Nymphoto

Tonight: CCNY's Silent Photo Benefit Auction

2009-12-02T12:01:00.005-05:00

from CCNY:

Gentleman No. 28 from the series Untitled Gentleman, 2008 © Erica Allen

Contemporary and Vintage Photographs

Wednesday, December 2, 6-8 pm
Calumet Photographic, 22 West 22nd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Help support CCNY's programs at the annual benefit auction. This year's auction features work by a choice selection of hot emerging photographers, a collection of vintage photographs, and exciting works by established photographers.

Participating artists include Erica Allen, Mariette Pathy Allen, Merry Alpern, Timothy Briner, Susan Burnstine, Megan Cump, Amy Elkins, Jon Feinstein, Larry Fink, Martine Fougeron, Samuel Gottscho, Henry Horenstein, Leigh Ledare, David Levinthal, Wayne Liu, Alex Morel, Lori Nix, Leah Oates, Nadhar Omar, Stuart O'Sullivan, Francesca Romeo, Lynn Saville, Aaron Siskind, Tema Stauffer, Will Steacy, Amy Stein, Joni Sternbach, Eric Weeks, William Wegman, Susan Wides, Shigeki Yoshida, Bernard Yenelouis, and many others, as CCNY continues to showcase exciting work at a range of prices.

A Seminar with Mary Virginia Swanson

2009-12-02T00:57:00.002-05:00

New England School of Photography:
Cross Currents II: Placing Your Personal Work in Today's Marketplace

A Seminar with Mary Virginia Swanson

The Holiday Inn Brookline,
Whitney Room
1200 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA
Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 1 pm-5 pm

Find more info at: www.nesop.com

Barbara Crane: Private Views on view thru 1/21

2009-12-02T00:01:00.002-05:00

via Aperture:

Barbara Crane: Private Views
Aperture Gallery, Thru January 21, 2010

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

Picture of the Week: Maria Passarotti

2009-12-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

© Maria Passarotti

This week we present new work by artist and Nymphoto member Maria Passarotti.
You can revisit our conversation with Maria by clicking here and if you are in Miami for the fairs see her work in person at:

Art Miami
Susan Eley Fine Art
The Art Miami Pavilion
Midtown Blvd (NE 1st Avenue) between NE 32nd & NE 31st Street
The Miami Midtown Arts District
Miami, FL 33137
December 2nd - 6th, 2009

This Thursday: Alexandra Avakin @ ICP

2009-11-30T00:01:00.000-05:00

Alexandra Avakin: Muslim World
Lecture
ICP
1114 Avenue of the America,
NYC
December 02, 2009 7 PM

If You Are in Lishui, China

2009-11-29T00:02:00.000-05:00

© Jessica M. Kaufman

Jessica M. Kaufman: Panopticon
Solo Show
Lishui Photography Festival in Lishui, China.
Festival events are scheduled November 28 through December 3, 2009.

To re-visit our conversation with Jessica, by clicking here.

NYT: Subway Killing Captured by a Photo Student

2009-11-29T00:01:00.002-05:00

Subway Killing Captured by a Photo Student by James Barron for the New York Times (Nov.26, 2009).

Go-Go Gadget: Built for me

2009-11-28T13:50:00.005-05:00

courtesy of Built

I've eternally been on the hunt for the perfect compact (yet sturdy enough to take my klutzy-ness) case for my point and shoot and finally picked one up. It's not new news that Built makes a good one, I just hadn't gotten around to getting one until now. Their Soft Shell Camera Case is awesome. Made from neoprene, it's soft, flexible, chic and it even bounces a bit when you drop it (as I inevitably will).

This Wednesday @ A.I.R.

2009-11-28T07:12:00.002-05:00

(from A.I.R.)

On Wednesday, December 2 from 6-8pm, exhibiting artist Rachel Howfield will facilitate an informal roundtable discussion at A.I.R. Gallery on issues related to being an artist and a parent, as part of the APT (Artist Parents Talking) program, which she founded in the UK. What challenges do you face as an artist parent, what strategies have you developed to overcome them, how can we better support each other? Please come and share in the conversation!

A.I.R. Gallery
111 Front Street, #228
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 6pm
212-255-6651

If you Are in Hamburg, Germany

2009-11-27T00:01:00.001-05:00

Lillian Bassman & Paul Himmel
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
House of Photography - Contemporary Art
Deichtorstraße 1 - 2
20095 Hamburg
Germany
-through February 21, 2010

A Conversation with Elizabeth Fleming

2009-11-26T00:00:00.005-05:00

Fury, © Elizabeth Fleming

For many of us in the United States celebrating Thanksgiving today, I only found it fitting to share our conversation with Elizabeth Fleming, whose work focuses on family.

Ship, © Elizabeth Fleming

Nymphoto: Tell us a little about yourself

Elizabeth Fleming: I live with my husband James and our two daughters Edie and June, who are six and three, in New Jersey. We were in Brooklyn for a good long while, and then after Edie was born we decided we wanted a house and a yard and the whole suburban lifestyle, so we relocated and have never looked back. The move really made my current body of work "Life is a series of small moments" possible--it's so much about home, our surroundings, and these interior spaces that are particular to where we're living. I don't think I could have created these pictures in our one-bedroom condo on a city street. I'm currently home with my girls; two days a week they go off with our babysitter, and are in school until mid-afternoon. During those hours I try to cram in as much as possible: working on my art, keeping up with my blog Tethered, running errands, getting the house in order, and a number of other tasks (along with my fair share of procrastinating). It's sometimes a precarious balance, but I'm constantly grateful that I have this amazing home life, and then am able to engage my intellectual and artistic impulses through my photography.

Planets, © Elizabeth Fleming

NP: How did you discover photography?

EF: My parents bought me my first camera when I was about 10; I still have the contact sheets from my first photo shoot--I was very into double-exposures and overly dramatic setups. There's an image of me putting my hand through my dad's head, and some shots of the moon above a lit window. It was all in black-and-white and I have no idea where my parents got the film developed or printed. But before that I had always considered myself an artist--I loved to draw and paint when I was little, and photography simply felt like an extension of my creative expression. My parents have always been very encouraging; I can't remember if I asked for the camera or they gave it to me thinking I would enjoy it, but either way they treated photography as another art form, and helped to facilitate my love of making pictures, in whatever medium I chose.

Clearing, © Elizabeth Fleming

Rejected popsicle, © Elizabeth Fleming

NP: Where do you find inspiration?

EF: My main inspiration comes from my daily life. I find that I'm constantly looking and observing; small things like dishes in the sink or how the light fills a room can set my mind spinning. I really try to notice and see with conscious attention what's around me. And my family of course is an enormous influence--my daughters provide so much of the impetus for my image-making. They're my muses. Beyond that, every day I read my roster of photography blogs--they lead me to new work, much of which I find stirs me to want to continue producing. I'm also an avid reader, and I find that certain writers can really spark ideas and get that wonderful itchy creative feeling flowing in my veins.

Pink shoes, © Elizabeth Fleming

Analog, © Elizabeth Fleming

NP: How do your projects come about?

EF: I work from a very intuitive place. Often ideas will flood into my head, almost fully formed, and then I mull over them and tweak them internally. So much of my work takes place in my mind before I begin to outwardly express my concepts. By the same token, on numerous occasions I'll simply be struck by a scene and grab my camera and begin shooting. But I think all of the mental pondering that goes on beforehand then informs how I take my pictures. It's a combination of intellectual thought and this instinctual drive, which is motivated by the passion I feel for creating. And certainly with my children they are so much the focus of my life that it feels very natural for me to want to try to capture the emotional landscape of how I see them and our surroundings, and try to convey this sense of motherhood and my desire to freeze time in a visual format.

Stain, © Elizabeth Fleming

Handprints, © Elizabeth Fleming

NP: What’s next?

EF: I'll go on submitting as much as I can without neglecting my art-making, and will continue as always with my shooting and writing via my blog. My long-term goals are to have a solo show and to produce a limited-edition book. One gratifying thing about my future is that my family is my constant, and I can look forward to being there to capture the changes that my girls will go through in the years to come.

See more of Elizabeth Fleming's work at www.elizabethfleming.com and be sure to keep updated on her writing at Tethered. Happy Holidays!

Lalla Essaydi

2009-11-25T00:01:00.000-05:00

Head to www.lagendagolfe.com to read an interview with artist Lalla Essaydi.

Picture of the Week: Rona Chang

2009-11-24T00:04:00.002-05:00

Stuck, Huacachina Oasis, Peru © Rona Chang

This image by Rona Chang was taken this year in Peru and is part of Rona's ongoing series Moving Forward, Standing Still. Find out more at www.ronachang.com and re-visit our interview with Rona by clicking here.

Don't Miss Lillian Bassman @ Staley Wise

2009-11-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

Lillian Bassman
Women
Staley Wise Gallery
560 Broadway
New York, NY
-through November 28, 2009

Fall Issue of 1000 Words Photography

2009-11-22T00:02:00.003-05:00

Catch the Fall issue of 1000 Words Mag, which includes work by Kelli Connell, Anna Linderstam, and Clare Strand.

Katrina d'Autremont @ Rayko

2009-11-22T00:01:00.002-05:00

Family of Mine
Featuring the work of Steve Bliss, Katrina d'Autremeont and Jason Houston
Rayko
428 Third Street
San Francisco, Ca 94107
- through December 12, 2009

Go-Go Gadget: Fancy Gadget

2009-11-21T11:14:00.005-05:00

More and more photographers are now also moving into shooting motion. And Canon is going with the times. The EOS 5D Mark II is an excellent DSLR and it also shoots t 12 minutes of video. Vincent LaForet shot a promo video with it for Canon which you can see at the Canon site: www.usa.canon.com.

Whitney Hubbs on Humble

2009-11-20T00:02:00.001-05:00

from Humble Arts Foundation:

The Whitney Hubbs solo exhibition curated by Grant Willing is now up on the Humble Arts Foundation site.

For more images go to whitneyhubbs.com.

Tonight: Victoria Granof, Food Stylist, Speaks at AIGA

2009-11-20T00:01:00.002-05:00

Victoria Granof, Food Stylist, wonderful woman and mother will speak at AIGA. She is most known for her decade-long collaboration with the great Irving Penn. Here are the details:

Todays Specials: The Design of Food Presentation

Friday November 20th

6:30 - 8:30pm

Tishman Autitorium

66 West 12th Street

NYC

If you cannot make it, add Victoria's blog to your list of must-reads:

A Long Hot Simmer

GENERATIONS VII - Call for Entries

2009-11-20T00:00:00.001-05:00

from A.I.R. Gallery:

GENERATIONS VII

ALL WOMEN ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

Click HERE to download a registration form for Generations VII!

A.I.R. Gallery invites you to participate in an invitational holiday exhibition of small works, Generations VII, December 2nd, 2009- January 3rd, 2010. The exhibition includes a silent auction. Sales will benefit participating artists and A.I.R. Gallery. Please join this biennial celebration of art made by women!

ENTRY FORM POSTMARK DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22ND, 2009. To reserve space in this exhibition, please fill out and return PART ONE of the registration form with your handling fee of $40 by sunday November 4,2009. Please make payment to cash, credit or check.

SILENT AUCTION: All work will be sold through a silent auction. On PART ONE of the entry form indicate the lowest minimum bid for your work (suggested: $50 or less). Any subsequent bids increase based on value of the piece. The silent auction ends on January 3rd at 4 pm. Works that have a bid by December 19th and are intended as holiday gifts may be picked up between 11 am and 6 pm from December 19th through December 23rd.

BENEFIT AND SALES: 60% of the proceeds of each work will be paid to the artist within one month after the close of the exhibition. The remaining 40% of sales will support the A.I.R. Fellowship Program for Emerging and Underrepresented Artist, as well as other A.I.R. exhibitions and programs which serve our mission to advance the status of women in the arts. Please support A.I.R. Gallery by participating in this holiday exhibition.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Ready to hang wall works in all media will be accepted. No pedestals and no freestanding floor works. Limit: one piece per artist.

SIZE LIMITATIONS: Not to exceed 14" in any dimension, including the frame. A.I.R. reserves the right to refuse any work that does not fit the size limitations, is wet, is not properly prepared for hanging, or requires unusual installation.

DELIVERY OF WORK: Work must be delivered IN PERSON between 12 pm and 6 pm on Monday November 30th or between 8 am and 12 pm on Tuesday December 1st.

PICKUP OF WORK: Unsold work must be picked up on January 3rd between 4 pm and 8 pm or January 4th between 8 am ad 11 am. Work purchased for holiday gift giving may be picked up on December 19th between 11 am and 6 pm.

EVENTS: The Opening Reception for Generations VII will be held on Thursday, December 3rd 6 pm to 8 pm. A Holiday Party and Auction Viewing with hors d'ouvre and refreshments will be held on Friday, December 4th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.

NOTE: A.I.R. Galley is closed from December 24th, 2009- January 1st, 2009.

Click HERE to download a registration form for Generations VII!

A Conversation with Ka-Man Tse

2009-11-19T00:00:00.005-05:00

This week we bring you a conversation with Ka-Man Tse, whose work captures random and sometimes insignificant moments in life.

Nymphoto: Tell us a little about yourself?

Ka-Man Tse: I was born the youngest daughter of three, I was supposed to be a boy, but alas! What can I say? Currently I am trying to live the life of a morning person but I was born to be nocturnal. I blame it on being born in Hong Kong, and having to live my life in opposite time, but it's New York or bust.

NP: How did you discover photography?

KMT: In high school, over the summer between 9th and 10th grade. It was a bet, a joke, the way the best things are. But the first camera I used was a point-and-shoot. That's a pretty far of a walk from 4x5 land, but there is definitely that moment when you say to yourself, I want more from my negatives, more from my photographs. Nowadays I am turning back, and just the people to be able to move and speak. make noise.

NP: Where do you find inspiration?

KMT: In the public realm, on the street, between people, from memories, through stories, and because I missed it when it happened... Anything that references another sense other than the one we take for granted. I'm either a hater trapped in the body of a romantic or a romantic trapped in the body of a hater.

NP: How do your projects come about?

KMT: They usually come from within, or from a story, mixed with a little heat, sugar, salt, and acid. So I would say birthday parties, and subway rides, and tales told by my elders.

NP: What’s next?

KMT: A short film where everyone is the main character.

NP: There is much more to see at Ka-Man's website at http://www.tsewhat.com. Thank you!

Thursday: Women's Suffrage and Women's Rights @ Cooper Union

2009-11-18T00:05:00.000-05:00

from The Cooper Union:

Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 PM:
Women's Suffrage and Women's Rights
Another Great Evening in The Great Hall celebrating The Cooper Union's 150th anniversary!

The program will feature Karen DeCrow, co-founder and past President of
the National Organization for Women (and the leader of the band of
intrepid women who first integrated McSorley's.)Prof. Day Gleeson will
take part as will Actors Karen Finley, André De Shields, Richard Kind,
Brenda Wehle, and Singers Catherine Brookman, Jay O. Sanders, Adrienne
Deekman, Jenifer Fouché, Grace McLean, and Eliza Poehlman. Kris Kukul will
be on the piano and Hiroyuki Matsuura on drums. Music by Elizabeth Swados
will be featured, along with historic documents and projections. The Great
Hall gallery will feature a display of women's art in tribute to the women
artists who studied at The Cooper Union 150 years ago.

Events are free and open to the public.

Today: Alice O'Malley @ ICP

2009-11-18T00:02:00.000-05:00

Alice O'Malley: Communication of Elsewheres
Lecture
ICP
1114 Avenue of the America,
NYC
November 18, 2009 7 PM

Evelyn Hofer Dies at 87

2009-11-18T00:01:00.002-05:00

You can find an eloquent obituary in The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/arts/design/10hofer.html.

Picture of the Week: Emily Shur

2009-11-17T00:01:00.000-05:00

from the ongoing Japan Project © Emily Shur

This Picture of the Week was taken by Emily Shur on her most recent trip to Japan - it's hot off the presses so to speak.
See more of Emily's work by visiting her website: www.emilyshur.com and her blog My Four Eyed Fantasy. Or re-vist our conversation with Emily by clicking here.
And stay tuned for our new interview with Emily, which will publish in the weeks to come.