THE SHADOW ASPECT

‘Most people think that shadows follow, precede, surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.’ - Elie Wiesel.

Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art that explores the formal, conceptual, and metaphoric implications of the shadow. Submissions may focus on the shadow as pure visual form expressed through the creation of line, shape, pattern, and texture. They may also examine the cultural and psychological implications of the shadow - exploring ideas of foreboding, internal conflict, passages into the unconsciousness, or other ephemeral interpretations. All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.

JUROR | SANDRA CHEN WEINSTEIN
Sandra Chen Weinstein is a photographer, Ceramist, collector, and independent curator. Born in Taiwan, she has worked and lived in DC, Japan, China for American Agency, and travelled for photo assignments to Europe, Middle East, Turkey, South Korea, Japan and India. Sandra currently resides in Southern California and D.C. Early in her photo career in 2009, she was chosen as the only American photographer among hundreds of applicants for Magnum Masterclasses in The Netherlands and in London, England. Sandra’s photography has received many outstanding National and International Awards including CENTER Director’s First Place Award. Her works has been exhibited in Aperture Gallery, Annenberg Space of Photography, Florida Museum of Photographic Art, Griffin Museum of Photography, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Museum of Big Bend and among many others. Currently her work is showing at: Phillips Collection, Museum of fine arts Washington County, WPG gallery, Contemporary Gallery Calgary in 2021. Her work is in several private collections including The Gordon Parks Foundation. Sandra has curated for master photographer Eli Reed of Magnum Photos, Taiwan, China, Robert Van der Hilst WASH DC, Camille Seaman WASH DC, Paolo Parma – Auction for Photo Review, and “Travel” exhibition for PHTO Place Gallery in the past.