HONORABLE MENTIONS: Anne Berry: "Choices", Carrie Usmar: "Actively Listens", Ian Wright: "Self 2", Yulia Morris: "Looking" & Diane Fenster: "Night Heart"
L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet' HONORABLE MENTIONS: Anne Berry: "Choices", Carrie Usmar: "Actively Listens",  Ian Wright: "Self 2",  Yulia Morris: "Looking" &  Diane Fenster: "Night Heart"
CHOICES by Anne Berry
HONORABLE MENTION
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Anne Berry says, "Cumberland Island, Georgia remains mostly wilderness while bearing witness to some human presence since 2,000 BC.

Decaying and ruined mansions and feral horses document memories of human activity. In this place of extreme beauty one finds truth and mystery, and hope. In this series of images I investigate the human history of the island and try to capture the feeling of becoming part of the essence of the island."

Anne Berry is an artist from Atlanta, Georgia. Her photographs investigate the animal world, the domain of childhood, and the terrain of the Southern wilderness. She also explores themes and metaphors from literature.  

In 2013 and 2014 Critical Mass included her work in their Top 50 Portfolios. Anne has exhibited nationally and internationally, including The Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock, England, SCAN Tarragona in Spain, The Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Arts in New Orleans. Books include Through Glass (North Light Press, 2014) Primates (21st Editions, 2017), and Behind Glass,  2021.

Anne’s work is featured in National Geographic Proof, Feature Shoot, Hufffington Post, and Lens Culture, among others.

Her work is in many permanent collections, including the National Gallery of Art. Anne lives in Newnan, GA and is represented by the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston.

PUBLICATIONS:
Behind Glass, 2021
ARTICLES:
ArtsAtl, 3/3/22
All About Photo, 2/23/22
Photobook Journal, 12/21
Elizabeth Avedon Journal, Best Photography Books 2021, 12/22/21
Lenscratch, 12/5/21
The Guardian, 1/13/21


www.anneberrystudio.com
https://www.instagram.com/a_n_n_e_b_e_r_r_y/

 
L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet' HONORABLE MENTIONS: Anne Berry: "Choices", Carrie Usmar: "Actively Listens",  Ian Wright: "Self 2",  Yulia Morris: "Looking" &  Diane Fenster: "Night Heart"
ACTIVELY LISTENS by Carrie Usmar
HONORABLE MENTION
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Carrie Usmar says, "Since one in five American parents stay home after having children and mothers are four times as likely to be the parent to opt-out of the workforce to raise their children, I created “Resume of A Stay-At-Home-Mother”, a series of images, to dispel the stereotypes and show the depth of the stay-at-home-mom role, forcing employers to rethink what they seek in a resume.

The US is among the only industrialized countries without mandatory paid family leave. The national requirement for employers is 12 weeks off, unpaid. States and individual employers may have their own stipulations, but many women in the US do not have any paid leave at all and childcare prospects are unaffordable.

When the time comes to re-enter the workforce, one study from American Sociological Review says stay-at-home mothers are half as likely to get a job interview than unemployed mothers. Employers said they viewed stay-at-home parents as less reliable, less deserving, and less committed to work than unemployed parents.

Mothers who find a job after a gap in employment are often penalized. According to a study from Harvard Business Review, women who spend three years or more out of the workforce lose 37% of their earning power.

In “Resume Of A Stay-At-Home Mother”, I put my camera on a tripod and use a remote to capture candid self-portraits with my children, displaying various skills employers look for on a resume.

I’ve been a stay-at-home-mother for over 10 years and never felt like my role was enough. I was ashamed when asked, “What do you do?”. I always shared about my hobbies and volunteer jobs but left out my primary role of taking care of my children day in and day out, no sick days, no PTO.

Creating “Resume Of A Stay-At-Home-Mother” caused me to re-evaluate my role as primary caregiver to my children and realize the vast amount of skills I utilize daily. The images shatter the stereotypes and display the infinite value of being a stay-at-home mom."

Carrie Usmar is a Rhode Island based artist whose narrative work focuses on issues of female identity, motherhood and mental health. She received a B.F.A. from University of Rhode Island in 2009, got married, and has been the primary caregiver to her four children for the past 10 years.

Even though her current job is 24/7, she finds time to create and find beauty in her messy chaotic life.

Carrie has exhibited in group exhibitions at Rhode Island Center For Photographic Arts and Newport Art Museum as well as an online exhibition on The Luupe.

Carrie is also a writer and has been published by the websites Perfection Pending and Kindred Mom. Carrie’s hope is that her work begins that conversation we are all too afraid to have, while raising awareness to the stigmas of mental health and motherhood.

www.mamadaringgreatly.com
https://www.instagram.com/mamadaringgreatly
L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet' HONORABLE MENTIONS: Anne Berry: "Choices", Carrie Usmar: "Actively Listens",  Ian Wright: "Self 2",  Yulia Morris: "Looking" &  Diane Fenster: "Night Heart"
SELF 2 by Ian Wright
HONORABLE MENTION
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 “He going feel like a fool and there don't be no man yet born who can deal with feeling
like a damn fool.”
Caryl Phillips, The Final Passage

Ian Wright says, "Men don’t “do” self portraits- it just is that way. The awareness of one’s maleness is so tied up in the issue of couldn’t-care-lessness and a refusal to lower our guards and admit that we are self aware, that we are fragile and that we do care.

There is a great history of women using their own bodies in photographs to tell their inner stories with an openess and vulnerability that often makes men uncomfortable. 

This inability of the male to open up and expose himself may just be based on insecurity and in maybe paying too much attention to what other’s think. 

Is it perhaps because women expect other women to empathise with their self portarits but men expect other men to judge them in theirs? I don’t know.

In the many workshops and exhibiltions I have attended, I rarely see men take this tougher route of self expression and when they do dip their toe in the water it often simply further perpetuates the stereotypical image of manliness that we have long been exposed to through popular media and culture. 

I took the plunge, with the encouragement of great teachers such as Jennifer McClure, Joanne Duggan, Lori Vrba and Aline Smithson, to change how other's may view me and, perhaps more importantly, how I view myself. The face that these teachers were all women is not coincidental, thank you to them all for making me a better man.

I am an LA based photographer, originally from Scotland and I love the world; warts and all."


www.wrightclickphotos.com
https://www.instagram.com/Wrightclickphotos

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LOOKING by Yulia Morris
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Yulia Tregub Morris uses her lens to study the relation of people to place, space to time, and herself to others as a human being. People in their environment, street scenes, and nature are her interests, and finding beauty and humanity in seemingly ordinary moments of daily life inspires her.

Yulia is intrigued by how streets come alive, and enjoys capturing candid portraits of people in their own world and thoughts. She likes stopping these moments in time and catching the ephemeral life in them, all the while being fully present in the here and now, ready to capture that critical moment. The pursuit for the real gives her clarity and freedom of being.

Yulia Tregub Morris is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in fine art, lifestyle, personal branding, and reportage photography.

She was born in Moscow, Russia. Her photography journey began at the Moscow bureau of the Associated Press, where she worked as an accountant after her graduation with a Bachelor degree in Business Management. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Alexander Zemlianichenko recognized her talent and became her long-term mentor in photography.

She photographed fashion shows, theatre performances, daily news, and protests, contributing to the Associated Press. In 2013 she immigrated to the United States and continued working as a freelance photographer, photographing events, people, using her love to tell a story with a camera.

Her photographs have been published in Time, The Washington Post, and other outlets, and included in numerous exhibitions in both Los Angeles and Moscow.  Her personal work explores people in their environment, daily life, and moments in between.

She is active in the photo community and you can often find her at various local art events, exhibitions, and art shows either showcasing her work or as a guest.

She is a member of the Los Angeles Center of Photography and on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.

Career Highlights PUBLICATIONS: 

Time, Washington Post, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Arizona Daily Star, The New Indian Express, The Moscow News, Leica Russia, Leica USA, Chinese Photographers Magazine, Lenscratch, and other online and print outlets.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

2021
Another Year in LA, online exhibition

Virtual Photographs During the Stay at Home Order, Open Show by Pasadena Photography Arts

2020
WFH, New York Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers

Roller Coaster Ride On The Pier, Your Daily Photograph 

Self-Quarantinig, Lenscratch

Self-Isolation series, Your Daily Photograph

stARTup Art Fair, Venice, CA

Project XV: New Perspectives in Photography, Los Angeles Center of 

IMAGES FOR SALE:

Looking - 14"W x 16" H
Archival paper
$650 unframed
Limited edition of 7
Signed on back
Contact: Yulia Tregub Morris
info@yuliamorrisphoto.com

www.yuliamorrisphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/yuliatmorris

 
L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet' HONORABLE MENTIONS: Anne Berry: "Choices", Carrie Usmar: "Actively Listens",  Ian Wright: "Self 2",  Yulia Morris: "Looking" &  Diane Fenster: "Night Heart"
NIGHT HEART by Diane Fenster
HONORABLE MENTION
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Spells For My Protection
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.” 
       ~ Dorothea Tanning

Diane Fenster says, "I am facing cardiac surgery to replace my aortic valve. The root of these magical self-portraits is in the need to express the vortex of emotion I am experiencing and to summon the various streams of destiny in hopes of influencing the outcome in a positive manner.

I am a self-taught artist working with photography and photo-montage. My art first received notice during the era of early experimentations with digital imaging and has been called an important voice in the development of a true digital aesthetic.

I view myself as an alchemist, using digital, alternative process, and traditional photographic tools to delve into fundamental human issues.

My work is literary and emotional, full of symbolism and multiple layers of meaning. My images have appeared in numerous publications on photography digital art. I've been a guest lecturer at many seminars and conferences, internationally exhibited and a part of museum, corporate and private collections.

My work appears in #ICP CONCERNED, International Center of Photography, the APERTURE monograph METAMORPHOSES: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE, WOMEN, ART AND TECHNOLOGY published by MIT press, and ART IN THE DIGITAL AGE edited by Bruce Wands, School of Visual Art, NYC and other publications.

Recent honors include: 2022 publication in THE HAND Magazine, 2021 publication in DIFFUSION X, OneTwelve Publishers, 2021 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Jury Top 5 selection award in the Fine Art Category for my series Penumbral Epiphanies. Also received an Honorable Mention in the Fine Art-Collage Category for the same series.

2021 ALLABOUTPHOTO.COM Merit Award for the Portrait Competition. 2021 Honorable Mentions in the Portrait/Self-Portrait and Women Seen By Women categories Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 2020 publication in ALLABOUTPHOTO magazine, Black and White issue.

A portfolio of work from A LONG HISTORY OF DARK SLEEP is included in this issue.  2020 BEST OF QUARANTINE, FLOAT Magazine. An image from A LONG HISTORY OF DARK SLEEP included in this online exhibition.

Shortlist for the Conceptual Category, KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO Award for my series A Long History of Dark Sleep. Gold and Silver Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2020, Gold Award, Bay Area Month of Photography 2020, Honorable Mention in the Fine Art Portrait category Moscow Photo Awards (MIFA) 2020, Silver Award Bay Area Month of Photography 2019, Silver Award, Tokyo International Foto Awards. Honorable Mentions 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, and 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. 2018 Pollux Awards, Finalist in the Fine Art and Digital Manipulation categories. Received Honorable Mentions in the 9th Pollux Awards, and the 2018 Moscow Photo Awards.

Extensive CV available for viewing at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1utfkdyfeqdand0/Diane_Fenster_CV_2022.pdf?dl=0
 
All images are for sale:

All images shown are
11"H x 14” W or 14”W x 11”H
Archival pigment prints
$500 unframed
Limited edition of 5
Signed on verso
Contact: Diane Fenster
diane@dianefenster.com
 
 
https://www.instagram.com/dianefenster

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