Creative image-maker, engaged photojournalist and poetic storyteller: the current exhibition at the Ernst Leitz Museum is presenting the full scope of Magnum photographer Werner Bischof’s (1916–1954) oeuvre. Despite his early death in a car accident in the Andes, when he was just 38, the precision of his compositions and the emotional aesthetics of his imagery have made Bischof one of the most important Swiss photographers of the 20th century. The selection shows his way from solitary studio photographer to international photojournalist, driven by the magnitude of world events.
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Javier Bertín: La Nueva Esperanza Mennonite Colony – LENSCRATCH
Two decades. That’s what Pampino photographer Javier Bertín has spent at the heart of a unique project documenting the daily life of the La Nueva Esperanza Mennonite Colony near Guatraché —deep in the Argentine south. The Mennonites, a Christian denomination that emerged during the 16th century Radical Reformation in Europe, arrived in Argentina in the
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/javierbertin/
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Picture of the Year Competition Hacked Amid Avalanche of Bizarre AI Images on Facebook
What is happening on Facebook right now?
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/19/picture-of-the-year-competition-hacked-amid-avalanche-of-bizarre-ai-images-on-facebook/
in Pranks
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‘Photographer’ Isn’t About Photography at All
National Geographic’s new show, “Photographer,” doesn’t bother itself with analyzing images. It’s all about the drive it takes to find the ideal shot.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/national-geographic-photographer-docuseries/
https://www.wired.com/story/national-geographic-photographer-docuseries/
in Film & TV
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The Winner of This Year’s W. Eugene Smith $30,000 Photography Grant
The grant will allow the completion of a photo project started in 2006.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/15/the-winner-of-this-years-w-eugene-smith-30000-photography-grant/
https://petapixel.com/2024/03/15/the-winner-of-this-years-w-eugene-smith-30000-photography-grant/
in Contests
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https://www.newsobserver.com/article286541920.html?fbclid=IwAR2M9FrZ2Rhj367-ELFAylckC0gW5kMh_2IKoRbOAhtJVKSDwHftUKdOhgs
On assignments, News & Observer photographer Chuck Liddy would refer to a writer colleague as “my reporter,” causing the scribbler’s eye to twitch.
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The International Women in Photo Association Awards: Alena Grom: Stolen Spring – LENSCRATCH
This week Lenscratch is featuring the work of the 2023 winners of the International Women in Photo Association (IWPA) Awards. Today is Alena Grom, a Ukrainian photographer, whose series Stolen Spring was one of four finalists in the Professional Category. A very personal project, Alena Grom, like the women she photographs, are survivors of the
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/the-international-women-in-photo-association-awards-alena-grom-stolen-spring/
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Black and White War – Photographs by Igor Malijevský | Essay by Marigold Warner | LensCulture
Describing his work as “visual poetry,” this Czech photographer’s ongoing work in Ukraine evokes the emotional experience of everyday life during war
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/igor-malijevsky-black-and-white-war
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/igor-malijevsky-black-and-white-war
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The International Women in Photo Awards: Natalia Garbu: Moldova Lookbook – LENSCRATCH
This week Lenscratch is featuring the work of the 2023 winners of the The International Women in Photo Association (IWPA), a French non profit aiming to create global change and reach gender equality and women empowerment, awards prizes to visual storytellers from around the world. Today is Natalia Garbu, a photographer from Moldovia, whose series
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/the-international-women-in-photo-awards/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/the-international-women-in-photo-awards/
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The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess
Apparent manipulations to an official image of the Princess of Wales led wire services to issue a “kill notification” on the photo.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/kate-middleton-photo-manipulation-conspiracy-theories/
https://www.wired.com/story/kate-middleton-photo-manipulation-conspiracy-theories/
in Ethics
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Hasselblad Awards Acclaimed Photographer Ingrid Pollard $200,000
Pollard joins famous names in photography like Ansel Adams, Cindy Sherman, and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/hasselblad-awards-acclaimed-photographer-ingrid-pollard-200000/
https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/hasselblad-awards-acclaimed-photographer-ingrid-pollard-200000/
in Contests
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Broad Strokes III: Joan Haseltine: The Girl Who Escaped and Other Stories – LENSCRATCH
The Leica Gallery in Los Angeles has just opened Broad Strokes III, featuring the work of Joan Haseltine, that will run through April 8th. This is the 3rd iteration of Leica exhibitions that celebrate women in photography, and the exhibition also features the work of Julie Pacino, Javiera Estrada, and Nathalie Gordon. Haseltine with present
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/joan-haseltine-the-girl-who-escaped/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/joan-haseltine-the-girl-who-escaped/
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The winners of the fifth edition of the Leica Women Foto Project (LWFP) 2024 are Luvia Lazo, Camille Farrah Lenain, Stasia Schmidt and Dola Posh.
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A Begrudgingly Affectionate Portrait of the American Mall
“We’re all being manipulated in the mall,” the photographer Stephen DiRado says. But his photos elicit a certain nostalgia, almost in spite of themselves.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-begrudgingly-affectionate-portrait-of-the-american-mall
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European Week: Jaume Llorens – LENSCRATCH
Guest Editor and German photographer Melanie Schoeniger shares a week of European photographers whose work she finds inspiring. Schoeniger’s sensibility is translated through the work she shares; all the photographer’s work has a sense of mystery, interconnectedness and wonder. Schoeniger states: Independently from his specific subject, this serene, dreamy, and powerful mood is in Jaume
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/03/european-week-jaume-llorens/
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12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers
From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous image making, to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/12-essential-photobooks-by-women-photographers/
https://aperture.org/editorial/12-essential-photobooks-by-women-photographers/
in Books
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Episode 96: Devin Allen (Street Photography) – A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone
Not just the second amateur photographer to grace the cover of Time magazine with his photo of the Baltimore Uprising in 2015, Devin Allen has TWICE made the cover! An oustanding street photographer, Devin has also embraced painting and sculpture. Hi new multi-media exhibit “A Piece of Me Died With You” reflects on the losses
via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/03/05/episode-96-devin-allen-street-photography/
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Kazunari Suzuki: Japan Guide Book – LENSCRATCH
One of the most exciting parts of my recent visit to Japan was working with photographic artists at the T3 Tokyo Photo Festival. I was thrilled to meet Kazunari Suzuki and get to know his fabulous work. Suzuki shared a project that has all the elements that I am drawn to: old postcards, typologies, and
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/02/kazunari-suzuki-japan-guide-book/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/02/kazunari-suzuki-japan-guide-book/
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How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future
Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/news-media-industry-dying.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/news-media-industry-dying.html
in Journalism
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The Associated Press Hires Its First Woman Director of Photography
Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Lucy Nicholson breaks barriers.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/the-associated-press-hires-its-first-woman-director-of-photography/
https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/the-associated-press-hires-its-first-woman-director-of-photography/