FRAGMENT ONE

I was born in New Jersey and studied Studio Art at Hunter College (City University of New York).  I spent a few years working in the archives of the Black Star photo agency, assisted world renowned Humanist / Documentary / Brooklyn photographer, Joseph Rodriguez and interned at Sergio Purtell’s renowned B&W photography lab, Black and White on White. 
My work explores relationships and the different ways we cope to get by.  For over a quarter century I’ve been photographing the places and people in my life from New York to Seattle to New Orleans and back to Seattle.  In 2002 I started making zines and artist books, both self-published and working with many celebrated independent publishers such as Hamburger Eyes and The Photocopy Club.
My photography has been exhibited at The Association of Photographers gallery, London; Foto Fest Biennial, Houston; Home Space gallery, New Orleans; GET THIS gallery, Atlanta; Permanent gallery, Brighton; Solas gallery, Seattle; Hedreen gallery, Seattle, and The Hole gallery, NYC, among others.
Stay up,
Craig Mammano

FEATURED IN FRAGMENT I

Chief Sealth Trail (Seattle city light transmission right-of-way), South Beacon Hill, Seattle, 2018 / From the series “Pausok”

CC’s Family Portrait, Treme, New Orleans, 2008 / From the series “ These days without some love, your fucked”

My images are particularly attuned to storytelling - owing to my route of survival. With every stone turned on the path of becoming my genuine self, my work has been shaped by the crossroads of desire, labor, the sincerity within fantasy, and the illusions of true love.

At the core of my practice is my "fruits basket"—the act of capturing the realities of my experience and maintaining the ability to collect and share. The fruit serves as a glance into my relationships with intersectional experiences of vanity, commodification, and societal expectations, all within the context of a patriarchal, capitalist world

I aim to protect the communities I serve, as a participant in that same matter—highlighting the nature of the human spirit, resilience, and the complexity of love and survival.

For 9 years, I documented my life as a sex worker, starting my career as a dancer at 18 and receiving my first film camera at 19.

I am currently an artist in residence at Actualize Space, located in the heart of downtown Seattle.

Jordan

FEATURED IN FRAGMENT I

Soft and Tender are the answers, 2024 (35mm film) (printed from the original silver gelatin print scan)

Analog Screenshot: Recovery, 2025 (35mm film) (printed from the original silver gelatin print scan)

Nate Gowdy (b. 1984; Elkhart, Indiana) is a Seattle photographer whose work explores American politics and identity.

He began his career in 2011 as staff photographer for Seattle Gay News, immersing himself in the city’s queer and trans drag and nightlife communities. From 2011 to 2024, he served as the official photographer for the Seattle Pride Parade. In 2012, he dedicated himself to Washington state’s campaign for marriage equality.

Gowdy worked closely with President Obama in 2013 and Vice President Biden during their Seattle visits. Since 2015, he has self-funded coverage of hundreds of political events across 27 states and Washington, DC. His portrait of Bernie Sanders appeared on the cover of TIME in 2016, and editorial clients include Rolling Stone and Mother Jones.

In 2019, he launched The American Superhero, a collaborative portrait and storytelling series. In 2020, he co-authored Our Students, Their Stories for Seattle Public Schools—the first publication of its kind commissioned by an American school district.

His debut monograph, INSURRECTION (2023), is the only photojournalistic book to chronicle the January 6th U.S. Capitol attack. It features timestamped images and captions and has sold over 1,500 copies.

Gowdy holds a journalism degree from Indiana University. He is the founder of Pigeon Editions publishing imprint, and his fine art prints are represented by Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe.

FEATURED IN FRAGMENT I

Trump Town USA, 2024

5:22:40 PM, January 6, 2021