We Can’t Paint

The results are in for the Pause, to Begin book project. The selected artists are as follows:

Colin Blakely; Ann Arbor, Michigan

Timothy Briner; Boonville, California

Alejandro Cartagena; Monterrey, Mexico

Hin Chua; London, England

Tealia Ellis-Ritter; Barrington, Illinois

Matt Eich; Athens, Ohio

Matthew Gamber; Savannah, Georgia

Shawn Gust; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Shannon Johnstone; Cary, North Carolina

Erika Larsen; Hoboken, New Jersey

John Mann; Tallahassee, Florida

Thomas Prior; Brooklyn, New York

Brea Souders; New York, New York
Sonja Thomsen; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Shawn Records; Portland, Oregon

A huge We Can’t Paint congratulations to all the photographers selected, specifically the We Can’t Paint favourite Timothy Briner. I’ve already seen some photographs from Tim’s Boonville project and they are fantastic. Well deserved!

You can visit Pause, to Begin’s website and view a sample of photographs from each selected photographer:

Starting May 1, 2008, David and Ethan will depart the state of Maine with documentary filmmaker Bruno Toré for 1 month to meet the aforementioned photographers. Upon returning in June, 2008, Pause, to Begin will begin to unveil one photographer’s complete series of work per day at www.pausetobegin.com.