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Southern Photography Festivals -- Late Fall 2017
The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and across the South we are gearing up for the second round of fall photography festivals.FotoWeekDC is only a few weeks away, now,...
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Transitions -- Fall 2017
Fall is a time for transitions. As the song goes, it's time for us to pause and watch the seasons turn.In that spirit, we notice that Jennifer Yoffy Schwartz has announced the end of her Crusade for...
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William Eggleston in the Guardian, Fall 2017
Distinguished Southern Photographer William Eggleston (see image above bySteve Pyke)continues to garner attention because of the new CD of piano music he's released this fall. Eggleston has recently...
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Dale Niles is Having a Wonderful 2017, and It's Still Only December!
Fayette County, GA-based photographer Dale Niles (see image above) is having a wonderful 2017. Niles' photograph Pardon? (see image above) received the People's Choice award, as well as Third Prize...
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Southern Photographers in the News, Part One -- Late Fall 2017
Yr humble servant, the Southern Photographer, has had a very crowded fall, but is now back on the hunt for news of Southern fine art photography. Will take me some time to catch up on news from the...
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Corey Lowenstein -- RIP
Corey Lowenstein, a long-time photojournalist and documentary photographer for Raleigh's News and Observer, has died of cancer at the age of 49. Lowenstein never exhibited her work in galleries or...
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SOUTHBOUND -- Upcoming at Charleston's Halsey Institute
Mark your calendars now for October 19th, 2018, to attend the opening of SOUTHBOUND: Photographs of and about the New South, at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the City Gallery at...
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Christmas at Graceland -- December 2017
In the words of Paul Simon, "I have reason to believe we all shall be received in Graceland."*Best wishes for a joyous Holiday season to Southern photographers and Southern photography fans everywhere....
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Titus Heagins and Ralph Burns at CAM Wilmington
Durham-based photographer Titus Brooks Heagins (see image above) and Asheville-based photographer Ralph Burns (see image below) have work in a group show calledCreated by Light -- Photographs from...
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The Southern Photographer takes a Sabbatical
The Southern Photographer (aka John N. Wall, see image above) is taking a sabbatical. Professional work demands are crowding in while the subject of Southern photography continues to expand in scope...
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Sally Mann at the National Gallery of Art
Distinguished Southern photographer Sally Mann is having a major retrospective show of her work at National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, up now through May 28th, 2018. This is too important an...
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Recents Events in Southern Photography
Yr humble servant is beginning to emerge from his sabbatical, at least to recognize major events. Here's one definitely worth a visit, when you are in Atlanta.The Atlanta Photography Group is now...
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Return to the South
Your faithful blogger is returning to his work documenting the world of Southern photography. At least, on a limited basis. I recognized last winter that I had taken a 'way too expansive view of my...
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Southbound in Charleston
The Halsey Institute, together with City Gallery at Waterfront Park, both in Charleston, SC, now has up SOUTHBOUND: Photographs of and about the New South, through March 2nd, 2019.This show is a major...
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SOUTHBOUND: Photographs of and about the New South, the show now up at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in Charleston, SC, has received appreciative coverage from the New York Times, go here.The Times...
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PhotoNOLA for 2018
PhotoNOLA, the annual photography festival in New Orleans, this year runs from December will bringus this year running from December 12th-15th, 2018. For the full calendar of events for this year's...
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Southern Photography at the Nasher
The Nasher Museum at Duke University has up an important show of Southern photography entitled Across County Lines: Contemporary Photography from the Piedmont.While concentrating on photographers who...
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Christmas at Graceland -- December 2018
In the words of Paul Simon, "I have reason to believe we all shall be received in Graceland."Best wishes for a joyous holiday season to Southern photographers and Southern photography fans everywhere....
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The History of Southern Photography
There is a very fine article on the history of photography, and the history of the South, available from the fine journal Southern Cultures, here.The title of the article is "Photography as History...
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SOUTHBOUND now in Raleigh and Durham through December 2019
SOUTHBOUND, The epic show of contemporary Southern photography, is opening this month in North Carolina, at two venues. Part of the show opens on September 5th, with a reception between 6-8 pm, at the...
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Robert Frank dead at 94
The distinguished photographer Robert Frank has died at the age of 94. For the New York Times obituary, go here. For the Washington Post, go here. For the Guardian, go here. Frank's early images,...
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Dawoud Bey Named "One of the Greats"
Honorary Southern Photographer Dawoud Bey has been named "One of the Greats" by the New York Times, go here. The Times celebrates Bey and four other contemporary artists as "talents who, in mastering...
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The Importance of Photography for the American South
Grace Elizabeth Hale, who is the Commonwealth Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Virginia, has written a first-class article entitled "Photograph as History in the US...
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Southern Photographers Sweep Top Awards in LensCulture's Annual Competiton
LensCulture has released the results of its annual art photography competition. In first place in the Series Competition is a set of images (see image above) by Richmond, VA-based photographer Susan...
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Carrie Mae Weems at the Nasher Museum in Durham
Honorary Southern Photographer Carrie Mae Weems (see image above) is having a major show of her work in Durham, NC, made possible by Duke University's Nasher Museum. Weems' work is visible all over...
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