The Renell hate blog seems to know a lot about photography, which makes me think they're also a photographer. When looking up Renell to figure out what's going on, I found this from a few years ago. Another photographer named Driely Carter, who used to post really hateful things about Renell. According to more than one person, it went on for months. This is the only hate post from Driely that I can find though, but I'm going to keep looking. I would not be surprised if it's the same person running the hate blog, though I would hope she would let it go after so many years. My theory is that, if it's the same person, she saw that Renell won that award, did some googling, found the Jess hate blog, and decided to start her own about Renell.
Interesting… I’ve also noticed there’s really racist undertones in that like, manifesto they wrote. Even without the racist undertones, it’s just a bad look to be attacking a black woman making waves in a male dominated field.
Anyway, the hate blog has been such a catalyst for such a snowballing of negativity. It’s such a shame.
Today, the art world and beyond is obsessed with shooting analog. Whether it’s a fashion house seeking to bring a new edge to their creative work, an amateur perusing eBay for the perfect vintage Polaroid, or an Influencer on social media, analog photography has piqued the interest of people everywhere. Is this resurgence a backlash against digital photography? Is it just a trend perpetuated by our desire for authenticity in an increasingly superficial world? Or is it something else entirely?
Grain is a documentary by Alex Connell and Tommaso Sacconi that explores the stories of those committed to using film in modern day photography, featuring: Alec Soth • Andre D. Wagner • Bruce Gilden • Daniel Arnold • Driely Carter • Jens Ingvarsson • Joni Sternbach • Nathalie Hail • Renato D’agostin • Stuart Winecoff • Thomas Roma • Yojiro Imasaka • Viktor Vauthier
director: Alfred Marroquin
dp: Logan Triplett
producers: Veronica Leon, Yamel Thompson, Dana Droppo and Kwasi Boadi
ad: Cassandra Laymon
underwater operator: Cynthia Hatfield
1st AC: Mike Lemnitzer
2nd AC: Nick Hightower
loader: Chastin Noblett
steadi: Renard Cheren
gaffer: Joshua Atkin
bbe’s: Eric Munk
key grip: Shun Goldin
grip: Oscar Matute
sound op: Bree Chankn
sound engineer: Zackary Shreves
sound design: Raphael Ajuëlos
process trailer driver: Christopher Lee Layton
swing: Eddie Zamora
photo: Driely Carter
production design: Jake Kuykendall
art director: Thomas Obed
leadman: Joseph Wagoner
set dresser: W. Elliott
production coordinator:
pa’s: Jazz, Janine, Tempest, Gabriela Perez, Victor Hernandez
edit: Henry Busby
color: Joseph Bicknell @company_3
vfx: Vadim Konov
titles: Jump Jirak