About this Event
The DC Street Photography Collective, DCSPC, is proud to present a night of photography at Slash Run. This event will feature a presentation by Meryl Meisler, a NYC-based photographer who shot NYC and its environs in the 70's & 80s. She has published three acclaimed photobooks, Purgatory & Paradise: SASSY ‘70s Suburbia & The City, A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick and New York PARADISE LOST Bushwick Era Disco. She will be focussing her talk on her queer photography from the female perspective by showing work from the heydays of disco and some LGBTQ scenes today.
Live Critique - Call for Entry
There is an open call to Washington, DC-area, photographers to participate in a critique with Meisler and special guests. To participate submit 3-5 photographs 2000 px on the long edge at 72 DPI to [email protected] for consideration, deadline is Sunday, Sept. 19th at midnight EST.
For those who submit to the critique, photographs will be chosen a few days prior to the event. We will notify you that we have received your submission and 10 finalists will be announced at the event. We will award a prize to the person who receives the best critique.
About Meryl Meisler
Meryl Meisler was born 1951 in the South Bronx and raised in North Massapequa, Long Island, NY. Inspired by Diane Arbus, Jacques Henri Lartigue as well as her dad Jack and grandfather Murray Meisler, Meryl began photographing herself, family, and friends. In 1975, Meryl moved to New York City and studied with Lisette Model, continuing to photograph her hometown and the city around her. After working as a freelance illustrator by day, Meryl frequented and photographed the infamous New York Discos.
As a 1978 CETA Artist grant recipient, Meryl created a portfolio of photographs which explored her Jewish Identity for the American Jewish Congress. After CETA, Meryl began a 3-decade career as a NYC Public School Art Teacher.Upon retiring from the NYC public schools, Meisler began releasing large bodies of previously unseen work.
Meryl’s first monograph A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick (Bizarre, 2014), received international acclaim. The book juxtaposes her zenith of disco photos with images of the burned out yet beautiful neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Her second book, Purgatory & Paradise SASSY ‘70s Suburbia & The City (Bizarre, 2015), contrasts intimate images of home life on Long Island alongside NYC street and night life.
Her third book, New York PARADISE LOST Bushwick Era Disco (Parallel PIctures Press, Summer 2021) is bigger, badder, bolder and makes her first books seem like fairytales.
Meryl lives and works in New York City and Woodstock, NY, continuing the photographic memoir she began in 1973 – a uniquely American story, sweet and sassy with a pinch of mystery.
Meryl Meisler is represented by ClampArt, New York City.
About DCSPC
The DC Street Photography Collective is a Washington, DC, based group of like minded individuals. It was created to support member and non-members alike to showcase the diverse work of street photographers in our nation’s capital and around the world.
Current members include:
Ryan Madison, Kanayo Adibe, Sofia Sebastian, Tom Mullins, Ashley Tillery, Chris Suspect, Mukul Ranjan and Marci Lindsay.
Details
The cost of entry is $15 and proceeds go to support Meryl Meisler's travel and lodging and future DCSPC activities.
Doors are at 7:30 Sharp
Critiques start at 8:00 pm
Meryl Meisler’s presentation starts at 9:00 pm
Did you know Slash Run has some of the best burgers in DC (including vegan options)? Yes it is true. Just ask Washingtonian Magazine. There is also an ample supply of micro brews and top quality booze.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington D.C., United States
USD 15.00