June Kim

Happy Holidays

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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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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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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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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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

June Kim

Thank you for your hospitality, Chicago

Whenever I go to Chicago, I make it a point to go the Museum of Contemporary Photography. However, this past weekend when I was there, the museum was closed for installation.  I had limited time on this trip, so I had to resort to photographs mostly hung in hotels and restaurants.  If you can get

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RINEKE DIJKSTRA LECTURE AT PRATT INSTITUTE

Tonight I went to see Rineke Dijkstra at Pratt Institute - I was really looking forward to seeing her lecture, and having seen her retrospective at the Guggenheim a couple of months ago, I especially wanted to hear her talk about the videos included in the exhibition. I have to admit that going to lectures

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CCNY Interviews : Elisabeth Biondi & Matthew Leifheit

All images © Matthew Leifheit & respective photographers. Matthew Leifheit is an independent photographer, editor, and writer working in New York City. He is Editor-in-Chief of MATTE Magazine, a journal of photography that features one artist per issue. MATTE is sold exclusively at Printed Matter. Hosted and Produced by Azhar Chougle. Generously supported by the

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CCNY Interviews : Michael Foley & Samantha Box

CCNY Interviews: Michael Foley & Samantha Box from Azhar Chougle on Vimeo. All images © Samantha Box. Samantha Box is a Brooklyn-based photographer and has been photographing the LGBT community for the past six years. Every time she photographs someone, she falls in love with them a little bit. Michael Foley owns a gallery in