CURRENTS 2023: A New Orleans Photo Alliance Member Showcase

Matthew Reamer, The Desert Disappears 6, 2022, 16 x 20 inches, Archival Digital Print

December 15, 2023 - January 28, 2024

Photographers featured in CURRENTS 2023:

CURRENTS is an annual exhibition that highlights the diverse photographic work being created by New Orleans Photo Alliance members. It is a showcase exhibition designed to give an overview of contemporary photographic practices and projects. CURRENTS 2023: NOPA Members Showcase is curated by Jacob Moscovitch, photo editor at The New York Times, and features 19 photographers.

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About the Juror

Jacob Moscovitch (he/him) is a queer first-generation Israeli-American photo editor at The New York Times. He has worked on a range of editing projects for the Culture, Style and Travel desks. Previously, he was a photo editor at the Los Angeles Times where he specialized in celebrity portraiture.

Before becoming an editor, Jacob was a documentary and portrait photographer exploring themes of identity, youth, family and the LGBTQ+ community. His photography has been recognized by College Photographer of the Year and Picture of the Year International, and he was named Student Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers Association.

Jacob holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism and also studied at the Danish School of Media and Journalism.

JUROR STATEMENT

We seek to celebrate exemplary, compelling, and emerging photography across the full landscape of photographic art including portraiture, conceptual, documentary, storytelling, collage, mixed media, etc. While there is no theme, works grounded in personal frameworks are encouraged.