Author Archives: One, One Thousand

May 2011 Featured Photographer : Eliot Dudik

Visitors to the Lowcountry may easily overlook the fact that the water is not just an attraction, but a way of life. Even as new developments shift the social and environmental makeup of South Carolina’s East Coast, Eliot Dudik’s photographs … Continue reading

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April 2011 Featured Photographer : Tommy Kha

Referencing the mid-20th century CBS game show of the same name, Tommy Kha’s self-portrait series What’s My Line? shows Kha in a variety of fictional occupations. These photographs examine the dynamic between familial expectations and personal aspirations. Click here to … Continue reading

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April 2011 Featured Photographer : Maury Gortemiller

Maury Gortemiller’s photography series All-time Lotion explores the meanings we assign to everyday objects and situations. By both intuitively photographing and choreographing mundane moments, he invites viewers to draw their own conclusions on his photographs’ contexts and intentions.Click here to … Continue reading

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Photography Grants and Open Calls (April 2011)

Every month, we try to collect information about grants, exhibitions, residencies, open calls, etc., that might interest you. This time we’ve got a really great list of opportunities. Here are some current goings-on at Foam Magazine, Burn Magazine, The Center … Continue reading

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Jonathan Traviesa Exhibit “Beacons Abound” Opening at The Front in New Orleans on Saturday, April 9th, 6-10 pm

Featured in One, One Thousand in March, photographer and artist Jonathan Traviesa will be exhibiting new work at The Front in New Orleans starting Saturday, April 9th. The show “Beacons Abound” focuses on Traviesa’s “interest in random moments within the … Continue reading

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March 2011 Featured Photographer : Jonathan Traviesa

Jonathan Traviesa has photographed a close circle of New Orleanians for more than a decade. Now he’s turning his attention to New Orleans’ newest residents—the Latino immigrants, social service workers, and artists who are reshaping the city post-Katrina. Click here … Continue reading

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Photography Grants and Open Calls (March 2011)

Every month, we try to collect information about grants, exhibitions, residencies, open calls, etc., that might interest you. This time we’ve got details about an exhibition for North Carolinians, a documentary photography exhibition in New York and Washington, D.C., and … Continue reading

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March 2011 Featured Photographer : Donna Pinckley

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote that "a child is a curly, dimpled lunatic." This selection of photographs from Donna Pinckley’s Southern Depictions does not completely contradict the sentiment, but it does help dignify the complexities of adolescence. Click here to … Continue reading

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Happy Mardi Gras from One, One Thousand!

To all of our readers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pass Christian, and other carnival-friendly cities: Have a happy and safe Mardi Gras! The Rex pageant, Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans, LA, circa 1907 Alexander Allison, Mardi … Continue reading

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Application Deadline February 28:
Michael P. Smith Grant for Documentary Photography

The deadline is approaching fast for the Michael P. Smith Fund For Documentary Photography (MPS Fund). Michael P. Smith (1937-2008) was a New Orleans native and award-winning professional freelance photographer. Smith photographed every New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival from … Continue reading

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