Creative Campus Initiative visit from photographer Morgan Maben As Morgan spoke, I found myself using self-awareness to reflect upon the rest of the class, learning what I had dedicated 4 years to. Additionally, both my professor at Wesleyan and my teacher, Irina Rozovsky, have positionalities connected to the assigned reading, Is it Soap Opera or …
While writing my essay on this image, I couldn’t help but miss the people and lifestyle, the sun, and the photo prints of my Arles summer. I realized I would only want to get an MFA from the photography school in Arles, with access to the yearly international photography festival in the city. Reflecting on …
During my summer in Arles, an international photography festival occurs from the beginning of July through September. Because the shows are spread across the city, the festival transforms Arles itself into a space for discussion and cultural exchange. It is not uncommon to see shop owners and curators mingling with jurors from Kodak. A once-quiet …
At first, choosing my camera as my object felt obvious. It’s something I use all the time, and it clearly represents my interest in photography. While taking 205, I was also in the documentary photography class Photo 3. Thus, I always had it on me anyway. On the surface, it’s just an expensive tool I …
