Paper, Rock, Scissors: The Constructed Image in New British Photography Exhibit
Diane Smyth and Simon Bainbridge from the British Journal of Photography, curated the exhibit Paper, Rock, Scissors: The Constructed Image in New British Photography at the Flash Forward Festival, which was one of my favorite exhibits featured at the festival. It was a small show, featuring six artists: Peter Ainsworth,...
Flash Forward 2010 Group show exhibit
I attended the first Magenta Flash Forward Festival in Toronto this past week (to see what it was all about and to pick up the book, which I was included in!) and had a really great time. The festival kicked off Wednesday with the opening of the Flash Forward 2010...
Daniel Cooney Emerging Artists Auction
Daniel Cooney‘s Emerging Artists Auction has been up for the past couple of weeks featuring some really interesting artists. But it’s not up for long, there’s exactly 1 day and 1 hour to go – finishing on February 4th. So get them while they’re there! Works that caught my eye...
Auctions for Haiti Relief
If you still haven’t donated for Haiti relief or would like to give more, here are a few auctions that are offering great photography from talented photographers. A good time to get some nice work on the walls while donating to people who desperately need the help. Montreal’s Kate Hutchinson...
Virgilio Ferreira – Daily Pilgrims
I found Virgilio Ferreira’s work while browsing the artist archives of the Polish photography festival, Fotofestiwal.
Mois de la Photo – Les Ateliers Jean Brillant
I’ve been really enjoying the exhibitions going on during Le Mois de la Photo in Montreal. The festival is in it’s 11th edition and is taking place between September 10th and October 11th 2009. This year’s theme is: The Spaces of the Image. Last Thursday night was the inauguration of...
George Zimbel Exhibit
If you are in the Montreal area tomorrow be sure to catch George Zimbel’s vernissage at the Opus Hotel. The exhibit of his New Orleans work is on now and will be up till July 26. This is one not to be missed.
Yousuf Karsh at the Library and Archives Canada
Last weekend I was in Ottawa for the Karsh Festival and I was told that if you could only check out one show, Sounds and Vision: Portraits of Musicians and Composers by Yousuf Karsh, is the one to see. The exhibit opens tonight Monday June 15 at the Library and...
Marco Antonio Cruz – Grange prize winner
This years winner of the Grange prize, $50 000 award, is Marco Antonio Cruz. This news is old news since the announcement of the winner was at the end of May, but regardless I thought this should be up here since I posted about the contest when it first started....
SlideShow Night – Edition 1
Last night was the beginning of Slightly Lucid SlideShow Nights. I had the pleasure of hosting and sharing the evening with some pretty awesome people. We each showed 8 images of work that was either a completed project or work in progress. The goal was to get feedback, to ask...
Burn Magazine is on fire
David Alan Harvey, creator of Burn Magazine is stirring things up. During these next couple of weeks, the finalists for the Emerging Photographer grant will be announced. The first finalist, from the list of 10, is Alejandro Chaskielberg. There are always full of surprises over at Burn but the 10...
Wish I was there…NYPH09
I wish I could be in New York city right now for the New York Photo Festival. There are tons of great events going on. Simon Roberts is taking part in Home for Good a curated exhibit by Jon Levy and Foto 8 European photographer Matthieu Gafsou is showing in...
