Ocean Vuong, poet, essayist, novelist, educator, and photographer, joins PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf for an in-depth conversation about his solo photography exhibition Sống and the accompanying photobook, presented at CPW. In this episode, Vuong reflects on storytelling across mediums, creative practice, and the discipline behind… Read More »Ocean Vuong
We are excited to announce the 2026 PhotoWork Senior Fellowship.
The PhotoWork Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 Junior Fellowship Mentors: Barbara Bosworth, Dannielle Bowman, Kelli Connell,Rahim Fortune,Irina Rovozsky,and Bryan Schutmaat.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Alejandro Cartagena returns to discuss his mid-career solo exhibition Ground Rules at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, along with the accompanying book published by Aperture. Alejandro and Sasha dig into how both the exhibition and the… Read More »Alejandro Cartagena
Introducing the 2026 PhotoWork Junior Fellows. From January through June, six emerging photographers will develop a body of work under the guidance of a dedicated mentor, refining their artistic voices and clarifying their vision.
We are pleased to announce the conclusion of the 2025 PhotoWork Senior Fellowship. Over six months, Fellows worked closely with their dedicated advisors to adapt a personal photographic project into the photo book format. Through focused mentorship, they engaged deeply with the practical and conceptual… Read More »Celebrating the 2025 PhotoWork Senior Fellows
Atlanta, Georgia | Advisor: Ron Jude José Ibarra Rizo (American, born Mexico, b. 1992) is a lens-based artist based in Atlanta, GA. His work explores cultural memory, migration, and identity, with a focus on the migrant experience in the American South. He was awarded the inaugural… Read More »José Ibarra Rizo
Portland, Oregon | Advisor: Raymond Meeks Will Matsuda (b. 1993) is a Japanese American photographer and writer focusing on his culture, his family, and the environment. His work has appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, and The New Yorker, among many other publications. A… Read More »Will Matsuda
Brooklyn, New York | Advisor: Kristine Potter Michelle Arcila is a Costa Rican/American photographer living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2002 with a BFA in photography. Her work primarily focuses on family, motherhood, bicultural identity, and… Read More »Michelle Arcila
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha is joined by photographer, publisher, editor, and educator Nelson Chan. Together, they trace the winding path that led Nelson to his dream job as a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Along the way,… Read More »Nelson Chan