Keep the Channel Open

Aline Smithson may well be the busiest person in photography. Not only is she a brilliant artist in her own right, she is also the editor of one of the top photo blogs in the world, Lenscratch, where she posts new material every single day. On top of that, she teaches workshops around the country, gives lectures at photo festivals internationally, participates as a portfolio reviewer, juries all manner of photo competitions, and still manages to exhibit and make her own work. It's astonishing that one person can do as much as she does, and yet there she is, day in and day out, doing it.

In this episode I was pleased to talk with her about her recent book Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography, which spans nearly twenty years of her photographic career. And for the second segment, we had a great conversation about the rising role of women as gatekeepers and curators in the artistic community.

(Recorded June 14, 2016)

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Show Notes:

• Aline Smithson
• Lenscratch
• Aline Smithson - Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography
• Blake Andrews - Shoot first, ask questions later
• Aline Smithson - The Lonesome Doll
• Aline Smithson - Hollywood at Home
• Aline Smithson - Revisiting Beauty
• Six Shooters: A Photographic Conversation
• Ashly Stohl
• Bootsy Holler
• Nancy Baron
• Center for Fine Art Photography
• Strange Fire Collective
• What does a female artist have to do to get a major solo show?
• Lenscratch Student Prize, First Place: Lauren Kelly
• The Hunting Ground
• Jon Krakauer - Missoula
• People v. Turner
• 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting