Jennifer Bishop to talk about five decades of photography in Baltimore
The celebrated City Paper co-founder and photojournalist, who favored shots from the street and had a knack for capturing revealing moments, will speak at the Pratt Library on Thursday
Above: One of Jennifer Bishop’s many neighborhood photos for City Paper, this one shot in South Baltimore.
Since 1975, Jennifer Bishop has been living in and photographing Baltimore, capturing surreal and revelatory moments in city neighborhoods, bringing her sharp eye and deep empathy to portraits of city residents as well as local celebrities, and simply bearing witness to the way the town has changed over decades.
This Thursday, at The Enoch Pratt Library downtown, Bishop will be sharing her work and recalling some of her favorite photos taken in Maryland over the course of a long and varied career.
“The talk will highlight Jennifer’s experiences making photos for publications, hospitals, schools, design firms, nonprofits, foundations, businesses and individuals,” the announcement from the Pratt says.
“She will also talk about what it means to be a working artist balancing life, work and creative interests,” the announcement notes.
“Teenagers,” a 1978 photo.
William Donald Schaefer at City Hall, from a story on the strong mayoral powers built into Baltimore city government.
One of the group of Johns Hopkins University students who started the alt-weekly Baltimore City Paper (originally called City Squeeze), Bishop published a weekly standalone photo in every issue for 17 years (1977-1994).
She worked as a staff photographer for The News American, and since 1982 has freelanced, shooting pictures for a variety of publications, institutions and nonprofits.
She also writes and photographs for projects that advocate for better lives for people with disabilities.
Lately, she’s been part of The Daily Photo Game (www.dailyphotogame.com), an ongoing visual conversation among 10 photographers.
Event Details
• Thursday, September 4, 6 to 7 p.m.
• Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Poe Room.
• 400 Cathedral Street.
Some Bishop photos that have appeared in The Brew
A mother and daughter enjoy a warm afternoon at Cumberland and Carey Park.
Fresh from Sunday services in Sandtown.
Barbara Rocah, 95, at one of the anti-Trump rallies held this year by residents at Roland Park Place.
Zaid Degol fled war-torn Eritrea and hopes for a better life for her three boys in Baltimore.
The King and Kris Kringle share a moment backstage at the Night of 100 Elvises in 2018.
Nathaniel Epstein and the prehistoric pal he always kept close at hand, Dinosaur.
Morris Martick in the doorway of the French restaurant he operated on Mulberry Street for nearly 40 years.
The “Choose Life” mural by Lyle Kissack at the corner of Presstman Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in 2015. As part of a foundation program, residents could sit on a bench there and write whatever they want in a little yellow book.