New Fraction Magazine

Fraction Magazine has a new look. Check out the new issue with new work by

This issue features the work of

Ellen Rennard
Ian van Coller
Jake Mendel
David Maisel
Phil Toledano

Also, a group show that I curated from the work selected by curators invited to prepare and attend an exhibition at the Lishui Photo Festival in China and, one of the invited curator's, Taj Forer, thoughts on his first trip to China, the work he saw and cultural adjustments he had to make.

Mikael Kennedy Polaroids

Mikael Kennedy Polaroids

Just in case you did not know...

Alec Soth is back to blogging with http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/. Along with Soth, Carrie Elizabeth Thompson, Charlie B. Ward, Lester B. Morrison, Osage Gelder and The Intern are contributing to the Little Brown Mushroom Blog and Bookstore.

Print Prices Increasing

I rarely promote my own work with this blog, but I am going to increase the prices of my project Nuclear Family Reaction in two weeks so I thought I would post a notice. This increase coincides with the opening of a group exhibition on January 15th, 2010 at Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL that includes my work along side that of Kay Denton, Andrea Land, Juanita Hong, and Debbie Miracolo.

All photos copyright, Melanie McWhorter

The 10x10 digital c-prints for color and silver-gelatin for B&W will go from $250 to $350, matted and the 15x15 will increase from $350 to $450, matted. If you are interested in one of my prints, email me before January 14th for a quote on shipping for payment through paypal.

View them all on my website under the portfolio Nuclear Family Reaction.

Also, if interested check out the interview on Elizabeth Avedon's blog.

Flash Flood Issue 3

copyright Marty Crandall

Marty Crandall - Photographer, Musician, Dragon Master: An Interview by David Ondrik

copyright Daniel Melo

Championing Nature: A Curated Group Exhibition by Jesse Chehak

copyright Eileen Kennedy

Laura Wzorek Pressley is in the Building: An Interview by Jonathan Blaustein

copyright Daniel Espeset

Photographs taken at age 23 -- A Conversation between Daniel Espeset and Sarah Bradley (Selected by Melanie McWhorter)

copyright Erika Blumenfeld

Erika Blumenfeld - From Antarctica to the Arctic: An Interview by Jennifer Schlesinger

Flash Flood Issue 2

copyright Jason Fulford

copyright Sheilah Wilson

I have been very busy lately with the new collaborative effort, of which I am part, Flash Flood. We have just launched Issue 2. This issue includes interviews and works with David Bram, Jason Fulford and Holly Roberts from New Mexico and a showcase of images by Sheilah Wilson. I hope to be back to this blog soon with new interviews. In the meantime, check out Flash Flood.

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Critical Mass Top 50: My Top Picks

There were over 200 people from varying backgrounds judging the second round of work submitted to Critical Mass this year so the picks were spread far and wide. I would like to add my opinions about some of the artist who did not make it to the top 50. Here is a list of my favorites:

Erica Allen

(not in the top 50,... but fantastic!!)

Tony Chirinos (not on the top 50)

Susan Worsham (not on the top 50)

These photographers made it in the top 50:

Jenn Ackerman

Simone Lueck

Phillip Toledano

Alejandro Cartagena

See the minimal point difference on Critical Mass Blog.