Amanda Shopa, PhD.
Artist. Researcher. Educator.
Amanda Shopa, PhD
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
Posts
- My First Roll of Film with a Pinhole Camera
- Fogged Paper, Testing Procedures, and Ilford’s (Excellent) Customer Service
- Chasing Light Leaks (and Still Thinking About It)
- Weeks 65–68 of 209 Weeks
- Week 68 of 209 Weeks
Categories
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Latest posts
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Week 35 of 209 Weeks
Week 35 of 209 Weeks: “I care about you because I want you to care about me. I care because I have become aware of my absolute dependency upon you, whoever you are, for the outcome of my social, my democratic experience.” —June Jordan Photo Notes: Chicago, December 2023
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Week 34 of 209 Weeks
Week 34 of 209 Weeks: “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” —Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Photo Notes: Chicago, December 2023
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Week 33 of 209 Weeks
Week 33 of 209 Weeks: “We’re exploring the possibility of building a wall to stem the exodus.” “Don’t be ridiculous,” Goddard said, “only idiots build walls.” –Neal Shusterman, The Toll Photo Notes: Chicago, December 2023
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Week 32 of 209 Weeks
Week 32 of 209 Weeks: Polish your own corner of the world. Photo Notes: I have no idea where this was taken.
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Week 31 of 209 Weeks
Week 31 of 209 Weeks: “The morning is wiser than the evening.” –Vasilia the Beautiful Photo Notes: Photographing a black cat on a white blanket is a fool’s errand! Louie, date unrecorded.