Aline Smithson, Author at LENSCRATCH

Jerry Atnip: The States Project: Tennessee by Aline SmithsonJuly 25th, 2016

©Jerry Atnip

The first time I met Tennessee States Project Editor Jerry Atnip was at the Slow Exposures Festival in Zebulon, Ga.

Ken Weingart interviews Holly Andres by Aline SmithsonJuly 23rd, 2016

©Holly Andres, Afterlight: Belmont House, from the Fallen Fawn

Today, I am sharing an interview that photographer and blogger, Ken Weingart, conducted with photographer Holly Andres.

Nicole Buchanan: The Skin I’m In by Aline SmithsonJuly 22nd, 2016

©Nicole Buchanan

I’ve always felt that what every human wants is simply to be seen. Seeing leads to understanding, appreciating, and recognizing ourselves in each other.

The Teen Years at the Joseph Bellows Gallery by Aline SmithsonJuly 21st, 2016

©Linda Brooks, David in his Room, Courtesy of the Joseph Bellows Gallery

For some reason, teenagers and summer seem to go together–maybe that combination is conjured up in the movie

Giles Duley: One Second of Light by Aline SmithsonJuly 20th, 2016

©Giles Duley, Spread of soldiers from One Second of Light

Life is all about how we handle the hard stuff and photographer Giles Duley handles the hard stuff in a remarkable way.

Polly Gaillard: December and Everything After by Aline SmithsonJuly 19th, 2016

©Polly Gaillard, Fall Walk

Polly Gaillard has a new project, December and Everything After exploring the difficult terrain of documenting aging and ill parents.

FRESH at the Klompching Gallery by Aline SmithsonJuly 18th, 2016

Each summer Klompching Gallery in Brooklyn, New York features an annual summer exhibition, FRES

Troy Colby: 2017 Lenscratch Student Prize, Honorable Mention by Aline SmithsonJuly 17th, 2016

©Troy Colby

For many parents, the camera comes out only to capture the ideal: grinning children at birthday parties, a sunny day at the beach, stiffly posed portraits in front of the Chri

Matthew Brooks: 2016 Lenscratch Student Prize, Honorable Mention by Aline SmithsonJuly 15th, 2016

Truth in photography is a slippery slope.

Lauren Kelly: 2016 Lenscratch Student Prize, First Place by Aline SmithsonJuly 11th, 2016

©Lauren Kelly

This week we are celebrating the 2016 LENSCRATCH Student Prize Winners, starting with Lauren Kelly, who garnered First Place for her project, Echoes – Growing Up With