Through The Lens

Presented in partnership with Atlanta Photography Group

Through The Lens

📍 Avondale Arts Center

84. N Avondale Rd., Avondale Estates, GA 30002

Meet the Jurors

  • Ben Rollins

    Ben Rollins is an award-winning photographer and director driven by a passion for documenting people of all backgrounds and places in hopes of bringing everyone closer together.

    Originally from the Panhandle of Texas, Ben pursued his passion for photography at the Savannah College of Art & Design, where he earned an MFA in Photography and graduated as the Excelsus Laureate, SCAD's highest honor for graduate studies.

    Ben's work has been exhibited in galleries across New York City, Los Angeles, and the southeastern United States. Selected works are also part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia (MOCA GA) and West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX.

    Over the past decade, Ben has collaborated with publications and organizations such as The Guardian, The New York Times, the American Cancer Society, and Atlanta Magazine, to name a few. Long-term projects have taken him across the globe, documenting various humanitarian organizations.

    Ben resides in Avondale Estates, GA, with his wife, three adventurous children, and their dopey golden retriever, Junebug.

    BenRollins.co

  • Kelley Raye

    As a photographer and visual stylist, Kelley has bottled her passion for storytelling and elevating personal brands into creative channels that help women look and feel their best selves at all stages of their entrepreneurship and corporate journeys.

    Since 2013, she’s helped grow and develop the brands of hundreds of women through photography, content strategy, creative consulting, website design, and creative business coaching. Her client work has been featured in media outlets such as People, Time, Elle, InStyle, & E! News and her portfolio includes fan favorites like the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, Nicole Richie, Mary J. Blige, & Taraji P. Henson.

    KelleyRaye.com

  • Quintavius Oliver

    Quintavius Oliver is an Atlanta based fine art and documentary photographer who uses his engaging portraits as a means of self-exploration and dynamic storytelling. He acquired his first camera at the age of six from his grandmother and immediately began to document his ever-expanding world without a second thought.

    By his mid-20s the self-taught photographer was making waves in the photography community, landing exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta and the Griffin Museum in Winchester MA- all while raising his daughter as a full-time single father. Quintavius spent much of his early career straddling the fence between his documentary-style photography in the streets of Atlanta and making intimate portraits with friends, exploring sex, fear, joy, and identity.

    Quintavius’ photographs have since been featured in exhibitions at The Art Gallery of Alberty, Canada, The Trap Music Museum in Atlanta, Ga, and permanent collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston TX. Now, still with a camera in hand, Quintavius has made it his mission to see and photograph people honestly and wholly as he continues to create a safe space for self-expression and vulnerability through his passion for photography.

    QOliverPhoto.com

  • Maggie Reese

    Maggie Reese is a Sales Associate at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, GA specializing in 20th-century and contemporary photography.

    In 2016 she started working for the gallery as the registrar and over the past seven years has held different roles such as the website, social media, and Secondary Market manager. Before joining Jackson Fine Art, she worked as an assistant to the curator of The Warehouse, Wieland Collection, and was a studio assistant to artist Jill Frank. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography from Georgia State University.

    Jackson Fine Art