Announcement of Uganda: A River Blue exhibition in the current issue of French PHOTO. Thanks Eve and French PHOTO for bringing this together.

Thank you all for attending the exhibition, kind wishes, and unending support. It was an enormous success and absolutely packed for 3 hours. So great to see so many old and new friends!

Thanks Felicia, Ryan, and Carlo at AnastasiaPhoto; Chandler Griffin from A River Blue; Color Services for the exquisite framing; catering; family; friends; colleagues; and all the individuals from northern Uganda and A River Blue from which this work could not have been created without. I am indebted to you all.

If you have pictures from the opening, please send them to david (at) davidwrightphoto.com. I’d like to feature a few here.

Join us again Tuesday, March 16th at 6:30pm when Chandler Griffin, founder of A River Blue, and I present a conversation about northern Uganda and A River Blue.

Join and support us tonight, March 4th from 6:30-8:30PM for the opening reception of Uganda: A River Blue at AnastasiaPhoto in New York. The opening reception and exhibition are open to the public.

This work was created in January and February 2009 when I spent 2 months in northern Uganda photographing for A River Blue, a school providing psychosocial counseling and intense vocational training in topics like tailoring, agriculture, and arts to vulnerable youth.

A beautiful A River Blue catalogue designed by Josh Gomby and printed by Booksmart Studio in an edition of 200 will be released at the opening reception. The catalogue will be available through donations of any amount and 100% of the proceeds go to A River Blue.

Additionally, Chandler Griffin, founder of A River Blue, and I will give an artist’s talk Tuesday, March 16th, from 6:30-8:30PM at AnastasiaPhoto.

AnastasiaPhoto is located at 166 Orchard Street, New York, New York.

I’m down in Clarksdale, Mississippi for the next 2 weeks at a documentary film making workshop presented by Barefoot Workshops. We’ll learn documentary story telling through video, film and sound capture, editing with Final Cut Pro, and more. Check out Barefoot if you have not already.

Here are a couple installation pictures of Uganda: A River Blue at AnastasiaPhoto. See the photographs if you’re in New York and join us March 4th from 6:30-8:30 P.M. for the opening reception.

Uganda: A River Blue

Reception: March 4, 6:30-8:30PM

Exhibition: February 5-March 31, 2010

AnastasiaPhoto is located at 166 Orchard Street, New York, New York.

From the press release:

“AnastasiaPhoto is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by photographer David Wright: A photographic collaboration with the NGO, A River Blue.

These luminous works were made over two months in northern Uganda where A River Blue is located. The photos depict a school that is funded by the charitable organization A River Blue in a formerly internally displaced persons camp, as well as images of the citizens and landscapes of the surrounding village of Alebtong. This series of photographs was recently selected as 1 of 3 winners in the 2009 Conscientious Portfolio Competition.”

Additionally:

A beautiful A River Blue catalogue designed by Josh Gomby and printed by Booksmart Studio in an edition of 250 will be released at the opening reception. It will be available for purchase through donation (any amount — your choice) and 100% of the proceeds go to A River Blue. Support A River Blue and take home a memorable piece of the exhibition. The picture below is of the booklet cover.

The opening reception and exhibition are open to the public. We encourage you to bring friends, family, and colleagues, and learn about A River Blue, northern Uganda, and AnastasiaPhoto.

Photograph Magazine is an terrific resource for current and upcoming exhibitions, private dealers, intriguing writings about contemporary photography, and much more.

Pick up a copy of the January/February 2010 issue and check out the announcement for my upcoming Uganda: A River Blue exhibition at Anastasia Photo.

I had breakfast with the great folks from Luceo Images while in New York last week. They’re having their first show in New York with MJR. It’s a one-night only event so add it to your calendar. Details:

25CPW, January 21, 2010, 6-10PM, 25 Central Parkwest at 62nd Street

Luceo Images (minus Daryl Peveto, the newest member)

Ethan Jones and I visited Tim Briner in the spring of 2008 while traveling across North American to speak with selected photographers about their work for Pause, to Begin.

Tim had literally just finished making photographs for his series, Boonville, and we spent a night camping in Point Reyes National Park interviewing him about the work, talking about photography, eating hamburgers and hot dogs, and drinking beers.

Boonville is currently on display at Daniel Cooney Fine Art and while in New York I had the pleasure of seeing the exhibition with Tim. The images and prints are remarkable, and seem particularly appropriate right now given the ebb and flow of America. Visit Daniel Cooney Fine Art for more information. The exhibition is a must-see if you’re in New York.

In the last picture is Tim making pictures of his Boonville book.

A friend of mine works at a gallery in New York. In speaking with her about my upcoming exhibition, she said that one of the wonderful aspects about working with a gallery is having your work be re-discovered through their eyes. She couldn’t be more right.

I’ve added a few photographs to my Alebtong, Uganda series after this discovery and you can view them here.

Betty, Alebtong, Uganda, 2009

Flak Photo, founded by Andy Adams, celebrates the season with a selection of 20 WINTER PICTURES from the online photography community starting today.

I’m proud to have a photograph from my series “Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 2007″ included with Andy’s selection of remarkable photographers: Erika Larsen, Lisa Robinson, Eric Weeks, Michael Itkoff, Simon Roberts, Olaf Otto Becker, Ofer Wolberger, Andrew Phelps, Colin Blakely, Dede Johnston, Eamon Mac Mahon, Corey Arnold, Emily Shur, Finn O’Hara, James Pomerantz, Jason Reblando, Michael Hall, Scott Conarroe, and Shane Lavalette.

The photograph below is from my series “Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 2007″ but it’s not the one being featured. Surprises are good, right? Head on over to Flak Photo and check out Andy’s selection starting today.

Summer Homes, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 2007