Halfway To Midland
Halfway To Midland combines imagined realities and a town in Texas as the metaphor used to uncover psychological connections to what we know of a person and place, revealing my beliefs about the complexities of self within the cultural realm. Halfway To Midland explores a state of mind and a sense of place. Photographed in Texas, this investigation of iconologies questions the relationship between the past and the present. The title is a reference to the town nestled in the center of the state and serves as a metaphor for the psychological space that connects people to a place. Integrating my ongoing fascination with regalia, my interest is not simply documentation. Each semi-autobiographical reality consists of connected scenes from elaborate internalized myths. The lineage of symbols, icons, and cultural clichés form a unique landscape where rituals and regalia have always been present. I am interested in the complexities between self and culture where the chorus of dreams and reality seem to inhabit the same quotidian space.
Nancy Newberry
Fine Art and Editorial photographer Nancy Newberry is interested in the strange rituals of everyday life. Known for her photographs of people, her work investigates the interplay between individuality, social affiliation.
She has received many honors and awards for her work from both publications and institutions. Most recently, she received The British Journal of Photography Female in Focus Award (2019); The Griffin Museum of Photography, Richards’ Family Trust Award (2018); was a Grand Prix Finalist at the 32nd International Festival of Fashion and Photography in Hyeres, France; received the Descubrimientos (Top Discovery) PhotoEspaña Prize in Madrid; Kolga Photo Award in Tbilisi, Georgia; PhotoVisa Award in Krasnodar, Russia; FotoFest Discoveries of the Meeting Place in Houston; and The Taylor Wessing Portrait Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London (2012, 2017).
Ms. Newberry's photographs can regularly be seen in the pages of magazines and are in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Centro de Arte Alcobendas, Spain; and Villa Noailles, Hyères, France. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US, Europe and China. She can often be found chasing tumbleweeds between her home in Dallas and Marfa, Texas.