Calling all photographers! The Booooooom Photo Awards are back and open for submissions! We have 5 award categories to submit to: Portrait, Nature, Street, Colour, Shadows. We’re going even bigger this year with the help of our friends at Format. We’ll be awarding each category winner a $1,000 USD cash prize, editorial and social coverage, and a feature in a […]
Banksy In New York. Ray Mock. NYC 2019. Martha Cooper Libray at Urban Nation Museum Berlin. (photo © Eveline Wilson) As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of Banksy’s iconic residency on the streets of New York, we also mark the beginning of our reviews for the Martha Cooper Library (MCL) collection at Urban Nation in Berlin. As stewards of the […]
A project embracing the ubiquitous presence of discarded gum wads by artist Aaron Luckman. “Gum Shoo” started on the streets of Boston in 2020 when Luckman found his attention drawn to the details that tend to get overlooked during the usual bustle of daily life. Specifically, pieces of chewing gum that have been dropped on the street, the kind usually […]
Today, we find ourselves in Bergamo, Italy, a city pulsating with fresh artistic expressions. Amidst the city’s cultural treasures, a captivating mural by the talented artist Fabio Petani has recently emerged, infusing the urban landscape with his distinctive naturalist perspective. Situated at the Istituto I.C. Petteni on Via Papa Ratti 13, this mural is an integral part of the “Questi […]
New work from San José, California-based artist Sam Rodriguez (previously featured here). Rodriguez has built his career as a portrait illustrator, developing a style that blends facial features with typography and abstract shapes. His recent pieces take this approach a step further. Here Rodriguez can be seen introducing new features as well as exploring a more narrative feel by incorporating […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! With 700 languages spoken in these five boroughs, New York is a nerve center with a vast network of connections to the rest of the world. So, if you are feeling it, we’re probably feeling it too. This week, the Middle East conflict, more radioactive than ever, it would seem, is sending people […]
As the ‘Nice Surprise’ Street Art Festival wrapped up, Pobel’s impressive mural on Stavanger silos brought a bit of theater and activism to the fore. With a short lead time and a lot to learn, this first-time run festival was a heartfelt invitation to twelve talented artists from around the world, asking them to share their creativity from a variety […]
A selection of images from Chicago-based photographer Judson Womack. Womack received his BFA in Art from Davidson College in 2018 and is currently working on his MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago. Informed by his upbringing in Jackson, Mississippi, Womack’s work explores the conceptions (and misconceptions) of the contemporary Deep South and its complex relationship to the larger American […]
Art Meets Agrarian Activism: Pøbel’s Monumental Mural Marks Stavanger’s Skyline Internationally acclaimed Norwegian street artist Pøbel, has masterfully utilized one of Stavanger’s grandest canvases to highlight, with a touch of irony, the often-underappreciated contributions of the agricultural sector. Marking a fitting climax to Stavanger’s inaugural “Nice Surprise” street art festival, his mural seamlessly intertwines activism with the contemporary aesthetics of […]
A series of street photographs re-constructed into architectural spaces by Vancouver-based photographer, artist and bookmaker Barbara Strigel. Strigel was born in Philadelphia and studied photography and printmaking at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. She taught photography, pottery and graphic design in a public high school in Seattle for over 20 years and has been establishing her […]