Photographer Interview: María Fernanda Hubeaut
The following photographs are part of a series titled Rayuela (translated in English meaning "hopscotch"), based on the novel of the same name by fa

Roy DeCarava Quotes from 1996 Charlie Rose Interview
As readers of this blog you already know I love photographer interviews. When I interview a photographer, I'm not just interested in their technique and equipment. I'm more interested in their artistic tendencies - the questions, theories

New Photography Shows, Call for Entries and Books: October 2009
SLIDELUCK POTSHOW XIV is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2009 at the Aperture Foundation in Chelsea and will be co-curated by Lesley Martin, Aperture's book publisher. The theme of the 14th show in New York City is INSIDE OUT and the submission deadline has been extended to Wednesday, November 4th.The Indo-American Arts Council seeks submissions from artists who identify themselves as having origins in the Indian Subcontinent for the Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2010. The exhibition will be curated by Vijay Kumar and will travel to several k

Darine Stern: First Black Woman to Grace Playboy Cover in 1971
Feeling compelled to post this as an homage to Darine Stern - the first African American woman to pose on the cover of Playboy in 1971. Apparently the folks at Playboy used this image of Darine as inspiration for their latest issue with "The Si

11 Free MFA Programs to Study Photography
The decision to pursue higher education is always one fraught with anxiety over whether or not you can afford it.After student loans for college, mortgages, plus credit card debt that most Americans have, who can even think about taking on another expense? For those who truly want to pursue higher education in photography, this post will list eleven free MFA programs within the United States that can help you do it debt free.Baffled by the exorbitant costs for higher education in this country, one day I thought, is there such a thing as "f