Bradley Wicklander
Kansas City
Connecting with Nature

Instagram @bradwicklander
bradleywicklander@gmail.com

Stevie Kim says, "I am a first generation Korean American, a veteran, photographer and hairdresser.  It was during my time in prison, as a convicted felon, when I learned how to cut hair "professionally", which eventually would prove to save my life. The pictures in Cutting Edge celebrate a group of highly talented individuals who are making the world a more vital, exciting, personal and beautiful place - one haircut at a time. The photos also serve as personal testimony and a profound desire to make a positive contribution.

The hairdressers portrayed are young vibrant personalities, known within the hair industry and who have been given a platform in which to perform their art. This young movement is much different from the status quo of other professional hair shows, which showcase designs that are more traditional. I've focused on the organization No Name Edu, an educational company that puts on hair shows featuring young artists – predominantly women.

Its goal is to empower a new generation of hairdressers and takes place four times a year in Atlanta, Georgia. My intent is to show what this generation of hairdressers are now inventing and how these young professionals form a loving, celebratory culture of vastly diverse personalities. The project is dedicated to my friends in Atlanta, who always had my back! They helped me discover a new life through a lens and a pair of scissors.

Bio: My names Stevie Kim, I am 35, I am a first generation Korean American, a veteran, photographer and hairdresser. Im also a 8 time college drop out (Don't Fact check this LOL, but I know i've dropped out atleast 5 times) . This time I found art and I am working on my BFA at SVA in New York City. 

Stevienaysayer@gmail.com
Instagram : @stevienaysayer 
 

Barbara J. Dombach says, "I am a self-taught photographic artist who has an incurable passion for using the camera for interpretation of self, memory and world that has lasted over thirty five years. Hints of my life’s experiences are seen throughout my projects. As a storyteller and documentarian of my own experiences inspiration for creation of images can materialize in the simplest of ways, memories being the significant source. The images seen here are from my project “Mnemosyne” who was the Greek Goddess of Memory. In many ways she must have been a lot like me."

Barbara J. Dombach, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania and is a self-taught photographic artist with over thirty five years of photographic experience and knowledge. Dombach has taught, juried exhibits, lectured and exhibited works in eleven solo exhibits, countless juried group exhibits and has been published in numerous publications.  

Dombach says, "My images have won prestigious recognition; Finalist in Critical Mass Photolucidia, Portland, Oregon in 2018, 2017 & 2013, 2019 SPIDER Black and White Nominee, received two honorable mentions in the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. Images from portfolios have been published in Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes and magazines including; Square, Seities, Photo Techniques, The Hand, Imprints and Diffusion."

She has been a featured artist on The Studio Q Show LIVE! S02 E03, March 26, 2017 and the Film Photography Podcast Oct. 2011.

www.barbarajdombach.com

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