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LENSCRATCH is a daily journal that explores contemporary photography and offers opportunities for exposure and community. Created in 2007, Aline Smithson set a goal of writing about a different photographer each day, presenting work in a way that allows for a deeper understanding of a photographer's intent and vision.
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Earth Week: Photographers on Photographers will focus on the work of Eco.Echo Art Collective, a group of international artists deeply concerned with the well-being of our planet beyond human needs. The group’s concerns are climate change and anthropogenic activities’ global impact. Driven by an appreciation for the natural world’s beauty, diversity, and wonder, they believe
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This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Falling. Slowly. but, by Routong Guan. Ruotong Guan, born in Hefei,
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1w ago
This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Personal History by Sarah Malakoff. Sarah Malakoff creates large-scale color photographs
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This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Diario de Ausencias by Karla Guerrero. Karla Guerrero is a
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What happens to us as we leave this life? How do our remains deteriorate and how does our spirit pass on? Deep, philosophical questions such as these are what come to mind when looking at the hauntingly beautiful work of Tara Sellios. Utilizing biblical imagery such as insects, dried fauna, and bone, Sellios fabricates elaborate
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2w ago
Learning To Speak Bear by Kristine Nyborg, published in 2023 by Yoffy Press, is a story about the grit of a mother of three children. The publisher’s description tells us that the book “…seeks to take the viewer through the reality that is everyday life and shed light on the challenges primary caregivers face. Having children is a biological process, becoming
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This weekend artist and editor Vicente Isaías shares the work of artists exploring critical issues on borders, sovereignty, and self-determination. Every year since 2014, Mexican artist, activist, and educator Emilio Rojas has been reopening an inkless tattoo scar that mirrors the U.S.-Mexico border on his back in his ongoing annual performance, Heridas Abiertas (to Gloria).
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This week artist and curator Mehves Lelic shares the work of artists making work in Türkiye (Turkey) Larissa Araz’s work is not unlike a hair braid: as she reconstructs history to give voice to the disenfranchised, she brings together threads of archival images and primary sources, multimedia elements, and personal narratives. At times, her interpretations
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3w ago
This week artist and curator Mehves Lelic shares the work of artists and/or organizations from the photography community in Türkiye (Turkey). Today she features Sirkhane Darkroom, a nonprofit organization led by artist Salih Serbest that aims to teach children in Turkey, Syria and Iraq analog photography skills and gives them a chance to explore their
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3w ago
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Ángela Copello welcomes me in the midst of a busy day. The photographer leads me up to the second floor of OdA, the art gallery that represents her, where she’s helping an art handler wrap one of her diptychs from her EDÉN series that are soon headed to an exhibition. They’re
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