Eric T. Kunsman

Eric will discuss his two projects, Felicific Calculus: Technology as a Social Marker of Race, Class, & Economics in Rochester, NY and Life-Lines Throughout the US, and how what started as a photography project has led him into the realm of visual sociology and activism. He will talk about the basis for his work, which was a reaction to the labeling of the community surrounding his studio by many of his friends and colleagues. Upon learning that people were still utilizing the payphones in Rochester, he decided to collaborate with social scientists and community data researchers. These collaborations allowed the project to move beyond the photographic realm and outside the confines of gallery presentations.

Several make-up artists, hairstylists, and photographers all donate their time. I have the privilege of helping produce the prints for lasting memories.

Last night was the opening, and Phillip provided an excellent talk about the photographers in the exhibition. Thank you for the kind words and discussion at the portfolio reviews. The opening was in conjunction with @photonola.festival before the open portfolio walk.

There is still time to view my exhibition, which is part of @headonphotofestat Bondi Beach Promenade, Sydney.

Last week was an incredible week at the Santa Fe Portfolio Reviews @centersantafe filled with creativity and discussions.

Thank you to all of my students, colleagues, friends, RIT Big Shot teammates, and the Rochester community for showing up. Thank you to everyone at the National Susan B Anthony Museum for helping to plan this event in under 3 months. @susanbhouse

Join me tomorrow evening, along with Serena Denis, Rachel Ports, and Brian Casey, as we take you beyond our images and discuss how and why we tell the stories that we do.

Big Shot invites Rochester to participate in creating 2 historical photographs featuring The National Susan B. Anthony House & Museum and the Susan B. Anthony Park. Help to Paint with Light to Shine a Light on Voting Rights and Equal Rights.

I will be providing a artist talk 5 Nov from 11am to 12:30 pm Sydney, Australia time which is Nov 4 from 8pm-9:30pm EST for the Head On Photo Festival.

Honored to share that I have been awarded the solo exhibition at All About Photo for the month of November.

Today is size test day, where everything the students have learned culminates into decisions about their final work.

For the first time, I have written a published article to go along with photographs from my project “Felicific Calculus: Technology as a Social Marker of Race, Class, & Economics in Rochester, NY.” Loupe Magazine, based in the UK, just released Issue 13, which features both the writing and my imagery. The article discusses what I have learned from my project and what I plan to do with this knowledge of others’ needs. The Loupe 13 Issue is focused on the idea of sustainability.

Thank you, AARP, for sharing the social activism endeavor that started as a photographic project.

I have been invited by @hannah.frieser to contribute to the Visual-Conversation, and I have been paired with @fredrik.marsh.

The BEST part of my day was receiving these items from @1975ish and @dabrams107 to add to my extensive Kodak Collection. Thank you both for finding these in Geneva, NY.

I had a special guest, @felix_marcel visit the studio with the 8x10 camera he and his partner are manufacturing in France. @fasquelcameras

I am thrilled to announce my inclusion in @friendoftheartist new volume, The Studio Image Project!

For the past few weeks, the students in my Fine Print Workflow course have been tortured with color correction critiques. After three weeks, a few students had the breakthrough, which usually occurred around this time of visually identifying the correct colorcast in inkjet prints on the wall.

Nothing like a lazy rainy Sunday to be in the darkroom calibrating my PiezoDN negatives to my Kalitype process.

Looking forward to International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA) conference this week, where I will be sharing Felicific Calculus: Technology as a Social Marker of Race, Class, & Economics in Rochester, NY.

If you are in the Philadelphia area, I am part of a two-person exhibition at the @sjugallery The show is titled “Social Fabric” and features Ambrotypes by Maurene Cooper and work from my new series “Before Noon.

Look at this incredible line-up for the juried portion of "The National: Best of Contemporary Photography 2022" exhibition, along with a stellar invited artists list. The exhibition is hosted by the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and will be on display from September 17th, 2022 – January 8th, 2023.

A lecture as part of the Wish You Were Here Lecture series at the George Eastman Museum. Eric Kunsman discusses his ongoing series "Felicific Calculus: Technology as a Social Marker of Race, Class, & Economics in Rochester, NY."

The RIT Big Shot, 35 years of painting with light exhibition opening, is this upcoming Thursday from 4-7 in the University Gallery. Hope to see you there!

Thank you, Wayne Martin Belger, for agreeing to a last-minute discussion with my students at RIT. Plus, this held up your trip back to Tucson, AZ. I hope you feel it was worth it as you have changed some young lives forever.