The National Library in Canberra has been the first to acquire Stephen Dupont's recently completed Afghanistan 1993 - 2012 Box Set of handmade artists books from his Afghanistan series.
The set includes Why Am I A Marine?, Axe Me Biggie, Generation AK, Stoned in Kabul and The Afghanistan Diaries.
The books are fully archival and printed with Epson pigment inks on Innova 225 gsm 100% cotton-rag paper, then coated with Hahnemuhle spray coating. Hand stitched section sewn binding with debossed greyboard front and back covers and black cloth spine. The slip case cloth is Desert pattern MARPAT (short for MARine PATtern), a digital camouflage pattern designed for the United States Marine Corps.
New video book previews of the hand made books can be viewed via the book section on Stephen Dupont's website .
We will be posting shortly multimedia pieces on the blog that demonstrate the creative process involved in making Stephen's books.
Stephen has been featured in a seven page spread in the august edition of Brazilian periodical 'Revista Photo Magazine' interviewed by writer Roberta Tavares, Dupont talks about his work, photography in general, his artist's books and the important factors of authorship in the field of documentary photography.
To have a look at the article view the PDF here.
The photo displayed above from Revista Photo Magazine's August edition is by Stephen Dupont from the Piksa Nuigini series
We'd like to present another work from Stephen's archive...
Digging into the vault the collection of photographs we are highlighting are from the 'Dogs of Bucharest ' series, work that Stephen shot in Romania in 2001.
The project focuses on the stray dog situation in the city of Bucharest and the decision made by the mayor of Bucharest calling for the extermination of the city's hounds.
Furious animal rights groups, spearheaded by former French actress Brigitte Bardot in turn, declared war on the mayor. Bardot flew to Bucharest, where the two in a public rapprochement signed an agreement to temporarily hold off on the killing....
VICE Magazine have recently interviewed Stephen Dupont about his 'Raskols' work from Papua New Guinea in the light of the soon to be published edition of the work by PowerHouse Books.
The entire interview can be read here.
For a preview of the 'Raskols' book and to order it visit PowerHouse Books.
The PowerHouse published edition of 'Raskols' is due for release on October 16, 2012
from the series, Raskols by Stephen Dupont
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Stephen Dupont's Blue Boy Portrait from his Harvard Peabody Scholarship work in Papua New Guinea has been nominated as a finalist in the 2012 Bowness Photography Prize 42 photographers have been selected from 2500 entries which they have stated as being the largest amount of submissions on record.
The Judges of this year's prize are Magnum Photographer Trent Parke, NGV’s Senior Curator of Photography Isobel Crombie, and MGA Gallery Director Shaune Lakin.
The winner of the $25 000 prize will be announced at Monash Gallery of Art on Thursday October 4, 2012
Blue Boy by Stephen Dupont, from the series Piksa Nuigini
The 2012 Bowness Photography Prize Finalists
The 2012 Laos, workshop with Stephen Dupont and Jack Picone has come to an end. The course began July 9 and ran until July 14 in the picturesque city of Luang Prabang.
Next dates for the following workshop are November 25 to 30 in Havana Cuba.
La Habana is the capital city of Cuba and its romantic atmosphere and infectious energy are legendry.
The city lies on the northern coast of Cuba, south of the Florida Keys, where the Gulf of Mexico joins the Caribbean Sea. The low hills on which the city lies rise gently from the deep blue waters of the straits and like much of Cuba; the city enjoys a pleasant year-round tropical climate. Due to Havana’s more than five hundred year existence, the city boasts some of the most diverse styles of architecture in the world. From Spanish colonial castles built in the late 16th century to modernist present-day high-rises, Havana is a documentary photographer’s dream.
A melting pot of cultural stimulus this is a time of transition for the country, take the opportunity to be mentored in your pursuit of narrative, places are being filled quickly.
Soak up the post- revolutionary atmosphere by following in the footsteps of Hemingway, Greene, Castro and Guevara...
To make bookings contact Jack Picone
Or for more information Stephen Dupont
The Jack Picone and Stephen Dupont Documentary Photography Workshops are proudly sponsored by Fujifilm Australia
Grappling with Stephen's extensive archive throughout this year gave us the idea to dig into the vault and highlight some of his past work that is not currently featured on his site and has been hidden away for some time.
The first collection of photos we've extracted and selected are from the Parisian runways in 1997.
Steve at the time was commissioned by 'Le Monde' newspaper in Paris to document the collections everyday for the paper and was given unlimited access to cover the shows in his own style of Reportage.
What surfaced from within were elements of a Lisette Model or Dorothy Arbus world. Freaks, model androids, fashionistas at their best. The weird eccentricities and superficialities of the fashion world come to show in Dupont's shots.
Steve has mentioned it was one of the most stressful assignments he'd ever done at the time.
"The experience was quite unpleasant at times, facing the daily grind dealing with arseholes basically, so much pretension and egos flying around. At the same time I was challenged and loved the moments constantly gracing my viewfinder... It was a total freak show actually... I was possessed as well by the unbelievable sexuality and beauty everywhere, the supermodels who are like beautiful and flawless androids. The weeks I spent shooting were crazy, working days and nights and parties, lots and lots of parties..."
Paris '97 by Stephen Dupont,
slide by Anna Maria Antoinette D'Addario
PowerHouse Books is set to release this October, Stephen Dupont's book 'Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea'. The collection has been previously only available for sale as one of Dupont's limited edition artist's books.
The October release published by PowerHouse sees the Raskols work put together in a beautiful hardcover copy 8x10 inches, 144 pages with an accessible retail price of $30.00.
To read the official press release for the book's publication follow the link below
PowerHouse Press Release for Stephen Dupont's Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea
a preview of the book itself can be viewed here.
from the series Raskols, by Stephen Dupont
The following pictures were shot at the Photoville Festival and show the set up of Stephen Dupont's Raskols Exhibition, currently on show the last day of the festival is July 1, anyway in New York at the moment should definitely give it a look.
Thanks to public sponsors the team at Photoville reached their goal on Kickstarter and enabled Photoville to become a free event.
More support for United Photo Industries to continue supporting emerging photographers and create new photography based events can be made here.
Next Wednesday June 27 at 8pm MYF Warhurst will be talking to Stephen Dupont on her currently airing ABC program Nice, discussing his work and exploring the concept of the family portrait and the symbolism it has in our lives.
In this episode, Nice and Snappy she will also be talking to portrait photographer Douglas Kirkland about his portraiture and interviewing other guests in regards to the concept of the portrait, in the art world and in more familiar situations
The six part series Nice focuses on arts and entertainment exploring favourite aspects of Myf's youth culture from music, food, fashion to photography, art and design.
MYF Warhurst is an Australian radio host and television personality well known for her involvement at Triple J and on the ABC program Spicks and Specks.
from the series Axe Me Biggie, by Stephen Dupont
The recipient and the finalists of the 2012 Burn Emerging Photographer Fund have been announced on the Burn Magazine website.
Congratulations to American photographer Matt Lutton the winner of the fund for his work Only Unity: Serbia In The Aftermath of Yugoslavia and to the two finalists Giovanni Cocco for his work Monia and Simona Ghizzoni for her work Afterdark: Consequences of War on Women in the Gaza Strip ;both Italian photographers.
This year fund submissions were judged by Stephen Dupont, Jim Goldberg, Sarah Leen, Bill Marr, Arianna Rinaldo, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb.
The final choice submissions and the winner's and finalist's work can be viewed here.
Photograph by Matt Lutton from his work, Only Unity
The Photoville Photography Festival to be held in Brookly New York from June 22 to July 1, 2012 has announced its exhibition line up in which Stephen Dupont's Raskols work will be exhibited. If you're in New York around this time it's worth having a look at, the event looks to be a stimulating and great celebration of photography.
The full program and line- up can be viewed here.
Photoville 2012 is an exciting new concept making its debut from New York in June 2012. A celebration of photography the festival will run over two weekends with events in between from June 22 to July 1.
Brooklyn bridge park will be transformed into a photography village where massive freight containers will be transformed into temporary exhibition spaces scattered throughout the area.
Aside from the exhibitions there will be lectures, workshops, discuissions, night time projections and a summer beer garden with food vans apart from other things that will create a summer time vibe focused on the celebration of photography.
The festival is produced by United Photo Industries and their aim to quote them is;
Stephen Dupont's Raskols work will be shown at Photoville.
All exhibitions, projections, workshops and talks are free of charge.
Photoville
where: Brooklyn Bridge Park, uplands of Pier 3, New York
when: June 22 to July 1, 2012
Last Friday May 11 saw the wrap up and final presentation of the David Alan Harvey masterclass held in Bondi, Sydney, in association with Head On Photo Festival
The final presentation concluded the hard work that both the students, and David and his team put into the five day masterclass. Before viewing the student's work on friday evening David choose to present to the audience Stephen Dupont's multimedia film of his work in Afghanistan Generation AK
For the initial days of the class Stephen helped David with portfolio reviews and student discussions before flying to Vanuatu on a job. For the following days the masterclass saw the arrival of guest speakers such as; Kerry Payne, Imants Krumins, David M. Smith, Andrew Quilty, Sam Harris, and Andrew Johnstone.
Alongside his personal work David Alan Harvey curates Burn Magazine, an online journal supporting emerging and established photographers. His Sydney trip has seen the launch of his latest book and work Based On A True Story.
Anyone wanting to catch David speak before he leaves can attend his last presentation that will be at The Art Gallery of NSW this saturday May 19 at 2pm, tickets are $25.
Portfolio reviews, David Alan Harvey Bondi Masterclass, Sydney 2012, photo Stephen Dupont
The Rituals of Death opened May 7 at The Muse gallery at Tafe Ultimo with great success. It was a good night and a big turn out; also for the other exhibitions on show in the building, opening on the same night.
May 7 also marked the beginning of the David Alan Harvey workshop at Bondi in which Steve Dupont collaborated for the take off in the beginning days before flying to Vanuatu. The opening and general day was rich with festivity and appreciation for the art of photography.
The Rituals of Death is an exhibition shown as a part of Head On Photo Festival and will be exhibited at The Muse until June 3.
photos by, Stephen Dupont
Yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald included a write up of The Rituals of Death, an exhibition by Stephen Dupont that will be opening this monday night at The Muse Gallery in Tafe Ultimo as a part of the Head On Photography Festival.
The Rituals of Death explores the traditions of Nepalese Hindu rituals and cycles of death at Kathmandu's holiest cremation ghat Pasupatinath. Rituals normally very protected and private despite their public domain, Dupont has managed to document this ancient process in a subtle and delicate manner.
View more about the exhibition on the Sydney Morning Herald's site here
A lightbox of the images can be viewed here
And for those who missed out on the article included in the current issue of Time Machine, follow this link
from The Rituals of Death by, Stephen Dupont
When
Monday, May 7 2012 at 6pm
Until June 3 2012
Where
TAFE Sydney Institute of Photography The Muse
Harris St, Ultimo (between Thomas St and Mary Ann St)
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Phone: 02 9217 3167
