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Waypoint Park: Bellingham Photo Walk

6/6/2025

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Not long now until the Chase the Light - Waypoint Park: Bellingham Photo Walk!!!
Have you signed up yet?

Join us for a fun day of photography in Bellingham. You can bring whatever camera you like from your fancy DSLR's to the camera on your phone.

We'll explore Waypoint Park with waterfront views, industrial relics, in one of the best Pacific Northwest settings.

Photo Walk details:

Date: Saturday June 14 from 2-5pm
Location: Waypoint Park. 1145 Granary Ave Bellingham, WA 98225
What to bring: Camera, comfortable shoes, water, sunscreen
Fee: Free with RSVP for Chase the Light 2025 Participants

Head to the Photographic Center Northwest website to register:
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June 06th, 2025

6/6/2025

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It was such a pleasure to interview the wonderful Galina Kurlat for the Women Alternative Photography Group interview series. Head on over to the WAPG website to read the interview.

Galina Kurlat is a photographic artist living in Brooklyn, NY, she earned her BFA in Media Arts from Pratt Institute. Kurlat creates a visual relationship between herself and her subject by embracing the imperfections and possibilities of antiquated photographic processes. Her works undulate between the recognizable and the ephemeral. By accepting the change and chaos inherent in photographic materials Kurlat challenges photography as a historically representational medium.

Head on over to the Women Alternative Photography Group website to read our interview!

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'Homesick' featured in WWU News

5/18/2025

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My project 'Homesick' has been featured in the WWU news. You can check out the article written by Frances Badgett on the link below.

Thank you Frances for writing such kind words about the project.

* Note the quote at the end of the article is by artist Mimi Fuenzalida

https://news.wwu.edu/wwu-instructor-elizabeth-ransom...
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Lenscratch Article

4/30/2025

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A new article featuring my project 'Homesick' has just been published on the Lenscratch website as part of their daily feature. The article was very kindly written by artist Galina Kurlat. Please go check out the article over on the Lenscratch website. 


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New WAPG Interview with Magda Kuca

4/24/2025

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It is my honour to introduce you to Magda Kuca who I had the pleasure of interviewing for our WAPG Interview series.

Magda is a Polish visual artist and fine art photographer based in London, exploring the cyclical nature of human rituals using historical photographic techniques in the context of identity, memory, and folklore.

I can't wait for you to see Magda's incredible wet plate collodion and gum bichromate images.

Head on over to the Women Alternative Photography Group website to read her interview today.

Read Magda's interview HERE



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Waypoint Park: Bellingham Photo Walk (Bellingham, WA)

4/18/2025

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I am so excited to be hosting a photo walk this summer with Photographic Center Northwest for their Chase the Light event. You can sign up through the link below. I can't wait for all the photo adventure shenanigans to ensue!

Waypoint Park: Bellingham Photo Walk (Bellingham, WA)

June 14, 2025 | Saturday 2-5pm

Waypoint Park | 1145 Granary Ave Bellingham, WA 98225

Join us for an immersive photo walk in beautiful Bellingham as part of the Chase The Light weekend!

Led by artist Elizabeth Ransom, this photo walk invites participants to experience the energy of Bellingham through the photographic lens. During the photo walk, Elizabeth will guide you in exploring the rich imagery of Waypoint Park including waterfront views, Bellingham’s unique skyline, industrial relics, and views of Lummi Island in this inspiring Pacific Northwest setting.

What to Bring:

Camera equipment (digital, film, or camera-phone)

Comfortable walking shoes

Curiosity and an eagerness to explore

Secure your spot for this captivating photo walk by registering today.

https://shop.pcnw.org/collections/chase-the-light-programs/products/ctl-2025-waypoint-park-bellingham-photo-walk

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397A Sustainable Approaches to Photography

4/9/2025

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Yesterday I found out that my Sustainable Approaches to Photography class has finally been approved at WWU for Summer quarter.

WWU students sign up on classfinder as soon as it's available!!!

I've been working on the research, writing the proposal, putting together the syllabus and navigating the process of many different committee meetings to try to get this class approved for the past eight months.

Massive thank you to Lisa and Sasha for helping me work through the tricky process of getting a class approved.

This class will explore some of my favorite alternative photography processes like anthotypes and plant based developers. And we will be looking at some of the new exciting research that is currently being explored on these topics.

I've been investigating more sustainable approaches within my own practice for many years attending workshops from The Sustainable Darkroom, reading as many academic papers and publications on the topic, and learning from other inspiring artists like Kari Varner, Melanie King, and Megan Bent. While I still have so much to learn and in no way am an expert on the topic I'm so excited to start the conversation at WWU and help students embrace photography with the planet in mind.

If you're a WWU student this class is available this Summer Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-4:50 pm and is available for Art and Non Art Majors. Previous Darkroom experience is preferred. Just send me an email at [email protected] if you have any questions

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New WAPG Interview with Isabella Marie Garcia

4/3/2025

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🎉 Celebrating our 20th WAPG Interview 🎉

Wowzers I started WAPG 2 years ago with the goal to publish monthly interviews on all the inspiring artists using alternative photography. While it hasn't been exactly monthly I am so proud to have hit this milestone.

And what an incredible interview to have as our 20th WAPG Interview!!!

In this instalment I had the absolute pleasure of learning all about Miami based artist and writer Isabella Marie Garcia and how she has been working with folks in the juvenile justice system. Head on over to the Women Alternative Photography Group website to learn all about the incredible work Isabella and the workshop participants have been creating.


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1. Installation View of UPROOTED, Curated Student Exhibition for ICA Narratives by Isabella Marie Garcia and Jessica Helsinger at Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, Florida. Image by and courtesy of Chris Carter.

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New WAPG Interview With Sujata Setia

3/27/2025

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March WAPG Interview with Sujata Setia

It was my absolute honour to interview Sujata Setia about her empowering project A Thousand Cuts. 

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In her body of work A Thousand Cuts Sujata Setia examines patterns of domestic abuse within South Asian communities. This powerful body of work employs the South Asian art of paper cutting, known as Sanghi Art, to slice into the surface of photographs depicting victims of domestic abuse. This unique mark making technique results in striking images that reveal a bold red colour beneath. Sujata provides a space of healing, empowering victims to share their stories."

You can now read the interview over on the Women Alternative Photography website. 

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WAPG Online Meet Up

3/22/2025

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Women Alternative Photography Group Online Meet Up
22 March 2024
Online

It was absolute pleasure to host the WAPG Online Meet Up featuring presentations from Amanda Couch (UK), Maedeh Ojaghloo (Iran/US), and Cara Jaye (US). Amanda Couch shared her inspiring performative pinhole work and her investigations into anthotypes. Maedeh Ojaghloo's powerful presentation investigated honour killings in Iran and Cara Jaye shared new work created during a residency in Mexico City that explores plastic pollution. 

You can now watch the recording on the WAPG YouTube channel. 

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    Phd Candidate at UCA, Instructor at Western Washington University and Photographic Center Northwest, and Visual Artist working with Alternative Photographic Practices.

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