Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2022 . The Jeffersonian Court . All of us have watched the workings of courtrooms in dramas from ‘Perry Mason’ to ‘Law and Order,’ so we’re familiar with courtroom layout and procedures, at least in a general way. The judge sits on his elevated ‘throne,’ with prosecution and defense tables … Read more
Text and Photography by Brian Hunt, Copyright 2022 . Behind The Scenes . I have known Tony Ward for the last few years. Tony is a personal friend of my business partner (Kevin Harris). I have had time with Tony on a few occasions, each time I have come away from the conversation … Read more
Casting Call . Tony Ward Studio . I am presently casting female subjects between the ages of 18 and 80 for a new body of work entitled “Vixens.” The series is inspired by women from different walks of life that embody and exemplify the title of the series. Each person that is cast for the … Read more
Press Release: . Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle . On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 3:00-7:30pm . For five decades social worker turned photographer Harvey Finkle (Penn MSW ’61) has documented immigrant communities as well as social and political activism across Philadelphia and beyond. He began photographing the work of the Sanctuary Movement in … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2022 . The’Alien Autopsy’ Film . In 1994 I was publishing a photography magazine called PIC (People In Camera) from an office near the Kings Cross station in London. I’d bought the magazine from the estate of my friend Captain Christopher Knight, the wealthy eccentric who’d founded it sixteen years … Read more