Bottled Desires: How Sant Khalsa captured the commodification of thirst in the early 2000s

Reading Time: 3 minutes Between 2000 and 2002, Khalsa photographed more than 200 water stores across the US. Now, 60 of the gelatin-silver photographs are published in a new photobook In the mid 1970s, fresh from art college, Sant Khalsa left New York for the American West, trading “concrete, metal, glass and verticality” for “horizontal,… Continue reading Bottled Desires: How Sant Khalsa captured the commodification of thirst in the early 2000s

Photographer travels across the US to take intimate photos of people and their bedrooms [mildly NSFW]

I can hardly imagine a place more versatile than my bedroom. It’s a place of rest, sleep, mental recharge; a place for reading, writing, lazy mornings, cuddles, and so much more. Photographer Barbara Peacock recognizes the intimacy and meaning of one’s bedroom, so she started a project that’s all about it. For the past six… Continue reading Photographer travels across the US to take intimate photos of people and their bedrooms [mildly NSFW]

Sally Mann wins the 2021 Prix Pictet award

Reading Time: 2 minutes The US photographer’s series Blackwater ties American history to contemporary environmental danger and is on display at the V&A The winner of the Prix Pictet, the international photography award centring on sustainability, was announced at a ceremony at London’s V&A last night. Sally Mann’s Blackwater (2008–2012) was selected as the overall… Continue reading Sally Mann wins the 2021 Prix Pictet award

Introducing 1854’s Fast Track Vol. 2 winners: Kelly-Ann Bobb, Tayla Nebesky, and Hiro Tanaka

Reading Time: 3 minutes 1854’s FastTrack programme promotes unsigned talent in the commercial sphere. Here, three winners discuss their practices, reflecting on autonomy, intimacy, and playfulness Calling the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago home, Kelly-Ann Bobb originally studied medicine, completing medical school at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine Trinidad… Continue reading Introducing 1854’s Fast Track Vol. 2 winners: Kelly-Ann Bobb, Tayla Nebesky, and Hiro Tanaka