Images by Jason Nolen Jason Nolen runs Cats of Madison, an Instagram account that almost daily shares photos of cats from around the city. Founded in 2016, the account now has over 20,000 devoted followers. While searching for photogenic cats around Orton Park, I spoke with Nolen to learn how the account started and what […]
Personal Placemaking Workshop
In this four-week class we will create the space for self-guided exploration of place. Our time together on a weekly zoom call will be spent discussing our experiences and themes around placemaking. Outside of class students will identify a place of personal significance which they will explore through a series of prompts ranging from writing, […]
Awakened by Beauty: Intimate Conversations about Contemplative Photogr...
Madison, WI — Four world-renowned photographers and teachers will come together for a rare opportunity to share their work not only as a professional path, but as a contemplative practice. In a series of intimate conversations they will show some of the compelling images they have captured, and discuss how photography has shaped and deepened […]
Photographer Kenechi Unachukwu documents Madison’s protests
Kenechi Unachukwu is a photographer and visual artist specializing in street photography. But, in the past three weeks he’s found himself thrown into a totally new role: Documentarian for Madison’s Black Lives Matter protests. Unachukwu’s black and white photographs feature portraits and glimpses inside the city’s demonstrations. The images are intimate, emphasizing the humanity and […]
Nature Photography Workshop at Pope Farm Conservancy
Join us for a late-summer photography workshop at Pope Farm Conservancy! Our photography partners from PhotoMidwest will be at the conservancy to provide tips and advice on taking great nature photos. We’ll learn how to capture the beauty of late summer in the early morning light. The prairies and oak savanna will be at their […]
Wisconsin music, through a disarming lens
If you’ve seen even a handful of concert photos or publicity photos of bands, you know that music photography has a lot of cliches: Climactic moments under hot lights, teeming crowds with their hands in the air, indie-rock bands posing next to trees and bushes. A recently published book from photographer Spencer Wells takes a […]
