descriptions we'd love to see it! Please let us know by Wednesday, March 4 if you have a photo you’d like to submit for consideration. We will be making final selections and gathering related information by Monday, March 9.

And please don’t hesitate to forward this information along to any amateur or professional photographers who might be interested in sharing their material from the wilds of Louisiana or Mississippi?

Feel free to call or email with any questions. And, as always, thanks for being a part of Country Roads!

Best,

Jamie


Jamie White
Editorial Assistant

Country Roads Magazine
728 France Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 343-3714 ext. 110
http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com