The West | LENSCRATCH

Victory Tischler-Blue: Of Beauty and Ruin by Aline SmithsonOctober 7th, 2014

“There’s always a minor chord running through my work and everyone has a story. Some are just darker than others.

Jef Russell: Rebirth of Cool by Aline SmithsonFebruary 23rd, 2014

Texas photographer, Jef Russell, has returned to his roots to photograph the world he grew up in.

Lara Shipley: Coming, Going and Staying by Aline SmithsonMarch 23rd, 2013

Today Lenscratch celebrates the work of Lara Shipley who just opened her her MFA exhibition, Coming, Going and Staying, on March 19th at the Northlight Gallery at the Herberger Institute

Review Santa Fe: Marc McAndrews by Aline SmithsonSeptember 19th, 2012

Over the next month, I will be sharing the work of photographers who attended Review Santa Fe in June.

Jean Laughton: Go West and My Ranching Life by Aline SmithsonMay 21st, 2012

I love all photographs about the west. My father was a cowboy and though I never lived in Arizona, my heart is on the range.

Larry Wiese by Aline SmithsonMarch 3rd, 2012

Larry Wiese has been engaged in photography for half a century, and his curiosity and desire to explore new ideas and technologies is a strong as ever.

Interview with Jane Hilton: DEAD EAGLE TRAIL by Aline SmithsonFebruary 29th, 2012

My father was a cowboy, born and raised in Arizona, so when I spent time with Jane Hilton’s terrific monograph, Dead Eagle Trail, it resonated with me completely.

Loretta Ayeroff by Aline SmithsonJanuary 26th, 2012

I often think that we create work at such a fast pace, that we really don’t have time to revisit and digest the plethora of images in our photo reserves.

Shannon Richardson by Aline SmithsonOctober 5th, 2011

I don’t know Shannon Richardson personally, but I kind of think he is a quiet and thoughtful man.

Bernd Reinhardt by Aline SmithsonSeptember 5th, 2011

This, being sort of the official last day of summer, calls out for one last look at the potential of having time off–time to make work and time to hit the open road and leave the days