our last photo jam is going to be tough to beat. we had some great presentations from a local journalist, a film maker’s still images, a graphic designer’s macro photos and images from an artist that was exploring taiwanese death culture.
please contact us if you are interested in showing images. we have a limit of (3-5) photographers to allow everyone plenty of time to present. show a project that has never been seen before or show a work in progress and get feed back from peers and photographers.
critique are moderated by editor of photography john urquiza.
sign up required to present, please e.mail john urquiza at urquiza@thegeniusofwater.us. OR, if you would like to attend please RSVP at our facebook event page.
thursday
april 30, 2015
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
@ avenue 50 studio
presentation requirements
we are looking for images of a social documentary nature, but also images of beauty and form that speak the visual language.
• images presented as digital projection only
(prints and framed pieces are difficult to share with many people in our space)
• (5-10) individual images
• or (10-20) images for an essay
• images sized to 1800 px max width/height
• .jpg file format on a flash drive only or mac formatted external drive
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sin turistas workshops & collective with avenue 50 studio would like to invite you to the next open photo critique. come to share your digital projection of a photography project or comment and discuss other photographer’s work. sign up required, please e.mail john urquiza at urquiza@thegeniusofwater.us
[ featured photographer: fiona chang ]
she will be presenting images from her recent residency in taiwan with the nomad artist residency project. her memorable images explore and reveal the fabric of the streets.
in this next photo jam we are going to limit it to (6) photographers to alleviate any time pressure on critiques. we have (3-4) spots open at this time so if you are interested please let us know asap. show a project that has never been seen before or show a work in progress and get feed back from peers and photographers.
guest and presenters will have a chance to view images and comment on each others work. the critique will be moderated by instructor john urquiza.
presentation requirements.
we are looking for images of a social documentary nature, but also images of beauty and form.
* images presented as digital projection only
(prints and framed pieces are difficult to share with many people in our space)
* (5-10) individual images
* or (10-20) images for an essay
* images sized to 1800 px max width/height
* .jpg file format on a flash drive only or mac formatted external drive
(please rsvp to our facebook event page)
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sin turistas workshops & collective with avenue 50 studio would like to invite you to the first ever open photo critique. come to share a photography project or comment and discuss others work.
“the critique is a major portion of the learning process. it is a space where we get to present our work in an honest environment of comrades and fans that will praise and critique without judgment. as creators we can observe the reaction to the voice of the work we created. as participants, it is a chance to deconstruct the images through discussion and from another viewpoint. for everyone it is a chance to influence our own work with other ideas about photography.”
[featured photographers: dana collins & isabel avila]
dana collins is a professor of sociology and studies the ideas of space and community in the malete neighbourhood of manila, the philippines. isabel avila is a documentary photographer working on a series of portraits that study the overlapping nature of native american and chicano cultures in california and the west.
this is a free event and open to everyone who appreciates photography, but a small donation ($1-2) to cover refreshments would be greatly appreciated. if you are interested in presenting some work, please contact us. or, if you would like to attend please RSVP at our facebook event page.
rsvp to our facebook event page
36 exposures discusses with photographer’s their motivation, process and the impact of their work. stephen johnstone will lead us through the images at his solo show “faces at the races” hanging in the museum of arcadia heritage through january 11th. stephen trained as a photographer, but spent his career as a lighting technician for the film and television industry. early in his career he was on assignment to photograph horses and owners by “thoroughbred” magazine at santa anita race track. he found the spectators far more interesting subjects. this street photography style of images shot in the 1970s shows the powerful nature of b&w
photography through the expressive faces of his subjects.
rsvp to our facebook event page
leopldo peña is based in los angeles and photographs immigrant cultures and communities of california. using symbolism and landscapes he reveals the dance we do to assimilate as americans. he himself migrated from michoacán to los angeles in 1992 and has shot for la opinión, grey magazine, retina and b&w magazine. he is also a founding member of “colectivo bajalta” that “documents the social circumstances of the three californias”.
the 36 exposures presentation coincides with the closing of leopoldo’s show at the avenue 50 studio annex. 36 exposures discusses with photographer’s their motivation, process and the impact of their work. photographers are invited to present 36 images or what used to be a roll of film via a digital slide show to discuss with other photographers of all levels and collectors their images and process.
sin turistas workshops and photographers study change in communities through photography. sin turistas’ photographers practise essay form, urban landscapes, street and portraiture photography among others. sin turistas is an outreach program of avenue 50 studio.
photographs by:
tina cacho
kelly casper-lombardo
dana collins
dan pellitier
ande richards
john urquiza
sin turistas photography workshops seek to document and express highland park’s changing environment. this first exhibition is a collection of abstract expressionist and urban landscapes summoning the hidden spaces of los angeles. these images traverse the avenues and the boulevards of highland park. photographs are scaled to 3’x4’ and express the layers of its residents colliding with themselves; others revealing the time of past, present and future; and, still others defining the boundaries of living of life in LA. their stories are told in the symbols and scenes as well as the official and subversive street signs.
• join us for the NELA second saturday
@ café de leche
april 13 2013
• exhibition.
april 11—may 9 2013
@ café de leche
5000 york boulevard
323.551.6828
www.cafedeleche.net
sin turistas is an outreach program of avenue 50 studio.
www.avenue50studio.org
avenue 50 studio is an arts presentation organization grounded in latino chicano culture. it seeks to build bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding, avenue 50 builds relationships and collaborations with artists and communities.
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photographer and educator john tapia urquiza shares his and student’s images from the sin turistas workshop series with a brief discussion about photography, gentrification and highland park.
highland park is changing and one of the goals of the workshop series is to document and express as much of that change as possible.
join us for a street level view into highland park.
thursday 04.25.13
7:00 pm — 8:30 pm
at avenue 50 studio
131 north avenue 50
highland park
323.258.1435
(free event)
refreshment will be served
sin turistas is an outreach program of avenue 50 studio. www.avenue50studio.org
“…make love, not gentrification” discussion coincides with an exhibition of images at café de leche from 04.11—04.08, 5000 york boulevard highland park.
urquiza is the editor of photography at the california apparel news and a freelance art director. born and raised in northeast los angeles, john tapia urquiza’s array of clientele and projects range from asia to europe, but he is most proud of his work with nonprofit organizations and the public projects in his native los angeles.
avenue 50 studio is an arts presentation organization grounded in latino chicano culture. it seeks to build bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding, avenue 50 builds relationships and collaborations with artists and communities.
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we have two illustration styles in production. you have reached the pre-sale webpage for ordering. our current expected delivery date is mid february.
illustrated by local artist alejandro urquiza, t-shirts are 100% cotton jerzees brand t’s. sorry, short sleeve and black only. reserve yours today!
style A.1 calaveras
the cool kids at the café wear black t-shirts adorned with calaveras. get our loco turista with his rangefinder camera and sin turista type form on the back for street cred.
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$27.00 online
$03.50 shipping local (usps)
$10.25 shipping international (usps)
style A.2 hassleblad
this style is great for your camera and gadget nerds. the isometric ink drawing of the iconic hasselblad cm with 80 mm lens and the sin turista type form on the back will have them squealing with delight! i swear, i squealed…
S | M | L | xL
$27.00 online
$03.50 shipping local (usps)
$10.25 shipping international (usps)
purchase online through paypal
(if ordering outside of the US please pay shipping separately with 2nd button)
please add if shipping internationally
t-shirts are $24 cash if you can catch the instructor at a workshop or see our table at the bargain camera show in pasadena.
t-shirts are designed and sold through urquiza! design + communications and are not tax deductible. t-shirts are a fundraising extension of the sin turistas program and used to promote workshops or go towards the purchase loaner cameras. the t-shirt program and sales have no affiliation with avenue 50 studio.
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saturday 12.01.12
1:00 pm — 5:00 pm
space is limited sign up soon!
pre registration required.
final details will be sent along with your confirmation.
$25 payable to avenue 50 studio
(60% off facebook "like" us discount ends soon)
(registration form)
"sights and sounds of highland park" the one day workshop of sin turistas will be heading to east los angeles and the neighbourhood where the murals “the story of our struggle” are located. across the street are the pan american bank mosaics “our past, our present and our future.” this is a thriving, colourful and textured latino business district surrounded by a old residential neighbourhood.
our last visit we were only able to explore about two blocks around it and meet a few residents. this time we hope to cover a little more ground. we’ll meet at a café for a brief discussion about the assignment for the day and then jump on the nearest the metro to our destination. if time allows we’ll stop for snacks and beverages somewhere around our destination. space is limited, too large a group and it becomes a disruptive and invasive journey, so please sign up early.
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sunday 10.14.12
1:00 pm — 5:00 pm
space is limited, please sign up now!
final details will be sent along with your confirmation.
$25 payable to avenue 50 studio
(60% off summer facebook "like" us discount ends soon)
(registration form)
"sights and sounds of highland park" one day workshop will be hosting documentary film maker and street photographer victor horcasitas from mexico city who was recently in a two person exhibition of photography at avenue 50 studio. www.victorhorcasitas.com
victor has a special exercise planned to challenge our skills. it is also a great opportunity to watch and speak to a photographer who spends his time shooting the streets in a very intimate way.
we’ll meet at a private studio of a local artists which is rarely open to the public and discuss some qualities of great photography, a brief history of some expressive photography and a camera review for any novices in the group. victor will explain his diabolical challenge for the day and then we will go out into highland park and shoot. upon our return we’ll review and critique everyone’s images!
