About Me
International urban photography with my 1962 Rolleicord medium format camera drives my practice. The medium of film continues to excite my imagination with the endless possibilities of "light art" which is essentially what photography is. I have travelled to Las Vegas, New York, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Taipei, and Paris with the intention to reveal beauty in the vernacular of our day to day living spaces through the art of film photography.
My previous experience includes several years photographing portraits for thousands of people in northern Canada. Some of the communities I have worked in include Tuktoyuktuk, Pangnirtung, Inuvik, Iqaluit, the communities of Nunavik, the Sahtu communities of the North West Territories, Rankin Inlet, L'utsel K'e, Norway House, Attawapiskat and Yellowknife among many others. My formal education consisted of a heavy darkroom component, including processing film and printing colour and black and white photographs on various paper media. In my younger days I photographed for Sears Portrait Studio and I have shown my photographic works in art galleries throughout North America.
Since 2009, my business Losho has been bringing wedding and portrait photography to Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. With a diverse portrait and wedding photography background, I can work comfortably in any number of odd situations. I photograph with a Canon 6D Digital SLR camera and also offer film photography by request. Usually I photograph outdoors using available light or a portable flash. If you desire indoor studio portraits (using 2 strobes and a backdrop) for your portrait session, I am able to provide that for no extra cost on location. I encourage you to check out my latest feature in Sonofagun Magazine here. I strive to continue providing the highest quality photographs to my diverse clients and thank you so much for dropping in to visit the site!
- Laura Shortt, Founder of Losho
Education
Luz Studios- Black and White Digital Printing, Victoria, BC, Canada 2013
Emily Carr University- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Vancouver, Canada 2004
Central St. Martin’s University of the Arts- Colour Photography, London, England 2001
Camosun College- Diploma in Visual Arts, Victoria, BC, Canada 2000
Victoria School of Art- Drawing, Victoria, BC, Canada 1997
Commissions
Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
Old Girl
As Above So Below
DRFTR
Vancouver International Film Festival
Exhibitions
2016- Into the Magic
Metchosin Community House, Metchosin, BC
October 1- November 23, 2016
2015 Safehaus 1113
Location TBA, Victoria, BC, Canada
November 27-31, 2015
2012 Crosstalk Coconut
Dixon Place, New York, New York
May 2012
2011 100 Cameras
Street Level, Victoria BC
April 2010- April 2011
2010 Little Arctics
Bean Around The World, Victoria, BC
May 2- June 15
2009 Low Fidelity
Luz Gallery, Victoria, BC
Dec 2- 23
2007 Enemies of the Ordinary
Charlotte Room. Toronto, Ontario
Nov 4- Jan 5 ’07
2006 Epson Print Lab
Contact Photography, Toronto, Ont
May 2006
2006 12 Artists
Solstice Cafe, Victoria, BC
Dec 15- Jan14 ’06
2005 Photographic Works
Upstairs at the Mac, Victoria, BC
Aug 29- Oct 23
2004 The Un-Fair
252 East First, Vancouver, BC
Sep 3
2004 24 hr. Art Marathon
DV8 Restaurant and Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Aug 3-17
2004 Main Street Artists Annual
The Flower Factory, Vancouver, BC
August 1- 30
2004 Ripped Up
The Butchershop Floor, Vancouver, BC
May 29- June 17
2004 A Final Show Of Books
The (Over)View Gallery, Vancouver, BC
May 21-May 25
2004 ECIAD Grad Show
Charles H Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC
May 9- 24
2003 Artropolis; See Art Now: Perspectives On Change
CBC Studios, Vancouver, BC
May 16- June 8
2003 The Home Show
Emily Carr Institute Concourse, Vancouver, BC
Feb 13-23
2002 Muted
Emily Carr Institute Concourse, Vancouver, BC
Nov 4-10
2002 Monday Magazine Photo Exhibition
City Arts Council Gallery, Victoria, BC
Sep 3- 28
2000 Crit This
Rogue Gallery, Victoria, BC
April 4- 28
1999 The Occasional Furniture Show
Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC
April 8-16
Publications
Sonofagun Magazine- February 2016
Ripe Magazine Print Issue- November 2004
Corey (Self Publication)- June 2004
Burn This(Self Publication)- May 2004
Emily Carr University Catalogue- May 2004
Catalogue (Self Publication)- March 2004
Ripe Magazine Online Issue- May 2003
Artropolis 2003 Catalogue- June 2003
Woo Magazine- March 2003
Awards
Lomo Photography- Best Action Sampler GIF 2005
Royal Canadian Legion Scholarship 2004
Government of Canada Millenium Scholarship 2004
Government of Canada Millennium Scholarship 2003
Government of Canada Millennium Scholarship 2002
Losho is Laura Shortt
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Victoria, BC, Canada
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