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Matthew Leifheit
Photograph by Matthew Leifheit for CCNY 1989 Brewster, NY www.bobbydoherty.net Bobby Doherty is an oracle of the inane. Doherty chooses not to work within the bounds of a series. Instead, through a language of gestures that vary in subtlety yet maintain the same indefinable spirit, he creates an interchangeable index of obtuse symbols. The
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Matthew Leifheit
Photograph by Matthew Leifheit for CCNY Ilona Szwarc Born 1984 Warsaw, Poland www.ilonaszwarc.com In the summer of 2010 I was introduced to Ilona Szwarc. Then an intern at Mary-Ellen Mark’s studio, her work seemed to further the cannon of social documentary photography, bringing a fresh eye and a proclivity for vibrant color to the
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Matthew Leifheit
Photograph by Matthew Leifheit for CCNY Elizabeth Renstrom Born 1990 Hartford, CT www.elizabethrenstrom.com Elizabeth Renstrom keeps a diary. Out in public she’s always writing things down or sketching in a small black notebook. She fills these books with ideas. Every new photograph or series Renstrom comes up with in her mind she physically maps
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Matthew Leifheit
The Camera Club of New York presents: MATTE Magazine
Photograph by Matthew Leifheit for CCNY Matthew Leifheit Born 1988, Chicago, IL Photographer, publisher, designer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. I am honored to be the current guest blogger for CCNY. Hello! Early in 2011 I began producing a journal called MATTE Magazine, which features one artist per issue. It’s called MATTE because my
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June Kim
Happy Holidays
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June Kim
Animals in Art
"Artists live by curiosity and enthusiasm, qualities readily evident as inspiration in dogs." Robert Adams Animals represent Nature and ourselves. It is a reminder of where we come from. They are uninhibited with a sense of innocence. In postmodern circles, animals equal creativity. William Wegman is probably the photographer one would immediately conjure up when thinking
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June Kim
Dinner with Christian Witkin
I was recently invited to photographer Chrisitian Witkin’s Brooklyn loft for dinner. The conversation ranged from art to inversion boots to family to Brad Pitt. After dinner, I had the privilege of viewing a prototype of Witkin's upcoming book, Ordinary Beauty. Here are some photos and notes I took from that evening:
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June Kim
A CONVERSATION WITH SARA MACEL
This week I got to visit with emerging photographer Sara Macel at her Williamsburg studio. An MFA grad from School of Visual Arts, Macel gave me a first hand look at her provocative series May The Road Rise To Meet You, as well as her on-going project Kiss & Tell and a new series of
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June Kim
Interview With An Agent
I asked my friend Aeli Park, a photo agent at theCollectiveShift, to fill out a Q&A about the photo industry. Her agency represents prestigious photographers such as Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Inez and Vinoodh, and Clang. 1. Your Name: Aeli Park 2. Your occupation: Agent 3. How did you get you into the biz? I first started out interning at
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June Kim
Sandy Kim
I would love to hear her lecture. I just discovered her last week when I picked up Purple Magazine, which hails her as "the new talent to watch." Check out her website and blog at www.sandykim.com