ETSU Photo News

For any student interested in attending next year's SPE conference in New Orleans they are currently accepting scholarship applications until November 1, 2014. The conference will be held March 12-15, 2015 and will feature an incredible lineup of guest speakers including  Chris Jordan , Hank Willis Thomas and Rebecca Solnit . Click here for more information about how and what to submit.

 © Stacy Kranitz Photographer Stacy Kranitz   will be coming to ETSU as a visiting artist on October 21st and 22nd, 2014. Her visit will include a panel discussion at the Reece Museum on Tuesday the 21st at 5:30pm and a public lecture on her work Wednesday the 22nd at 6:00pm in Ball Hall Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public.

9th Annual Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition Wellington B. Gray Gallery East Carolina University January 22 to February 20, 2015 Submission Deadline: November 1, 2014 Fee: Up to 4 works - $25 Juror: Burk Uzzle Awards: Five $1,000 prizes given Download prospectus here .

SPA Treatment: Student Photography Association Group Exhibition October 1st to October 23rd, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday October 3rd, 6-8pm Tipton Gallery 126 Spring St.  Johnson City, Tennessee Drop Off Work (ready to hang) at Tipton Gallery: Sunday, September 28th 9am to 2pm Installation of Exhibition: Sunday, September 28th through Monday September 29th De-installation of Exhibition and Pick Up Work: Friday, October 24th 3-5pm and Saturday, October 25th 9am-2pm

ETSU Alumni John Lusk Hathaway (MFA 2012) and Tammy Mercure (MFA 2009) were both recently published in Issue #1 of Splash and Grab , a new bi-annual publication based in the UK that is dedicated to emerging photography. Both photographers have large spreads of their work and the issue is available for purchase online here . This magazine looks pretty slick so be sure to get yourself a copy.

© Alan Beuris ETSU Alumnus  Alan Beuris (BFA 2013) has one of his recent photographs included in a show at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. The exhibition, Dreams, Fantasies and Illusions , was curated by the influential photography duo Kahn & Selesnick  and will run from October 11 to November 14, 2014. You can also check out the selected works online at PhotoPlace Gallery's website here .  

In light of the escalating situation in Ferguson, Missouri, where protests and riots are growing over the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American male by local police, it is important to acknowledge the rights and responsibilities of the media who are there covering the story. There have been many accusations aimed at local police for intimidation, harassment and even assault and arrest of journalists and other bystanders who are legally photographing and filming the events that are taking place. The following video was made by a journalist with the Washington Post who was arrested after being asked to leave a McDonald's.    Another incident of a news crew being intentionally tear gassed was caught on camera by several other media outlets and images have been circulating widely on the Internet. You can see a full video of that event here . In a press conference given today, President Obama himself said, "...there's no excuse for police to use excessive force against...