Greetings Everyone,

This posting is on behalf of the Institute for Small Town Studies (ISTS) and the organization's quarterly publication "Fishwrap". I am working on a future article for the publication that poses the question "What are common perceptions or characterisitcs of American small towns as viewed by a specific subset of critical observers?" That's the long academic way of saying, is there something about the way large format photographers record images of small towns that reveals some universal conditions or perceptions.

The essay will be comprised of selected black and white images to be accompanied by a short artist's caption and short editorial comment. Images for publication will be selected by members of the ISTS board of directors. At this time there is no set length to the article and should sufficient quality material be available the article may comprise the entirety of the issue.

A PDF file detailing Submission requirements and artists release and credit information will be available by week's end. As the ISTS is a non-profit organization no compensation will be provided. For further information about the ISTS please visit the Institute's website.

WWW.ISTS.ORG

We will try to have the pdf available for download on the Institute's website shortly. In the meantime feel free to ask questions or post your interest here.

Sincerely,

Kevin Kemner