Sarah Cusimano Miles: Lilac breasted roller with kumquats

Please join us to view work by sixty five portfolio review participants on Saturday, December 10 from 5-7pm.

The photographers linked below will display their portfolios in the International House Hotel’s conference and ballrooms, 220 Camp Street.

This event is free and open to the public.

Richard Ashmore, Victor Balaban, Susan A. Barnett, Anne Berry, Tatyana Bessmertnaya, Barbara Lee Black, JT Blatty, Melissa Borman, Laura Burlton, Patty Carroll, Christopher Chadbourne, Stephen Chalmers, Terry Cockerham, D H Cooper, Sarah Cusimano Miles, Sean Dana, Lisette de Boisblanc, Charlotte Diem, Lisa DiLilllo, Chuck Dye, Nicholas Fedak II, Lewis Francis, Nancy Fulton , Terri Garland, Ann George, Diana Greene, Joshua Dudley Greer, Bryan David Griffith, Frank Hamrick, Kirsten Hoving, Will Jacks, Christopher Jordan, Priya Kambli, Loli Kantor, Eileen Kennedy, Catherine King, Heidi Kirkpatrick, Deb Kreimborg, Diane Kreiter, Eliza Lamb, Aleya Lehmann Bench, Alex Leme, Heidi Lender, Robert Llewellyn, Mary Ann Lynch, Tina Manley, Michael Mastro, Calli McCaw, Robert McCaw, Robert Moran, Kathleen Moser, Colleen Mullins, Donna Pinckley, Mary Quin, Adam Rankin, Linda Reno, Kathleen Robbins, Don Ross, Sharon Shero, Zachary Siebert, S. Gayle Stevens, Corinna Stoeffl, Linda Troeller, Bill Vaccaro, Tom Wik.

Mary Ann Lynch: Dawn Sail, Egypt 2001

Tom Wik: St Paul MN

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Daniel Canogar (Madrid, Spain) - Enredos 1

P.2 Projects: Dan Tague, Daniel Canogar,
Ken Matsubara, Sebastian Preece

November 19, 2011- January 21, 2012
Opening: Saturday, Dec 3, 6-9pm

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
400a Julia Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
504-522-5471
Hours: Tue- Sat 11am – 5pm

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery proudly joins together 18 International Artists embodying a cross-section of trends in Contemporary Art, curated by Jonathan Ferrara. In conjunction with Prospect.2 Biennial, New Orleans, P.2 Projects encompasses a vast range of mediums, styles and aesthetics including four cutting-edge photographers.

Sebastian Preece (Santiago, Chile) - Volumen V

Ken Matsubara (Tokyo, Japan) - Tide (Winter Dreams) - Mixed Media (looping film)

Ashley Gilbertson: from Bedrooms of the Fallen

Picturing War: Ashley Gilbertson, Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini and Jungeun Lee

Sunday, December 11, 6-8pm
Free and open to the public

Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

While many photographers cover conflict by showing scenes of action and carnage, the three photographers featured on this panel choose to focus on other ways that war can be interpreted through photography. Award winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson, 2010 PhotoNOLA Review Prize winner Jungeun Lee and emerging conflict photographer Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini will each present individual slideshows of their work. A group discussion moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning photo editor Stella Kramer will follow. The juxtaposition between three unique viewpoints will provide an insightful conversation into war, humanity, and the role of photography in documenting and communicating the effects of conflicts and their aftermath.

Panelists’ Bios
Ashley Gilbertson is a photographer with the VII Network photo agency, and a principal at Shell Shock Pictures. Gilbertson’s photographs from Iraq where he worked from 2002 until 2008, gained him recognition from the Overseas Press Club who awarded Gilbertson the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal. His first book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, was released in 2007. Since then, Gilbertson has been examining veterans issues including Post Traumatic Stress and suicide for Time Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and The Times. In 2007, he began working on Bedrooms Of The Fallen, a collection of photographs depicting the intact bedrooms of service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. That series was published by The New York Times Magazine, and went on to win the documentary photography National Magazine Award. It will be published in book form in 2012. He lives with his wife and child in New York City.

Jungeun Lee was born in South Korea and received a B.E. from Hoseo University in Korea and a MFA in Photography from University of North Texas. During her study at the University of North Texas, Jungeun discovered a piece of Korean history that she previously had not learned. This discovery led to the research and development of “Silenced Suffering: The Comfort Women Project”. She spent her entire 3 years of her graduate career researching and making work about this unknown history. This year, she completed her MFA exhibition, “Silenced Suffering”, at 500X Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Recently, Jungeun was awarded first place at the PhotoNOLA event in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently, Jungeun lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini was born in Manhattan in 1986, and moved to Italy when he was four years old, where he lived between Udine and Florence, returning to New York after completing his Italian high school classical studies. In 2009 he graduated with a double major in Media Studies and Photography at the New School (Eugene Lang and Parsons) in New York City. Following his passion for documentary, Sebastiano has traveled extensively on assignment in some of today’s most volatile countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Pakistan, as well as working on commercial, fashion and editorial projects. A young photographer, based between Manhattan, Italy, Los Angeles and the Middle East, Sebastiano has worked for Paris Match, The Atlantic Magazine, Vogue, TIME, LIFE, The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

Moderator Stella Kramer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor who has worked in the New York publishing industry for more than 15 years, for such major publications as The New York Times, People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and Brill’s Content. Ms. Kramer worked on some of the major news events in recent history, serving as the photo editor for The New York Times series “Portraits of Grief” memorializing those who lost their lives in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. She was a photo editor for LIFE magazine’s special issue series on the 1990 Gulf War, “LIFE In Time Of War”.

Ms. Kramer has a B.A. in journalism/political science from The Evergreen State College in Washington State. Her awards include the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (both at The New York Times), and the 2002 Infinity Award for Public Service from the International Center of Photography. She regularly lectures, reviews portfolios and is the creator of In The Loupe, a web TV show showcasing photography, as well as consulting photographers on their portfolios, websites and careers.

Meghan Hall: scream my name

Photographers of St. Joe

December 1-31, 2011
Opening: Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9pm

St. Joe Lofts
923 Constance Street
New Orleans, LA, 70130
504-899-2868
Hours: by appointment Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Group Show featuring photographers who reside in the St. Joe Lofts Artists Community, including Meghan Hall and others.

Curated by Epaul Julien.

A&I BOOKS WORKSHOP

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Noon – 4pm
International House Hotel

Workshop Fee: $30 | Register Here

“THAT PHOTO BOOK YOU WANTED TO DO… DONE!”

You know that book of photos you’ve always been planning to do? Get it done now at the PhotoNOLA A&I Books Workshop. This intimate hands-on workshop will be limited to twelve students, who will each receive individual feedback on their book’s design, then finalize and order their book by the end of class.

Participants will need to download the free BookCreator software in advance, and get started on an 8 x 8 format, softcover book with up to 40 pages. Use the available templates or your own design, insert your written text and bring your design to the workshop. It doesn’t have to be perfect! A&I Books Publisher/Editor Rex Weiner will review your book, help edit and pace your images, critique your design and give you tips on how to maximize the value of your print-on-demand book through smart marketing and PR. A special code will allow all workshop attendees to print two copies of the book for the price of one… order your book at the workshop and you’ll have your photo book in 10 days (finally)!

Limited to the first 12 applicants. Workshop is $30, which includes the printing of two copies of your new self-published book.

Location:

Video & Multimedia Storytelling with Dave Anderson & NPR’s Claire O’Neill

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Noon-4pm
International House Hotel

Registration fee: $25 | Register Here

In this introductory workshop photographers will examine the growing role of multimedia in contemporary photography. Recent technological advances have opened up exciting new platforms for image-makers. Students will learn the benefits of incorporating multimedia into their practice and explore its possibilities as a means to telling compelling stories.

Led by award winning photographer/filmmaker Dave Anderson and NPR multimedia producer Claire O’Neill, the class will view and discuss examples of effective multimedia pieces by photographers who have successfully transitioned to multimedia production. Participants can expect to learn tips on shooting for video, audio recording, researching and preparing stories, documentary interviewing techniques, and doubletasking to record audio and take photos in the field. The class will include an overview of the equipment and editing applications available, detailed in handouts, as well as tips to help you market your services.

This program is presented in partnership with the ASMP New Orleans/Gulf South chapter. Refreshments will be provided.

Instructors Bios:
A multi-talented image-maker, Dave Anderson’s work as both a photographer and filmmaker has been celebrated in the United States and abroad. He has been recognized as “one of the shooting stars of the American photo scene” by Germany’s fotoMAGAZIN and named a “Rising Star” by Photo District News.

Dave’s project Rough Beauty was the winner of the 2005 National Project Competition from the Santa Fe Center for Photography and became the focus of his first book, which was published in three languages with an essay by Anne Wilkes Tucker. His latest monograph, One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds, was published in 2010 by Aperture Books and featured in the New York Times and Time as well as on Good Morning America and CNN.

Dave’s unique talents extend not only to still photography but also into the realms of television production and the written word. A former MTV producer and director of television production in the Clinton White House, Dave’s video work has also been singled out for recognition. His new video series “SoLost,” created for the Oxford American magazine, recently won Best Video Series at the 2011 National Magazine Awards and he is now producing a sister series with the Oxford American and NPR, entitled “Southword.”

Claire O’Neill works as a producer for NPR’s multimedia team in Washington, D.C. She collaborates daily with photographers to produce feature and hard-news photo and video stories. She also edits NPR’s photo blog, “The Picture Show,” a platform for visual story-telling, photojournalism, personal projects and historical finds. Recently a winner in LIFE’s 2011 Photo Blog Awards, “The Picture Show” receives some of the highest, regular viewership on NPR’s site, and is prominently featured daily.

Philip Gould: Real Evangeline Oak, St. Martinville

Philip Gould: Landscape and Grass Roots

December 3-31, 2011
Opening: Saturday, Dec 3, 2011, 6-8pm

LeMieux Galleries
332 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-522-5988
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6

In nearly four decades photographing in Louisiana, Philip Gould has found fascination with that common ground where landscape and culture meet. In this lush, soggy terrain where nature seems to have the last word, the hand of man still has tremendous impact. People manifest cultural expression, spontaneously and naturally, as if from Louisiana’s grass roots. We impact the landscape and, in
abstract and very real ways, it nourishes us.

Based in Lafayette, Philip Gould has photographed throughout the state, the south, the nation and beyond. His work has been published in over a dozen books on Louisiana as well as various periodicals from around the world. His photography has become one of the largest privately-held photographic archives on the Bayou State. His latest book Acadiana with text by Carl Brasseaux was published by LSU Press in May of 2011.

William Christenberry: The Underground Club, Greensboro, Alabama, 1997

Photographs from the Permanent Collection

October 31, 2011 – January 3, 2012

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, La. 70130
504-539-9600
Hours: Wed – Mon 10am – 5pm; Thurs 6-8pm

The photographs in this exhibition provide a visual narrative of the ever-changing American South – the nineteenth century, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement and the emergence of the New South. The exhibition will feature photographs by E. J. Bellocq, Walker Evans, Elliot Erwitt, William Christenberry, and many more. On view through Jan. 3, 2012. Curated by Richard McCabe.

Josephine Sacabo: Óyeme Sorda, 2010

Josephine Sacabo: Oyeme Con Los Ojos

October 1, 2011 – January 8, 2012
Opening: Saturday, October 1, 6-8 pm

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, La. 70130
504-539-9600
Hours: Wed – Mon 10am – 5pm; Thurs 6-8pm

Josephine Sacabo’s photographs transfer the viewer into a world of constructed beauty. Built upon a foundation of poetry and literature, her many portfolios are visual manifestations of the written word. Sacabo divides her time between New Orleans and Mexico. Both locales inform her work – culminating in imagery that is as dreamlike, surreal, and romantic as the places that she calls home. On view through Jan. 8, 2012.

For over three decades, artists Josephine Sacabo and Ersy have shared inspirations and ideas through a friendship based on a mutual respect and joy in one another’s lives. In keeping with that spirit of friendship, inspiration and collaboration, two exhibitions – Ersy: Architect of Dreams and Sacabo’s Óyeme Con Los Ojos – share space in the Ogden Museum’s galleries, allowing the viewer to see the dialogue between these unique bodies of work.

Read more about Ersy and Josephine Sacabo in the New York Times article: Life and Art, Side by Side in the French Quarter

There will be panel discussion/gallery talk scheduled.

Shown above: Óyeme Sorda, 2010, photogravure printed on handmade Japanese tissue and chine-colléd velvet rag paper.