The Scarab Club’s 55th Annual Photography Exhibition
The MF Gallery is pleased to announce that Founder and Director Meredith Fleischer has been appointed as the official Juror for the landmark 55th Annual Photography Exhibition at Detroit’s historic Scarab Club. Submissions close this Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Meet The Photographer :: Blaire Hawes
In this Q&A, Blaire Hawes speaks with Meredith Fleischer, Founder and Director of The MF Gallery, about the artist’s technical and creative process. This work is a definitive part of "Beauty & The Gaze," a striking collection of fashion and editorial photography by Blaire Hawes. Balancing high-end aesthetics with raw, intimate portraiture, Blaire Hawes captures the essence of modern style through a masterful interplay of light and form.
The Galella Factory: A Collaboration with TheNeverZine
In the neon-saturated chaos of 1980s and 90s New York, one sound was as consistent as a taxi horn: the frantic clack-pop of a Galella shutter. Ron Galella was a cultural combatant who built a visual empire. As Meredith Fleischer curated the current collection of prints available for acquisition at The MF Gallery, a deeper legacy emerged: The Galella Factory. Read the full essay for TheNeverZine.
The Structural Break: Sequencing the Institutional Edit
Most photography projects fail when sentimentality creates "attention leaks" in the edit.
In this essay for f-stop Magazine, Meredith Fleischer examines "The Structural Break," offering a forensic guide to dismantling the B-roll fallacy and tightening your sequence. By refining your work to its essential core, Fleischer shows how to command the professional gaze with narrative inevitability.
Detroit 15 — Directorial Note
The Detroit 15 centers the sovereignty of The MF Gallery around the 15th Master, Chris Feinstein. It affirms the primacy of the Original Print and a cultural frequency uniting origin, absence, and resurrection. Though a musician, not a photographer, Chris Feinstein’s signal now defines the gallery’s visual orbit, first broadcast through Iodine, the band he built from the Source Code in the 1990s. The Lab serves as the gallery’s Juice-Integrated infrastructure, a site of unmediated creation beyond institutional gatekeeping.
The Detroit 15 is the Source Code.
The Director transmits.
Meet The Photographer : Michael Hintlian
In this Q&A, American photographer Michael Hintlian speaks with Meredith Fleischer, Founder and Director of The MF Gallery, about his documentary-based practice. Educated at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, his work has been widely exhibited and collected.
Meet The Photographer :: Ron Galella
Ron Galella is widely regarded as one of the most famous and influential candid celebrity photographers in the world. Dubbed “Paparazzo Extraordinaire” by Newsweek and hailed as the “Godfather of U.S. paparazzi” by Time and Vanity Fair, Galella (1931–2022) was a pioneering American photographer whose images defined an era of pop culture and media. This curated selection highlights under-seen photographs from New York in the 1980s and 1990s, offering a more intimate view of Galella’s work beyond his most widely published images.
Meet The Photographer :: Patrick D. Pagnano
Patrick D. Pagnano (1947–2018) was a leading New York street photographer of the 1970s and ’80s, known for his “stream of consciousness” style that captured fleeting, story-rich moments. Often compared to Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand, he worked as a freelance photojournalist for major outlets. His books Shot on the Street and Empire Roller Disco showcase his vibrant, human-centered vision. His work has been exhibited at MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Brooklyn Museum.
Meet The Photographer :: Robert Von Sternberg
Robert von Sternberg (b. 1939) is an American photographer, artist, and educator whose six-decade career is defined by evocative, atmospheric imagery that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. A pioneer in elevating photography as fine art, his work has been exhibited internationally, with 1,955 photographs held in the permanent collections of 258 institutions across 47 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
Meet The Photographers :: Saul Bromberger & Sandra Hoover
Meet The Photographers: Saul Bromberger and Sandra Hoover, a husband-and-wife team with 40 years of experience capturing powerful stories. In conversation with Meredith Fleischer, Founder and Director of The MF Gallery, they share insights into their decades-long collaboration, the inspirations behind their humanistic approach, and their commitment to embracing challenges that allow them to document people’s lives with honesty and depth.