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PHOTOBOOK FOCUS
The
Griffin Museum of Photography
is pleased to introduce
PHOTOBOOK FOCUS
, a dynamic series of programs dedicated to the art of the photobook. This initiative brings together industry experts, acclaimed publishers, and artists to explore the creative and professional impact of photobooks. From insightful conversations with leading publishers to hands-on workshops,
PHOTOBOOK FOCUS
offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the photobook’s role in contemporary photography. Dive into our lineup of talks, workshops, and publisher residencies to engage with the craft, business, and artistry of photobook-making.
Publishers In-Residence
(Online)
Our
Publishers-in-Residence
program offers photographers direct, one-on-one guidance from industry professionals to refine their projects for publication. These sessions provide tailored feedback on sequencing, design, and storytelling, helping artists shape their work into compelling photobooks.
Each
online
review is
25 minutes
long and each costs $80 for members and $95 for non-members.
All of these professionals are scheduled to conduct
six reviews
each on:
Tuesdays
from
10:00 am–1:00 pm EST
.
Click on the names below to visit the reviewers’ websites.
J. sybilla smith
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
1
0:00 am–1:00 pm EST
KAREN DAVIS
TUESDAY, April 14
1
0:00 am–1:00 pm EST
Alexa Becker
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
1
0:00 am–1:00 pm EST
Alexa Dilworth
TUESDA, APRIL 28
1
0:00 am–1:00 pm EST
Alyssa ortega coppelman
TUESDAY, MAY 5
1
0:00 am–1:00 pm EST
Call for Entry
– Submissions open until March 30, 2026
Handmade Photobook Exhibition
juried by Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
15th Photobook Exhibition
juried by Karen Davis & Crista Dix
Publishing & Photobook Workshops
Photobook Publishing Intensive with Caleb Cain Marcus
June 1  – June 5 | 9:30 am — 3:30 pm |
ENROLL HERE
Have you been building a body of work that’s ready to become a published photobook? This five-day in-person intensive with
Caleb Cain Marcus
, Creative Director of
Luminosity Lab
guides photographers with a sustained project through the full arc of bringing that work to publication — from clarifying your vision to putting a compelling proposal in front of the right publisher.
The format combines group discussion with case studies and dialogues on the technical and historical aspects that inform books. The environment will create a collaborative community and a space for individual feedback, built around a shared commitment to making meaningful work.
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
© Caleb Cain Marcus, Luminosity Lab
In-Person
Photobook Talks
& Signings
May 2
at 2pm — Vaune Trachtman
NOW IS ALWAYS
— In-person Talk and Book signing
© Vaune Trachtman
© Vaune Trachtman
©Vaune Trachtman, Vaune Trachtman holding the Collector’s Edition of NOW IS ALWAYS in her studio.
© Vaune Trachtman, “Reverie”
© Vaune Trachtman, “Skull”
© Vaune Trachtman, “Trestle”
© Vaune Trachtman, “Strand (detail of tryptic)”
© Vaune Trachtman, “Bound”
June 2
at 6pm —
Ed Kashi
A Period in Time
— In-person Talk and Book signing
© Ed Kashi | Cover: Children play around an impromptu bonfire in The Fountain, a Protestant Loyalist housing estate in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, August 11, 1989.
© Ed Kashi, A Kurdish woman stands trial accused of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 16, 1991.
© Ed Kashi, Children play around an impromptu bonfire in The Fountain, a Loyalist housing estate in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, August 11, 1989.
© Ed Kashi, Settlers perform ritual ablutions in an ancient spring near their village in West Bank occupied territories, 1994. Because this spring was once used by local Palestinians, security is tight.
© Ed Kashi, Young schoolgirls dressed in the traditional Ao Da in Saigon, Vietnam, 1994. Pre-communist fashions have made a big comeback since the late 1980s, when the government began to loosen restrictions on clothing.
May 6
at 7pm —
Virginia McGee Richards & James Estrin in Conversation
—
The Inner Passage | Online Artist Talk
© Virginia McGee Richards
© Virginia McGee Richards
© Virginia McGee Richards
© Virginia McGee Richards
© Virginia McGee Richards
© Virginia McGee Richards
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Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile
Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To  create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
https://griffinmuseum.org/griffin-salon/
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
appears
5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
NOTE
Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private.
Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive.
Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved.
Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience.
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Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
Fran Forman RSVP