Photolucida is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to providing platforms that expand, inspire, educate, and connect the national and international photography community.| LENSCRATCH
Photolucida is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to providing platforms that expand, inspire, educate, and connect the national and international photography community. Critical Mass, Photolucida’s annual online program, is designed to foster meaningful connections in the photography world. Open to photographers at all levels, anywhere in the world, participants submit a portfolio of 10 images. Following| LENSCRATCH
Siri Kaur: Sister Moon| LENSCRATCH
In Sistermoon (Void, 2025), artist Siri Kaur compiles thirty years of photographs made with—and of—her youngest sister, Simran. What begins as a sibling collaboration evolves into a mythic, matrilineal album, layering time, memory, and intimacy into a body of work that blurs the line between family archive and poetic fiction. Simran appears as child, muse, mother, and| LENSCRATCH
The Griffin Museum of Photography has recently assembled a wonderful exhibition dedicated to handmade photobooks, curated by Sangyon Joo, founder of Datz Press and Datz Museum in Gwangju, South Korea. The first of its kind at the New England museum, the showcase is dedicated solely to handmade photo books, turning its gaze to the tactile delicacy of these wonderful artifacts. The 20 books selected for| LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Lydia McNiff in Conversation with Sonja Langford| LENSCRATCH
Every August we ask the previous Top 25 Lenscratch Student Prize Winners to interview a hero or a mentor, offering an opportunity for conversation and connection. Today Lydia McNiff and Sonja Langford are in dialogue. Thank you to both of the artists. I first discovered Sonja Langford’s work right here on Lenscratch–a publication I turn to| LENSCRATCH
It is with pleasure that the jurors announce the 2025 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner Montenez Lowery. Lowery was selected for his project, A Darktown Cakewalk. This summer, he graduated with a BFA in photography from Georgia State University. The Honorable Mention Winners receive a $250 Cash Award, a feature on Lenscratch, a mini exhibition on the Curated Fridge, and a Lenscratch| LENSCRATCH
Hamidah Glasgow: Beyond Resilience| LENSCRATCH
This week we explore works made by female-identifying lens-based artists who explore issues affecting contemporary women. I’ve approached the projects this week thinking about these questions: How is this point in time different for female artists? What issues need to be addressed in our current climate? Hamidah Glasgow curated “Beyond Resilience” at the Museum of| LENSCRATCH