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March, 2020New Work • Exhibitions • Workshops • Publications • Folios

Alumni News

In This Issue

Workshop

Fritz Liedkte Aline Smithson

Exhibition

John Custodio

Publication

Timothy Floyd

Workshops

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On the Road: StructuresMarch 16 – April 4Soho Photo GalleryNew York, New YorkOpening Reception: Tuesday, March 17, 6-8pm

Once or twice a year I take to the road on long trips across the country, looking for interesting landscapes to photograph. In my travels I’ve noticed and photographed what, for want of a better term, could be called “structures” — lone buildings, towers,

monuments, objects, remains of dwellings — isolated within the landscape. Some are merely functional, some are commemorative, and some are surviving remnants of what once was, but they all serve as a fascinating counterpoint to the wider expanse around them.

This exhibit is the fourth installment at Soho Photo of this ongoing series and consists of thirteen 16x20 black-and-white prints. Most of them were taken during my last two cross-country road trips.

For those urbanites who have never driven through the vast open spaces of our country, all I can say is that America is One Big Country. Throughout every region, however, one will find these curiosities that often defy explanation. What is it? Why and when was it built? Why is it here? Clocking the miles, with the landscape blurring by, a structure of some strange kind will inevitably appear.

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John Custodio — New York, New Yorkwww.JohnCustodio.com

Custodio in LensWork and LensWork Extended #144Curiosities Along The Way

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PublicationOn Landscape magazine just published volume 200, which included a 26-page photo essay by LensWork alumnus, Timothy Floyd. The essay is titled, On Autumn, and includes photographs Tim has made over the past four decades. The piece also features an editorial Tim wrote on how the meaning of autumn has evolved over the years for him. Tim writes, “Just as we miss the autumn colours if we don’t look up in our busy lives, we can miss the autumn of our lives if we don’t make an effort to fully live it, to be fully in it.” Tim says he is very proud to be featured in the milestone volume of this prestigious magazine, which includes many interesting articles and work by exceptional photographers. Of particular interest to LensWork readers is an article comparing images made with an 8x10 view camera and Velvia with the same image made with the PhaseOne IQ4 150MP camera. www.onlandscape.co.uk

“This collection of intimate photographs of horses I know (and who know me) reveal their sublime, sensual beauty. Their gentle curves rival those of the human female nude. Their powerful, defined muscles – naked except for a thin layer of velvety hair – remind me of photographs of well-sculpted male athletes.”

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Timothy Floyd — Eagle, Idahowww.timothyfloyd.com

Floyd in LensWork and LensWork Extended #114 Horsescapes

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WorkshopThe Ghost Town Portraits Workshop - June 19-21, 2020What could be better than the tumbledown texture of a ghost town, and the grace of dancers and models, combined to create beautiful, moody portraits? In this special workshop, photographer Fritz Liedtke will combine two of his favorite things – historic places and beautiful faces – to teach you how to create stunning portraiture.

Join us for 3 days in the John Day River Territory, in north central Oregon. We’ll gather at PJ Ranch, where Fritz will share from his 30 years of experience photographing people. You’ll learn about professional lighting (natural light and off-camera flash), building rapport with subjects, posing, strong composition, good clothing choices, camera and lens options, and much more. We’ll spend time at

ghost towns hidden in the local area where Fritz will give demonstration shoots, and then you’ll have hours to photograph with models and dancers, with his oversight and input. Fritz takes a hands-on approach to learning by introducing you to a concept and then letting you apply it immediately, with his feedback. It’s the best way to learn.

The Ghost Town Portrait Workshop is an all-inclusive 3-day experience. You’ll be provided with hors d’oeuvres and meals, lodging at the local inn (single or double occupancy), models and dancers to photograph, special equipment loans from our sponsors ProPhoto Supply and Lensbaby, and all of Fritz’s attention.

Reserve now to take advantage of Early Bird Pricing, until March 14.Click here for more information or to reserve your spot.

“In a world that flaunts flawlessness as the ideal, can we find real beauty in the blemishes? The result was Astra Velum, which explores the beauty of ‘flawed’ human skin, with its freckles and scars, overlaid upon us like a thin veil of stars.”

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Fritz Liedkte — Portland, Oregonfritzphoto.com

Liedtke in LensWork and LensWork Extended #104 Astra Velum

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WorkshopsJoin me in beautiful Bayfield, Wisconsin forIntentional Photography: Creating Personal Projects from Places You Know Bestpresented by the Wild Rice RetreatsMay 10-14, 2020Reconsider how you create images, interpret your life and world, and bring depth and meaning to your artistic endeavors. This retreat will help you discover how to create work that springs from a place of introspection, contemplation, and connection. Check out the amazing location here!

Join me in the South of France for Room to Dream presented by the Colorado Photographic Arts CenterThursday June 3 - Monday June 8, 2020 Arrive Wednesday June

2nd and depart Tuesday June 9th, 2019Château de La Napoule, FranceJust a few spots left and we are closing the doors soon! Room to Dream will inspire all levels of photographers to not only capture the beauty of the South of France, but make work that is artful, personal, and filled with magic.

Join me in Camden, Maine forIntention, Expression, and Articulation:The Photographer’s Trifectapresented by the Maine Media WorkshopsJul 19, 2020 – Jul 25, 2020Join me for a workshop designed to help photographers create focused projects and the articulation that surrounds the work. Participants will be exposed to genres of contemporary photography, projects created around ideas, and projects that tell personal stories.

Click here for more information about these upcoming workshops!

The photographer’s 85-year-old mother is featured in this playful yet sophisticated series which incorporates traditional photography with hand-painting.

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Aline Smithson — Los Angeles, Californiawww.alinesmithson.com

Smithson in LensWork Extended #84 Arrangement in Green and Black

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