RPS Journal and Silver Award

I received my Oct 2017 issue of the Royal Photographic Society Journal (Oct 2017) today featuring my work along with a embossed certificate and medal (a real silver medal!!!). The RPS Journal has been published since 1853 and is the oldest continuously published photographic periodical in the world... such a rich tradition. Thank you jurors and the folks at RPS!

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Renaissance Photography Prize 2017 (Finalist)

The Unchosen Ones project is a Finalist in the Renaissance Photography Prize 2017, juried by Clare Grafik, Dewi Lewis, Fiona Rogers, Fiona Shields, Gem Fletcher, Marloes Krijnen, Melissa DeWitt, and Simon Roberts and will be exhibited at the Getty Images Gallery, London, England then will travel in 2018 to the following venues:

January 27 – March 10, 2018 Aberystwyth Arts Centre, www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
April 28 – June 9, 2018. The Civic, Barnsley, www.barnsleycivic.co.uk

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IPE Silver Award from the Royal Photographic Society

I’m honored my work from the series "The Unchosen Ones" garnered a Silver Award from the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) International Photography Exhibition, now touring around the UK. I thank RPS for their support!

Four award winners were been selected from thousands of entries from across the world by the panel: Karin Bareman, Curatorial Project Manager for Autograph ABP;Zelda Cheatle curator, editor, lecturer and consultant in photography; Ingrid Pollard, photographer, media artist and researcher; and photographers and former IPE exhibitors Abbie Trayler-Smith and Sian Davey .

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Held since 1854, the RPS hosts the longest running exhibition of its kind. Pictured is the exhibition at The Old Truman Brewery, London as part of Photoblock, a collection of exhibitions celebrating the best in contemporary and traditional photography.

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The award-winning images will also be exhibited in a group show at theprintspace gallery, London, in 2018.

The FENCE 2017

For the second year in a row, I am honored to have work on The FENCE. 40 photographer's work was chosen by 68 jurors among thousands of entries from around the world. The FENCE is a traveling photography exhibition reaching over 4 million visitors annually through open-air exhibitions in 7 cities across the United States: Brooklyn, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Santa Fe, Durham, and Denver.

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Upon my visit to CLICK 120 in October 2017, I was able to connect with my friend Chris Ogden who brought The FENCE to Durham, NC.

The FENCE to Durham, NC photo by Chris Ogden

The FENCE to Durham, NC photo by Chris Ogden

The FENCE in Brooklyn, NY photo by Christopher Cook.

The FENCE in Brooklyn, NY photo by Christopher Cook.

The FENCE in Brooklyn, NY photo by Christopher Cook.

The FENCE in Brooklyn, NY photo by Christopher Cook.

Curated Exhibition at MoMa, Tbilisi, Georgia

In June 2017, my work was exhitibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Tbilisi, Georgia curated by Tina Schelhorn who I met at Photolucida '17. Also included in the show are fellow US photographers Carole Erb and Henry Hornstein.

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The work was published in the July 2017 issue of the German magazine, FotoMagazin, with an article written by Ralf Hanselle, “Fine Art of the Fauna.”

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