Sara Blair Photography & Art

03/22/2022

The artist’s poetic black-and-white vision of her home country celebrates the culture of Mexico’s indingenous communities.

11/20/2021

I have some art both inside and outside at an A1 show at Ijams. Reception is tomorrow from 3-5 if you feel like stopping by.

08/12/2021

Some magic happens when I photo Jaia McClure! Always a pleasure to photograph this lovely lady.

02/16/2021

Back in the fall, I had a lovely day with Angela and her lil man! I love letting the kids play and then capture the moment here and there.

11/15/2020

I love that I get to photograph this family! I have been taking photos of this lovely little girl since she was wee! :) Thank you all for allowing me to capture some moments for you!
with Rebecca Alcorn

08/26/2020

A project to highlight women's right to vote!
Here is the link that you can find to participate in this event. We are looking for women who would like to be photographed for this project. We are setting it up with time slots that you purchase a ticket for ( the $ goes towards the cost of materials and installing the project) ... You can also purchase a ticket for a friend or loved one that would like to participate.
Myself along with 2 other photographers, Donna Moore and Anna Lawrence will be taking your portraits to be displayed publicly.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

We want to encourage all women to use their vote as their voice! We are encouraging this with large scale mural installation of local women!

08/18/2020

I will be one of the photographers on this project - if you are interested in being involved - sign up! :)

We have a New Community Faces Announcement and a chance for women in our Community to participate!

We know that today is the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. However, we are also keenly aware that not all women were included in that expansion of rights due to legal barriers put in place to prevent them from casting their ballot.

Like the suffragists before them, strong Black women like Amelia Boynton Robinson and Fannie Lou Hamer continued to fight for their voices to count, and were catalysts for ensuring ALL women were heard at the ballot box. The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 finally secured the right of all women to vote.

Today, we want to celebrate the work of the women before us, and we want to encourage all women to use their vote as their voice.

Two of The Big Camera’s Co-Owners, Donna Moore and Anna Lawrence, are teaming up with A1LabArts’s Co-Director, Sara Blair Mcnally, to install another mural project to encourage women to keep fighting for equality.

We want YOU for this project that we view as a small public service announcement to the women of our communities: Your Vote is Your Voice!

We welcome women of all backgrounds, of all socioeconomic standing, of all races, of all religions, and of all orientations. To ensure as many women as possible are represented, your portrait purchase will amplify the voice of another woman in our Community that can not pay to participate. All work by photographers, installers and creators is volunteer work; this is 100% a not for profit endeavor.

Your image will be 3’x3’ and displayed outside around Downtown businesses such as Crafty Bastard Brewery, Architectural Antics and more! We are still seeking businesses to allow us to install, so please reach out if you are interested. We can be reached at [email protected]

Photography dates will be announced in the coming week and will be outside at set time slots to ensure social distancing. ALL participants will be provided a brand new, white surgical mask for their image, and all participants must protect themselves and the artists by staying masked up!

If you would like to participate, the fee is $20 payable in advance by a ticket purchase. We will NOT be doing walk-up portraits at this time; you must buy a ticket to secure a time slot! Again, look for ticketing this coming week.

We are excited about this project and the chance to bring together women under the banner of Community Faces.

Your Vote is Your Voice!

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01/27/2020

Super honored to receive Best in Show at The Obscura II exhibition at Arts & Culture Alliance / The Emporium Center.
Thank you so much!!
This piece is part of a new series I am working on of large cyanotypes in which I piece together negatives of my 35mm work and plant material. More to come!
This particular piece is double-sided, suspended on a metal ring with bells hanging from the bottom. Other side image in the comments below.

Our Best of Show was by Sara Blair McNally! Where’s the lid to the box? is two Cyanotype images affixed to either side of a metal hoop. Sara will take home the $500 Cathy and Birney Award; thank you to our donors, The East Tennessee Foundation and The Emporium for making tonight possible!

12/04/2019

Finished up editing and some of my favs are the moments in between :) thanks Emily Schaefer Williams & Ashley C Williams for sharing your beautiful family with me!

11/25/2019

It's always fun to get to photograph the same kids over time. Watching them grow through the lens.

11/14/2019

neat!

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