“Photography is a highly edited, subjective vision of the world, but the medium presents itself—and is often misused by photographers—as a form of objectivity. There is, of course, no way to make objective documentary work, and any attempt to do so is flawed, misleading and disingenuous. But the fact is that the motivation to make “documentary” work often stems from the desire to present a specific vision of the world as objective fact. Not only is such a working method manipulative, it presumes a lack of agency and visual sophistication on the part of its viewer, who is asked to accept the photographer’s truth in its entirety.”
Gregory Halpern
Participating artists:
Phil Bergevin
Andy Berner
Jaclyn Brown
Kelly Burgess
Jon Campolo
Aaron Canipe
Graham Cox
Harlan Crichton
Peter Eversoll
Chris Fowler
Jodie Goodnough
Logan Haley-Winsett
Brit Hessler
Nick Jojola
Ward Long
Brittany Marcoux
Jim Neuner
Nathan Pearce
Sarah Pfohl
Jared Ragland - Eliot Dudik
Camilo Ramirez
Laura Beth Reese
Jordan Swartz
Bob Tankersley
Morgenfrisk (Danish)
Feeling rested after a good night’s sleep.
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new image from A Confusion of Tongues
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” -Elliott Erwitt
This year I’ve been really fortunate to get to travel and make work with so many good people in so many lovely places. My most recent adventure has brought me to a little cottage in Kittery, Maine with @katieanndenis for @paypal,@passionpassport, and #MeetHalfway.
Katie and I met this September on the #passportexpress and we were lucky enough to get paired as roommates and even luckier still to have ended up being such close friends right from the start. Her home is in LA while mine is in Boston and we left the train not knowing when we’d get to see each other again. A few months later, her work had brought her to Maine and we decided to meet halfway between Boston and Portland, ME and celebrate the upcoming holidays together.