“I Believe in Ghosts” by Artist Jamie L. Luoto

A series of self portraits by San Francisco-based artist Jamie L. Luoto. “I Believe in Ghosts” is a deeply personal exploration of the aftermath of sexual assault and repeated sexual trauma. The work is an attempt to articulate the depth to which these acts of violence — as well as the accompanying dismissal, disbelief, and shaming — impact individuals. Manipulating […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 03.17.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Happy St. Patricks Day to all our Irish brethren and sisteren (?) — unless you are unlucky to be a gaylesbitrans Irish resident of Staten Island: their official Saint Patty parade bans all of those other types. Our 5th borough always complains that it doesn’t get enough attention because Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and […]

“Aparte” by Artist Adrian Geller

A selection of images from Adrian Geller’s most recent exhibition with Super Dakota in Brussels. Geller is a Swiss artist currently based in Paris. His paintings often feel pulled from folklore and legendary tales of heroes traveling through re-imagined worlds both familiar yet detached from our own. Similar to the way in which we navigate environmental crises in disparate ways, […]

Call to Submit: Array 2 — Art & Photo Zine

If you haven’t already grabbed it, make sure you go over to our shop and download the first issue of Array! It’s Free! Now we’re ready to accept submissions to our second issue, Array 2! For our regular art and photo spotlights, we’ve always asked to see a body of work—multiple images—either a series or a cohesive selection of images. […]

The Martha Cooper Scholarship: Call For Applicants

We’re excited to introduce the inaugural Martha Cooper Scholarship (MCS), celebrating Martha Cooper’s legacy in capturing human cultures through photography. This scholarship presents a unique chance for photographers from Africa or Latin America to engage in an eleven-month artistic journey in Berlin. As founding members of the Martha Cooper Library, we will select an individual who embodies her spirit, vision, […]

2024 Capture Photography Festival Featured Exhibition “On Time”

On Time features works by Sungseok Ahn, Gabi Dao, Pendarvis Harshaw, Brandon Tauszik, Aaron Leon, Anthony Lepore, Diane Meyer, Alp Peker, and Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez. Thank you to everyone who submitted work for consideration, we had a lot of thought provoking work to look through. On Time considers the ways in which contemporary lens-based artists have challenged the inextricably linked relationship between […]

Artist Spotlight: Xi’an Kim

A selection of paintings by artist Xi’an Kim. Kim reconstructs familiar objects from everyday life into simplified, plastic-like renderings free from the complexities of the real world. This approach allows Kim to look at things in a more “pure” way, creating a world within the canvas that is almost an idyllic state wherein the messiness and pressures of life no […]