Unscripted
Photographs of life’s experiences as they unfold
curated by
Molly Roberts
Deadline September 15th, 2024
Exhibition Online
South x Southeast Online Gallery
sxsegallery.com
October and November, 2024
A Zoom group critique of these images with Molly Roberts and the photographers will be held at a date to be determined during October or November.
You may think of it as street photography, the decisive moment, or Zen and the art of photography. The magic of capturing a moment of authentic human emotion and interaction is the photographer’s ultimate reward as a keen observer. The images for this call are nonfiction, found moments, they are joyful, they are somber. But they are grounded in reality. As we wander this world with a small camera in hand we are open to the visual gifts that are offered by sheer serendipity .
Photographers like Andre Kertez, Vivian Maier, Eve Arnold, Eliott Erwitt, Sylvia Plachy and Robert Frank point us in the right direction. The joy of photography lies in the discovery of these poetic moments. -Molly Roberts
Molly Roberts
Molly Roberts is a documentary photographer, visuals editor and curator residing in Baltimore, Maryland.
Roberts’ 35+ year career includes creating visuals and managing contributing photographers at The Washington Post Magazine, USA Weekend, Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic Magazine. She is the recipient of multiple awards for her magazine work including, the NPPA award for Best Use of Photography in a Magazine, finalist for National Magazine Award, special recognition for photography features by Communication Art, American Photography, and Society of Publication Design.
In 2019 she was awarded a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation fellowship to study and teach photography and multimedia at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where she received a masters degree in Visual Communication in 2021 focusing on the creative process and the history of the medium.
She has curated exhibits for PhotoWorks, Art Works Projects, University of Texas; Corpus Christi, Women Photojournalists of Washington, SXSE Gallery and Gallery 1448. She works on book projects for independent photographers and National Geographic Books. She has also participated in panels discussions and presentations about the current state of the photographic medium and the future of publishing at Ohio University School of Visual Communication, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Northern Short Course and the Corcoran/GW school of Fine Arts,
Roberts leads workshops in photo editing for long term visual projects and photo books. She teaches photography, photojournalism and photo-editing, recently at Ohio University and Loyola University. Roberts is a regular reviewer and mentor at La Luz Workshops, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Social Documentary Network, and Review Santa Fe as well as the annual Women Photojournalists of Washington portfolio review and Seminar, of which she is a co-director and member of the Board of Directors. She is co-host of the weekly podcast 10fps.net a podcast about photojournalism by photojournalists, but for everyone produced by Loyola University in Baltimore.
Molly fell in love with photography at age 17 and her love for the medium has been most enduring. “As a teenager, I stumbled upon the work of Robert Frank and Diane Arbus in the Harvard Square bookstore and time stood still. I decided it was the most revolutionary art form I’d ever experienced and I wanted it in my life. Since then I studied photography at UMD with John Gossage and along the way with many other generous mentors and creative souls. I have worked as a photographer for newspapers, magazines and books. I have edited books, magazines and special issues. I’ve judged photo contests and given lectures. Mostly, I’ve just enjoyed a life made richer by photography, a medium that is wonderfully suited to explore and make sense of the world and the issues that surround us.”
Past collaborations with SXSE Gallery and Magazine include the exhibitions,The Women’s Show, Picturing Self and Others, and Southern Landscapes. Workshops with SXSE include, Photo Editing for Long Term projects, and the Yucatan Peninsula, Merida, Mexico workshop.
Molly lives in Baltimore, in an artists community where her studio is a sanctuary of photobooks which she is happy to share with her fellow creatives and the gallery associated with the community is a never ending source of inspiration and lively collaboration.
HOW TO ENTER:
Please follow these directions exactly to send your entry via email to nancy@sxsemagazine.com
- subject line: Unscripted
- file name on each image: your last name your first name title of image – example: mccrarynancybigredhouse
- images should be 72 dpi, 1000 on the longest side, jpeg only
- Please zip all images into a file and attach the file to the email.
- pay for entry (see below)
- Send the email
HOW TO PAY:
Click HERE for first four images: $40
Click HERE for additional images: $10 each
Questions? E nancy@sxsemagazine.com
Thank you!
Unscripted, Untitled ©Lucie Langford Canfield
