Best of Photography 2013 on Dodge & Burn

Hands by Consuelo Kanaga (1930)

• After seeing his solo show last year I did this interview with multidisciplinary artist Rico Gatson in an attempt to learn more about his selective use of photography.


• Interview with photographer Thierry Casias, a fellow ICP alum who shared his quiet meditations on manhood in his photographic series Quiet Men.


• These images by Olivia McGilchrist stood out in a group show of contemporary Caribbean art at New Jersey's BrutEdge Gallery.


• In the blog's first-ever post on performance art, I took extensive notes during the Radical Presence panel at NYU where several black artists discussed how they've used photography in their performances.


• If you like fashion photography that fuses cultures, check out this interview with photographer Namsa Leuba.


• Black girls eating hair? You have to see the images in this interview with photographer Nakeya Brown.


• You know about the Black Panthers but what about the Young Lords Party?


• Deciding on an MFA degree? Check out this interview with photographer Jonathan Michael Hicks for his perspective.


• Unfortunately I only discovered the work of photographer Willie Middlebrook after his passing. I would've loved to have interviewed him.


• Known for her portraits of African Americans, I wrote about the work of Consuelo Kanaga whose prints are held in the ICP Collection.

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