No. 165 - Winter Issue 2024: SELF PORTRAIT

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COVER ARTIST: Jaina Cipriano

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Christina McFaul

Artists featured in this issue:

Adrian Arias:  Oakland, CA │adrianarias.com/photography/

Elizabeth Bailey: Los Angeles, CA elizabethbaileyphoto.com

Shane Bart Balkowitsch: Bismarck, ND │nostalgicglasswetplatestudio.com/

Jon Benson: Bloomington, IN │@jbenson_22_

Barbara Brill: Guttenberg, NJ │no website

Wendy Brusca: Doylestown, PA │no website

Nancy Bundy: Edina, MN │nancybundy.com

Jaina Cipriano: Bedford, MA │ jainaphoto.com

Sinden Collier: Houston, TX │sindencollierphoto.com

Cathy Cone: Topsham, VT cathycone.com

Seth Cook: Milledgeville, GA seth-cook.com

Nicole Cudzilo: Albuquerque, NM │@nicole.cudzilo

Anna Culpepper: Little Rock, AK anna-culpepper.format.com

Donna DeLone: Chelsea, MA │ no website

Jessica Ekern: Mexico, MO jessicaekern.com

Tina Falkenbury: Huntley, VA no website

Diane Fenster: Pacifica, GAlensculture.com/diane-fenster

Eduardo Fujii: Pebble Beach, CA eduardofujii.photography

Nicholas Gialanella: El Paso, TX ngialanella.com 

Carsten Horn: Berlin, Germany @carst_horn

Jason Jones: Indianapolis, IN no website

Lea Lund & Erik K: Lausanne, Switzerland lealund-and-erikk.com

Javid Kamali: Anchorage, AK │ javidkamali.com

Chuck Koosman: Afton, MN   whitepineprints.com

Dawn Kowalewski: Portland, ORno website

Katarzyna Kalua Krynska: Warsaw, Poland │ kalua.pl

Krysia Lukkason: Lithia Springs, GA krysialukkason.com

Lawrence Manning: Nampa, ID lawrencemanning.com

Kay McCabe: Norwich, VT kaymccabe.com

Eileen McCarney Muldoon: Jamestown, RIeileenmccarneymuldoon.photo

Jim McKinniss Orcutt, CA jimmckinniss.photography

Kate Miller-Wilson: Hanover, MN katenearyphotography.zenfolio.com

Daniela Ometto: Paris, France danielaometto.com

Parker Pfister: Asheville, NC parkerpfister.com

Liz Potter: Alpine, TX lizpotterphotography.com

Robin Reich: Langley, WA robinolivereich.com

Merry Reimler: Minneapolis, MN │merryreimler.com 

Jeff Rooney: Portland, OR @jeff_rooney

Natassja Santistevan: Albuquerque, NM no website

Joshua Sarinana: Malden, MA no website

Karoline Schneider: Berlin, Germany karolineschneider.de

Stefan Andreas Sture: Sarpsborg, Norway @analog_sture

Liz Thornton: Redmond, WA no website

David Voss: Silver Spring, MD no website

 

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Christina McFaul

Untitled © Christina McFaul

For me this image is such a magical reminder of idealized childhood innocence and wonder. The scale makes the child look even smaller while being dwarfed by the foliage and the out-of-focus background gives a sense of place without being specific as to where. The vignetting and lack of shadow detail very effectively pull me into the scene until I have entered the child's world and get to linger there alongside them if only for a moment. I get a feeling of being lost in time while being transported inward to a place of no time. This is the lyrical power of a photograph, made with skill and love. Thank you, Christina, for allowing me, the viewer to enter this sacred space. ■

—Douglas Beasley, Shots Publisher