In a similar fashion to that of Cartier-Bresson’s “the decisive moment”, Epilogue will explore “the moment after” with photographic works by a broad range of artists who explore this theme in a number of different ways.

 

In many ways “the moment after” is a cornerstone of documentary and reportage photography.  Frequently, the record of an event is a record of its aftermath.  From Weegee’s crime scene photographs to Edward Burtynsky’s and Richard Misrach’s documentation of man’s intervention with nature, photographers are often not there as the action happens, but are there to record its effects.  These photographers as well as others will contribute to Epilogue’s acknowledgement of the inherent nature of “the moment after” in documentary and reportage photography.  Additionally, emerging artists Connie Mae Boltz and Melanie Pullen add a twist to the reportage element by staging crime scenes and then photographing them.  Emmet Gowin and David Miesel have also been asked to contribute works exploring man’s effect on nature.

  • Roger Ballen

    Roger Ballen Biography

    One of the most influential and important photographic artists of the 21st century, Roger Ballen’s photography span over forty years. Roger Ballen's strange and extreme art confront the viewer and challenge them to come with him on a journey into their own minds as he explores the deeper recesses of his own.

    Artist Roger Ballen was born in New York in 1950 but for over 30 years he has lived and worked in South Africa. His work as a geologist took him out into the countryside and led him to take up his camera and explore the...

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  • Mitch Epstein

    Mitch Epstein Biography

    Photographer Mitch Epstein (born 1952, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is a fine-art photographer who helped pioneer fine-art color photography in the 1970s. His photographs are in numerous major museum collections, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Whitney Museum of American Art; The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Tate Modern in London.

    His recent series, Rocks and Clouds, was shown at Thomas Zander Gallery, Cologne in spring, 2017 and was recently exhibited at Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York and Galerie Les Filles...

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  • Emmet Gowin

    Emmet Gowin Biography Over the course of his career, American photographer Emmet Gowin has been known for poignantly capturing an expansive range of subjects. From intimate portraits of his wife and family, to aerial landscapes that explore the haunting devastation of nuclear testing, Gowin’s ability to capture emotion in both the living and the decaying has garnered him international acclaim for more than six decades.

    Born in Virginia in 1941, Gowin studied graphic design at the Richmond Professional Institute and went on to receive an MFA in photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. Studying under Harry Callahan... View artist page

  • David Hilliard

    David Hilliard Biography

    David Hilliard creates large scale multi-paneled photographs, based on his life or the lives of people around him. David Hilliard received a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and MFA from Yale University. David Hilliard's photography can be found in important collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photographer David Hilliard exhibits his photographs both nationally and internationally.

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  • Joel Meyerowitz

    Joel Meyerowitz Biography

    American photographer Joel Meyerowitz (1938-present) grew up in New York City's Bronx borough. His street photography work is credited as an ode to artists like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, though Joel Meyerowitz, unlike his heroes, favored shooting in color. Critics consider Joel Meyerowitz a pioneer in the color approach to the street photography genre; his book and series Cape Light (1978) is widely regarded as a testament to this and the book is considered one of the most influential photography books of the latter part of the twentieth century. Other books include St. Louis and the...

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  • Richard Misrach

    Richard Misrach Biography Richard Misrach (b. 1949) is one of the most influential photographers working today. For the past 50 years, he has used visually stunning, large-scale color vistas to address human intervention on the natural world. Perhaps best known for his Desert Cantos , an ongoing series depicting desert landscapes that the artist began in 1979, Richard Misrach is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of large format color photography.

    Born in Los Angeles, California, Richard Misrach studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, before turning to photography as a way of documenting his involvement... View artist page

  • Angela West

    Angela West Biography

    Angela West grew up in Dahlonega, Georgia, and received her MFA in photography from Yale University. Much of Angela West's photography is a series of varied photographic projects relating to her hometown and the chronology of its inhabitants. Employing the traditional academic genres of art to explore the nature and place of community, Photographer Angela West's projects include portrait studies of small-town teenage girls, landscape explorations of neighborhoods, and still lifes that represent the passing of time. Angela West's richly realized color photographs balance affection for her subjects with precise and unsentimental observation. Angela West's photography is...

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