Joyce Tenneson
| Joyce Tenneson | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards |
ICP Infinity Awards 1989 WIPI Distinguished Photographer Award 1990 |
Joyce Tenneson (born in Weston, Massachusetts on May 29, 1945) is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson earned her master's degree in photography from George Washington University after starting as a model for Polaroid. She left her job as a photography professor at 39, and moved from Washington to New York.[1] Tenneson shoots primarily with the Polaroid 20x24 camera. In an interview with a photography magazine, Tenneson advised artists: "I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and authentic - like your thumbprint. It's going to have your style because there is no one like you." As a child, her parents worked on the grounds of a convent, which is where she grew up with her two sisters.[2] She and her sister "were enlisted to be in holiday pageants and processions. It was a mysterious environment - something out of Fellini - filled with symbolism, ritual, beauty, and also a disturbing kind of surreal imagery." [3] Tenneson moved from Manhattan to Rockport, Maine in 2004.[2]
Her work has been displayed in more than 100 exhibitions around the world.[4] Tenneson has had cover images on several magazines including Time, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Premiere, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine.
Books
- Shells: Nature's Exquisite Creations 2011
- A Life in Photography 2008
- Intimacy 2004
- Amazing Men 2004
- Flower Portraits 2003
- Wise Women 2002 (Wise Women was the best selling photography book of 2002)
- Light Warriors 2000
- Illuminations 1997
- Transformations 1993
- Au-Dela 1989
- Joyce Tenneson Photographs 1984
- In/Sights 1978
Awards
In 1989, Tenneson received the "Infinity" award from the International Center of Photography,[5] and in 1990 received Women in Photography International's "Photographer of the Year" award.[6]
In 2005, Tenneson received the Lucie Award for "Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year."[7]
In 2012, Tenneson received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Professional Photographers of America.[8]
References
- ↑ Williams, Val (1993-05-05). "Beauty in Force and Fragility". The Guardian.
- 1 2 Falzano, Rebecca. "The Eye of the Intimist". mainehomedesign.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑
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- ↑ ICP Past Award recipients
- ↑ Artnet.com
- ↑ Lucie Awards 2005 Honorees
- ↑ PPA Press Release
Further reading
- Cristofovici, Anca. "Joyce Tenneson: An Aesthetics Of Aging" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 10 January 2015.