All Over Albany

Conversations with photographers

This is good: Sebastien has started a series of conversations with local photographers.

The first person up is Justin Higgins, who lives in Schenectady. We don't think we've encountered his work before, but we're glad to know it now. And we enjoyed Sebastien's conversation with Justin about art, technique, and having a personal style.

We're looking forward to reading more.

photo: Justin Higgins

Summer Scenes: Sebastien Barre

Glowing.

AOA is taking it easy this week, enjoying a lot of the great stuff Capital Region summers have to offer. (Yes, ice cream will be involved.) While we're away, a few local photographers will be sharing how they see summer in the Capital Region.

Next up: Sebastien Barre. We have very happily featured many of Sebastien's photos here at AOA, including a great series of urban exploration photos. Be sure to also check out his excellent photo blog.

Sebastien's work will be part of a group of show at the Albany Institute of History and Art, 75th Exhibition by Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region, from July 9 through September 4. A print from the urban exploration series is on display at the 33rd Photo Regional exhibit hosted by The Albany Center Gallery until July 16. And a few of his photos are part of theFence 11 show at The Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy until July 17.

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Lots no longer vacant

The site of the Radix Center's greenhouse. There's something great about seeing the Corning Tower in the background and goats in the foreground.

Sebastien has an excellent post about the recent work at multiple sites for the Vacant Lot Project in Albany's South End. He and Bennett have been documenting the project as it moves along. As Sebastien writes of this most recent photoset:

I came back with a lot of pictures, which I trimmed down to a count of 70. Here's hoping that some of the photographs on this page will inspire you to get involved in this neighborhood, or your own. This is only a glimpse at the great work a community can get done when they came together.

Here's a link to Bennett's photoset from the day.

The Vacant Lot Project is a cool idea -- it's turning sites that could be seen as liabilities into neighborhood assets. And it's a great to see people working to make a neighborhood a better place.

Earlier on AOA: The Grand Street Vacant Lot Project

photo: Sebastien B

Tulip Fest 2011 photos

Bennett and Sebastien sent along nice photo sets from the Tulip Festival.

A handful of photos from the sets are after the jump. Re-live the flowers, the music, the lassos...

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