Show N Tell

I was invited to join some friends at Dot Editions, a post-production house in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. Gowanus is becoming quite the artists' enclave, a la Williamsburg or Dumbo without the attitude, and the building that Dot is housed in reminds me of old school West Chelsea before the gallery scene really blew up. Owner Rocky Kenworthy is hosting Show N Tell nights, where he invites photographers to come his space, present a slideshow of their work and talk about how and why they got into the photography business.

For some reason, I have become the friend who ends up early at everything (anyone who knows me knows this is a bizarre and abnormal behavior for me, and it must be stopped, pronto!), and, as you can read here, I am a terrible networker, so I walked into the studio, alone, sheepish, holding a box of wine (shut up. boxed wine is cool). Rocky was kind enough to greet me warmly and introduce himself as the owner, and we chatted a bit until my friends arrived and, shortly after, the show began.

The three photographers were all featured in PDNs 30 (every year PDN, the photographer's version of porn, picks 30 emerging photographers and singles them out and showcases them) and were very, very different. Adrien Mueller spoke first, but who could pay attention to what he was saying when he had mouthwatering images of food projecting on continuous loop?
©Adrien Mueller

He talked about his start in photojournalism and his current role as sometime corporate advertising photographer. His work ranges from food to still-life and location/people. Do not look at his website if you are hungry!

Elizabeth Weinberg is a girl after my own heart--she shoots a lot of cool, hip bands, some of whom I've never even heard of (cuz I'm old, and a nerd) but am totally checking out, pinky swear. She has started to move away from the music and is doing more fashion and portraiture. I especially enjoyed the more personal portraits of her younger sister, who is a favorite subject for her.

©Elizabeth Weinberg
This is not a picture of her younger sister, but a picture of the band Beach House...one of the cool, hip bands I've never heard of (oh shut up, have you?).

Last but not least, we saw Gabriele Stabile, a photojournalist who has done a lot of work in Gaza but who has also shot cookbooks for the likes of Ramen King
David Chang, an interesting crossover to be sure.
©Gabriele Stabile

At the end of the night there was a raffle and one of our friends won $250 worth of services from Dot Editions! Which is only one of many reasons why you should attend the next Show N Tell night in mid-May!

More info and pics from Show n Tell night here