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Bryan Abrams: The Passing of a Friend
Bryan Abrams. Photographed for the Photography & Fashion class at UPenn. Rest in Peace. Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 . The Passing of a Friend . My first recollection of Bryan Abrams was...
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Katie Kerl: Kerlup in My World
[See image gallery at tonywardstudio.com] Text by Katie Kerl, Copyright 2025 . Kerlup in My World . Reflecting on the last three and a half years makes me joyful, and completely devastated at the same...
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Bob Shell: Famed Photographer Sally Mann Harassed
Sally Mann: Photo: Michelle Hood Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . Famed Photographer Sally Mann Harassed . Sally Mann was named ‘America’s Best Photographer’ by TIME magazine in 2001. She has...
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Bob Shell: The Loss of The World’s Greatest Writer
Image FX rendition of writer Mario Vargas Llosa Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . The Loss of The World’s Greatest Writer . “Writing makes the extraordinary natural and the natural extraordinary,...
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The Bright Side: Vitamin D and The Sun
Photo: Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 The Bright Side: The Benefits of Taking in Some Sun and Vitamin D In today’s increasingly indoor lifestyle, many people overlook one of the simplest yet most powerful...
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Daniel Gwynn: Interview
DANIEL GWYNN: INTERVIEW . TW: Does the state of Pennsylvania provide reparations or any form of compensation for prisoners who were wrongfully convicted? DG: No they don’t, not even an apology. TW:...
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Daniel Gwynn: The Cell and The Yard
Text by Daniel Gwynn, Copyright 2025 . The Cell and The Yard . My cell was on the second tier on the very narrow part of the catwalk. The door was steel, with a sliver of a window and a horizontal...
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Bob Shell: Incarceration Nation
Cell Door. Illustration by ImageFX Incarceration Nation . A recent study by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative of incarceration rates rated each US state as if it was an independent country. The...
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The FAA’s Challenges: The State of Air Travel in America
Passenger Jet. Photo: Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 The FAA’s Challenges and the State of Air Travel in America . Is It Safe to Fly? . In recent months, a series of high-profile incidents involving...
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Bob Shell: The Perils of Prison Life and the First Amendment
Image FX illustration Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . The Perils of Prison Life and the First Amendment . I made my living for more than thirty-five years from writing and photography. In my...
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Darkroom Rental
The Ward Studio Darkroom Darkroom: Black and white processing and printing services. This is the darkroom where Tony Ward spent countless days, months and years making thousands of gelatin silver...
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Brittany Goldberg: Heavy Metal Hair Salon
[See image gallery at tonywardstudio.com] Interview by Katie Kerl, Copyright 2021 . Brittany Goldberg: Heavy Metal Hair Salon . Uncovering interesting women entrepreneurs that are down to earth,...
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Juneteenth: Long Time Coming (But, Is It Too Late?)
Artwork by Thomcat23, Copyright 2021 Text by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2021 . Juneteenth: Long Time Coming (But, Is It Too Late?) . “By making Juneteenth a federal holiday, all Americans can feel the power...
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Bob Shell: Nudes in National Parks
Photo: Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . Nudes in National Parks . One of my friends was the late Galen Rowell, mountaineer/photographer. At one of the NANPA conferences...
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Heads Held High: The Work of Jamel Shabazz by Aliana Ho
Photo: Jamal Shabazz Text by Aliana Ho, Copyright 2021 . Heads Held High: The Work of Jamal Shabazz . In looking at the work of Jamel Shabazz, an aura of confidence and righteousness radiates out of...
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Stephen Shore: A Review by Rachel Grand
Photo: Stephen Shore. Copyright 1979 Text by Rachel Grand, Copyright 2021 . Stephen Shore . Stephen Shore’s Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, August 13, 1979 Stephen Shore is an...
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Nan Goldin: Immersion and Trust by Abby Harris
Photo: Nan Goldin Text by Abby Harris, Copyright 2021 . Nan Goldin: Immersion and Trust . Trust is a required element for any documentary photographer to have with their subject. Nan Goldin and her...
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[See image gallery at tonywardstudio.com] Text and Photography by Aliana Ho, Copyright 2021 . Love Letters . In approaching this assignment, I was drawn to the idea of creating space for reflection....
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Lipi Paladugu: Lee Friedlander in Review
Photo: Lee Friedlander. New York City 1965 Text by Lipi Paladugu, Copyright 2021 . Lee Friedlander . Lee Norman Friedlander was born on July 14th, 1934 in Aberdeen, WA. He gained his education at the...
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Sharon Wang: Wild at Heart
[See image gallery at tonywardstudio.com] Photography and Text by Sharon Wang, Copyright 2021 . Wild at Heart . The question goes, what does it mean to be a woman? Her responsibilities and...
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