Sarah Leen is a pioneer, mentor, editor, consultant, board member, advisory council member and someone who went from the art department to the journalism department. She was the first female winner of College Photographer of the Year which in turn …
Dispatches: Lori Grinker
Fortunately for all of us, Lori Grinker is hard to categorize. Photojournalist, documentary photographer, conceptual artist, collage artist, installation artist, filmmaker and bookmaker whose work walks a fine line between reportage and fine-art. She has been a full-time working photographer …
Dispatches: Elena Dorfman
As many of you know, in 2019 I ventured to Albania to take a workshop from visual artist Elena Dorfman. Elena and I have been friends for many years but had never crossed paths, so to speak, in the field. …
Dispatches: Stafford Squier
You know the type. Right brain. Left brain. They both work and work well. Yep, that’s Stafford Squire, the new Vice President of the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Photography education in the modern era is a tricky thing and something …
Dispatches: Ross Whitaker
Finally. I got him. Whitaker. He with the most incredible photo-history and one of the funniest photographers you will ever meet. Imagine growing up in Los Angeles. Imagine attending Brooks Institute, back when it mattered, and then imagine hitting the …
Dispatches: Pete Souza
Sometimes we get lucky. Pete Souza came to Blurb. I was able to snatch him away for a quick interview. If you don’t know Pete Souza just know he’s a photographer. A good one. He was the official White House …
Dispatches: Minesh Bacrania
I’ve been trying to interview Minesh Bacrania for quite some time. He’s elusive. Okay, not really. We just couldn’t figure out the logistics until one day it “suddenly” happened. Why did I want to interview Minesh? Where do I start. …
Dispatches: Esha Chiocchio
Yes, I did a composite image. I just felt like Esha is a blend of so many things that an image like this made sense. You can tell a lot about someone by spending time around their children, and Esha …
Dispatches: Courtney White
I found Courtney White through his books about carbon, conservation, ranching and the New West. He asked how I found these books but I had no answer. They seemingly just appeared in my vehicle where they have resided ever since. …
Dispatches: Nick Tauro Jr.
I met Nick Tauro Jr. online a few years ago, but we didn’t meet in person until recently when I gave a presentation for Blurb and ASMP at the University of New Mexico in the ABQ. We met online because …
Dispatches: Steve Reisch
Creating a Dispatch with photographer Steve Reisch was a somewhat last minute score.(I just realized something is wrong with my mic….but Steve sounds fine.I’ve had several XLR cables go bad recently.) Steve had an opening at the Center for Contemporary …
Dispatches: Henry Horenstein
Photographer Henry Horenstein has completed somewhere between thirty and forty traditionally published books. I don’t have to tell you how incredible this is, but I do need to tell you the range of book is equally impressive. From children’s books …