Jennifer Bishop | |
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| Born | May 1, 1957
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Phillips Academy (1975) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University B.A. 1979 [2] |
| Awards | Maryland State Arts Council Awards (2018, 2012, 1993, 1989)
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[4] TASH Positive Images award (2011)
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| Website |
jenniferbishopphotography |
Jennifer Bishop is an American photojournalist based in Baltimore who is notable for her street photography. [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1] [11] [12] She was one of the founders of the alternative weekly Baltimore City Paper when it began publishing in 1977, [13] and she contributed photographs consistently to the publication from its inception to 1994. [7] She was given her own space, choosing pictures which were "unfettered by second-guessing editors", in which she often recorded "the quirky moments, sudden epiphanies, visual paradoxes and poetic ironies that define the strangeness of everyday life", often of "gritty inner-city neighborhoods." [1]
Bishop contributed photographs to the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore News-American, The Washington Post magazine, Health magazine, People magazine, USA Today and other publications. [7] [8] [9] [1] [11] [14] In addition to her commercial work for foundations and advertising agencies and institutions, including hospitals with a focus on children and medicine, much of her career has been devoted to chronicling the city of Baltimore. [3] Her work often focuses on advocacy for people with disabilities. [5] [13] In 2006, she started Maryland's first Heart Gallery, a photo exhibit to promote the adoption of children with special needs. [14] [10] [13]
According to the magazine Baltimore Fishbowl, Bishop's documentary style is "quirky and deeply humanistic" with a "compassionate knack for capturing people" in "circumstance-revealing moments." [7] According to Glenn McNatt of the Baltimore Sun, she has an "immensely sensitive antenna for the emotional emanations of ordinary people, conveying the mystery and wonder of everyday life." [1] Critic Michael Olesker wrote that Bishop "denies us cheap sentimentality" and that her pictures offer "wry ironies that look unsettlingly like the truth." [12]
Bishop shot many of her photos on Tri-X film with a minimum of equipment, usually in black and white. [1] Since 2004, she employs color digital photography, shooting with a Nikon mirrorless Z series camera, sometimes converting her images to black and white. [2]
Bishop was born in Cleveland and grew up in Tyringham, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Glenn McNatt (September 13, 2000). "Photographer turns the quirky into the sublime". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ALUMNI PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOW US THEIR FAVORITE IMAGES". Johns Hopkins University magazine. Spring 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "JENNIFER BISHOP". Maryland State Arts Council. 2018. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Maryland State Arts Council, 2018, FY2018 Individual Artist Award Recipient List(1).pdf, Retrieved February 9, 2021
- ^ a b Council Publication Wins Award, Retrieved February 10, 2021
- ^ Baltimore Sun, August 22, 2007, People on the Move, Retrieved February 10, 2021
- ^ a b c d Betsy Boyd (November 14, 2011). "Jennifer Bishop: 30 Years of Dynamic Photos". Baltimore FishBowl. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Rafael Alvarez (January 21, 2021). "IN RESERVE & AT THE READY". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Generations of Regulars Share Memories of New Wyman Park Restaurant: The diner, a Baltimore landmark since the eve of World War II, closed for good last month". Baltimore Magazine. December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Matt D. Wilson (February 14, 2006). "A Photo Gallery with Heart". Capital News Service. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Staff writer (November 1, 2017). "40 Years of City Paper Photography: Jennifer Bishop". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Michael Olesker (September 12, 2000). "Photographer makes us extend our sensibilities". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c J. M. Giordano (June 7, 2017). "EP4: Jennifer Bishop". 10 Frames Per Second (podcast). Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Staff writer (November 2020). "The Baltimore Ekphrasis Project – Author and Artist Bios". The Light Ekphrasis (magazine). Retrieved February 9, 2021.