Samuel Fosso Post Colonial Self Portraits

We may be too far away to enjoy the full exhibition, but I'm really chuffed to see the retrospective of Samuel Fosso doing the rounds, and in turn increase the visibility and appreciation of this artist. Right now Fosso's work is in Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, with the first-ever large scale retrospective of the French-Cameroon photographer's...

Thoughts on Creativity in Assignments

When I was in grad school, I saw a bunch of undergrad junior or senior year photo students in a panic. Suddenly they had to create their own work...and they didn't know what to do. They'd only shot assignments that teachers had given them. They didn't know where to start. They wanted someone to tell them what to shoot. But the problem is, that's not how it works out of school...