Corey Presha Print Sale

Corey Presha has a print sale up on his new website to fund the production of new work and other projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to do something good, for Corey to continue the production of new work and for yourself to have some great photography for your wall.

So get your credit card out and order your print today!

More info on his blog Eyes Of Artists

Dog and Bus, Blackshear, Georgia, 2008
from Simple Comforts
Archival Inkjet Print
11 x 14 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 cm
Edition of 15, Signed and numbered
$55 ppd

Untitled (California Landscape #3), 2008
from Observations I
Archival Inkjet Print
16 x 20 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Edition of 10, Signed and numbered
$85 ppd

© all images Corey Presha

Masters Mystery Art Show

And here is another great opportunity to get your work out and seen by many, many people and being included in a fantastic project.

The Masters Mystery Art Show 2009 is open for submissions now. So, do something good and donate your work and support the Florida International University MFA program.

What is the Masters Mystery Art Show:

The Masters’ Mystery Art Show taking place at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is truly an exhibition not be missed. MMAS’s purpose is to contribute to the further development of the Florida International University MFA program. All proceeds will go the Master's program for scholarships, visiting artists, exhibitions and other projects. The MMAS is already supported by such important sponsors as Lionstone Development, The Ritz Carlton, South Beach and Regalia Vodka with key galleries, media and artists committed to its success through a high-visibility publicity campaign. Artists, Celebrities, Designers and FIU Master’s Art Students will create masterpieces on 6x9 canvas’s, signed only on the back by the artist whose name is revealed only after its $50 sale. The mystery creates an artistic “whodunit.”

PARTICIPATING CELEBRITY ARTIST:

- 2008: John Legend, Gloria Estefan , Emilio Estefan, Belkys Nerey, Lynn Martinez, NY Yankee,

Bernie Williams, Jon Secada, Jose Feliciano, Andy Garcia, The Grand Diva, Patti Labelle, and Carlos

Santana

- Past Years: Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel Ray, Rosie O’Donnell, Jose Carreras, Bernadette Peters,

Quincy Jones, Alejandro Sanz, Carlos Vives, Romero Britto, Carlos Betancourt, and Madonna’s

daughter, Lola.

The details:

The Masters Mystery Art Show takes place on Thursday December 3, from 12 p. m. to 7 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, during Art Basel Miami Beach.

There could not be a better place and venue to show your work.

More details and the submission form, just click here

Two Way Lens and Tierney Gearon

Two Way Lens proudly presents Tierney Gearon

I am excited to let you know that another outstanding photographer is added to the Two Way Lens project.

I'm a big fan of Tierney Gearon's work and when she agreed to be part of the project, I was really thrilled.

Read Tierney's answers to my questions here

Make also sure to visit Tierney's website where you will find more exciting photography and news about herself.

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

Untitled, from the series Mother Project

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© all images Tierney Gearon

Postcards from the Edge 2010

It's time to donate your work!!!

The fabulous Postcards from the Edge Benefit is open for submissions now!!!

Do something good and support Visual AIDS and your work could hang on the wall next to Nan Goldin or Jack Pierson or Jeff Koons.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
The 12th Annual Postcards from the Edge benefit for Visual AIDS
Hosted by ZieherSmith in their new space at 516 West 20th Street, NYC

PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, January 8 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

BENEFIT SALE
Saturday, January 9 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, January 10 from 12 noon – 4 p.m.

Postcards From the Edge is a Visual AIDS benefit show and sale of over 1500 original, postcard-sized works of art by established and emerging artists. All artworks are sold for $75 each, on a first-come, first-served basis. The works are signed on the back and exhibited so the artists' signatures cannot be seen. While buyers receive a list of all participating artists, they don't know who created which piece until purchased. All proceeds support the work of Visual AIDS. Click HERE for more information.

If you are an Artist interested in participating, please click HERE for details and submission forms. Deadline is Thursday, December 10, 2009.

Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving the legacy, because AIDS is not over. www.visualAIDS.org

New Family Trees

Three new Family Trees have been added to the portfolio on my website.

Bruce wrote three new wonderful poems for my images.

Check it out here



© Michael Werner and Bruce Long

in-Public

in-Public is a collective of photographers from around the world dedicated to Street Photography.

On their website is a lot of good work to find. For everyone interested in Street Photography a fantastic resource.

This is what they say about in-Public:

in-Public was set up in 2000 to provide a home for Street Photographers.

Our aim is to promote Street Photography and to continue to explore its possibilities, we are a non commercial collective. All the photographers featured here have been invited to show their work because they have the ability to see the unusual in the everyday and to capture the moment. The pictures remind us that, if we let it, over-familiarity can make us blind to what’s really going on in the world around us.

Check it out and browse through all the portfolios on their site.

Philadelphia Photo Arts Center

The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to the study, practice, and appreciation of photography in the Philadelphia region.

The organization fulfills this mission by offering educational programs, photographic exhibitions, lectures by practicing artists, and affordable access to high-end digital equipment for the creation of photographs. PPAC is a resource for both practicing artists as well as individuals interested in learning about all aspects of contemporary photography. PPAC provides needed technical services and instruction and promotes the relationships and connections that will lead to a more vibrant photography community.

The center is a great place in the greater Philadelphia area, with exhibitions, book signings, lectures and much more.

On November 5, from 7 p.m. is a lecture and book signing by Mitch Epstein , His newest book American Power will be the subject. Don't miss such a superb event!!!!



There is so much more to discover and read on their website.

Unseen - A Photographers Salon

Don't miss one of the best shows in New York this Fall

UNSEEN - A Photographers Salon

Unseen is an introduction to some of New York’s most promising, hard working, and creative minds in the photography field whose bold ideas, themes, and techniques work to transcend the history of photographic art.

Ruben Natal - San Miguel curated an extraordinary show with an amazing line up of fantastic photographers.

If you are in New York, make sure to see the show. The opening is October 22, 6p.m. - 8.30 p.m. at Randall Scott Gallery, 111 Front Street #204, Brooklyn

The show runs from October 22 through November 21