In expanding our celebration of Earth Week, Earth Month: Photographers on Photographers will focus on the work of Eco.Echo Art Collective, a group of international artists deeply concerned with the well-being of our planet beyond human needs. The group’s concerns are climate change and anthropogenic activities’ global impact. Driven by an appreciation for the natural world’s View the rest of Earth Month Photographers on Photographers: Sarah Knobel in Conversation with Jamie House on LENSCRATCH ..read more

Earth Week: Photographers on Photographers will focus on the work of  Eco.Echo Art Collective, a group of international artists deeply concerned with the well-being of our planet beyond human needs. The group’s concerns are climate change and anthropogenic activities’ global impact. Driven by an appreciation for the natural world’s beauty, diversity, and wonder, they believe View the rest of Earth Week Photographers on Photographers: Tyler Green in Conversation with Megan Jacobs on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Falling. Slowly. but, by Routong Guan. Ruotong Guan, born in Hefei, View the rest of Ruotong Guan: Falling. Slowly. but, on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Personal History by Sarah Malakoff. Sarah Malakoff creates large-scale color photographs View the rest of Sarah Malakoff: Personal History on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our last call-for-entries–way back in late-2022 (a new call will be going out sometime in the near future, so stay tuned for details…). Today we are viewing and hearing more about Diario de Ausencias by Karla Guerrero. Karla Guerrero is a View the rest of Karla Guerrero: Diario de Ausencias on LENSCRATCH ..read more

What happens to us as we leave this life? How do our remains deteriorate and how does our spirit pass on? Deep, philosophical questions such as these are what come to mind when looking at the hauntingly beautiful work of Tara Sellios. Utilizing biblical imagery such as insects, dried fauna, and bone, Sellios fabricates elaborate View the rest of Tara Sellios: Ask Now the Beasts on LENSCRATCH ..read more

Learning To Speak Bear by Kristine Nyborg, published in 2023 by Yoffy Press, is a story about the grit of a mother of three children. The publisher’s description tells us that the book “…seeks to take the viewer through the reality that is everyday life and shed light on the challenges primary caregivers face. Having children is a biological process, becoming View the rest of Kristine Nyborg: Learning to Speak Bear on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This weekend artist and editor Vicente Isaías shares the work of artists exploring critical issues on borders, sovereignty, and self-determination. Every year since 2014, Mexican artist, activist, and educator Emilio Rojas has been reopening an inkless tattoo scar that mirrors the U.S.-Mexico border on his back in his ongoing annual performance, Heridas Abiertas (to Gloria).  View the rest of Emilio Rojas: On Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands: The New Mestiza on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This week artist and curator Mehves Lelic shares the work of artists making work in Türkiye (Turkey) Larissa Araz’s work is not unlike a hair braid: as she reconstructs history to give voice to the disenfranchised, she brings together threads of archival images and primary sources, multimedia elements, and personal narratives. At times, her interpretations View the rest of Artists of Türkiye: Larissa Araz on LENSCRATCH ..read more

This week artist and curator Mehves Lelic shares the work of artists and/or organizations from the photography community in Türkiye (Turkey). Today she features Sirkhane Darkroom, a nonprofit organization led by artist Salih Serbest that aims to teach children in Turkey, Syria and Iraq analog photography skills and gives them a chance to explore their View the rest of Artists of Türkiye: Sirkhane Darkroom on LENSCRATCH ..read more