2022 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Camryn Smith | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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2022 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Camryn Smith

May 21, 2022
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Cyanotype portrait photograph

She/Her
Junior, Photography
Photography Merit Scholarship $2,000

Duluth, Minnesota

Describe the work you submitted for merits.

For the Merit Scholarship, I submitted 3 series; Gaze, Intervention, and Nikolayev’s Leftovers.

Photograph of a profile reflected in a window

Why did you decide to come to 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø?

I transferred into 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø to pursue Photography. I wanted to attend a university that focused more on photography as an art form rather than more commercial based work.

Cyanotype portrait photo

What's next for your practice? Anything you're really excited to make?

Currently, I'm working on an experimental project that involves expired photo paper and light leaks.

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