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Join us at Fourth Tuesday Photography for “Looking In: Photographs from the Kansas Border,” with Wichita photographer Cary Conover.This is a hybrid program: Attend in person at Newton Public Library, 223 E. 7th, Newton, Kansas, or click here to sign up for the Zoom Webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KdIP4LGFSBepNO6G73jZig#/registration.
About the Project:
“I began this project in early 2021 and have made about a dozen trips to make photographs at various points along the border of Kansas. Relying on internet maps, I am able to scout many of the locations ahead of time from my home in Wichita in south central Kansas. This gives me a glimpse of topography, structures or anything else that might make for an interesting photograph. I then spend hours driving to what most commonly is a dirt road on the state line to set up my camera on a tripod and point it straight back at Kansas. The compositions are identical, with the horizon cutting straight through the middle of the frame. Some locations are barren and austere, others offer a more scenic, picturesque view. Although I resist the traditional ”postcard" view of the Sunflower State, I enjoy being a tourist in my home state."
About Cary Conover:
Cary Conover is a photographer and educator based in Wichita, Kansas. He is currently a faculty member at Andover High School, where he advises the yearbook and broadcast journalism programs and teaches beginning and advanced photojournalism classes. He is also an adjunct instructor of photography at Newman University, teaching analog and digital photography in the school's art department. From 2000 to 2010 Cary lived in New York City and freelanced for a variety of clients, most notably The Village Voice and The New York Times. Cary lives in College Hill with his wife, Ivonne, and their son, Julian. For more info, go to www.caryconoverphotography.com.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Newton Public Library, 791 N Pine St, Newton, KS 67114, United States,Newton, Kansas
