Monthly Newsletter, December 2023
Photography News from Studio MBK
Welcome to StudioMBK's monthly newsletter!
This is a once a month (with rare exceptions) newsletter containing news about the art of photography, mine and others.
Monthly Photography Salon
I co-moderate two monthly photography Salons through the Center for Photography at Woodstock, which is now actually in Kingston, NY.
In Person Salon
Co-Moderator, Steven Parisi-Gentile
Every second Tuesday of the month there is an in person salon at 7 PM at CPW, 474 Broadway, Kingston, NY. Photographers are encouraged to bring prints of their work. We are especially interested in providing feedback to photographers working on a project or submission. The atmosphere is informal and supportive, with work being reacted to and discussed by the photographers present.
Virtual Salon
Co-moderator, Deena Feinberg
Every fourth Tuesday of the month there is a virtual salon. Photographers are encouraged to upload files of their work. We recommend a jpeg format of 2000 pixels on the longest side, and maximum of 144 pixels per inch. Use highest quality jpeg setting. Files should be named with the first and last name of the photographer and should be numbered in the order in which the photographer would like them to appear. So, First Name_Last Name_01, would be the preferred format. We are especially interested in providing feedback to photographers working on a project or submission. The atmosphere is informal and supportive, with work being reacted to and discussed by the photographers present.
Files can be uploaded here.
Join the Virtual Salon here.
Of Interest
If you are an artist and receiving this email, I am happy to share announcements of shows you are participating in. All you have to do is email me at mkriegh@gmail.com with the details before the end of the month prior to your happening.
The Minox Files
Review of a photo book by Mark van den Brink. The reviewer is Brad Feuerhelm at ASX. The work is with a camera we are familiar with in spy movies.
The Minox pocket camera was developed in 1936 by Walter Zapp to provide the public with a small compact camera that was easily portable and that was economically feasible for a budding amateur class of photographers to purchase. Its innovative design, compact, small, and easily hidden were later co-opted as something of a novel spy camera during the Cold War. Spy cameras have a long history, but this particular camera, its solid design, and relative ease of use coupled with a decent lens provided espionage services a perfect technological invention. The camera itself appears in many spy movies as the canonical spy camera. Whenever you see a small silver camera slid apart to photograph documents for example in a spy film, it is likely a Minox.
Opportunities
Lenscratch opportunities page: The most complete listing of opportunities for photographic artists I know of.
Studio MBK Links
Notes On Attention Paid - My short form blog with daily notes and photographs.
Notes On Attention Paid, Photographs - The photographs I make daily.
Essays On Attention Paid - My long form essay blog. A new post most weeks.
“Just make the work, something will come of it.”
Attributed to John Cage