City Newspaper, Cover Story- Photographing Rochester one pay phone at a time

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City Newspaper, Cover Story- Photographing Rochester one pay phone at a time

Eric Kunsman, cradling a Hasselblad camera in his hands, stood at the intersection of Grape and Orange streets on Rochester's west side on a dreary Tuesday morning sizing up his latest subject.

To the untrained eye, there wasn't much to look at; just a closed corner store with wire mesh on its door. But Kunsman, a professional photographer and lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology, saw in the grim backdrop something special: A pair of pay phones.

"What's that man doing?" a boy on a bicycle asked.

"Taking pictures of pay phones," I replied. "Have you ever used one?"

"Uh-uh," the boy said with a shake of his head as he pedaled away.

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Analog Forever Magazine Interview- Historical Narrative

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Analog Forever Magazine Interview- Published an Interview titled Historical Narrative which includes several bodies of my work.

Photographer, entrepreneur, and educator, Eric Kunsman, has made it a goal to carve out a wonderful life and career in his upstate New York home of Rochester. By all accounts it looks as though he is succeeding quite gracefully. Originally born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Eric was heavily influenced as a witness to the eventual death of the steel industry in the Rust Belt of America. His educational direction has led him to hold his MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, as well as an MS in Electronic Publishing/Graphic Arts Media, BS in Biomedical Photography, and BFA in Fine Art photography, all from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Later, taking these influences, making Rochester his permanent home, Eric proceeded to engage with photography as an artist documenting the societal changes around him, while also starting a digital printmaking business, Booksmart Studio, and starting a family.

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https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/features-interviews/interview-eric-kunsman-historical-narrative

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Felicific Calculus featured in Dodho Magazine #7

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Felicific Calculus is featured as one of five projects in Issue #7. Dodho magazine is a juried magazine by very well respected curators, critics, and advocates for photography. Dodho is based out of Barcelona, Spain and has grown to be a force in the photography industry. This body of work is starting to receive international attention while in its infancy, as I have only photographed about 250 payphones at this time. I cannot wait to see where this project goes over the summer.

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Midwest Center for Photography- Fellowship Winner- 2018 National Photography Fellowship Competition - Developed Work-

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My new body of work Felicific Calculus won the Fellowship from the Midwest Center for Photography’s 2018 National Photography Fellowship Competition - Developed Work. To see some of the work and the other photographers who were part of the exhibition visit the link below.

http://www.mwcponline.com/2018-developed-work.html

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