CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

2020 has lived up to the hype as a tension filled year. The upcoming presidential election serves as a referendum on our leadership, and reflects growing divides in the country. The tidal wave of events that started the year with impeachment hearings rolled into spring with the pandemic induced lockdown. Perhaps without surprise, late spring became protest season with another string of videotaped racism and killings of unarmed people of color by law enforcement or an act of vigilantism. The Black Lives Matter movement, long seen with suspicion, was suddenly joined by throngs of Americans across the spectrum, blanketing the country with voices of anger, impatience and, finally, support. 

This is an especially uncertain time. Capturing this moment, before we see the longer term results unfold, can prove instructive for later generations. Those of you familiar with my work have seen my concert and street portrait photography. The lockdown had me, like everyone else, antsy and impatient at being indoors during a beautiful springtime. The protests were a call to action, both civically and politically, but also creatively. I attended several protests in Los Angeles, leaving, not only with a good amount of photos, but also a heartened feeling - that this time might be different; that this time might bring real change, and not just hope. And I decided to make it into a book project, tentatively titled, TRUTH IS NOT THE WHOLE QUESTION: Los Angeles in Lockdown and Protest.

SEEKING ESSAYS and POEMS to be included as part of an art book collection of photography captured during the lockdown and protests in Los Angeles this late Spring. 300 - 1500 words. All Los Angeles based voices welcomed. Honorarium provided for selected and included submissions. DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2020. Contact with inquiries.