December 2015 Newsletter
“In other places, culture comes down from on high. In New Orleans it bubbles up from the street.” -Ellis Marsalis As we prepare to celebrate our 10th PhotoNOLA Festival, I am reminded of this quote...
View ArticleTom Varisco: Looking Up/Looking Down
NOPA friend and Lifetime member, Tom Varisco, has a great new book: Looking Up/Looking Down. Tom donated his desgin work of NOPA’s logo and initial branding More of his work be seen here: tom varisco...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 Newsletter
The New Orleans Photo Alliance had a busy and productive 2015 and we look forward to more of the same in 2016. Beginning last year with Qué Bola Asere: Celebrating Cuba, we then hosted part of the SPE...
View ArticlePhotographer’s Profile: Andrew Feiler By Renee Allie
Andrew Feiler describes himself as a management consultant and fifth generation Georgian who facilitates strategic planning with non-profit and for-profit clients.He grew up in Savannah attending a...
View ArticleFebruary 2016 Newsletter
Eliot Dudik: Broken Land|Still Lives Through February 14, 2016 NOPA Gallery 1111 Saint Mary St, NOLA NOPA presents a solo exhibition by Eliot Dudik, winner of the PhotoNOLA 2014 Review Prize,...
View ArticlePhotographer’s Profile: David Halliday
Profile by Renee Allie I first met David Halliday back in the 90’s when I co-owned Icon’s Gallery with fellow photographer, Cecil Rimes. Being two photographers we made it a point to have photography...
View ArticleWelcome our new Executive Director Amy Dailey Williams
The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is excited to announce that Amy Dailey Williams has been named the first Executive Director of the photographic arts organization. Williams brings twenty years of...
View ArticleDigital Pushpin 2016
This year we brought back our popular Push Pin show – and in a new format! Thanks to everyone for joinus at the one-night event and for those of you that couldn’t make it, enjoy this online version of...
View ArticleMarch Newsletter
NOPA Welcomes Executive Director Amy Dailey Williams It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the New Orleans Photo Alliance’s first Executive Director, Amy Dailey Williams. Amy comes to us with...
View ArticleOpening: John Edward Heaton’s Guatemala
Please join The Latin American Library for the opening of John Edward Heaton’s Guatemala Friday, March 18 5:30pm to 7:30pm Tulane University 4th floor Howard Tilton Memorial Library 7001 Freret Street...
View ArticleApril 2016 Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Greetings! What an honor to be the first Executive Director of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and our annual photography festival, PhotoNOLA. As the first...
View ArticleGiveNOLA Day: UPDATE!!
OPPS. Too much love. We appreciate your effort to support the New Orleans Photo Alliance on GiveNOLA Day. Give Local America, who runs the GiveNOLA Day website, had technical difficulties due to the...
View ArticleMay 2016 Newsletter
FROM THE DIRECTOR Greetings! Thanks to each photographer who submitted entries for the 2016 Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography. The quality of the work we received was unparalleled and...
View ArticleJune Newsletter
FROM THE DIRECTOR We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2016 Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography. The grant, created to honor the work and life of documentary photographer...
View ArticleAugust 2016 Newsletter
FROM THE DIRECTOR August can be a slow-moving month in southern Louisiana. The heat and humidity are a way of life and we spend most of our time indoors ducking the heat and rain or get out of town...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed
As Southern Louisiana faces the destruction left by the recent floods, many of our members have reached out to us asking how to use photography to help. You understand the power of an image and have...
View Article2016 Clarence John Laughlin Award Finalists
The New Orleans Photo Alliance is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2016 Clarence John Laughlin Award. Juror Steven Albahari, Publisher of 21st Editions, selected ten finalists from 104...
View ArticlePortfolio Share Happy Hour with Zack Smith
Thursday, September 29 | 6:30 to 9:00PM at the NOPA Gallery We’re taking our portfolio sharing events in different direction this month. NOPA member and professional photographer Zack Smith will host...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 newsletter
FROM THE DIRECTOR This month, we’re excited to explore how the medium of photography has expanded and how we interact with photographic images in the current day. Our fall exhibition features six...
View ArticleLightbox Workshop with Linka Odem
Outside the Box Workshop: Build your own light box! Explore photo-based installation art with Linka Odom. Participants will learn how to build a simple, beautiful light box using affordable and...
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