Aline Smithson, Author at LENSCRATCH

Tom Chambers by Aline SmithsonAugust 31st, 2009

I’ve been a fan and a friend of Tom Chambers for many years. His work has never failed to surprise and intrigue me, and I know I’m not alone in this reaction.

Javier Izquierdo by Aline SmithsonAugust 27th, 2009

Javier Izquierdo, born in 1976 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, lives in the Canary Islands. He is a self taught photographer, using his camera almost every day for the last dozen years.

Sarah Hadley by Aline SmithsonAugust 26th, 2009

Chicago photographer, Sarah Hadley, has packed her suitcases and moved to Los Angeles, and the left coast is lucky to have her.

Keith Johnson by Aline SmithsonAugust 25th, 2009

I’ve been a longtime fan of Keith Johnson, his images and his person, and recently spent some enjoyable time on his site catching up with his world.

Brandon Juhasz by Aline SmithsonAugust 24th, 2009

Brandon Juhasz looks at the world in a unique way. His project, Photographic Phenomena, is a 3-D, off- kilter look at the world around us, poking fun at what we know to be true.

Asger Carlsen and Urbanautica by Aline SmithsonAugust 21st, 2009

I discovered Danish photographer, Asger Carlsen’s, quirky images on Urbanautica and had a feeling there were more where those came from. And I was right.

Jan von Hollenben by Aline SmithsonAugust 20th, 2009

If there was an official fan club for the work of my friend, Jan von Hollenben, (and there well may be), sign me up! Jan’s fabulous series, Dreams of Flying, was a sensation in the art

Noah Kalina by Aline SmithsonAugust 19th, 2009

If you haven’t heard of Noah Kalina, you are probably not one of the thirteen million viewers that have clicked on his You Tube video featuring six years of self portraits, with a sepa

Fraction Magazine’s Group Show: Fathers and Sons by Aline SmithsonAugust 18th, 2009

When David Bram and Joshua Spees of Fraction Magazine asked me to curate Group Show 6, I was really excited about the opportunity of exploring some of the interesting trends and genres conte

Elizabeth Fleming by Aline SmithsonAugust 17th, 2009

Elizabeth Fleming’s wonderful series, Life is a Series of Small Moments, reminds me of work by great story tellers where inconsequential events layer to make a rich tapestry of a life