Once photographer Jim Sugar had a National Geographic cover story in his portfolio he was able to choose his own assignments, so he chose to drive a Volkswagen bus west from Washington, D.C., and then the length of the Pacific Coast, a project that took a full year of salaried time.
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Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Ludwig Schirmer: Ein Dorf 1950–2022
Published with Hartmann Books, Ein Dorf (A Village) 1950–2022 is a photobook by Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler in posthumous collaboration with their late family member Ludwig Schirmer. It allows the viewer to travel through time yet stay in the same place – Berka, a small village in Thuringia, Germany – where in recent days the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AFD) has come top in a state election. In his review, Michael Grieve writes how photography projects that collaborate with the deceased have the potential to breathe new life and recontextualise how we understand the past, the present, and project with unease into an uncertain future.
via 1000 Words: https://www.1000wordsmag.com/ute-mahler-werner-mahler-ludwig-schirmer/
Serendipity can be a major creative force and harnessing its potential has the possibility to culminate into something solid and everlasting. And so it is with the modestly titled Ein Dorf (A Village) 1950–2022 published by Hartmann Books, the latest photobook project by the acclaimed German documentary photographers, Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler in posthumous collaboration with the late Ludwig Schirmer
https://www.1000wordsmag.com/ute-mahler-werner-mahler-ludwig-schirmer/
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Out of the Sky
In remote Kazakhstan, the photographer Andrew McConnell captured the places where astronauts return to Earth.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/out-of-the-sky
What I see in McConnell’s photographs is the Soviet empire receding. In its wake it leaves monuments to its hubris and carelessness. Chernobyl, in Ukraine, is one such monument; the naval base at Sevastopol, which Russia has retained by annexing Crimea, is another. With regard to Baikonur, the Russians have largely squandered the incredible work done during the Soviet period
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/out-of-the-sky
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Susan Lapides: St. George: Ebb and Flow – LENSCRATCH
Susan Lapides brings a lifetime of deep seeing to her photographs, straddling the editorial and fine art arenas with finesse and humanity. Her multi-year project of territory close to home, St. George: Ebb and Flow, opened as an exhibition at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on August 2nd and will run through November 17th with an opening
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/09/susan-lapides-2/
Susan Lapides has the intuition and courage to give St. George and its inhabitants an honest visual record of themselves to spectacular effect. Her photographs transport us to that polished blue horizon, those fishers, and the humanity of the citizens, all ebbing and flowing as they always will.
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“La Vueltita de Tam” | By Irina Werning
“La Vueltita de Tam” | By Irina Werning Why are most pictures of trans people in their rooms? What happens when they take to the streets and connect with people, especially in a very tr…
via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/06/la-vueltita-de-tam-by-irina-werning/
Why are most pictures of trans people in their rooms? What happens when they take to the streets and connect with people, especially in a very traditional society like Bolivia? Tam is a 23-year-old non binary dancer from Bolivia, living in Buenos Aires. This is the story about Tam’s return to hometown for the first time since transitioning during lockdown.
https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/06/la-vueltita-de-tam-by-irina-werning/
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Perpignan’s festival of photojournalism 2024 – in pictures
Highlights from Visa pour l’image 2024, an annual photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France
via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2024/aug/30/perpignan-festival-of-photojournalism-2024-in-pictures
A look at some of the highlights of the exhibited work from this year’s Visa pour l’image, an annual festival of photojournalism taking place in Perpignan, France
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Txema Salvans: The Waiting Game III – LENSCRATCH
With the dog days of summer on our doorsteps. we thought we’d share three days of posts on dogs. Enjoy the last days of summer…and the dogs! I first learned of Txema Salvans’s work from an Instagram post recommending his book The Waiting Game III. Since the photographs included dogs, I was curious to see
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/08/txema-salvans-the-waiting-game-3/
As you see, my dog project, unlike most dog projects does not have an intention to show how much fun they are. My project is a much more critical look at the kind of relationship we have with them, but mostly I use the figure of the dog to understand the kind of relationship we have with our natural environment
http://lenscratch.com/2024/08/txema-salvans-the-waiting-game-3/
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https://petapixel.com/2024/08/29/three-photojournalists-arrested-at-protests-during-democratic-national-convention/
“It’s really important that law enforcement distinguishes between journalists and protesters and does not charge journalists for engaging in newsgathering activities,” Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S. and Canada program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, tells VOA News.
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Photographers on Photographers: Blake Andrews in Conversation with Rian Dundon – LENSCRATCH
When I first discovered the work of Rian Dundon, he was deep in the process of photographing the civil unrest in Portland following George Floyd’s murder. Beginning in May 2020, nightly protests engulfed the city for a period of several months. Dundon was there most evenings shooting photos. Occasionally, he ventured further afield to document
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/08/photographers-on-photographers-blake-andrews-in-conversation-with-rian-dundon/
I don’t take a lot of photos. Certainly not everyday, and sometimes it feels like I’m actively avoiding doing so. Mainly I’m responding to the way things look in my immediate surroundings. It is absolutely visual, but it’s also about how connected I feel to something. There is always some level of intuition involved. But no, they rarely turn out how I expect, so I’ve learned not to have too many expectations when I’m pressing that button.
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https://petapixel.com/2024/08/29/olympics-photographer-talks-canon-r1-sony-a9-iii-and-more-the-petapixel-podcast/
Hennel joins The PetaPixel Podcast to explain how her 2024 Olympics experience went, how she approached the photos she captured, what gear she chose to use (and why), and even shares her thoughts on Canon’s new R1 as well as Sony’s a9 III — two of the newest sports-focused cameras to enter the market heading into this summer’s Olympics.
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Jesse Lenz: Everyday Magic – Right Eye Dominant
This episode I welcome photographer and photo book publisher Jesse Lenz to the podcast. We have a high spirited talk about the power of DIY, believing in your work, putting ink to paper, and the value of creating the things you want to see in the …
via Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1841611/14389093
This episode I welcome photographer and photo book publisher Jesse Lenz to the podcast. We have a high spirited talk about the power of DIY, believing in your work, putting ink to paper, and the value of creating the things you want to see in the world. All this, plus we discuss his forthcoming book, “The Seraphim.” Inspiration and positivity abounds.
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Episode 118: Donna Ferrato (Documentary Photography) –
Donna Ferrato is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist known for her groundbreaking book on the hidden world of domestic violence Living With the Enemy.
via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/08/27/episode-118-donna-ferrato-documentary-photography/
Donna Ferrato is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist known for her groundbreaking documentation of the hidden world of domestic violence
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Photographers on Photographers: Suzanne T. White in Conversation with Roger Ballen – LENSCRATCH
We are re-running this post from last year, enjoy! Roger Ballen generously took the time to speak with me via Zoom from South Africa. It was truly an honor to interview him as I have been a fan of his for a long time. His work reaches into the psyche, it is deeply disturbing while
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/08/photographers-on-photographers-suzanne-t-white-in-conversation-with-roger-ballen/
It is this issue of core versus experience. The core isn’t enough to be able to take great photographs – it is 50 something years of building on an aesthetic – you learn from this aesthetic. It helps you to create other aesthetics. If you don’t do the work, then you don’t go anywhere.
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Photographers on Photographers: Drew Leventhal in Conversation with Carolyn Drake – LENSCRATCH
We are re-running this conversation from 2023. Enjoy! My time talking with Carolyn Drake was a fever dream in the best possible way. Talking with artists who inspire you and make you want to work harder can be very intimidating. I know I was extremely nervous when we started our conversation. But Carolyn had this way
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/08/photographers-on-photographers-drew-leventhal-in-conversation-with-carolyn-drake/
I have always found moments of frustration with photography and the desire to come at things from another angle. I feel like there are things photography can’t do or there are aspects of photography that I want to reject or rebel against. And you know, there’s also burnout. Posing another question for you: I would wonder if/how you experience similar frustrations and how you handle them?
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Ex-Google CEO Says AI Companies Can Steal Content With Impunity | PetaPixel:
That wasn’t the only contentious comments delivered by Schmidt who left Google in 2020. He also blamed Work From Home (WFH) culture for the company’s woes.
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Hamas Attack Survivors’ Lawsuit is ‘Fatal Blow’ to Photojournalism, Says AP | PetaPixel:
The Associated Press (AP) have asked a court to dismiss a $6.8 million lawsuit over the agency’s use of freelance photojournalists who were allegedly “embedded with Hamas” to cover the October 7 attacks — arguing that the legal action strikes “a fatal blow” to freedom of press.
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Pressing for the release of Austin Tice, a dozen years after he was abducted – Poynter
Tice, a Marine veteran, was covering the Syrian civil war as a freelance journalist when he disappeared on Aug. 14, 2012.
via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/austin-tice-journalist-syria-missing-12-years/
Tice, a Marine veteran, was covering the Syrian civil war as a freelance journalist when he disappeared on Aug. 14, 2012.
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/austin-tice-journalist-syria-missing-12-years/
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Photojournalist resists police demands for Rotherham rioter images
Joel Goodman says giving photos to South Yorkshire Police could put him and others in danger.
Investigators at South Yorkshire Police (SYP) have said they were considering applying for a court order to force north-west based freelancer Joel Goodman to disclose photos of the disorder in Rotherham outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.
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Photojournalist Thalia Juarez selected for one-year fellowship in which she will produce original climate photojournalism
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Artists Score Win Against AI Firms in Training Data Copyright Case | PetaPixel:
The makers of Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, are being sued along with Midjourney, Runway, and DeviantArt by 10 artists (including one photographer) for using their work to build AI image products without permission.
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