The Big Picture Photographer Laureate Program

Each year, since 2003, the City of Tampa's Public Art Program has commissioned an artist to photograph a portion or perspective of the City of Tampa and/or its citizens and visitors at work, or at play, with an emphasis on what it means to be in Tampa at this particular time in history. The result of this juried process is producing a public collection and archive that is representative of the life and times in Tampa by regional, national, and international photographers. The Photographer Laureate program is modeled after the Farm Security Administration's Photographic Program during the 1930's and 1940s; and the National Endowment for the Arts' Photography Surveys of the 1970's, '80's and '90's; and with the awareness of the regionally well-known Burgert Brother's photography collections.

		Ric Savid will deliver intimate images of residents of Tampa to depict the area's culture. The black and white images will be empathetic and will bring voice to Tampa�s faces. more...
		As Tampa's Eighth Photographer Laureate, Karen Glaser focused her project on the Hillsborough River: from the Green Swamp to Tampa Bay. more...
		Barbara Jo Revelle's approach is a 'street-shooting' style of photography. While shooting, Revelle interviews the subjects of her photos asking "how's it going these days?" more...
		Jeremy Chandler focused his portfolio on portraiture. The images celebrate the individual and their experience as parts of the larger community. more...
		Marion Belanger selected the timely subject of real estate as Photo Laureate. Her work focuses both on places in transition and places that have resisted change. more...
		Steven Gregory's photographic work came to fruition with the joining of two entities: inspiration and technology. He utilizes digital technology to look beyond what is seen. more...
		Rebecca Sexton Larson created her standard pin hole camera and the vision to create a portfolio of photographic images that would reveal the visual poetry she sees in the Tampa Bay area. more...
		Suzanne Camp Crosby captured the unique characteristics and architectural elements of Tampa by using her visual signature to document it in a fresh way. more...
		Beth Reynolds focused on the diversity of people in the city - their quality of life and their experiences as citizens of the City of Tampa. more...

For information on how to be considered for the Photographer Laureate Commission, please click here to contact the Art Programs Division.