On the Spot with my man, Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il loves the new selection of rare "Junk-il" artist edition kicks.

I'm loving this! The Boston Globe's internet picture show The Big Picture presents a sick collection of images from North Korea: On the Spot with Kim Jong-il. The 69 year old Kim Jong-il is the coolest crazy militant dictator in the world right now. These are some of my favorite images from this collection. I'm super fascinated with North Korea not just for its dictator but also the state of suspended cultural and technological animation it is in. If they ever open the country up to to outside world they may have to declare the entire country a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kim Jong-il surveys the latest in computer technology.

Kim Jong-il loves a good cracker.

Kim Jong-il found a bucket.

The 15th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition

harlan erskine, 'Bridge III,' 20 x 37 inches, 2008

I am happy to announce that three images from my series Imaginary Wars have been selected for "EXPOSURE: The 15th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition." The show is made up of 12 artists selected from a total of 220 International submissions. The juror was Mia Fineman, Senior Research Associate, Department of Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

EXPOSURE:
The 15th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition
Juried by Mia Fineman
April 23 - June 20, 2010
Opening reception, TBA

For this year's exhibition, Fineman selected 12 artists out of a total 220 international submissions.

2010 Selected Artists
Jacqueline Bates (NY)
Joshua Deaner (RI)
Harlan Erskine (NY)
Alexander Harding (MA)
Joseph Holmes (NY)
Stella Johnson (MA)
Bryan Alfred Martello (MA)
Mary Parisi (CA)
Charles Rozier (CT)
Irina Rozovsky (MA)
Cindy Stephens (MA)
Millee Tibbs (RI)

From the Photographic Resource Center (PRC):

Each year, the PRC is pleased to host a juried exhibition with a nationally-renowned juror. This prestigious competition is a great opportunity to view new work as well as see topics in which contemporary minds are engaged. With only about a dozen artists selected from close to 300 entries, the PRC Juried Exhibition is a highly competitive and revered program. All winners exhibit several images each in the PRC gallery.

Guest jurors represent esteemed curators, photographers, and professionals from the region and beyond. As each juror brings a different perspective, the show is unique and fresh every year. Past guest jurors of the PRC Juried Exhibition have included Mia Fineman, Russell Hart, Lesley A. Martin, Jen Bekman, Jeanine Fijol, Alison Devine Nordstrom, Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Chris Enos, Diana Gaston, Deborah Martin Kao, Richard Woodward, and Edward Earle, among others.

In celebration of the PRC's 30th anniversary in 2006, and to reflect the mission and function of our annual photography competition, we changed the name of the PRC Members' Exhibition to EXPOSURE: The Annual PRC Juried Exhibition.