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Calvin Burgamy holds an MFA in Studio Art (photography/video) and a BA in Film Studies from Georgia State University.

A Georgia native born on an Army base, Calvin spent his early years traveling widely with his family—from the American South to Japan, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. These constant relocations shaped his visual sensibility, giving him an enduring fascination with movement, place, and memory.

His photographs and videos explore the tension between observation and belonging, drawing from personal history and the shifting landscapes that define home. His work has been exhibited at the Piedmont Arts Festival, Columbus State University, Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, Eyedrum Gallery, Doogallery, Sycamore Gallery, and Youngblood Galleries.

Calvin’s photographic influences include Duane Michaels, Alec Soth, Gordon Parks, Jerry Uelsmann, Sally Mann, Les Krims, Diane Arbus, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, his friend Kenny Gray, and Louis Daguerre.

Earlier writings and research on artists such as Banksy and Emmet Gowin can be found here: Older blog.

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