CLOSED | Call for Entry: Online Group Exhibition - "Capturing the Essence of Summer"

Jun 3

Analog Forever Magazine is thrilled to unveil our newest upcoming online exhibition, “Capturing the Essence of Summer,” scheduled to debut in August 2024. Curated by Samantha Johnston, Executive Director and Curator at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, this exhibition promises to be a captivating journey into the realm of analog photography.

We invite you to explore and respond to our unique prompt with your film or analog photography. The most compelling images will be featured in this online show. Embrace this opportunity to delve deep into the essence of photography and explore the intricate interplay between subject and medium, unearthing the hidden narratives within each frame.

Prompt: The warm embrace of sunlight, the playful dance of shadows, the vibrant colors of nature in full bloom-summertime is an opportunity for all of us to slow down. This online exhibition will focus on the magic and wonder of summertime, and the feeling of endless possibility it provides. Whether through play, adventure, or perhaps just stillness, share your visions of summer.

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Deadline for Submissions: August 1st, 2024.

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Samantha Johnston has been the Executive Director and Curator at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center since 2015. She holds a certificate in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, an MFA from Lesley University College of Art & Design, and a BFA from Alfred University. Prior to joining CPAC, she taught photography and visual arts for 12 years at high schools in Boston and Denver.

She has curated exhibitions with contemporary artists such as Jess T. Dugan, Daniel Coburn, Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman, and Zora Murff. Samantha has served as a reviewer at Houston FotoFest, Review Santa Fe, PhotoNola, Medium, Month of Photography Denver (MOP), Filter, Society for Photographic Education, and PhotoLucida. She has juried several exhibitions including Critical Mass, The Fence, Analog Forever, Center for Fine Art Photography, and LACP.

CPAC is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to fostering the understanding and appreciation of photography in all forms and concepts through exhibitions, education, and community outreach. CPAC also organizes the Month of Photography Denver (MOP) a biennial festival that celebrates the photographic medium through public exhibitions, events, and programs at more than 75 museums, galleries, and other participating spaces across the Denver Metro region.

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Michael Behlen

Michael Behlen is a photography enthusiast from Fresno, CA. He works in finance and spends his free time shooting instant film and seeing live music, usually a combination of the two. He has self- published two Polaroid photobooks--“Searching for Stillness, Vol. 1” and “I Was a Pioneer,” literally a boxed set of his instant film work. He exhibited a variety of his photos at Raizana Teas, a Fresno tea room and health food store; his work there, “Polaroid Prints of Landscapes and Strangers,” was up for viewing during the months of June and July, 2014. He has been published, been interviewed, and been reviewed in a quantity of magazines, from” F-Stop” and “ToneLit” to “The Film Shooter’s Collective.” He loves the magic sensuality of instant film: its saturated, surreal colors; the unpredictability of the medium; it’s addictive qualities as you watch it develop. Behlen is the founder and Publisher of “Pryme Magazine.” You can see his work here: www.dontshakeitlikeapolaroid.com