For more than 20 years, this popular photography lecture series has brought artists and photojournalists to Rochester to share their stories and photographs. Generously supported by Thomas N. Tischer, PhD.
Events in this Series
Ed Kashi: Abandoned Moments
Wish You Were Here Ed Kashi’s most recent monograph features photographs made over a 40-year period, providing a window into his unique voice and craft and presenting glimpses of ordinary life, as well as extraordinary events, struggles, and triumphs.
Martha Cooper: Art and Everyday Life
Wish You Were Here Martha Cooper travels worldwide to document urban art and will share work from these adventures, including three trips to Wall\Therapy, Rochester's renowned street art festival. Tickets at the door only.
In Conversation—Anastasia Samoylova: FloodZone
Wish You Were Here Anastasia Samoylova and curator Jamie Allen for a conversation about Samoylova's body of work FloodZone, which is a poetic observation of everyday life in a community impacted by rising waters and recent hurricanes.
Eric T. Kunsman: Felicific Calculus
Eric T. Kunsman's artistic practice focuses on the often-neglected towns of the American southwest as well as the tensions of struggling rustbelt cities throughout the northeastern United States.
Jasna Bogdanovska: Palimpsest
Jasna Bogdanovska conceptualizes the environment from a humanistic perspective, combining individual and collective narratives of migration, identity, mythology, and a sense of belonging.