Posts tagged Visual Artist
28. Decoding Photographs :: Susannah Ray

Susannah Ray is a New York based photographer and professor. Her work focuses on the intersection of city and water and how New Yorkers' lives are shaped by the waters around the city. She has taught photography for 15 years and is currently an adjunct associate professor at Hofstra University. In this conversation, we talk about the four key steps of analyzing and decoding photographs as inspired by American critic, historian, and educator A.D. Coleman. We also discuss how to think deeply about making photographs, and many more peripheral conversations revolving around images.

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27. In Pursuance of a Purposeful Life :: Deandre Jamaal

Deandre Jamaal is a Virginia-based visual artist and creative. His presence online is minimal but filled with purpose when he does offer a look into what he is thinking about, seeing, and interpreting across various mediums. In this conversation, Deandre talks about creativity, the process of making meaningful work, his personal aspirations and how they are guided by masterful works such as American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" album.

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