Faculty Spotlight: Dawoud Bey
Working with Dawoud Bey is a pretty amazing experience. I suppose it depends on your working method or style how..
Student Spotlight: Jess Dugan
Jess and I, our first week of graduate school
Jess Dugan recently completed her MFA at Columbia and she is already well on her way to ..
A Farewell…Of Sorts
It’ll all be smooth sailing soon
Well, I am late posting my blog to Marginalia. This is nothing new for me. I consistently forget to g..
The Importance of Studio Visits
Julie and John come to visit in St. Paul, 2011
Studio visit is a word that you will hear over and over again while in grad school (whe..
That New New
In preparation for my residency in Portland, Oregon this coming fall, I have finally begun to photograph a project that has been..
Beginning An Edition
So, in the last blog post I had mentioned my taking on of an intern for the month of June. While I have been putting her to work doing..
I’m Done! So…What Now?
Three years ago, I began my MFA journey at Columbia. Now, as of a few days ago, that part of my life is finished. But, for me, the MFA..
Experimental Imaging
Over in the photography department, we are lucky to have a chair that is interested in experimenting. This semester, the Digital Imaging..
Quentin Bajac, MoMA’s New Curator is at Columbia
A few weeks ago we got a special treat in the form of a guest visitor. Quentin Bajac, the new curator of photographs at the Museum of ..
Digital Publishing POD
This semester there was an interesting option available when registering for classes. Something called a POD was available. It was..