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Remain in Light Vol.1 Photographers Announced
Davin — April 17th, 2008

Shane Lavalette and Karly Wildenhaus have announced the photographers to be featured in Vol. 1 of their contemporary photography project, Remain in Light. The photographers chosen are varied and unique and should make for an incredible portfolio of images.

Andreas Weinand
Anne Lass
Coley Brown
Debora Mittelstaedt
Ed Panar
Estelle Hanania
Gustav Almestål
Hiroyo Kaneko
Kamden Vencill
Mark McKnight
Michel Campeau
Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard
Nicola Kast
Nicholas Haggard
Shawn Records
Raimond Wouda
Richard Barnes
Thobias Fäldt
Whitney Hubbs
Yann Orhan

Vol.1 of Remain in Light will also include a booklet with the texts: One Credo After Another by Tim Davis and A Telephone Conversation with Mike Mandel by Shane Lavalette

remaininlight.org/

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Capricious Magazine
Davin — December 14th, 2007

Capricious MagazinePublished and Edited by Sophie Mörner, Capricious Magazine is a photography magazine dedicated to displaying the work of emerging artists. The Capricious collective was founded by Mörner in 2003 while she was attending NYU. The magazine is produced by that artistic, design, and editorial collective with occasional guest editors. The first 6 issues are available in-part online with print issues being produced twice a year.

“Capricious’ contributors are all individuals with work that is born out of unique life experiences and points of origin. They are from different parts of the world, functioning in specific and often highly specialized communities, as well as, smaller private groups. There is a need for a new outlet to show artistic photographic work. Existing photographic magazines are focused on either photography that relates to fashion or high art photography. Capricious is the first magazine that considers itself wide open for new, un-established photographers. Capricious seeks to create the missing link between fashion photography and high art photography by demanding that a space for up and coming emerging photographers with an emphasis on fine art photography be made within the photographic community.” — capriciousmagazine.com

Thanks to Shane Lavalette for the tip.

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Purpose - webmag photographique
Davin — December 12th, 2007

PurposeCurrently in it’s sixth issue, Purpose is an online photo magazine from France produced by Paul Demare, Gilles Raynaldy, and Francesca Alberti. Each issue has an underlying theme reflected in the work of a number of photographers. The content of the work and the photographers are diverse. Purpose is mostly bi-lingual (french/english) but some of the english translations are a bit sketchy — I was happy simply to have them though.

The format of each magazine is a somewhat familiar linear “two page spread” presented using Flash. I think that this works in this case by providing a good system for pairing images by drawing upon what works about magazine and book layout. But I do wonder sometimes if the format isn’t a bit of a gimmick. I also have to mention that the browser window resize (on every page refresh) is unnecessary. I’m also unsure about the ambient soundtrack with each issue. Both are often attempts to create an immersive experience but fail in my opinion.

That said, much of the work in Purpose is very high quality and certainly new to me. I’ll be following up on a number of the featured photographers and waiting for more issues. I do hope though that a bit more emphasis is paid to contextual texts in future issues.

Thanks to Muse-ings and Mrs. Deane for the tip.

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