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For Immediate Release

Contact: Ryan Nabulsi

Ryan@jenniferschwartzgallery.com

(229) 378-7289

ESCAPE: a duet by LUCEO Photographers David Walter Banks and Kendrick Brinson

SUN AND SHADOW: a selection of images from Mario DiGirolamos book, Sole e Ombra

Jennifer Schwartz Gallery is proud to presentEscape, works by LUCEO photographers, David WalterBanks and Kendrick Brinson, andSun and Shadowa selection of images of Italy from Mario DiGirolamos

bookSole e Ombra. On Saturday, January 29, 2011 the gallery will host an opening reception from 7 until 10P.M. The gallery will present an artist talk in conjunction with the First Thursday Buckhead Art Walk on

February 3, 2011 starting at 7 P.M. All events are free and open to the public.

Even though more than 50 years separate the bodies of work presented in this exhibition, commonalities can beseen in the photographers approach to their subject material. DiGirolamos work in Sun and Shadow focuses

on capturing that decisive moment perfected by the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson. Conversely, Banks andBrinson have a more selective focus; their intense studies of one area or theme elucidates the underbelly of

American society; our penchant to escape the realities of our world. In Sun City: Life After Life Brinsondocuments the quirky energetic home of the countrys first city built entirely for retirees, while Banks explores

theme parks, roadside attractions and altered theatrical realities in his essay entitled The Fourth Wall. In thisselection of an on-going project, both Banks and Brinson create tight photo-essays that tell a story using icons

to create visual puns. Collectively, the images of all three photographers show a brief glimpse into the changeswithin photographic methods and traditions over the past half-century.

David Walter Banks and Kendrick Brinson are founding members of LUCEO Images, a photographer owned

cooperative that supports its members pursuit of significant bodies of work. LUCEO photographers workhave recently been featured in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, US News & World Report, GQ and

many others. They have been heralded by the New York Times Lens blog as the new pioneers ofphotojournalism by adapting their techniques and goals to the ever-changing technology of photography and the

fickle nature of the market. Escape, curated by LUCEOs Matt Eich and on exhibition in the main gallery atJennifer Schwartz Gallery, features Bankss and Brinsons ongoing bodies of work The Fourth Wall and

Sun City. In Eichs words, Banks images deal with notions of reality while Brinson makes photographsthat manage to be quirky but heartfelt without poking fun at the people she depicts. Their visual approaches,

while different, both manage to be tongue-in-cheek without coming off as judgmental. Stylistically unified bytheir vibrant use of color it is easy to see their influence on one another.

A selection of Polaroids from Bankss and Brinsons ongoing essay The Coast will also be on display. This

body of work uses a nearly extinct format to document their own personal escapes from hectic photographicschedules and the normal tools of their trade. Eich says, Through their exploration of escapism in theme parks

and attractions, escapism as a lifestyle for the elderly or their own personal escapism to remember the simplejoy of making pictures, these images direct our thoughts to escape in our society. As Americans, maybe as

humans, many of us are wired with the desire to break from reality. Banks and Brinson confront this head-onthrough the lives of others and are still able to bare their own vulnerabilities.

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David Walter Banks (b. 1982) is an American born photographer living in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a

conceptually based documentary and portrait photographer. His work is aimed at questioning the way in whichwe view the everyday reality around us. Banks was a finalist for the 2010 Magnum Expression Award, and was

one of the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward 2009 census of emerging photographers. His work was exhibited

at the 2009 LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, the 2010 LOOKbetween Festival and most recently at theAperture Gallery in New York and the Houston Center for Photography.

Kendrick Brinson (b. 1983) is a photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. She worked full-time as an internand a staff photographer for newspapers for three and a half years after receiving a journalism degree from the

University of Georgia in 2005. In 2009, she left the world of being a staff photographer to pursue personalprojects and to work full-time with LUCEO. In 2010 she was one of the Critical Mass Top 50 for her Sun

City series. Her work has been exhibited at 25CPW (NYC), The Houston Center for Photography (Houston),and LOOKbetween (Charlottesville). Most recently, Kendrick was awarded the 2011 Houston Center for

Photography Fellowship for her body of work on Sun City.

Sun and Shadow, located in the print room ofJennifer Schwartz Gallery, displays a selection of traditionalblack and white images from Mario DiGirolamos bookSole e Ombra. DiGirolamo has been featured

numerous times in Atlanta Celebrates Photographys live auction and has been a Francis Wu Photographer ofthe Year Award recipient. Sun and Shadowdisplays DiGirolamos early work in Italy during the late 1950s to

early 1960s. DiGirolamos images show sensitivity to his environment, capturing the perfect moment, whichreveals the interplay between subject and light. From vast landscapes of the Italian country side to more

intimate details such as a nest of new hatchlings, DiGirolamos keen eye for detail and superb silver gelatinprinting create and intimate engagement with Italy during this time period.

Mario DiGirolamo will be available to sign copies of his bookSole e Ombra, which will be available for

purchase the night of the opening. To reserve your copy email Ryan Nabulsi atryan@jenniferschwartzgallery.com or call the gallery at (404)-351-1050.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11A.M. to 5P.M. and by appointment. Jennifer Schwartz

Gallery is located in suite K-2 in the TULA Arts Center at 75 Bennett Street in Atlanta. For more informationcall (404) 351-1050 or visit www.jenniferschwartzgallery.com.