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...

Help A Local Artist Doing An Amazing Project

Kurt Fishback has photographed some of the most important artists in the world. Since he retired from teaching, he's been doing an amazing project documenting California women artists. You can check out a video done of his work and see his previous books at the link below. He's trying to continue his work the way all artists do; through grants and art supporters.

Live Long and Prosper.

Actor Leonard Nimoy passed away today at the age of 83. While famous for his role as Spock in the original Star Trek, what a lot of people may not know is that Nimoy was also a passionate photographer. Nimoy picked up an interest in photography as a child, studied photography at UCLA, and even...

Photo Lecture by Renee Byer

This Thursday evening (February 26), Renee C. Byer will be talking about her experiences photographing projects such asLiving on a Dollar a Day.  She will describe what it takes to complete journalism projects both abroad and at home.  Her travels to foreign impoverished countries require much preparation and being there to get the images she...

Dia de los Muertos

Isaac Cordal is sympathetic toward his little people and you can empathize with their situations, their leisure time, their waiting for buses and even their more tragic moments such as accidental death, suicide or family funerals. The sculptures can be found in gutters, on top of buildings, on top of bus shelters...

CSI, Darkroom Unit

I saw this and thought it looked SERIOUSLY cool, and an opportunity a lot of people don't consider...