NEWS


RECENT/UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS + PUBLICATIONS:
(click links in bold or see blog entries below for more info)

Recent and Upcoming Exhibitions:
Recent Select Publications:


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01.24.25 // VISUAL METHODS FOR SENSITIVE ISSUES TEXTBOOK PUBLISHED



A chapter co-authored with Heith Copes, PhD and featuring images and research findings from Hellbender and The Circle is included in a new textbook, Visual Methods for Sensitive Images: Ethics and Reflexivity in Criminology On/Offline, published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of the Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture series. Edited by Silje Anderdal Bakken & Sidsel Harder, the book focuses on collecting, analyzing, and mediating sensitive visual data and covers a wide array of current examples and discussions of visual methods and ethics in contemporary, digital-life criminology. 

Chapter Abstract:
Incorporating photographs into research on crime and justice can be a valuable tool for  those who seek to understand the lives of those who engage in crime and drug use. Using photographs requires researchers to be aware of the ethical issues when incorporating and publishing images in public works. Our aim in this chapter is to discuss some of these ethical (and practical) issues that emerge when including photographs in research about crime and justice. Specifically, we discuss issues such as obtaining informed consent, empowering participants, and portraying people in ways that facilitate reflection and change. We rely on our prior work using photographs to study those who use drugs (e.g., methamphetamine and peyote) in rural Alabama to inform our discussion.

For more, visit: link.springer.com/book/9783031753718

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11.24.24 // CURRENTS 2024 AT OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART


Four photographs from What Has Been... will be included in the 2024 CURRENTS exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, Dec. 13, 2024-Feb. 23, 2025.  The exhibition will open with a reception, Friday, Dec. 13, 5-9pm, during the 19th annual PhotoNOLA festival.

CURRENTS is an annual exhibition designed to give an overview of contemporary photographic practices and projects and highlights the diverse photographic work being created by New Orleans Photo Alliance members. CURRENTS 2024 is curated by Liv Constable-Maxwell, a commissioning editor at the London-based publisher “MACK,” and features eight photographers: Mark Armbruster; Josh Aronson; Thomas Crawford; David Joshua Jennings; Phi Nguyen; Jared Ragland; Linda Reno; and Aline Smithson.

Liv Constable-Maxwell is Commissioning Editor at the London-based publisher “MACK.”  Her recent projects include Stephen Shore’s “Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography,” “Tee A. Corinne: A forest fire between us,” RaMell Ross’ “Spell Time Practice American Body,” Francesca Woodman’s “The Artist’s Books” and “Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography.”

PhotoNOLA is an annual celebration of photography that is produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries, and venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, the festival includes exhibitions, workshops, lectures, a portfolio review, and more.

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11.4.24 // BEAR LAKE NEEDS ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION AND VISUALIZATION PROJECT




An exhibition focusing on issues surrounding Bear Lake, Utah/Idaho, made in collaboration with my USU documentary students, will be on view Nov. 4-Dec. 13 at the university’s Tippetts and Eccles Galleries with an opening recption scheduled for Nov. 7, 5-8pm.

From the press release:

Utah State University photography students, under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Photography Jared Ragland, are playing a key role to document challenges facing Bear Lake.

The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation and Visualization Project blends scientific research with visual storytelling to raise awareness of critical issues surrounding Bear Lake’s natural resources, land use and human impact. Photographs from the project will be exhibited from Nov. 4-Dec. 13 in the Tippetts and Eccles Galleries at USU’s Chase Fine Arts Center.

The project is one of 10 Bear Lake Needs Assessment research projects funded by grants from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and administered by USU’s Institute for Land, Water and Air (ILWA) to study critical issues within Bear Lake and the lands around it.

Bear Lake is unique in the region as one of just three large natural lakes in Utah. Over the past decade, visitation to Bear Lake, located on the Idaho-Utah border, has surged by 300%, amplifying concerns over development, water management and environmental sustainability. This has created additional challenges for the lake and those who maintain the land.

Through more than 20 field visits in 2024, Ragland and his students in the ART 3830 Documentary and Visual Storytelling class have worked with local stakeholders and Bear Lake Needs Assessment Project research teams. Ragland and his students have created a visual record that reflects the lake’s unique agriculture, infrastructure, recreation and ecological features while highlighting the efforts of USU researchers and community partners to safeguard the lake’s future.

The student photographers are Lele Bonizzi; Eli Clare; Anastasia Coleman; Kennedy Fry; Annora Madden; and Kennedy McLeod. 
    Additional contributions were made by recent USU BFA alumni Olivia Ethington (’24) and Kenzli Pendleton (’24).

    Following the exhibition, select images from the documentary project will be featured in ILWA’s annual Report to the Governor and Legislature on Utah’s Land, Water and Air, and included in a comprehensive report to address the lake’s long-term management and support informed decision-making for future policies. An archive containing several hundred digital images will be archived by ILWA and provide a lasting resource for research and advocacy.

    “At USU Photo, we are guided in our belief in photography’s critical role in contemporary culture,” Ragland said. “Through the making, learning and sharing of images, we encourage students to utilize photography as a tool for compassionate citizenship, meaningful storytelling, and impactful social change.

    The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation and Visualization Project has embodied these goals, Ragland said.

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    10.23.24 // ACP RELEASES NEW SOUTH VOL. 1: RECIPROCITY



    The Atlanta Center for Photography (ACP) has released their first-ever group photo publication, New South Vol. 1: Reciprocity, during a panel during the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair. An image from What Has Been Will Be Again, Spring Hill, Barbour County. Michael Farmer..., is included alongside 34 Southern-based artists including Sheila Pree Bright, Riley Goodman, Irina Rozovsky, and Rylan Steele. New South surveys the breadth and depth of photography in the American South, revealing and connecting the most important ideas underlying lens-based media in our region today.

    The Atlanta Center for Photography (ACP) advances new perspectives in lens-based media from the American South. Through artwork commissions, community collaborations, and dynamic programs, ACP supports photography as an inclusive and transformational cultural force, positioning Atlanta at the forefront of contemporary lens-based practice and thought.

    Copies are available here.

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