We're happy to announce that Tod Lippy, HHS! panelist and editor-in-chief of Esopus magazine, will be Guest Curator for our 4th Curator's Choice award. All photographers who enter the competition by Thursday, July 29th will have their work reviewed by Tod—and the photographer he selects will receive...(drumroll please!)...a LIFETIME subscription to Esopus magazine.
Every issue of Esopus to date.
Back in December, I was wandering through St. Mark's Bookshop when I spotted the colorful cover of Esopus 13. After flipping through and finding myself unable to tear myself away from the awesomeness, I knew that I had to take the issue home. I went home and wrote, on my own blog:
Today I picked up a copy of Esopus magazine and it reminds me of what I love about design. Esopus is a non-profit that "provides an unmediated forum through which creative people can interact with the general public." The magazine is lavishly produced with different paper for different sections including one well-played vellum overlay and at least three pull or fold out bits. It "never includes advertising or commercially driven content and is priced well below its actual cost of production so that it can be accessed by a wide range of readers." This is a thing of beauty.
Not only does the Esopus Foundation Ltd. (which encompasses the publication) talk about supporting artists, but they put their money where their mouth is and produce exquisite magazines and events. JBP is no stranger to the organization either; 20x200 artist Jason Polan has done a three day collaborative event at their Manhattan project space and to this day, the tear-out poster by Hot Shot Mickey Smith from inside Esopus 13 is hanging in my room.
So, you can imagine that when I heard Tod was both joining our panel and guest-curating, I couldn't believe my ears. Esopus is a truly awesome organization and the winner of this prize has both my envy and congratulations! We can hardly wait for you to show us (and Tod) your best work, so make sure to get your entries in by Thursday, July 29th to be eligible for this fabulous prize.