Donavon Smallwood (born 1994) is an American photographer, living in New York City.[1][2] His first book is Languor (2021).[3][4]
Life and work
Smallwood was born, grew up and continues to live in Harlem, New York City.[5] He studied documentary film and English literature at Hunter College in New York.[1]
Languor (2021) is a book of portraits of people and photographs of nature made in Central Park, Manhattan during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a medium format film camera.[1][6] Smallwood says "Its subject is what it's like to be a black person in nature."[7] In 2021 the book won the Aperture Portfolio Prize[1] and the work was exhibitied at the Camera Club of New York[7] and as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in London.[8]
Publications
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Donavon Smallwood's Photographs Envision Black Tranquility in Central Park". Aperture. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Fletcher, Gemma (13 December 2021). "Zeitgeist: Donavon Smallwood". Creative Review. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Pandemic park life and a secret knitting cult: the best photography books of 2021". The Guardian. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Raimbeau, Tess. "Central Park d'attractions". Libération. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Abel-Hirsch, Hannah. "Ones to Watch 2021: Donavon Smallwood - 1854 Photography". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Perspective - Photographer invites us into the "Languor" of early morning in New York's Central Park". Washington Post. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- 1 2 "Photographer Donavon Smallwood: 'What's it like to be a black person in nature?'". The Observer. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait Prize 2021 - Exhibitors". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "books - Donavon Smallwood". donavonsmallwood.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Our 12 Favorite Photography Books of 2021". Wired. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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