Amanda Shopa
Film Photography | Fiber Arts
Amanda Shopa
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
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- Taekwondo, Vulnerability, and the Apple Ajumma
- If I Stay Here, I’ll Never Leave
- Week 75 of 209 Weeks
- Week 74 of 209 Weeks
- Second Attempt at Using a Pinhole Camera
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Latest posts
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Taekwondo, Vulnerability, and the Apple Ajumma
Living in Korea fundamentally changed me. When I moved to Korea, I was twenty-five. I’d lived a thousand miles away from my family for years. I’d lived alone and with others, and I was settled in my career. I’d traveled domestically and abroad, mostly solo. I knew love and heartbreak. By all measures, I was…
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If I Stay Here, I’ll Never Leave
Twenty years ago today, I moved abroad to teach for a year. I left the United States the morning of July 2nd, 2006 with a few large pieces of luggage. I arrived in Seoul the evening of July 3rd, and I started teaching at a brand new kindergarten on July 4th. (On July 5th—early enough…
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Week 75 of 209 Weeks
Week 75 of 209 Weeks: “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” —Dorothy Day Photo Notes: This photo was taken on the University of Minnesota campus in Spring 2019. Apparently it’s the only known “show tree” in Minnesota.
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Week 74 of 209 Weeks
Week 74 of 209 Weeks: “The only recognizable feature of hope is action.” —Grace Paley Photo Notes: The photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fair’s fairgrounds in 2020.
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Second Attempt at Using a Pinhole Camera
I made the pinhole camera from a kit last summer, and when I shot my first roll of film with it, I found some tricky points. The camera needed to be made a little more lighttight, I wanted to find a way to keep the dowels that advance and rewind in place so I wasn’t…