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Amy Friend: Firelight
©Amy Friend, Book Cover Firelight, published by L’Artiere
As a long time friend and fan of the work and person of artist Amy Friend, I was delighted to not only reunite with her at P -
Philip Toledano: Another England
©Phillip Toledano, Man with a Head Made of Hydrangas, from the book Another England published by L/Aterie
I have spent numerous afternoons watching the videos of Phillip Toledano’s h -
Cheryle St. Onge: Calling the Birds Home
©Cheryle St. Onge, Book Cover for Calling the Birds Home, published by L’Artiere
I remember first seeing Cheryle St. -
Matthew Finley: An Impossibly Normal Life
©Matthew Finley, Front and Back Cover of An Impossiby Normal Life, published by Fall Line Press
Imagine a world where it doesn’t matter who you love, just that you love. -
In Conversation with Louis Jay: Marrakech Face to Face
©Louis Jay, Book Coverfrom Marrakech Face to Face
Some life experiences stay in the “photograph not taken” album which is more of a mental scrapbook that a tangible one. -
Shane Hallinan: The 2025 Salon Jane Award Winner
©Shane Hallinan, Ayanna and her Sister, Wedding Day, NYC, 2001(From You’ve loved me before)
Shane Hallinan recently was awarded The 2025 Salon Jane Award Winner for Women in Photograph -
Michael O. Snyder: Alleghania, A Central Appalachian Folklore Anthology
©Michael O. Snyder, Book Cover for Alleghania, published by The Bitter Southerner
Photographer and filmmaker (and Lenscratch Environmental Editor) Michael O. -
David Katzenstein: Brownie
©David Katzenstein, Book Cover of Brownie
My initial view of David Katzenstein’s monograph, Brownie, generated a feeling of nostalgia as it brought back memories of the delight I expe -
Amani Willet: Invisible Sun
Cover image From ‘Invisible Sun’ by Amani Willett published by Dust Collective
As a longtime admirer of Amani Willet’s work, I was eager to experience his newest book, Invisible Sun, -
THE 2025 LENSCRATCH STAFF FAVORITE THINGS
ALINE SMITHSON, Lenscratch Founder and Editor
ALINE SMITHSON is an interdisciplinary artist, editor, filmmaker, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. -
Kevin Klipfel: Sha La La Man
© Kevin Klipfel, from Sha La La, Man
In Sha La La, Man, photographer Kevin Klipfel turns the camera inward, using family photographs, vernacular snapshots, and newly made images to grapple -
Time Travelers: Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection at MOMA
Time Travelers: Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection
Time Travelers: Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection, Museum of Modern Art, (October 31, 2025–February 16, 2026)
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