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Jazz Fest 2025: Images from a 48-Hour Creative Reset
Last weekend I packed my camera with zero agenda and headed to Atlanta Jazz Fest for the first time in years—not as someone chasing a specific project…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
48-Hour Creative Reset: What Atlanta Jazz Fest Taught Me About Breaking Patterns
This weekend I tried something I haven't done in years: packed my camera with zero agenda and headed to Atlanta Jazz Fest.
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
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Artful ATL Prep Companion Article: Exploring New Presentation Paths
Three weeks out from Artful ATL, rainy day reflections have led to significant exhibition decisions. Based on feedback from the critique session, I'm…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
Artful ATL Prep - Part 3: Exploring New Presentation Paths
Three weeks out from Artful ATL, rainy day reflections have led to significant exhibition decisions. Based on feedback from the critique session, I'm…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
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Artful ATL Prep Companion Article: The Necessary Discomfort of Critique
Just four weeks remain until Artful ATL on June 7th, and the critique process provides crucial direction for my final selections and presentation…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
Artful ATL Prep - Part 2: The Necessary Discomfort of Critique
How feedback from prominent art figures helped refine my Vanishing Point selections and presentation decisions
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
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Artful ATL Prep Companion Article: Selecting Images
The clock is ticking—just 35 days from May 3rd to prepare for the Artful ATL show on June 7th at Atlanta Contemporary
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
Artful ATL Prep - Part 1: Selecting Images
Join me for an inside look at my selection process for the upcoming Artful ATL exhibition at Atlanta Contemporary on June 7th. As I prepare to premiere…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
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April 2025

Beyond the Fog
When "Vanishing Point" began, fog was my essential collaborator, but I've discovered other atmospheric conditions can evoke the same cinematic…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
From Canvas to Camera
In just eight weeks, I'll be hanging my latest photography work at the Artful ATL art show on June 7th. I can't help but reflect on the circuitous path…
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
Three Frames That Shaped My Vision
Three photographs that defined crucial turning points in my evolution as a photographer and continue to shape my creative practice today.
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
Welcome to Lens & Letters
A journey behind my lens-based creative projects
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Zuri A. Stanback, Sr.
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