Albany, Georgia | Mentor: Kelli Connell Jess Rhodes (b.1987) is a photographer and editor living in the American South. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, she spent fourteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to southwest Georgia in 2021. Jess currently acts… Read More »Jess Rhodes
Brooklyn, New York | Mentor: Carolyn Drake Jasmine Huang is a lens-based artist living in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in the suburbs of Memphis,TN, and cites her upbringing in the South as a core part of her education. Huang studied politics and alternative process photography… Read More »Jasmine Huang
Brooklyn, New York | Mentor: Bryan Schutmaat Rosemary Haynes is an artist working in analog photography and darkroom methods to explore between the technical and the emotive. Formally trained as a Gelatin Silver printer, Haynes uses the camera to create staged portraits, environmental images and diaristic… Read More »Rosemary Haynes
Detroit, Michigan | Mentor: Wendy Red Star Sam Gulliver is a photographer based in Detroit, Michigan. While he is geographically rooted in an metropolitan setting, his work often delves into the culture and experiences of rural peoples. As a product of the Rust Belt himself, Gulliver… Read More »Sam Gulliver
Atlanta, Georgia | Mentor: Doug DuBois Walker Bankson (b. 1998) is an artist, woodworker, and organizer based in Atlanta, GA. Drawing on his experience working as a union organizer in the south, his work centers collaboration with underrepresented communities over long periods of time to document… Read More »Walker Bankson
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, photographer Daniel Arnold joined Sasha for a candid conversation about the upsides and downsides of social media success. Daniel reflected on the joy and fulfillment he experienced during the height of his online popularity, while also acknowledging the need to move beyond curating a public persona. They also discussed his forthcoming book, You Are What You Do (Loose Joints). Though Daniel had a strong instinct to maintain control over his work, he came to appreciate how working with an editor—bringing in a more objective eye—could open the work up to new ideas and take it in directions he might not have pursued on his own.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, photographer and educator Sage Sohier joins Sasha to discuss a lifetime of extraordinary work, including her recently published books Passing Time and Americans Seen (Nazraeli Press), featuring photographs made primarily in the 1980s. They also delve into Witness to Beauty (Kehrer Verlag), an intimate and moving portrait of Sohier’s mother alongside her two daughters—a project that embraces aging and the passage of time. Throughout the conversation, Sage shares her enthusiasm and thoughtful insights on staying open to new ideas and equipment, as well as the value of revisiting older work with fresh eyes.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, renowned photographer Dana Lixenberg discusses the power of portraiture and how editorial autonomy enabled her to safeguard the portrayal of individuals featured in her work within marginalized communities. Lixenberg shares the origins of Imperial Courts, her seminal project documenting life in the Los Angeles housing project of the same name, and the deep relationship of trust she built over more than two decades of work there. The conversation also explores her iconic portraits of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, as well as her poignant book project, The Last Days of Shishmaref, which captures the lives of an Indigenous community on a disappearing Alaskan island.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha welcomes two extraordinary guests: artist and curator Justine Kurland and Marina Chao, a curator at CPW. Together, they discuss their collaboration on The Rose, an exhibition that explores collage as a feminist form, strategy, and genealogy. Featuring works by over fifty contemporary artists and key figures from the 1960s and 1970s, the exhibition examines collage as both a means of world-building and a survival strategy in times of crisis. Sasha, Justine, and Marina delve into the layered responsibilities of artists and discuss the assumption that interpreting a straightforward photograph is inherently simpler than reading and interpreting conceptual art.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha sits down with photographer Harlan Bozeman to discuss his artistic evolution—from the casual nature of street photography to the immersive, collaborative, and activist approach he brings to his ongoing documentary series, Out the E. They also explore his newer project, Failure to Appear, a more introspective and formally abstract investigation into memory and Black culture. Harlan is thoughtful, honest, and generous as he reflects on both the triumphs and challenges of his complex artistic practice.