About us

Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey are artists and collectors specializing in vernacular photography. They are known for building offbeat collections and using them as the foundation of their artistic practice which includes books, archive projects, workshops, and exhibitions. Their collections have been recognized and acquired by prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the International Center of Photography in New York.  Their books published by Princeton Architectural Press include Caption This (2023); People Kissing: A Century of Photographs (2019); People Fishing: A Century of Photographs (2018); People Knitting: A Century of Photographs (2016); Finding Frida Kahlo (2009); Around The World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums (2007); and Snapshot Chronicles: Inventing the American Photo Album (2006). Their self published book, CAMERA ERA (co-authored by Martin Venezky) was named a best photobook by photo-eye). They run Project B, an archive and collaborative curatorial venture and their newest collection project, PhotoCircus, focuses on photographic objects. 

Paige Ramey has a background in dance, video art, documentary production and analog preservation, education and performance art. Barbara Levine trained as a photographer at the San Francisco Art Institute followed by a graduate degree in Museology, Ms. Levine served as deputy director of The Contemporary Jewish Museum, and as exhibitions director at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. They divide their time between the United States and Mexico.