Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 24/06/2025Credited with inventing the "intimate documentary" style of photography, Joanne Leonard was one of the first to pivot away from street style photography adopt a more personal approach, focusing on her close relationships and immediate surroundings. 220
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/06/2025Thanks 1000 Words Magazine for selecting my interview with Howard Greenberg (part of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social) for your What we're reading Nr. 4 Summer 2025 feature. 1000wordsmag.com/what-were-re...1000wordsmag.comWhat we’re reading #4: Summer 2025Tensions resurface in different forms in our latest roundup of What we’re reading. Criticism negotiates altered modes of circulation; imperial violence continues to determine who speaks, who is seen a... 020
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 12/06/2025Coinciding with her first UK solo exhibition at Hackelbury Fine Art of vintage photographs and early collages, I spoke with Joanne Leonard - feminist artist, academic, single mother, and identical twin, known for her "intimate documentary" approach to photography. 110
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 11/06/2025What does it take to build and sustain Switzerland’s first & only international art fair dedicated to photography? I spoke with Sven Eisenhut-Hug (co-founder & director of Photo Basel) and Elwira Spychalska (art historian & artistic director of Photo Basel) to mark the Photo Basel 10th anniversary. 110
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 02/06/2025Really nice speaking with Sven Eisenhut-Hug (founding director of photo basel) together with Elwira Spychalska (fair curator) about the upcoming 10th anniversary edition of photo basel which takes place during Art Basel Week from 17th until 22nd of June 2025. 010
Reposted by Michael DooneyMichael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 29/05/2025Mark Neville was driving back to Kiev from the front line in Donbas Ukraine & stopped at the side of the road to record this interview. Living & working in Ukraine since 2020, Mark is a social engaged artist who combines photography and documentary with humanitarian aid and community support. 101
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 29/05/2025Mark Neville was driving back to Kiev from the front line in Donbas Ukraine & stopped at the side of the road to record this interview. Living & working in Ukraine since 2020, Mark is a social engaged artist who combines photography and documentary with humanitarian aid and community support. 101
Reposted by Michael DooneyArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Why a contracting market – whisper it – might actually be good for the art artreview.com/gallery-week...artreview.comGallery Weekend Berlin 2025: The Best Bad TimeWhy a contracting market – whisper it – might actually be good for the art 0102
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/05/2025The Eye of Photography — L’Œil de la Photographie have started collecting podcasts about photography. Very grateful to be included in the initial selection! loeildelaphotographie.com/en/a-new-sec...loeildelaphotographie.comPODCAST - A new section in L'Œil de la Photographie - The Eye of Photography MagazinePodcast : longtemps, nous avons été réticents. Mettre des mots sur des images sans les montrer nous paraissait une hérésie. Nous avions tort, 000
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/05/2025Huge thank you to The Eye of Photography for featuring Subtext & Discourse art world podcast in their latest newsletter! loeildelaphotographie.com/en/podcast-a...loeildelaphotographie.comPODCAST - AIPAD Female Leaders: Trailblazing women promoting photography in the art world - The Eye of Photography MagazinePodcast en anglais Cet épisode du podcast Subtext & Discourse Art World vous est présenté par AIPAD et The Photography Show. AIPAD représente les 010
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/05/2025Looking forward to returing to @rencontresarles.bsky.social where I'll be reviewing photographers portfolio's on the 7th. www.rencontres-arles.com/en/photo-fol... Online registration will be open 19th May - 7pm (Paris time) 000
Reposted by Michael DooneyWIRED @wired.com · 03/05/2025The promise of grid-scale energy storage is that you can hold onto electricity for a bit and save it for later—rather than having to use it or lose it.wrd.cmGrid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy SystemThis energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially. 10430104
Reposted by Michael DooneyMichael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/05/202517 guests, 8 episodes, 4 weeks, and 1 massive podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 edition of The Photography Show, the oldest and longest running art fair for photography. 131
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/05/202517 guests, 8 episodes, 4 weeks, and 1 massive podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 edition of The Photography Show, the oldest and longest running art fair for photography. 131
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 30/04/2025@collecteurs.bsky.social are building a slow social media platform for the art world. One notable feature is charging for your time. Curators, gallerists, artists, etc can offer paid consultations for access to their feedback. It's still in beta, but looks promising. www.collecteurs.com 110
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 30/04/2025Could you imagine leaving the lucrative world of Wall Street finance to open an art gallery in Chelsea New York and devote your life to photography? Bruce Silverstein did exactly that and shares his unique story in the final episode of my podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social 220
Reposted by Michael DooneyMonroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Fort Worth Police Return Photographs Seized from Sally Mann Exhibition www.artnews.com/art-news/new...artnews.comFort Worth Police Return Photographs Seized from Sally Mann ExhibitionFort Worth police have returned artwork by photographer Sally Mann after it was seized from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in January. 041
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/04/2025"An extraordinary dumbing down of culture has occurred, smuggled in via the promise of inclusivity and anti-elitism. The now-commonplace association between intellectualism, seriousness and snobbishness effectively places preconceived limitations on what people are capable of understanding," 112
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/04/2025In time for VIP preview of The Photography Show presented by @aipadphoto.bsky.social Sophie Wright @fotografiska.bsky.social and Andra Russek share their insights on collecting photography. Including what to look out for, developing your taste, and the importance of going to art fairs. 100
Reposted by Michael DooneyMax Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 20/04/2025‘If I die, I want a loud death’ - photojournalist Fatima Hassouna had been documenting the war, airstrikes, displacement and demolition in Gaza when she was murdered in an Israeli airstrike along with ten members of her family. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...theguardian.com‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrikeFatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family 25034
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/04/2025Michael Hoppen is one of the foremost photography dealers in Europe & the UK. First a photographer, later a collector, he tells me about the early days in London, his passion for Japanese photography, & the challenges photographers face today. pod.link/1475402385/e... @aipadphoto.bsky.social 130
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 16/04/2025AIPAD Millennial's Michael Hulett and Douglas Marshall recently graduated from @aipadphoto.bsky.social associate membership pilot programme. Both began their careers at Peter Fetterman Gallery, and represent the next generation of AIPAD photography dealers. Listen here: pod.link/1475402385/e... 000
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/04/2025"record numbers of works selling for under $600 is not the kind of growth that the senior management of auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie’s, or indeed of mega-dealerships like Gagosian or Hauser & Wirth, is looking for." @theartnewspaper.bsky.social www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/15/a...theartnewspaper.comIs the art market coming to the end of the age of eternal growth?Further weak auction results, plus economic turmoil, raise fears the trade may have passed its peak 110
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/04/2025New York gallerist, photography dealer, and collector Bruce Silverstein shares his story of leaving Wall Street to follow his passion in the upcoming episode of Subtext & Discourse | Art World Podcast, recorded as part of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social 030
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 14/04/2025Trailblazing women promoting photography in the art world. - Adelie de Ipanema: POLKA Galerie - Arnika Dawkins: Arnika Dawkins Gallery - Anna Walker Skillman: Jackson Fine Art - Yancey Richardson: Yancey Richardson Gallery Ep 4 of 7 @aipadphoto.bsky.social collaboration pod.link/1475402385/e... 050
Reposted by Michael DooneyMatt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I’ve just lost my lovely gig as TV columnist with The Lady Magazine (which has gone into liquidation). If anyone knows of any writing jobs going, my CV can be found within the realms of my website www.mathew-owen.co.ukmathew-owen.co.ukHome | Matt Owen | Freelance WriterI offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch! 1286110
Reposted by Michael DooneyJenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Has this happened to you or anyone you know? Please let the folks at @sydmorningherald.bsky.social know here: travellerletters@traveller.com.au (PS anyone thinking about travelling to the US should read this and spend their money elsewhere) 951426720
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 13/04/2025Alumni of Peter Fetterman (Peter Fetterman Gallery), Douglas Marshall and Michael Hulett telling me of their shared experiences entering the world of fine art photography, working together, and later opening their own galleries. 130
Reposted by Michael Dooneygregorg @greg.org · 12/04/2025Armstrong's point about the right-wing politics of collectors of canonized AbEx like Joan Mitchell reminded me of Felix Gonzalez-Torres calling out "the most successful of those political artists, Helen Frankenthaler...Because they don’t look political!" in 1995greg.org 061
Reposted by Michael DooneyChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/04/2025If we want culture to thrive, not just survive, it’s on all of us now. 399119664590
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 10/04/2025Howard Greenberg is one of the world’s leading photography dealers, an authority on 19th and 20th century photography, and a key figure responsible for establishing photography’s value in the fine art market. Was a privilege speaking with him about his 40 year plus career in the art world. 110
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/04/2025Thanks @podnews.net for mentioning the Subtext & Discourse art world podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social throughout April. 7 episodes over 4 weeks looking back at the history of AIPAD and the worlds oldest fair for photographic art. podnews.net/update/audio... 010
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/04/202530 years of AIPAD presidency in one podcast! 1991–1995 - Lee Marks, Lee Marks Fine Art 1995–2009 - Robert Klein, Robert Klein Gallery 2009–2012 - Stephen Bulger, Stephen Bulger Gallery 2017–2021 - Richard Moore, Richard Moore Photographs Ep. 2 of 7 of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social 121
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 08/04/2025Ep. 1 of 7 in my collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social AIPAD Executive director Lydia Melamed Johnson & AIPAD President Martijn van Pieterson tell me: - how they navigated COVID - new initiatives/management restructure - what to expect at The Photography Show 2025 pod.link/1475402385/e... 011
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 06/04/2025Indeed, AI art is a broad tent. Artists working across several disciplines, from installation, to performance, to sculpture, to painting, can integrate AI into their existing practices. Understanding how an artist uses AI in their practice is critical when judging it. www.artsy.net/article/arts...artsy.netWhy AI Art Is Winning over Young CollectorsAfter Christie’s controversial AI auction, Artsy asked experts why AI art is captivating Gen-Z and millennial audiences. 010
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 06/04/2025Official announcement of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 Photography Show presented by AIPAD. The first two episodes are already online, with two more released each week throughout April. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1475402385 000
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 05/04/2025"A record 3,028 people around the globe make @forbes.com’ annual World’s Billionaires list this year, 247 more than last year. It’s the first time the billionaire population has crossed the 3,000 mark." www.forbes.com/sites/chasew...forbes.comForbes Billionaires List 2025: World's Wealthiest Now Worth More Than Nearly All Nations' GDPsThe billionaires club has never been bigger—or richer. Here’s who’s up, who’s down, who’s off the list and why it matters more than ever. 000
Reposted by Michael DooneyThe PhotoBookMuseum @thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Kickstarting the Dummy Award Worldtour 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Dummy Award Shortlist will be shown at the Goethe-Institut from 3rd to 6th of April. Initiated by our dear friends from PUK! Pass by when you are nearby! www.pukbooks.com/en www.goethe.de/ins/bg/de/m/... 021
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/04/2025Legendary photography collector, dealer and founder of Center for Photography at Woodstock, Howard Greenberg caught up with me to speak about the early days of photography dealing in New York as part of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social 132
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 28/03/2025Amazing speaking with such an inspiring group of women for our Female Leaders episode of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social Huge thanks to - Yancey Richardson - Anna Skillman - Arnika Dawkins and - Adélie Genestar de Ipanema For your contributions to the field of photography 011
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 26/03/2025Rafael Hortala Vallve is the founder of AUTOFOTO, an analogue photobooth company based in London and Barcelona. AUTOFOTO have been rescuing and restoring original auto-photography machines for over a decade. Their restored machines can be found in locations across their two city bases. 110
Reposted by Michael DooneyMichael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 19/03/20255 years ago I recorded a podcast with Felix Hoffmann, then the chief curator of C/O Berlin. We recorded a follow up to coincide with his new role as artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, which opens this Friday 21. March 2025. Listen to our conversation here: pod.link/1475402385/e... 021
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/03/2025Was an honour recording a podcast with 30 years of @aipadphoto.bsky.social presidents & legends of dealing fine art photography from the 1970's until today. - Lee Marks - Robert Klein - Stephen Bulger - Richard Moore Lots of great insights & stories about the history of AIPAD & selling photos. 062
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/03/2025“I feel I achieved everything I wanted with TJ Boulting, and that’s why it’s time to move on.” Hannah Watson told Artsy. The beloved Fitzrovia gallery she had helmed for 13 years has closed. www.artsy.net/article/arts...artsy.netTJ Boulting Owner Hannah Watson on Saying Goodbye to Her Beloved London GalleryAfter 13 years, the beloved London gallery TJ Boulting is closing. Artsy speaks with its director Hannah Watson about why she’s saying goodbye. 100
Reposted by Michael DooneyMichael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 11/03/2025Listen to the group conversation with Female Photoclub members, Catherine, Natalia, Chiara, and Victoria wherever you get your podcasts. Link below to @deepcast.bsky.social which also includes an AI transcript, summary, and episode quotes. podsite.fm/subtext-disc... 012
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 20/03/2025Great speaking with Andra Russek (Scheinbaum & Russek) and Sophie Wright (@fotografiska.bsky.social) about collecting photography for our podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social Series begins in April, subscribe via @deepcast.bsky.social so you don't miss out! podsite.fm/subtext-disc... 021
Reposted by Michael DooneyZsofia Daniel @zsofiadaniel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Here is an insightful podcast episode on photography, archives, iconic images, visual literacy, education and critical thinking. It's so informative that I have to listen to it again! Thank you, @michaeldooney.net , for this episode! IMO, it's your best of this year so far 👏👏 221
Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 19/03/20255 years ago I recorded a podcast with Felix Hoffmann, then the chief curator of C/O Berlin. We recorded a follow up to coincide with his new role as artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, which opens this Friday 21. March 2025. Listen to our conversation here: pod.link/1475402385/e... 021
Reposted by Michael DooneyExhibitionistas Podcast @exhibitionistas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Sick of boring art podcasts? We are FUN with DEPTH. Find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/6eWT...open.spotify.comTRAILERExhibitionistas · Episode 131