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Preview of “The Black Dogs Project” by Fred Levy on The Quarto Group website. Determined to raise awareness while improving his photography work, Levy launched this book, featuring black dogs photographed against a black backdrop, in the fall of 2015. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘The Black Dogs Project’ shines a light on overlooked canines

Samantha Genzer March 25, 2025
For over three decades, Massachusetts-based animal portrait photographer Fred Levy has been capturing stunning portraits, but it wasn’t until he stumbled upon the phenomenon of “black dog syndrome” that his work took a new, purposeful direction.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Female photographers deserve better

Kate Kotlyar April 14, 2024
My experiences as a concert photographer solidified what I already knew — female and male photographers are not treated equally.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

How camera rolls become anxiety-inducing | My Heart Will Go On

Lily Smokler March 4, 2024
Once I scroll deep enough through my camera roll to hit the time period of my past relationship, I begin to feel anxious, expecting to be reminded of everything, regardless of whether there are pictures of us right away. Before I even reach this time, I can already feel a pit forming in my stomach. 
fragmentos

Fragmentos exhibit gives queer, BIPOC stories ‘the respect that they deserve’

Zenobia Lloyd April 10, 2023
Charcoal Magazine and BU Student Activities collaborated on Fragmentos, an event to spotlight queer BIPOC students through portraits, storytelling and pop-up performances at the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

F&R’s Fashion Show ‘Gardenia’: a review

Margaret Corona April 6, 2023
The Metcalf Trustee Center was ornamented with subtle yet beautiful flora, including shrubs, a soft-pink gardenia lanyard lining the back of the stage and bouquets of flowers trailing the catwalk.
Two girls sitting around a dog

Local photographer features dogs, owners and their bond

Ashley Soebroto September 9, 2021
“Tales of Support” spotlights the stories of dog owners and their best friends.
student in the Yellow Rose Project gallery

‘A Yellow Rose Project’ celebrates the women’s suffrage movement through photography

Daily Free Press Staff September 7, 2021
The project features hundreds of women's photographic reflections on the anniversary of the 19th amendment's ratification.
DSLR camera and lenses

Shoot happens: A Fall preview of FreeP photography

Conor Kelley August 31, 2021
The Daily Free Press photo section returns to a revitalized fall semester with cameras at the ready.
bee on a pink flower

Capturing the springtime

Thalia Lauzon April 29, 2021
Warmer days move my nature-photographer heart to get outside and capture something new.
A traveling exhibition curated by graphic designer Jerome Harris is currently on display at the College of Fine Arts’ Stone Gallery until Feb. 19. The exhibit aims to amplify the work of Black designers who have not received the recognition they deserve. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Artist amplifies Black voices through graphic design

Rachel Do November 11, 2020

People of color often are mis- or underrepresented in history books, and in the arts, that’s no exception. Jerome Harris, a professional graphic designer who curated the traveling exhibition “As,...

“Re-Birth” photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s multi-photograph installation hangs on a wall of Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. NICOLE BARTUCH / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Photographer captures BU student voices in campus installation

Nicole Bartuch October 26, 2020

Four black-and-white portraits hang side by side on the wall of Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University, overlaid by a transparent projection of a slideshow of similar photos. The themes of freedom,...

This year the Boston Arts Festival went virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival featured a two-day virtual sale of local artists' work last weekend. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Arts Festival goes online

Molly Farrar September 17, 2020
The Boston Arts Festival attracts up to 50,000 people a year, but this year, "you can buy art at midnight in your pajamas.”
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