Juror Harry Gamboa, Jr. selected Jerry Takigawa’s Balancing Cultures series to receive Foto Forum’s first annual Santa Fe Photography Award. Foto Forum Santa Fe is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates an artistic space to explore the current relationship between photography, storytelling, science, and technology through artist exhibitions, workshops, visiting artist lectures, research, and community outreach. The Santa Fe Photography Award expands upon Foto Forum’s commitment to showcase contemporary work from established artists and to give emerging photographers opportunities to find an audience.

The award includes a cash prize and a solo exhibition. The opening for the exhibition will be Friday, August 6th, 2021 from 5-7 pm MT. An artist zoom talk will take place at 4pm, just prior to the opening. The show will run Friday, August 6th, 2021 through Thursday, September 30th, 2021.

This honor coincides with the launch of Takigawa’ Balancing Cultures book, which will be available at the Foto Forum gallery. The book may be previewed at dayopress.com

“Balancing Cultures masterfully interweaves narrative, memory and image to shine the light of history on prejudice, discrimination and the unfinished business of racial justice in America.” — Ann Burroughs, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum; Chair of Amnesty International’s Global Council