LENSCRATCH

LENSCRATCH is an online platform dedicated to supporting and celebrating the photographic arts and photographic artists through exposure, discussion & community

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CALLS FOR ENTRY ARE NOW OPEN!

CENTER invites photographers worldwide to apply for our 2026 Calls for Entry, marking a new year of opportunity, creativity, and connection.

APPLY NOW • https://t.co/6hLpgzm43b

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YOU CAN DO BETTER ALASKA AIRLINES!
@AlaskaAir Waiting hours on the phone and on the chat to get help. SO frustrating.

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I'll be lecturing at TAPROOT on June 14th...come for a day of learning! https://t.co/D3Zx8AV0EL

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Excited to be teaching a 2 day workshop on creative solutions for how one navigates the photographic waters and understands the importance of a photographer taking charge of their career and not waiting for things to happen. @SFWorkshops
https://t.co/L3Ie2f9Qg5

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Thank you to @NBCNews for your incredible reporting of the LA Fires.

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Donna Bassin’s powerful project speaks to climate change and altered landscapes. Aptly titled Environmental Melancholia,  Bassin intervenes with thread and mending tape, merging disparate vistas into new realities.
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2024 #ReviewSantaFe Alum Denise Laurinaitis featured in @lenscratch after meeting with reviewer Daniel George at the portfolio reviews this year in Santa Fe, NM.

Read here: https://t.co/goUQyJNPJA

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Michael Rababy: CASINOLAND – tired of winning

A 30-year monograph about hope, gambling culture, and capitalism in Las Vegas.

Read an interview with the artist behind the project at the link in bio.

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Platinum photographs can hide “ghost” images—faint traces formed by a catalytic reaction over decades.

By rephotographing and reprinting these traces, Andrew Mattern gives them new life, revealing a curious cycle of photographic self-reproduction.

Interview at the link in bio

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No Offence If You Forget) — Photographs by Ci Demi @ci_demi

“Through photography, this body of work creates a shared memory for both the author and Istanbul—a collection of images to revisit once the struggle subsides.”

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This statue just appeared at a park in Philadelphia

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For this month’s issue of All About Zines, editor Katia Dermott (@katia.dermott) asked each contributing artist how they first discovered zines.

Featuring: Brian Hitselberger, Izabella Privan, Julien Sage, Sophia Tolika and Kostis Argyriadis

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Vic Bakin’s new monograph, Epitome, turns a laser focus upon a generation of young Ukrainian men who are either waiting for the fates to determine their future, fighting to defend Ukraine or who have left the country in the face of the conflict.

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Meeting for Lenscratch at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, George Nobechi and Naoko Ohta discuss photography’s existential crisis, Working with Robert Frank, the State of Japanese Photography, and the Importance of the 𝘞𝘖𝘕𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘔𝘵. 𝘍𝘜𝘑𝘐 project Project

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Today on Lenscratch Linda Alterwitz reviews 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵: 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 — a collection of historical, scientific, and personal essays and imagery that illuminates our deeply entangled relationships with the Joshua tree.

🔗 Link in bio!

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“How long do I need to live in the South till I’ll be considered a southerner?” In Controlled Burn, artist Shannon David shares her experiences as a transplant in the South of the S trough a unique artist book format.

Learn more at the link in bio!

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IN THE WOODS, AT THE DEAD OF NIGHT – EXHIBITION AT BLUE RAVEN GALLERY

Read a review by Jake Benzinger at:

https://t.co/rcueGZwBub

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In 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, Rebecca Topakian chronicles her family history through contemporary portraits and landscapes, family archives, and photographs printed on stones from her journeys in Armenia.

Full project at link in bio

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In today’s feature, Alayna N. Pernell (@alaynapernell) interviews French-Dominican artist Karla Hiraldo Voleau (@karla.voleau) about her practice, focusing on her project, Another Love Story (2022)

Read the interview at the link in bio!

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Frank Hamrick (@frankhamrickart) has produced a new artist’s book, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴. In this interview, the artist shares insights on his new book, teaching philosophy and career in music photography.

Link in bio!