OF SPECIAL
NOTE:
A. J. MEEK COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Professor Emeritus A. J. Meek
of the School of Art (Photography) is currently serving as the Garrey
Carruthers Distinguished Chair in the Honors Program at the
University of New Mexico for the academic year.
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Read more about Professor Meek courses:
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 COMING
THIS SEPTEMBER!
Sacred Light: Holy Places in Louisiana
University of Mississippi Press
September 2010
For more information and the view photographs form this upcoming
book,
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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
 Clarence John Laughlin
Book
A biography of a New Orleans photographer of
worldwide acclaim
A. J. Meek looks into the controversial life of one of the greatest
photographers in American history. Through interviews with Laughlin’s
colleagues, friends, and family, the author details the tumultuous connection
between the struggles of the artist’s life, including strained working
relationships and failed marriages, and the work that brought him professional
fame.
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For reviews,
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The Art of Photography and the Amateur Ethic
In recent
times, the use of the word “amateur” has come to being an
uncommitted, hackneyed, immature, and unaware practitioners of a
given hobby such as photography. The true meaning of the word
“amateur”, however, is doing something for the love of it. It would
seem that a such a gifted person making photographs for joy’s sake
would be the salvation of many dreary academic art projects by
providing a fresh point of view and endearing spirit, benefiting
humanity’s quest for enlightenment.
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