Artist Blog

Every week an artist whose single image was published by Der Greif is given a platform in which to blog about contemporary photography.

It has been a real privilege to work with the many talented students in the Teen Academy program at the International Center of Photography. As a Teaching Assistant in Blake Ogden's black and white photo class, returning to the darkroom was a breath of fresh air. (Although it smelled like developer, stop bath, and fix, but still…) With my own work, I've adopted the hybrid process of scanning film and making digital prints, which is hard to compare to the magic of making a silver gelatin print by hand. Printing in the darkroom is truly a labor of love. It was inspiring to see the students learn to process film, make prints, and create unique bodies of work during the past ten weeks. In honor of our last class this weekend, I'd like to share a selection of some great work made by our students. They are well on their way with photography, and I wish them all the best.