From the Unhinged Bio of Carol Schiraldi

Carol Schiraldi is a Texas-based fine art photographer, former database architect, accidental surrealist, part-time night wanderer, and full-time collector of strange light. She has spent the last several decades photographing things that normal people walk…

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Inside the Curiosity Factory

What is The Curiosity Factory? The Curiosity Factory grew from a period of reflection. During the pandemic, we turned inward. It was a period of extended navel gazing, if we’re being honest. And the times?…

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Hints and Allegations: Surprising Abstract Photography That Deceives the Eye

Some images tell you exactly what they are. They shout it from the rooftops. “Look at me! Over here! I’m a firetruck!” And then there are some images that don’t. Abstract photography can be like…

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What If Your Work Ended Up in a Museum Catalog?

Rainy Days and Museums Growing up in New York, rainy days meant one thing: museums. There were so many of them — everything from the Museum of Modern Art to the Museum of Natural History,…

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Learning to See in Color (Without Chasing Color)

I didn’t start out as a “color photographer.”I started out as someone who noticed things: an observer. Color came later. It came slowly, almost accidentally, after years of paying attention to light, surfaces, and how…

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