Pause, to Begin BOOK

Pause To Begin Catalogue Book- Available here
$31.99 Shipping December 20th from Booksmart Studio

2009Pause, to Begin is a unique project born in discussions about the direction of contemporary photography today. A competition geared towards the emerging photographer, Pause, to Begin selected 15 photographers in April, 2008. After a juried selection, the creators of Pause, to Begin traveled 10,000 miles to meet and interview the selected photographers about their work.

The beautiful hardbound catalogue (color, 108 pages) accompanies the Pause, to Begin exhibition held at Booksmart Studio from January 2–30, 2009, and is limited to 500 copies. The remarkable catalogue showcases the work of the 15 selected photographers, as well as statements on photography the creation of Pause, to Begin by founders Ethan Jones and David Wright; advisors John Paul Caponigro and Joyce Tenneson; juror Cig Harvey; and editorial director Susan Morelock.

Matthew Gamber

Tealia Ellis-Ritter

John Mann

Colin Blakely

Thomas Prior

Sonja Thomsen

Timothy Briner

Alejandro Cartagena

Erika Larsen

Matthew Eich

John Mann

fellow pause to begin artist John Mann will be in attendance at the Review - look forward to our meeting in person...

Pause to Begin Catalogue...

Here

people touching art...

interacting with lacuna at the Pause to Begin opening...

PtB in Rochester...

the pause to begin opening was a great time on Friday. I was happy to be there and see the show in person. Thanks to Ethan, David, Shannon and Eric it was great to see/meet you! Some fun shots from the night...

Tony Bannon stopped by for a visit...

Erika Larsen

my small photographs were in the minority in the show

Timothy Briner

John Mann

Alejandro Cartagena

First Friday, gallery night in Rochester NY

fun in Rochester!!!

It was a great night in Rochester. The pause to begin opening was a lot of fun. It was great to see Ethan and David again as well as meet Shannon Johnstone. I will try and post images tomorrow, getting up early to take the train into NYC.

in Rochester...

for the low key opening of the pause to begin exhibition at Booksmart Studios. Shannon Johnstone and myself will be giving an informal talk about our work during the opening.

installation of Johnstone and Thomsen's work

lacuna...

Thanks to Mel who pointed me to Jim Johnson's post that introduced me to Kay Ryan's poem Lacunae. Next week, I will be showing a small installation of my piece titled lacuna in the Pause to Begin exhibition at Booksmart Studios Gallery Kunstler in Rochester NY. The show runs for the month of January.

lacuna installation


Lacunae
Kay Ryan

Lacunae aren't
what was going to be
empty anyway.
They aren't spaces
with uses, such as margins or highway edges.
Lacunae are losses
in the middle of places -
drops where something
documented happened
but the document is
gone - pond shaped
or jagged.

Last Day to order....

one of David Wright's beautiful images...



from David:

In January 2009 I leave Maine for Alebtong, Uganda, where I will spend two months volunteering and photographing for A River Blue, a non-profit arts empowerment project for the children of formerly internally displaced persons in Northern Uganda. I will be using my large format camera to photograph the people and landscape for a traveling exhibition and book that will be used to raise funds for A River Blue. Details will be announced in the spring/summer of 2009.

pause to begin multimedia...

See all 15 interviews at pause|to begin

NYMPHOTO Conversation...

Thanks to Nina at NYMPHOTO for asking me to participate in a conversation...

Today on Flak Photo

Thanks to Andy Adams at Flak Photo who has been showcasing the work of the pause to begin photographers.

"lacuna" continued....

pause to begin on FLAK PHOTO

Check out Flak Foto which is featuring each of the 15 artists daily for the next week! I am pleased to be a part of this project and in such great company.

rain, wind and sun... day 6

all of the subtle water movement gets lost in the compressed video... oh well
It was an eventful day of weather. The strong winds off the gulf were cool and salty.
Its amazing to have the beach waiting for you when you get frustrated with your work inside...
Working on images for pause to begin and a soon to be announced project...

visit with ethan and david....

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting Ethan Jones and David Wright, founders of Pause to Begin. We had a great visit and interesting conversation. They put me on the spot for a few hours interviewing me about my work and my passion for photography. Afterwards we had a mini dance party to shake off the nerves. They were great people, ambitious and curious. I look forward to seeing how they conclude this project.

good news, good company

good news from ethan and david from pause to begin today.

I am happy to be in good company with Alejandro Cartagena, Colin Blakely, Shawn Gust, Erika Larsen, John Mann, Shawn Records, Tealia Ellis Ritter, Hin Chua, Shannon Johnstone, Thomas Prior, Matt Elch, Matthew Gamber, Brea Souders, Timothy Briner