SEEN

aN Annual juried online exhibition and award that celebrates the work of emerging DIY/Punk photographers Living and working in Pensacola, FL.

JULIA GORTON IS OUR JUROR AND COSPONSOR OF OUR AWARD.

JULIA STARTED HER CAREER AS THE PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR + PUBLISHER OF THE NO WAVE FANZINE BEAT IT!, WHICH OFFERED AN INSIDERS VIEW OF THE DOWNTOWN NEW YORK MUSIC SCENE, 1976-1980.

HER HIGH CONTRAST PHOTOS COMBINED WITH GRAPHIC PATTERNS, DIY LETTERING AND RANDOM COLLAGED ELEMENTS CAPTURED A FLEETING TIME WITH UNIQUE STYLE WHICH SHE CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THROUGH HER PHOTO COLLAGES, T-SHIRTS AND ZINES. GORTON'S PHOTOS OF MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN NY ROCKER, NO MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, VICE/GARAGE, DAZED, I-D AND ON RECORD JACKETS FOR INDEPENDENT LABELS INCLUDING ORK RECORDS, LUST/UNLUST AND ZE RECORDS.

HER PHOTOGRAPHY WAS PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN NO WAVE: POST-PUNK. UNDERGROUND. NEW YORK. 1976-1980 BY THURSTON MOORE AND BYRON COLEY, UNTYPICAL GIRLS BY SAM KNEE AND WHO SHOT ROCK AND ROLL: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY, 1955-PRESENT BY GAIL BUCKLAND. NOWHERE NEW YORK IS HER FIRST PHOTOBOOK.
HER WORK HAS BEEN SEEN AT KATA GALLERY IN TOKYO, DOOMED GALLERY IN LONDON, THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, MOMA, MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN + THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK CITY.

**2nd Annual SEEN Photography Exhibition & Julia Gorton Award**

On behalf of our juror, Julia Gorton, we are pleased to announce that Coy Glass, is the winner of the 2nd Annual SEEN Photography Exhibition and Julia Gorton Photography Award, including $1000 Cash Award & Solo Exhibition at 309 Punk Project opening March, 2025. Julia also awarded one Honorable Mentions to Talera Bain, with a cash prize of $250 and 35mm film.

WINNER: coy Glass

'Merican Dream | 2023 | 35mm | Olympus XA2 (Kentmere Pan 400 B&W)

My artwork is an attempt to capture the fleeting moments of life. Photography, for me, started in late summer of 2023, when my friend brought in an old Olympus XA to take some pictures of me and the barber shop I work in. I realized during that visit that some of my earliest memories were formed running my fingers over the buttons of my parents Olympus XA2 in the mid 80s. This sparked an obsession starting with acquiring my own series of Olympus cameras from the early 80s in the XA and OM series, and beginning to document my life, teaching myself the basics as I go. The subject matter in my photographs as well as my desire to take them I can directly attribute to watching my father go through middle to late stage Alzheimer's. Out of watching him slowly lose the little moments that make his life up, I've taken to trying to record as many of those little moments as possible in my own life. I bulk roll my own film, and develop and scan at home. This makes the final result feel more like these pictures are something I've built rather than something I've taken.

Samuel Clemson | 2023 | 35mm | Olympus OM-10 (Kentmere Pan 400 B&W)

309 Outlook | 2024 | 35mm | Olympus XA (Kentmere Pan 400 B&W)

Knight Moves | 2024 | 35mm | Olympus OM-10 (Kentmere Pan 400 B&W)

Dead Leaves | 2024 | 35mm | Olympus OM-10 (Rollei Superpan 200 B&W)

Honorable Mention: Talera Bain

sleep | 2022 | 16x9 | digital photography

I am, a 25-year-old artist from rural South Alabama living in Pensacola. I steep myself in the rich and vastly discarded tradition of outsider and DIY artistry and expression from the point of view of a lack of access to education, healthcare, housing, and formal instruction. I take photos on gifted equipment with gifted materials mutually shared in the circles of other artists on the fringe. I strive to capture intimacy - poverty and mental illness have all-encompassed my life and shaped the opportunities and experiences of myself and those near me.

DIY methods of artistry are not a participatory choice for many of us, but our only choice - our only access to expression, our only means - digging from the root of our oppressions to cry our rages, sorrows, triumphs, and failures. Our joys. Our mundane day-to-day. Allowing for expression and visibility to those purposefully discarded and hid away is the crux of the matter - “share what ya got.”

Untitled | 2023 | film

Self-actuality | 2023 | film

Memento | 2023 | film

Amelia Myers

I’m proud to have grown up in Pensacola, and I began shooting on digital around three years ago. About half a year ago, I started to experiment with film using a point and shoot, and then I got more comfortable with a Nikon I found at the thrift. Through the lens, I try and capture raw, unapologetic humanity. I’m especially drawn to those moments when the subject looks the most free.

Ego Death at Easy Going | 2023 | 35 mm film

Wallflowers | 2023 | 35 mm film

Fleeting smiles | 2023 | 35 mm film

Bury me at Makeout Creek | 2023 | Digital Photography

Let them eat cake! | 2023 | 35 mm film

Amy Athans

Her transient lifestyle has led her to prioritize connections with people over settling in one place. Her recent photographs are often taken at the skatepark and reflect the culture of the family around her.

Airtime | 2022 | Digital Photograph

Bailing | 2022 | Digital Photograph

Disconnect | 2022 | Digital Photograph

The Encounter| 2022 | Digital Photograph

Tre | 2022 | Digital Photograph

Antonio Cardenas

Born in Delrio, Tx and raised in Dallas, Tx. Photography was something I picked up late in life. I was already big in the Hip Hop / graffiti scene. So street photography fit me perfect. As I starte.d taking photos of the cities that i visited. Walking the streets, meeting people. I really enjoyed documenting ordinary peoples lives. Especially the single person aspect. I like to imagine what is going on in this person life at that moment. So my favorite photographs I've taken have always been of a single person.

Shiny Glasses | 2022 | Digital Photograph

Searching | 2024 | Digital Photograph

Ocean Eyes | 2022 | Digital Photograph

Umbrella | 2023 | Digital Photograph

Long Ride | 2023 | Digital Photograph

carl oblivious feldmyer

Raw and rough, I photograph a high contrast and sometimes geometric view of music and life's odd environments. I have had a life-long obsession with photography and music. First taking a live stage at fifteen years old, I continually find life's oddities enamoring to photograph. Two years new to Pensacola, I bring a Southern Mississippi punk rock, screen print, and graphic design aesthetic to photography.

Drums | 2024 | Digital Photography

Royal Accordian | 2024 | Digital Photography

Roller Rink | 2024 | Digital Photography

Fly | 2024 | Digital Photography

Hotel Lobby | 2024 | Digital Photography

drew kendrick

I have been a life long resident of Pensacola who travels from time to time by train. I aim to capture people I meet on the road, landscapes, and anything that catches my cinematic eye. I picked up my first film camera in 2020 taking pictures of friends skateboarding. but, once I hit the road he seen more things that caught my eye and was determined to try and capture it all. Every picture I've captured while riding the rails is worth more than just 1000 words.

Traveling Companions | 2023 | 35 mm

Baby on Haight Street | 2023 | 35 mm

Train Rides and Dirty Feet | 2023 | 35 mm

Nap on Grainer Porch | 2023 | 35 mm

Chicago Train Kids | 2022 | 35 mm

enrique viveros

We communicate with the world in different ways, and photography is my method of communication. I am a photographer based out of Pensacola. Currently, I photograph with my digital and analog camera. I love working with both photo processes because both allow me to experiment and create photos to entertain, inform, and capture moments to look back on. I was introduced to photography while working for a student-run newspaper, The Corsair. This publication introduced me to the basics of photography by assigning me news stories to take photos. Then I entered the PSC photography program. Throughout the program I have experimented with the different methods of taking an image and researching artists who have inspired me like Robert Mapplethorpe and Joel Meyerowitz. It is because of their perspectives and subject matter while using the medium that have inspired me to follow in their steps. I remember an old friend asking me, “Why do I like to take pictures or videos of everything?” I could not think of an answer at the time; however, as time goes on, this question is a part of why I am in the medium of photography.

Casual Rage l 2023 l 13''x19'' l Digital Photography

Prayer l 2023 l 8''x10'' l Polaroid

Say Gay l 2023 l 8'' x 10'' l Polaroid

Focus l 2023 l 13'' x 19'' l Digital Photography

Let Yourself Be Weak l 2024 l 12'' x 18'' l Digital Photography

gregory park

I've been photographing since late 2022. If I see someone interesting and I have my camera, then I stop and ask to take their picture. Most people say yes when asked politely. The camera gives me confidence to approach people that I might not otherwise have.

Sammy | 2022 | Digital

Club de Demain | 2023 | Film

Wanda Doomy | 2023 | Film

Hollywood | 2022 | Digital

Motorcyclist | 2023 | Digital

Isaiah waters

These five images span several years and contain visual representations of thrilling moments of discovery for me. I have always been driven by what excites me and what I think looks and feels good. Taking a very intuitive approach, I never know if what I’m doing is “right”, but I have found that if I get excited during the process, I will probably be pleased with the end product. Because of this, I feel that the subject matter as well as its style paints an intimate and accurate picture of my creative work. If you noticed that no one is ever looking at me in my images, that’s somewhat intentional. I hate posing people for photos. It’s the worst. In an attempt to keep this hobby enjoyable for me, I try to let the environment be. I take what I can from where I am, but I never try to impose my will on my subject matter. My most exciting moments in photography have been born of on-site experimentation and problem-solving and I hope you are pulled into this chaotic mess of moments that I am surprised and pleased to have captured.

Franciscan Connections | 2023 | Digital Photography

Flint Withers | 2023 | Digital Photography

My Brother Got Hit In The Eyebrow | 2023 | Digital Photography

Independence Age | 2023 Digital Photography

O-ther | 2023 | |Digital Photography

Jaime ross

I photograph raw and gritty, candid moments. I consider myself a participant in the scenes I captures and bring my camera along so I can relive the feelings again and again. I hope my photos will allow the same experience for others. I grew up in Pensacola, Florida and am intrigued with and fond of southern culture and how it is interwoven into my own local punk community. I also write poetry and has been shooting 35mm film since 2019.

Talera | 2023 | 35 mm | Black and White Film

Iza, Double Exposed | 2023 | 35 mm | Black and White Film

Drew at 309 | 2024 | 35 mm | Color Film

Sarah on Valentine's Day | 2024 | 35 mm | Color Film

Holden and Cody | 2020 | 35 mm | Color Film

Jayden Laine

I am a transplant, of course, from the midwest and various riverbanks. My work is my life documented, finding joy in the process. I love my friends, water, and heavy contrast. I prefer experimental outcomes, slide films, cross-developing, saturating lights, and overexposing. I have no real rhyme or reason, just offering you something to ponder.

SuitingUp | 2023 | 2433 × 3630 | 35mm

God Bless | 2023 | 2433 × 3630 | 35mm

StrippingDown | 2023 | 2433 × 3630 | 35mm

MirroredSouls;Thermodynamics | 2023 | 2433 × 3630 | 35mm

The 7 Types of Sugars. | 2023 | 2433 × 3630 | 35mm

kai eckard

I have been shooting photography for a little more than three years, I am from Pensacola, FL and I enjoy shooting film and trying to capture people and places in a way that highlights the personality of the shot, I'm always experimenting and trying to broaden my photography.

The Distance | July 16th, 2023 | 35mm | Film

The Ferryman | June 19th, 2023 | 35mm | Film

Speak No Evil | July 16th, 2023 | 35mm | Film

Walking Music | June 19th, 2023 | 35mm | Film

All That Remains | August 15th, 2023 | 35mm | Film

Kailee Norris

I am a film photographer interested in capturing the candid moments of the world. I began photography in January of 2023 and fell in love with capturing movement and emotion in her works that, hopefully, lead to viewer reflection. Inspired by local photographer Andrew Velasco, I spent her last year capturing the fast-paced world around me on film, only recently getting into 120mm film. I am motivated by the incredible communities I have been lucky enough to find myself in, such as the Pensacola punk community, skate community, and photography community. The welcoming, chaotic, and yet somehow serene environment exuded by the people of Pensacola drives me to attempt to capture fractions of seconds that encompass this incredible community.

A Skater Waits | 2023 | 6x7 | 120mm Film

Surfing and Screaming | 2023 | 3:2 | 35mm Film

Flash Mob | 2023 | 3:2 | 35mm film)

Help from a Scene | 2023 | 3:2 | 35mm film

The Pull of the Pit | 2023 | 3:2 | 35mm film

Katie brabham

I am a local film photographer in Pensacola, Florida. This is my art through photos and thoughts. All photos are unedited and shot by me on 35 mm film. My goal is to capture the moments we share together as humans and the beauty that inspires me everyday. Thank you for joining me.

Come and get it ya dirty punks!| 2023 | 35mm film

Marlboro Blues| 2024 | 35mm film

Sitting in my Delusions| 2023 | 35mm film

Always Longing | 2023 | 35mm film

Girls are Punk! | 2024 | 35mm film

Will rain

There are certain moments in our world that, to either the photographic subject or out-of-frame witnesses, are experienced as if they were a painting or climactic scene from an award-winning film. My goal as a photographer is to capture the subjective experience of that moment, usually a tiny spec of time, but can instead breathe far beyond its original lifespan. Starting out in the Gulf Coast region, I have been capturing events and concerts since 2022. I believe that making art out of powerful scenes from our lives is a way to bring key, often underground or underappreciated, sides of society into a frame.

CO-EMO | 2024 | 1000 x 667 | Digital

Stage Presence 101 | 2023 | 1300 x 867 | Digital

Checkered Star | 2023 | 1000 x 667 | Digital

GRIPPN | 2024 | 1000 x 667 | Digital

Welcome To The Black PARAAAAHHDDE | 2024 | 1000 x 667 | Digital

1st Annual SEEN Photography Exhibition and Julia Gorton Photography Award

Bugghouse Roof | 2022 | 3:2 | Digital Photography

On behalf of our juror, Julia Gorton, we are pleased to announce that Andrew Velasco, is the winner of the 1st Annual SEEN Photography Exhibition and Julia Gorton Photography Award, including $1000 Cash Award & Solo Exhibition at 309 Punk Project opening March 9th, 2024. Julia also awarded five photographs an Honorable Mentions to Kai Eckard, Seb Wynn, Natalie Allgyer, Heidi Woods, and Jamie Ross.

Andrew Velasco is a photographer based in Pensacola, FL who is documenting the revival of the local DIY/Punk music scene that was negatively impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew’s early work captures local favorites The Taints, Ego Death, Feed Lemon, and BONES at DIY venues Easy Going Gallery, American Legion 33, and Dixeyland Rocks. In 2022 he was voted runner-up for InWeekly’s Best of the Coast - Best Photographer category.
His body of work spans more than tens of thousands of photos of more than 100 artists/bands and the rise of the Pensacola music scene as well as assisting bands in promoting their music and growing their audiences. His work has been published in online articles and print newspapers, used for album art, and shared across social media. Andrew continues to support and photograph the local scene and works closely with bands Feed Lemon and Ego Death. His work can be found at andrewvelasco.com.