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Andy Levin is a photographer, teacher, and editor living in New Orleans, Louisiana. A contributing photographer with Life Magazine in the 90's, Levin moved to Louisiana a year before Hurricane Katrina from his native city of New York. A finalist for the Eugene Smith Prize in 2008, Levin is interested in the rights of the underclass, and the relationship between a changing environment and the economically challenged. Levin is the editor of the acclaimed internet photography journal 100eyes. His personal website is http://www.andylevin.com.

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Ansley West: Mothers of a Nation

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Mothers of a Nation is about a group of empowered Ugandan women living with HIV and their fight for survival through sustainable farming methods. The photographs depict the women who tirelessly uphold their nation despite heartache and suffering. Ugandan women endure oppression everyday in a society run by men, but their determination runs the nation, regardless of politics.
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Women with HIV suffer from the prejudice and isolation that comes with having the virus. Many women are kicked out of their homes and abandon by their families if they decide to come forward and get HIV tests and treatments. Women and children, in many cases, starve to death or turn to prostitution because society turns their back on them. The thousands of women whose tragic deaths lead to suffering and the continuous spread of the disease have brought about no positive change in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This series is focused on a group of women who have refused this destiny and sought control over their desperate situations. Their only opportunity for survival is through self-sustaining agriculture and unity. These are the faces of those who embody both the beauty and strength of a struggling nation.

Ansley West is a fine art photographer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her art interprets narratives both real and speculative through her compositions, often using herself to recontextualize those stories. The work portrays social issues on subjects like mental health, women’s portrayal in the media, HIV/AIDS in Uganda, food consumption, and the psychology of altered landscapes. She shoots all film with a large format or medium format camera and hand- prints on fiber paper. The whole process from film to darkroom is an important part of her photography. West’s artwork is in many private collections including Georgia’s Museum of Contemporary Art. West has worked on many international projects. She shot stills for the film, “When Clouds Clear,” an anti-mining documentary about the cloud forest in Ecuador. She has had three solo shows and has been in many group shows. West’s work is in two publications: “Slow Exposures” and “The International Library of Photography Book.” West has received two grants from The Museum of Contemporary Art, GA. West has recently returned from shooting a documentary film called Mothers of a Nation on 16mm in Jinja, Uganda about women living with HIV and their connection to agriculture.
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