New Group Show on Fraction: Fathers and Sons Curated by Aline Smithson

The new group show on Fraction Magazine is curated by Aline Smithson titled Fathers and Sons. This group show features the photographic work of:
Blake Andrews
Timothy Archibald
Dennis Chamberlin
Todd Deutsch
Shawn Gust
Warren Harold
Tom Leininger
Shawn Records
Peter Tonningsen
Tread
Byron Wolfe

Interview with Brenda Millis, Director of Photography Men's Health

The proud husband Eric Miles sent me the link to the interview with his lovely, funny, happy and very talented wife Brenda Millis on Stellazine.

Critical Mass 175 Finalists Announced.

From Photolucida Blog:

Kyohei Abe

Jenn Ackerman

Jody Ake

Erica Allen

Leslie Alsheimer

Jane Fulton Alt

Andres Arenas

Mary Ellen Bartley

Jacqueline Bates

Sue Bednarz

Susan Bein

Gabriel Benaim

Hollis Bennett

Victoria Bjorklund

Jonathan Blaustein

Tami Bone

Carl Bower

Ellie Brown

Jesse Burke

Ryan Bush

Andrew Buurman

Andrea Camuto

Alison Carey

Tim Carpenter

Alejandro Cartagena

Pelle Cass

Anastasia Cazabon

Tony Chirinos

Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman

Edmund Clark

Victor Cobo

Caleb Cole

John D'Agostino

Scott Dalton

Jason DeMarte

Susan de Witt

Dorothee Deiss

Deanna Dikeman

Mitch Dobrowner

Jade Doskow

Estelle Dougier

Desiree Edkins

Jenny Ellerbe

Natalia Engelhardt

Douglas Ethridge

Mary Farmilant

Gloria Baker Feinstein

Elizabeth Fleming

Ed Freeman

David Friedman

Lucia Ganieva

Judy Gelles

Alan George

N W Gibbons

Kristin Giordano

Sarah Girner

Maury Gortemiller

Lee Grant

Toni Greaves

Torrie Groening

Charles Grogg

Alexander Gronsky

Deborah Hamon

Cheryl Hanna-Truscott

Jessica Todd Harper

Maxine Helfman

Lauren Henkin

Craig Hickman

Nicole Jean Hill

Steven Hirsch

Robert Holmgren

Jessica Ingram

Carol Isaak

Astrid Kruse Jensen

JoAnna Johnson

Stella Johnson

Mary Shannon Johnstone

Loli Kantor

Cyrus Karimipour

Dave Kennedy

Eileen Kennedy

Kerry Kolenut

Richard Kolker

Marc Koegel

Johannes Kroemer

Anthony Kurtz

Ikuru Kuwajima

Marvi Lacar

Jimmy Lam

Laurie Lambrecht

Christine Laptuta

David Leventi

Joyce P. Lopez

Larry Louie

Simone Lueck

Benjamin Lowy

Rita Maas

David Maisel

Sarah Malakoff

S. Billie Mandle

Rania Matar

Janet Matthews

Tim Matsui

Leah Macdonald

Joshua Meier

Mark Menjivar

Martin Miller

Kevin Miyazaki

Brad Moore

Rachelle Mozman

Peter Neill

Nancy Newberry

Bob O'Connor

Kate Orne

Ara Oshagan

Lindsay Page

Rachel Papo

Kelli Pennington

Cori Chandler-Pepelnjak

Bradley Peters

Alexis Pike

Alan M Pillar

Birthe Piontek

Janet Pritchard

Susana Raab

Lou Raizin

Justin James Reed

Susana Reisman

Ellen Rennard

Libby Rowe

Charles Rozier

Irina Rozovsky

Felipe Russo

Haley Jane Samuelson

François Schaer

Betsy Schneider

Zack Seckler

Lauren Semivan

Peter Sibbald

Charlie Simokaitis

Christopher Sims

Sarah Small

Tabitha Soren

Will Steacy

Parsley Steinweiss

Todd Stewart

Herb Stratford

Karen Strom

Andrea Stultiens

Sarah Sudhoff

Joe Sumner

Wei Leng Tay

Serkan Taycan

David Taylor

Lacey Terrell

Amy Thompson

Robert Toedter

Phillip Toledano

Arlo Valera & Hyeyoung Kim

Ian van Coller

Manuel Vazquez

Lori Vrba

Ellen Wallenstein

Jacqueline Walters

Shoshannah White

Chris Willis

Susan Worsham

Beth Yarnelle Edwards

Jonas Yip

Natalie Young

David Zimmerman

Ryan Zoghlin

Ion Zupcu

Clearing out Emails and Found This

I just found this link in an email from Andy Adams from a July 2, 2009 PDN Online feature called The Digital Curator by Conor Risch.

Call for Work: World Identity Lab

WORLD IDENTITY LAB

Identity is partly defined by belonging to a particular group and by social roles, the "us". On the other hand, identity also exists, at least in our society, in the encounter with our own uniqueness, the "me", which each individual experiences in his or her own way.

Am I woman or wife, sister or colleague, freelancer or animal rights activist, single traveller or Brit? Am I man or husband, employed or Argentine, ambulance driver or social democrat, French or European? What am I? Everything at the same time.

Today identity is not confined to your profession alone. Modern identity is defined by a multitude of identifications and self-perceptions. Everybody has access to an almost indefinite spectrum of micro- and macro identities. These can be found, analysed and challenged in the world identity lab.

What is the world identity lab?

The world identity lab is a non-commercial experimental platform, created by moodley brand identity, that looks into different levels of what we call "identity" on a worldwide basis.

The main focus is identity as an overall theme, in its exuberant varieties. The wants and needs of people and the resulting patterns of behaviour within their specific social and cultural environment is the main area of interest. Micro- and macro identities, identity as a social role, identity as identification with a social group, identity as a summary of attributes that differentiate people from each other.

What does the world identity lab want?

The world identity lab wants to

- discover

- capture

- cross-link

- uncover and visualize

The platform has a seismographic function, inviting motivated people to contribute to the concept of "identity" with their opinions and observations in a visual or journalistic way.

The goal is to reach interesting personalities worldwide and engage them as contributors to the lab. The vision of the experiment "world identity lab" is to create a worldwide network for interactive information exchange.

In the future our desire is for the network to develop further, from a platform for interaction on an intellectual and emotional level to one of mutual exchange on a commercial level.

How does the world identity lab work?

Our goal is to build a worldwide network through various channels by

a) conducting an intensive search for interesting contemporaries and existing platforms on the internet and collaborating with them

b) initiating projects on an array of topics and obtaining contributions from around the world

c) publishing printed journals that manifest the subject-matter and the network. These will be posted or, as the case may be, made available to all contributors. The current progress of the publication will be available for monitoring on the website.

The entire process of the project (successes and failures) will be documented by us in the blog on the website and therefore open for comments from each and everyone for discussion.

Current project nr. 1 – identity sucks!

What is it all about? A lone wolf or a group, sex or love, a fight or a cuddle, art or commerce, revolt or bank job? What is your goal? And why? What are the concerns of identity seekers all over the world for growing (up) their identity? What conditions does our world offer to young people in their search for self-discovery?

We are looking for photographs of teenagers from around the world, their first name, age and home city. We are seeking answers to the question of what their personal life goal is and why. It will be exciting to find out what factors - age, social structure, cultural background, etc. - influence the lives of young people and what commonalities (or differences) there are between countries.

Name

Age

Place of residence

What is your life goal?

And why?

Thanks, Ellen Rennard!

A belated thanks to Ellen Rennard for this lovely print.

PhotoNOLA 2009: Portfolio Review Registration Opens Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009

Last year, I reviewed portfolios at PhotoNOLA in New Orleans, LA. It was a great time of year to be in New Orleans. The PhotoNOLA staff and volunteers created an relaxed environment to view and show work. The artists ranged from local Louisana artists to great national and international photographers. The Photo NOLA portfolio reviews registration opens on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. There is some info below about the festival and the registration info can be found on PhotoNOLA 2009 website.

About PhotoNOLA: PhotoNOLA is an annual celebration of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with galleries, museums and photographers citywide. December 2009 marks the fourth annual festival. Most of the scheduled events will take place from Dec 3-13, with broad ranging photography exhibitions on display throughout the month of December. PhotoNOLA festivities will begin with a series of French Quarter openings on Dec 3. We are thrilled to be hosting our first Slideluck Potshow on Friday, Dec 4 at Studio 527. Saturday Dec 5 will be filled with educational offerings, art openings and an after party at The Big Top. The PhotoGALA Benefit Party & Auction on Thursday, Dec. 10 at the New Orleans Museum of Art is not to be missed. An Education Day on Dec 11 will feature a Blurb Self-Publishing seminar followed by a Mary Virginia Swanson lecture, and will wrap with a slideshow presentation by Lauren Greenfield, sponsored by Canon. Portfolio Reviews with a national cast of curators, editors and gallerists will take place December 12 & 13. The Saturday evening PhotoWALK featuring review participants will offer the public a peek at 60 rising photographers from across the nation. Exhibitions will feature work by Susan Burnstine, Debbie Fleming Caffery, William Greiner, David Halliday, Louviere + Vanessa, Robert Polidori, Jonathan Traviesa, Alvaro Villela, POYi’s “Visions of Excellence,” Sarah Wilson and many others. Gallery talks, art openings, workshops, book signings, lectures and panel discussions are also included in the lineup. Please join us to celebrate the art of photography, New Orleans style!