Leica has just awarded three talented women photographers $10,000 each. Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman and Anna Boyiazis submitted their projects to receive the award. A Leica Q2 was also awarded to each photographer.
Unfortunately, Matika and Anna were unavailable to speak to. But we caught up with Karen to learn more about her work and the impact $10,000 will have on her project. . thephoblographer.com
"I feel the work I do definitely is categorized as art," says photographer Carianne Older to the Phoblographer in an interview. "I am taking timeless photos for people that will live forever. A lot of people out there are just taking iPhone photos or videos for the sake of content.
"I don't want to buy something that I'll use for a week, and then it'll just sit on my shelf in my room, you know?" That's what a local barista told me today before I was writing this article. She's very interested in Fujifilm cameras, and she's seen what I bring into the shop before.
"1. "I'm really pleased to say that I have seen a substantial uptick in women's self-made leadership roles in the film photography community since beginning my career," says photographer Nicole Taylor DeWitt, who runs Hi Desert Film lab.
Women are notoriously left out of history — and the long and storied history of photography is no exception. But, if we’re going to push back on being excluded from history, that pushback needs to start as history is being learned.
"I had no excuse and I wanted to make her proud," says North Carolina photojournalist Khadejeh Nikouyeh. Referencing the touching moment she remembered her late mother and signed up for a college photojournalism program, she remembers the sacrifices her parents made for her.
"My intention is to get the viewer interested in what the model is thinking," says Dorota Gorecka of Poland when I ask her what gets people so engrossed in her portraits of women. She began playing with photography equipment in the unused studio at the advertising agency she worked at.
As the Arts & Culture editor of a leading photography publication, it's my responsibility to ensure we remain as diverse as possible. It's not only my doing. All the staff here at The Phoblographer remains committed to showing the best photographers from all walks of life.