No. 161 - Fall Issue 2023: MEET MY MUSE
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"Just got my issue of Shots Magazine titled Muse. This is the BEST issue since I have been subscribing. Wonderful creative thought provoking images with near perfect printing. Great job!!!!!" - Charles Z.
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Laura Valenti
Artists featured in this issue:
Geoffrey Agrons: New Hope, PA│ agrons.com
Jessica Ahrens: Hamburg, NY│ jessicaahrensphotography.com
Ray Bidegain: Portland, OR │cascabelpress.com
Abbie Briggs: Sun Prairie, WI │abbiebriggs.com
Susan Marie Carlo: Victoria, TX │ carlophotography.art
Carson Carroll: Charleston, SC │ carsoncarrollstudio.com
John Christenson: St. Paul, MN │ studiojohnchristenson.com
Max Cohen: Spring Hope, NC│ cohenstudios.com
Roman Coia: West Chester, PA │ romancoia.com
Sinden Collier: Houston, TX │ sindencollierphoto.com
Seth Cook: Milledgeville, GA │seth-cook.com
Chera DeHoff-Federle: Knightdale, NC │studio856chera.com
Jeremiah Dine: Hastings on Hudson, NY │jeremiahdine.com
Walt Duddington: Beaverton, OR │ @atelier_lawrence
Michael Dvorak: Robbinsdale, MN │ dvorakphotography.com
Brinda Earnest: Chicago, IL │ no website
Michael Epps: New York, NY │ michael-epps.com
Natalie Finney: Seaford, VIC, Australia │ nataliefinney.com
Emily Fisher: Bedford, NY │ emilynevillefisher.com
Ellen Giamportone: Beverly Hills, CA │ellengiamportone.com
Rohina Hoffman: Sherman Oaks, CA│rohinahoffman.com
Summer Hughes: Vancouver, WA │ summerhughesphoto.com
Judi Iranyi: San Francisco, CA │ judiiranyi.com
Frank Jackson: Chatsworth, CA │fotographz.com
Kim Jarett: Louisville, KY │@kjarettphotography
David Johnson: Conway, SC │ davidjohnsonstudio.com
Michealann Kelley: Cincinnati, OH │ no website
Katelyn Kopenhaver: Miami, FL │ katelynkopenhaver.com
Steve Lease: Doylestown, PA │ no website
Taylor Lebsock: St. Paul, MN │ @taylarlar
Nadine Levin: San Mateo, CA │ nadineplevin.com
Merete Lien: Tydal, Norway │ no website
Susan Lirakis: Center Sandwich, NH│ susanlirakis.com
Christina McFaul: La Jolla, CA │christinamcfaul.com
Kate Miller-Wilson: Hanover, MN │ @katemillerwilson
Raheleh Mohammad: Cleveland, OH│ rahelehmohammad.com
Kelly O'Leary: Port Orange, FL │kellyolearyfineart.com
Walt Polley: Edina, MN │flickr.com/photos/walt_polley
Melanie Schoeniger: Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany │ ma-vida.com
Vin Sharma: Brooklyn, NY │vinsharmaphotography.com
Paul David Shea: Plymouth, MA │pauldavidshea.com
Dennis Sivack: Brooklyn, NY │ no website
Wendy Stone: Woodstock, CT │ wendystoneart.com
JP Terlizzi: Lyndhurst, NJ │ jpterlizziphotography.com
The Blue Hour: Nashville, TN │thebluehourphotocollaborative.com
Nichole Tomajanovich: Katy, TX │ @nicholettat
Ines Valente: Aveiro, Portugal │ inesvalente.com
John Wagner: Phoenix, AZ │ wagnerphotographs.com
Ty Waller: Chattanooga, TN │ no website
Nina Weinberg Doran: Mount Kisco, NY │ ninaweinbergdoran.com
Susan Marie White: Pleasantville, NY │ susanmariewhite.com
Helen Whittle: Molong, NSW, Australia │ helenwhittlephotography.com
Carl Young: Santa Monica, CA │ cyoungphoto.com
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Laura Valenti
Image Grace (Guatemala) © Laura Valenti
I have long been transfixed by this quiet, gentle yet powerful image, by dear friend and colleague Laura Valenti. I have no idea why, but I always assumed this was a self-portrait. And I do admit I have a 'thing' for self-portraits. In fact, Laura's first published photo was a self-portrait in Shots Magazine when she was 17 years old. Recently, when talking with Laura, I discovered the arm and hand are actually those of her friend. I had to grapple with if, and how, that fact it wasn't actually a self-portrait changed my perception and attraction to this image. In the end I think I'm even more impressed that she managed to make an image of such intimacy by placing someone else in the frame. My draw to this image remains. ■
—Douglas Beasley, Shots Publisher