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Alexi Butts Alexi Butts

Portraits of Kristine

Sometimes, magic happens inside of my camera. As Kristine Schomaker stood in my bedroom naked, with northern light falling across her body, these triple in-camera photographs materialized. Since 2020, one of these portraits has since been part of the traveling exhibition of Perceive Me.

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Ellen Friedlander Ellen Friedlander

Key Takeaways From Sam Abell Workshop

In June, 2023 spent a week with esteemed National Geographic photographer Sam Abell. The workshop was held on Whidbey Island, Washington hosted by the Pacific NorthWest Art Center. Sam is very generous with his knowledge and passion for the medium, and through his years he has fine-tuned how he constructs a photograph. I wanted to share a few key takeaways that I am already incorporating into the way I structure my photographs.

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Alexi Butts Alexi Butts

The Crit House Podcast

What an honor is was to be guest curator in the debut episodes of The Crit House! Created by Jeff Larason, The Crit House is a podcast dedicated to providing “photographers with a resource to discuss photographic projects and bodies of work.”

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Ellen Friedlander Ellen Friedlander

The Creative Flow

When The Feeling Comes Over Me, It's A Gift.
It Doesn't Mean That It's Art, But It Is A True Expression Of The Self…

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Ellen Friedlander Ellen Friedlander

Know Hope, Know Dreams

We are ever-connected with nature, with one another and most importantly with our future generations. “Know Hope, Know Dreams” is a video composition of landscape photographs interwoven with emotionally charged portraits conveying the necessity of global compassion and collective actions for our future.

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Ellen Friedlander Ellen Friedlander

The Extended Frame: A Collection of Urban Stories

This film was created during my first solo show at The Photographer’s Eye Gallery in Escondido, CA, which ran from March 27 - April 24, 2021. The exhibition included 15 extended frame photographs as acrylic facemount prints. Thank you to all of my friends and family who supported me throughout the journey!

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Alexi Butts Alexi Butts

Why

Welcome to my inaugural blog post!

I will be sharing the story behind one of my photographs through an audio diary.

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