The Photography & Social Practice Workshop will provide a forum for the Open Engagement community to shape a large conversation that will aim to unfold through a book, a blog, an exhibition and a daylong event in conjunction with partners such as Aperture, the Magnum Foundation and OE 2018.… Continue reading
Mark Strandquist recently wrote a great article for feature shoot about the powerful images generated by Eric Gottesman’s collaboration with Ethiopian teenagers. We love Eric’s work, and Mark makes clear why the images are so important. I tell my family I am HIV+. They forgot me and ate at the… Continue reading
“If you could have a window in your cell, what place from your past would it look out to?” Mark Strandquist’s work “Windows from Prison” is featured on The New York Times Lens blog today. The article written by Rena Silverman features accounts and stories from participants (both current and ex-prisoners).… Continue reading
We are so delighted to announce that we are presenting a discussion of socially engaged, transdisciplinary, and expanded practices in contemporary photography at Aperture, as part of Open Engagement 2014. The panel will be presented in conjunction with the Photography, Expanded Spring 2014 issue of Aperture magazine, produced in collaboration with guest editor… Continue reading
“As it becomes increasingly more common for Documentary Photographers to integrate participatory and collaborative practices into their photographic projects, inviting people who were previously ‘subjects’ to become co-creators, there is also an increased tension between the collaborative process and the photographic product. When we move towards making work that is… Continue reading
Mark was recently invited to answer the question “How do we work towards more honest documentation? Do we document our failures as well as our successes?” for the 100 Questions 100 Days blogging project for Open Engagement 2014. See the post here (and read all the other posts as well,… Continue reading
Gemma was interviewed by Lynette Letic for the Queensland Centre of Photography’s Lucida Magazine about her PhD, projects and collaborations with other photographers in January. Find the article here: lucidamagazine.com Continue reading