PHOTOGRAPHER'S i MAGAZINE: iPad Only

PHOTOGRAPHERS i MAGAZINE Issue #3
Cover by Steve McCurry

Stephen Mallon with Elizabeth Avedon

“Mallon’s work harkens back to the heroic industrial landscapes of Margaret Bourke-White and Charles Sheeler, who glorified American steel and found art in its industrial muscle and smoke during the Great Depression.”–David Schonauer

PHOTOGRAPHERS i MAGAZINE Issue #3

Issue #3 for iPad includes Steve McCurry Retrospective, Stephen Mallon Reclamation Projects, Joyce Tenneson, Stephen Wilkes, Dave Beckerman, Thom Hogan, Roger Pring, Lara Jade, Simon Bond, Carl Heilman II, Adam Juniper, Brooke Shaden, Michael Freeman, John Beardsworth, Nancy Brown, Richard Hood, Grahm Davis. Download iPad app: bit.ly/Lvueox

PHOTOGRAPHERS i MAGAZINE Issue #3 for iPad
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WiNK MaGAZINE SiX: Interview

Natalie Lloyd Interview's Me about
the Future of Printed Books and Photographs.
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...a tangible photography book opposed to an ipad or e-book reader? It's comparable to hanging real prints in your home opposed to digital picture frames on your walls

Jessica Hines: My Brothers War (BlurbBooks)

I originally designed the Blurb book, "My Brother's War" for photographer Jessica Hines, for Hines to take to a Portfolio Review. The intent behind creating the work into book form, was to help show viewers how to look at what Jessica was trying to achieve with this work in the short time they are allotted during a Review session. Hines went on to win the Grand Prize for the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards 2010 for this series, as well as many other awards and exhibitions of this work (and the "book" gained recognition).

Francesco Clemente's pastel, "She and She, 1982" from An Interview With Francesco Clemente. Elizabeth Avedon Editions/Vintage Contemporary Artist Series (Random House)

Paul Kopeikin, owner of L.A.'s, Kopeikin Gallery, said to me, "There is a new generation who having grown up with the internet feel they have "seen" photographs when they have only seen them online. As someone who believes in the beauty of the object, I know that art on a computer is only a reproduction, not the art itself, and often a poor reproduction at that. I remind my clients every time I send them a jpeg that it is only a reproduction, and that the actual work of art is so much better."

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WiNK Magazine 6

In Hans Neleman's WiNK 6: Natalie Lloyd Interview's Me about the Future of Printed Books and Photographs. The Issue includes Gabriela Herman's Bloggers, Ruben Natal San-Miguel writes "From Prada To Nada", Sara Stathas on "Santa Fe Photographic Workshops", Ted Sabarese on Ted Sabarese and more...Subscribe for Free

ALINE SMITHSON: collect.give

Imagine
Photograph (c) Aline Smithson /All Rights Reserved

collect.give
a limited edition by photographer Aline Smithson

edition of 25 - print price of $40
100% of the proceeds go to the organization Change The Truth

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CHANGE THE TRUTH (CTT), founded by photographer, Gloria Baker Feinstein, supports St. Mary Kevin Orphange Motherhood in Uganda. CTT provides shelter, food, security, clothing, medicine, love, access to education and training in vocational skills to children from Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan, Chad and Niger. For children abandoned, abused, mistreated or who have lost their families to war, CHANGE THE TRUTH provides hope and a future: www.changethetruth.org

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After a career as a fashion editor, Aline Smithson now works in Los Angeles. Her photography has been featured in numerous publications and she is represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe. Though she was nominated for The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award in 2008 and 2009 and for The Santa Fe Prize in Photography in 2009 by Center, she considers her children her greatest achievement. Smithson's work is coming out in the October issues of Fraction, Visura, and Rangefinder. Read more about Aline here and view her blog Lenscratch.

FRACTION MAGAZINE: Issue 16

Drop-off and Border Fence, Sonora
Photograph (c) David Taylor /All Rights Reserved

Border Monument No.210 - N 32° 42.352' W 114° 54.596'
Photograph (c) David Taylor /All Rights Reserved

"For the last four years I have been photographing along the U.S.-Mexico border between El Paso/Juarez and Tijuana/San Diego. The project is organized around an effort to document all of the monuments that mark the international boundary west of the Rio Grande. The rigorous effort to reach all of the approximately 276 obelisks, which were installed between 1891 and 1895, has inevitably led to encounters with migrants, smugglers, Border Patrol agents, minutemen and local residents of the borderlands."—David Taylor, Working The Line (Radius Books)

Old Lady and Granddaughter, Maramures, Romania
Photograph (c) David Leventi /All Rights Reserved

Market, Maramures, Romania
Photograph (c) David Leventi /All Rights Reserved

"Romania Revisited retraces my great-grandfather’s footsteps into an unexpected past. Based on stories told by my father and grandmother, I traveled to Romania with a 4x5” large format view camera, collecting lost memories on a journey through a country now struggling to put behind it a lifespan of tyranny, while all the best and brightest who dared or were able to left."—David Leventi, Romania Revisited

Imperfect Apple, Summer, Aomori Prefecture
Photograph (c) Jane Alden Stevens /All Rights Reserved

Culled Apples & Branches, Early Summer, Aomori Prefecture
Photograph (c) Jane Alden Stevens /All Rights Reserved

Growing apples in the traditional way is a laborious, hands-on process in Japan. At the moment of harvest, an apple raised in this manner has been touched by the farmer's hands at least ten times since its blossom was set.—Jane Alden Stevens, Traditional Apple Growing in Japan

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FRACTION MAGAZINE: ISSUE 16

Photographs by David Leventi, David Taylor, Isabelle Pateer,
Jane Alden Stevens, Susan Lynn Smith, and Taylor Glenn

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FRACTION BLOG

Join the Discussion: Publishing in Your Hands

With Darius Himes, Melanie McWhorter, Andy Adams and David Bram. "What do we mean by "self-publishing"? Add your thoughts to our round-table discussion" —Andy Adams, Flak Photo

100 EYES: Home Issue

Pont-Rouge, Haiti

36 year old Haitian earthquake survivor Bouro Etienne stays at his still working shelter where he and his wife and 4 other family members live together. Photograph (c) Q. Sakamaki /All Rights Reserved

Fragmented Cities (Mexico)
Photograph (c) Alejandro Cartagena/All Rights Reserved

Ireland
Photograph (c) Kim Haughton/All Rights Reserved

near Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photograph (c) John Vink/Magnum/All Rights Reserved

Mumbai Neighborhood
Photograph (c) Nehru Nagar/All Rights Reserved

Park Slope, Brooklyn
Photograph (c) Erica McDonald/All Rights Reserved

Where ever you are, treat the earth gently, and be thankful for your friends and your own home, wherever that may be.–Andy Levin, publisher

100 EYES HOME ISSUE

Photographs by Alejandro Cartagena, Erica McDonald, Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kim Haughton, Albertina d'Urso, Q. Sakamaki, Samantha Box, Thomas Lindahl Robinson, Livio Mancini, John Vink/Magnum. Must-See..

View Andy Levin's photographs of the oil catastrophe in his HOME of Louisiana: Oil Catastrophe

MELANIE McWHORTER: Nuclear Family Reaction

fuzzy jacket, 2007
Photograph (c) Melanie McWhorter /All Rights Reserved

stressful morning, 2007
Photograph (c) Melanie McWhorter /All Rights Reserved

new nails
Photograph (c) Melanie McWhorter /All Rights Reserved

ty, 2008
Photograph (c) Melanie McWhorter /All Rights Reserved

MELANIE McWHORTER was "born and raised in a small mill town in upstate South Carolina. She received her BA in History from Lander University, a modest liberal arts collage in Greenwood, SC. After graduation, she found a job as a school photographer and later a brief stint as a dude ranch photographer in Jackson, WY. She is a regular contributor to the online magazines Fraction and photo-eye and maintains her own photo-related blog. She manages photo-eye’s Book Division, curates exhibitions of local photographers in photo-eye Bookstore and organizes the monthly First Wednesday Salon." Her photography was recently exhibited in Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe. Melanie is co-founder of Flash Flood, a new media collective that investigates and promotes the intersection of photography and culture in the state of New Mexico. I love Melanie's series "Nuclear Family Reaction" and spoke with her about this work recently:

You know I'm a big fan of your Nuclear Family Reaction work. Can you tell me about these images?

MM: Most of the photos that I include in the portfolio are of my children, although I have a few of my husband Tom and some self-portraits. This project stemmed from an earlier project with my daughter in 35 mm and in black and white. These were more closely cropped and more of body studies than environmental portraiture. I started shooting color and medium format at some point and decided this was the way to go. It was an evolution in my aesthetic and my relationship with my family and internal struggles. It, like many of my projects, was a catharsis for me--a selfish projection of an internal struggle that I force others to absorb. It was also convenient. Like someone once told me, photograph what you know (or what is around you).

Who has been an influence on your work or you consider a mentor?

MM: My first photography book was of Imogen Cunningham’s work with Unmade Bed on the cover. I had the Masters of Photography calendar on the wall while shooting dude ranch photography in Jackson, WY. When I moved to Santa Fe, I was hired by Rixon Reed at photo-eye. This was both awe-inspiring and depressing at the same time. I thought, “if there are so many good photographers (and bad ones) out there producing work and photography books, how do I have a chance?” I got over that and I now think that there is room for almost all of us.

That said, I really love Dutch and Swedish photography. There is some great work coming out of these regions, especially in books. I really like Erik van der Weijde, Lars Tunbjork, Anna Clarén, Gerry Johansson, and many more and books from publishers like GUN Gallery, Journal and Episode. My portfolio Dealing with 35 is really influenced by Swedish portraiture. I would say that Stephen Gill is always stuck in my head when shooting projects like Highway 14 or the Railyard. I love to capture upturned ground and the transformation of the land. My husband can tell you how much I love to shoot mounds of dirt.

Two women that I would like to note who have inspired me are Debbie Fleming Caffery and Mary Virginia Swanson. Debbie’s images, I think, influenced some of the earlier black and whites from Nuclear Family Reaction. Both of these women are strong, full of personality and seem to give of themselves beyond what is required or necessary.

Would you tell me about FLASH FLOOD and how it originated? How long has it been in the works?

MM: I had an idea. I am an idea person, it is the actualization that is usually difficult for me. This idea was to start a cooperative that promoted the intersection of photography and New Mexico. I mentioned this idea to Jonathan Blaustein. Elizabeth, as you know about Jonathan, he gets excited easily and can be a real motivator. He followed up on this idea and it was born. Originally we had conceived of 7 members, but we invited David Ondrik, Jennifer Schlesinger, and Jesse Chehak on board and it just felt right. New Mexico is important photographically, both historically and contemporarily. We want to embrace both while incorporating other fields, like anthropology, history, economics and culture. I think it will be important to all in New Mexico as well as internationally.

We welcome submissions for Flash Flood from individuals who live in the state and those who do not, but who have photographed here. It is so exciting and we have some fantastic stories and features scheduled for the upcoming monthly issues and aspire to have a printed version in the next year. Anyone can email us at contact@flash-flood.org to join our email list or to submit work or find us on Facebook or Twitter, like everyone else.

You were a Reviewer at the recent Photolucida CRITICAL MASS Top 50 photography review. What was the overall tone of the work you reviewed?

MM: There are a lot of very good photographers out there working, but it is so difficult to be outstanding. The work that I found to be the most original or inspiring for me was Erica Allen, Tony Chirinos, Susan Worsham, Jenn Ackerman, Simone Lueck, Phillip Toledano, and Alejandro Cartagena.

Was there any work you were already familiar with through your reviews for the Photographers Showcase?

MM: I do not have a list, but I would guess about one-third of the work I had seen at some point whether it was photo-eye or other sources. Many of these photographers run the circuit of reviews. They are willing to invest the time and money in their work. Like Sally Mann and Charlie Rose agreed on his show, it is tenacity and not talent that make you successful.

You were also a Reviewer in Italy's Fotofestival di Roma. What did you do there?

MM: I was officially the lead juror for the photography book competition and I delivered a lecture on Photo Book publishing. I also got to see Nan Goldin, Rinko Kawauchi and Juliana Beasley speak while there.

What are you working on now?

MM: My most recent project is Dealing with 35, mind you, I am now almost 37 so it has been a while. It is simply another project trying to work out some changes in my life. Coming to middle age and how wonderful and scary that is.

My photographs from Nuclear Family Reaction will be in a group exhibition with Kay Denton, Juanita Hong, Debbie Miracolo, and Andrea Land titled The Sweet Escape Jan 15 – Mar 13, 2010 at the Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL.

Melanie McWhorter WEBSITE

Melanie Photo BLOG

EMILY SHUR: Flak Photo Today

EMILY SHUR, one of my favorite contemporary photographers, returned from Japan a couple of weeks ago with a new group of photographs. And Andy Adams, one of my favorite photography colleagues, posted an early view of this work on his site Flak Photo. You can view rough scans of Emily's recent trip on her BLOG here and here, view Emily's Website and sign up for your Daily Flak Photo here

100 EYES MAGAZINE: Gade, Haiti

From 100 Eyes Magazine: Gade, Haiti
Photograph (c) Rex Curry/All rights reserved

From 100 Eyes Magazine: Gade, Haiti
Photograph (c) Rex Curry/All rights reserved

From 100 Eyes Magazine: Gade, Haiti
Photograph (c) Alice Smeets/All rights reserved

New Issue 100 Eyes Magazine: Gade, Haiti
100 Eyes Photography Workshops

100 EYES MAGAZINE

from Living Stone, Dying River/100 Eyes Magazine
Photograph (c) Khaled Hasan/All rights reserved

from Children of the Black Dust/100 Eyes Magazine
Photograph (c) Shehzad Noorani/All rights reserved

from The Stone Throwers/100 Eyes Magazine
Photograph (c) Tanvir Ahmed/All rights reserved

“Pathshala is far more than teaching photography. Pathshala is about using the language of images to bring about social change.”

ANDY LEVIN is a photographer living in New Orleans, Louisiana and a former contributing photographer at Life Magazine and Black Star. In 2007 Levin was a finalist for the Eugene Smith Grant for Documentary Photography. 100 Eyes Magazine is edited, written, (beautifully) designed and programmed by Levin.

SHAHIDUL ALAM founded the Drik Picture Library in 1989 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Pathshala, the South Asian Institute of Photography, taking advantage of a World Press Photo initiative. Most of the photographers showing work in this issue of 100Eyes went to Pathshala or taught there.

From Andy Levin's Introduction: "Alam and his fellow teachers, along with the World Press folks including Robert Pledge of Contact Press, have done a fantastic job. The students are exposed to classic photojournalism, poring over old issues of Life and National Geographic. Having spent hours going through the Drik archives I can testify to the training of the photographers– they always look for the single image that tells the whole story."

You can view the entire issue of Bangladesh x Bangladesh HERE

Andy Levin Website
Drik NEWS Photo Agency
Pathshala Institue of Photography
Shahidul Alam blog: Mandela

WILLIAM KLEIN: American Suburb X

From Mister Freedom: An Interview With William Klein
Photograph © William Klein

I'm in awe of William Klein's photograph above. If I had taken this photograph I would never do anything else ever again. It's just perfect and complete. I found an excellent interview with William Klein (here) on one of my favorite photography websites AMERCIAN SUBURB X. There's also a cool photograph of a very young Garry Winogrand (here) accompanying his Bill Moyers Interview, Richard Avedon's spectacular portrait of artist June Leaf (long ago my painting teacher), along with features on Arbus, Eggleston, Friedlander, Szarkowski, Walker Evans, Philip-Lorca diCorcia and on and on...a great site, check it out: AMERICAN SUBURB X

FRACTION MAGAZINE: One Year Anniversary

FRACTION MAGAZINE, a bi-monthly on-line Photography magazine, celebrates their one year anniversary with Issue #7. Congratulations to Fraction Magazine co-founders Joshua Spees and David Bram, with Melanie McWhorter and Mary Goodwin.