Linka A Odom Photography
linkaaodom@gmail.com/themissinglinka.com
4321 Burgundy St., New Orleans, LA 70117
504-920-0258
Instagram, Eyeem, Twitter, Facebook: @themissinglinka
Represented by:
Getty Images, Inc.
Education
Masters in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography – 2012
London College of Communication, London, UK
Workshop with Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb – 2011
Radius Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography – 1997
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, NYC, NY
Awards/Contests
- Lifeframer, Civilization Winner, July 2017
- Burn Magazine, Emerging Photographer Fund, Shortlisted, December 2013
- FotoPub Festival, Thursday Award Finalist, July 2013
- Getty Images Creative Grant Winner, June 2012
- Lucie Scholarship, Shortlisted, April 2011
- Best in Show II, Create:Fixate – December 2009
- APA/LA Personal Ads Selected, Juried Exhibition – May 2005
- WIPI, Decisive Moments Selected, Juried Exhibition – January 2005
- Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest, Winner Arts Category – June 2004
- Santa Fe Photo Workshops, First Prize, Color Photo Contest – June 2001
- Tisch’s Seth Tobias Award for Outstanding Artistic Talent – May 1997
Commissioned Photographic Light Box Installations (selection)
- Lakes of Fire, Rothbury, MI – June 2018
- The Love Burn, Regional Burn, Miami, FL – January 2018
- Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Bradley, CA – May 2017
- The Love Burn, Regional Burn, Miami, FL – February 2017
- Engulf, Regional Burn, Kentwood, LA – October 2016
- Quest Festival, Hanoi Vietnam – November 2015
- Bordel Des Arts, Berlin, Germany – July 2015
- MLove Con Festival, Hamburg, Germany – June 2015
- Photoville, Brooklyn Bridge Park, NY, NY – September 2013
- Garbicz Festival, Poland – August 2013
- Pathways, Getty Grant Project at KEH Hospital, Berlin, Germany- June 2013
- Secret Island Nation Festival, Sweden – August 2012
- The Secret Garden Party, England – July 2012
- Nowhere Festival, Spain – July 2012
- Fusion Festival, Germany- June 2012
- Body and Soul Festival, Ireland – June 2012
- Art Outside, Austin, TX – October 2011
- Burning Man Festival, Center Camp – August 2011
- Wanderlust Yoga and Music Festival, Vermont & CA – July 2010 & 2011
- Insomniac Events, Los Angeles, CA – July 2010
- Lightning In A Bottle Music and Arts Festival, Silverado, CA – May 2008 & 2010
Exhibitions / Publications (selection)
- Conde Nast, West Coast Summer Fests – 2016
- Rand McNally – 2015
- Fest 300.com, Wonderfruit Festival Feature – December 2015
- Fest 300.com, Quest Festival Feature – November 2015
- The Pigeonhole, Letters from Berlin Essay and Photography – Summer 2015
- Cannabis Now Essay on Gorlitzer Parks Marijuana Trade – August 2015
- Conde Nast, Berlin Mitte – July Issue 2014
- Neon Magazine, Cannabis Legalization Article, Germany – March Issue 2014
- Fest 300.com, Festival de Qoyllu Rit’I – February 2014
- AusZeiten & Räumen, Atelier Freier Fotografen, Berlin, Germany – Feb. 2014
- Photoville, Aaj Tak, Brooklyn, New York – September 2013
- Never Seeing Nothing, LCC Nursery Gallery, London, UK – May 2013
- Pictorymag.com, Jan. 2012, Feb. 2010, Jan. 2010
- Create:Fixate, Los Angeles – Jul., Dec. 2004, May 2005, Dec. 2007, July, Dec. 2008, Dec. 2009
- Patterns II, by Schmidt & Fogelberg – First Edition 2008
Blogging, Social Media, Writer, Content Creator
Facebook=1.7K / Twitter=600 /Instagram =2k /EyeEm=12k followers
- The Pigeonhole
- ArtConnect Berlin
- Berlin Logs
- Fest300
- Personal Blog
Interests
Literature, Travel, Sustainability, Ancient Cultures, Bike Riding, Techno, Yoga, Dancing, History, Adventure, Art, Food