New Orleans Festival of Photography
OVERVIEW: How many people can you reach by pushing a button? Do the sheer numbers matter, or the people behind the numbers? Are your efforts in having a presence online better served by being “followed” by a broad audience, or by strategically posting with searchable hashtags towards being “found” by curators, gallerists, art consultants, photo researchers […]
Join PhotoNOLA in this featured artist talk with Rania Matar as part of the PhotoNOLA2020 FESTIVAL PASS Rania Matar was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to the U.S. in 1984. As a Lebanese-born American woman and mother, her cross-cultural experience and personal narrative inform her photography. Matar’s work has been widely exhibited in […]
Ruddy Roye Lecture: When Living Is a Protest December 11, 2016 10am Free and open to the public Radcliffe “Ruddy” Roye discusses his 15-year career in photojournalism and his editorial and environmental portraits. A self-proclaimed “Instagram Activist”, Roye combines powerful images with in-depth narratives. These reflections are drawn from engaged and intimate dialogue with his […]
Susan Burnstine is renowned for her dramatic black and white images, drawn from her dreams and nightmares. Join her for a lecture and book signing on Dec 11. Free and open to the public.
Joel-Peter Witkin is renowned as the creator of elaborately constructed photographic tableaux exploring grand themes of religion, sex and mortality.
Cig Harvey Lecture Lecture & Book Signing: Sunday, Dec 13, 11:30am THNOC Williams Research Center Free and open to the public Cig Harvey’s narrative photographs are celebrated for their luminous color, natural light, and lush scenery. While drawing on traditions of portraiture and landscape, Harvey exceeds the conventions of these genres, using metaphor and symbol […]
The Katrina Decade: Images of an Altered City August 22, 2015 – January 9, 2016 Reception & Lecture: Saturday, Dec 12, 4pm The Historic New Orleans Collection marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with the release of the new book and exhibition “The Katrina Decade: Images of an Altered City,” featuring the haunting black-and-white […]
Tina Barney Keynote Lecture & Gala Thursday, December 10, 2015 6:30pm: Keynote Lecture in auditorium 7:30-10:00pm: Gala New Orleans Museum of Art Keynote Lecture + PhotoGALA Tickets: $25 in advance/ $30 at the door | Purchase here Since 1975, Tina Barney has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. Her meticulous tableaux chronicle the […]
