I was so happy to see that one of my quilted encaustic pieces, Coherence, was selected for publication in this year’s Diffusion X. This gorgeous book highlights some of the best alternative process photography, and it’s a real privilege to be included again. View more or order your copy here: https://onetwelvepublishing.com/diffusion.
Most people assume that eating disorders only affect young women. KATU News recently ran a segment on how men are affected by eating disorders, and they asked if they could interview me on the subject. I was happy to help, and spent an afternoon talking with Deb Knapp about it. I shared some of my…
I was pleased to hear that several of my encaustics pieces from the Wallflowers/Liminal Spaces series were chosen to be included in Diffusion IX. A beautifully produced compendium of alternative process photography, they outdid themselves this year, with nine chapters of amazing work: Nine Chapters: I. Cabinet of Curiosities // II. Transfiguration // III. Nostalgia…
I think it must be every photographer’s dream to have their work featured by National Geographic. And that dream came true for me this week. National Geographic recently contacted me, asking for in interview about my work. We had a great conversation about the genesis of this project, how I tend to work, the art of…
Several photogravures from the Astra Velum series were juried in to the Alternative Processes show at SoHo Photo, in New York City. Geoffrey Berliner, Executive Director and co-developer of the Penumbra Foundation, was juror for the show. After viewing the show, Roger Thompson, senior editor of Don’t Take Pictures, had this to say about…
Publishers Weekly today posted an interview with me about Skeleton in the Closet: “The Human Condition: PW Talks with Fritz Liedtke.” Back in March, Publishers Weekly gave the book a starred review, and included a writeup of it in their print magazine. Fritz Liedtke’s Skeleton in the Closet collects portraits of people who have suffered from eating disorders, each of the photographs…
INTIMATE STORIES AND PORTRAITS REVEAL THE SECRET WORLD OF EATING DISORDERS Artist Fritz Liedtke’s new book Skeleton in the Closet culminates an 8-year project telling the stories of people struggling with anorexia and bulimia. Portland, Oregon (October 22, 2013)— Artist and photographer Fritz Liedtke has published his new book, Skeleton in the Closet: Eating Disordered…
Join author Gina Ochsner and I for an author signing party in celebration of the release of Skeleton in the Closet! October 11, 2013, 7-9pm, at my studio, we’ll be having drinks and hors d’oeuvres, books for sale at a discount, and more. I’d love to see you there! The studio is located at 2809 NE Martin Luther King…
I am very pleased to announce that Skeleton in the Closet: Eating Disordered Lives has been published. The result of many years of work, this powerful series is now available in print form in a beautiful 102-page book. Skeleton in the Closet’s intimate portraits of women and men struggling with the secrets of anorexia and…
This month I was awarded one of the coveted Best of ASMP awards for 2013. The American Society of Media Photographers is the gold standard for photographers working in commercial and editorial photography, so it’s a real honor to be named to one of the top spots. The award was featured in the ASMP magazine,…
The Astra Velum Limited Edition Artist Book was recently purchased by several museum collections. I’m honored to have the book and photogravures added to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Griffin Museum of Photography, and the Scripps College Rare Book Collection, as well as a number of private collectors. There are still copies available;…
I was pleased to discover that my image “Asia” was awarded the Grand Prize in Rangefinder Magazine’s B&W Alternative Photographic Processes competition. You can see the article in their digital edition online at Rangefinder.