© Ben Alper - from his series An Index of Walking
A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.” - Rebecca Solnit, from Wanderlust: A History of Walking.
There is something therapeutic about going on walks and taking pictures – sometimes aimless, sometimes with calculated, project-based parameters in mind. It's a road trip on foot. It's about pause, introspection, mindfulness, and maybe some visual mile-marking.
In today's socially distant, quarantined world, walking (safely!) can be a form of personal liberation – one of the few things we can do outside. Editors note: we acknowledge that these statements about “liberation” may be dependent on certain forms of privilege — we hope to reflect this respectfully in the final show.
For Humble's next online exhibition, we'd like to see your images related to walking.
Interpret this however you like. This will be co-curated by Bryan Formhals and Humble's co-founder Jon Feinstein, with curatorial advisement from Humble’s senior editor and curatorial advisor Roula Seikaly.
Deadline: May 20th, 2020
GUIDELINES: (please read carefully. No, really. Please read carefully. We love you .)
1. Please submit your 50-75 word bio, statement, and other information via THIS FORM.
2. Email 5-10 JPGs (sRGB color profile ) at 1,200 pixels on the longest side to submit@hafny.org with "HAF WALKS Submission" in the subject line and each image titled with your name and the title of the image (i.e. FirstName_LastName_Banana_01)
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT submit zipped folders of images and do NOT send us download / WeTransfer links.
ALSO IMPORTANT: Please do NOT watermark your images (unless that’s part of the concept).
We promise you, if we use them, we will give you proper attribution, but we cannot take your submissions seriously if you don't trust us.
OPTIONAL:
Want quicker visibility on your submissions? AFTER submitting via email, Hashtag #HAFWALKS @humbleartsfoundation on Instagram.
FEE: None. (also, please don't call it a "contest" or "competition." It's a no-fee OPPORTUNITY, folks :)
We <3 you. )
Bryan Formahls and Humble’s co-founder Jon Feinstein will select images to feature in HAFNY's online Group Show #65: Easy Spirit: New Photography on Walking, which will go live on Humble's website around June 2020 and potentially be shared on Humble’s Instagram.
We will announce selected photographers via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram feed and through our mailing list.
About the curators:
Bryan Formhals is a writer, photographer, and strategist based in New York City. He's the co-author of Photographers' Sketchbooks and co-hosts the new podcast Way of the Walk.
Jon Feinstein is Humble’s Co-Founder and curatorial director. His work has been exhibited around the world, and his writing has appeared in VICE, Aperture, Hyperallergic, Photograph, PDN and more. He currently directs content strategy for The Luupe, a new platform connecting brands with women photographers.