Former LensCulture Award winners share their best creative advice as well as tips for advancing your career as a portrait-maker and photographer. The first in a two-part series.
“Reaching for Dawn” by Elliott Verdier Of the bloody civil war (1989-2003) that decimated Liberia, its population does not speak. No proper memorial has been built, no day is dedicated …
Of the bloody civil war (1989-2003) that decimated Liberia, its population does not speak. No proper memorial has been built, no day is dedicated to commemoration. The country, still held by several protagonists of the carnage, refuses to condemn its perpetrators. This deafening silence, that resonates internationally, denies any possibility of social recognition or collective memory of the massacres, condemning Liberia to an endless feeling of abandonment and drowsy resignation. The trauma carved into the population’s flesh is crystallized in the society’s weak foundations, still imbued with an unsound Americanism, and bleeds onto a new generation with an uncertain future.
SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya Harding at the Olympics during a 35-year career with the news organization, has died.
“People use the word legendary way too often, but in Jack’s case it might be an understatement,” said David Ake, the AP’s director of photography. “He could make pictures and friends faster than anyone I have ever met. If there was a big story in the West, there would be Jack — with his huge smile, beating you to the scene and making pictures you only wish you could have made.”
The photographer Marilyn Stafford, who died on 2 January, aged 97, attributed much of her success to serendipity: being in the right place at the right time. “I think there are leprechauns or little guardian angels hovering over me,” she once said.
Thirty years after a death squad massacred civilians in Bosnia, none of the infamous Arkan’s Tigers have stood trial for their alleged part in those crimes.
A young American photographer watched much of it happen. Ron Haviv met the Tigers in Croatia, where he had photographed them. Arkan liked one picture, in particular: the paramilitary commander standing in front of his uniformed men, posing with a baby tiger in one hand and a gun in the other. So Haviv embedded with the Tigers for one day, on April 2, 1992.
Happy 2023! Thank you to everyone who contributed photographs to this massive 14-part post. We received hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of images from every corner of the world. The work shared are favorite photos, not best photos, each holds something special to the photographer. If you don’t see your image, it was
Happy 2023! Thank you to everyone who contributed photographs to this massive 14-part post. We received hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of images from every corner of the world. The work shared are favorite photos, not best photos, each holds something special to the photographer. If you don’t see your image, it was probably an incorrect size. We are sorry that we don’t have time to resize images. A HUGE thank you to Kassandra Eller for all her help with this effort.
For his exhibition titled Souvenirs From Paradise, Jesse intertwines divergent narratives from his works A Vanishing America Folklore and The Changing Landscape of American Retail in his search to find meaning in the meaningless. I have always been a big fan of Jesse Rieser’s way of seeing. We’ve featured his humorous and quirky series focused
I have always been a big fan of Jesse Rieser’s way of seeing. We’ve featured his humorous and quirky series focused on the holidays, Christmas in America Happy Birthday Jesus, numerous times and it always makes me laugh. He is a great observer of not only human behaviors but continues to look hard at what is disappearing in our cultural zeitgeist. Rieser recently opened the exhibition, Souvenirs from Paradise, at the The Gallery at Mountain Shadows in Paradise Valley, Arizona that is on view until January 6th, 2023
This year, our visual stories covered a range of subjects: the invasion of Ukraine, abortion restrictions, fog, the Winter Olympics, illegal airfields in the Amazon, monsoons and the midterm elections. 2022: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics.
It is the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia says he wants to remedy by waging war against Ukraine; it is the legacy of Moscow’s dominance that Ukrainians hope to free themselves of by defeating Moscow.
With the layered realities of the Soviet past looming over the war in Ukraine, editors of The New York Times pored over thousands of archival photographs to create a look back at the Soviet Union and its people. Here is their selection.
After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like Georgia O’Keeffe and Greta Garbo.
After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like Georgia O’Keeffe and Greta Garbo.
Today we feature some of our Favorite Books of 2022 (and a few from previous years). I’m not a big believer in the word BEST as that definition is different for everyone. There were so many spectacular books created this year but we had to narrow it down to some favorites. We invited out staff
Today we feature some of our Favorite Books of 2022 (and a few from previous years). I’m not a big believer in the word BEST as that definition is different for everyone. There were so many spectacular books created this year but we had to narrow it down to some favorites. We invited out staff and the 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize winners to share there picks.
As the photography staff of the Chicago Tribune looks back on the stories of 2022, we hope the following pages of outstanding photography confirm our commitment to bring you fair and relevant images in a timely manner. Throughout the year, our photographers work in many Chicago neighborhoods and surrounding suburban communities. You see their bylines regularly and across this collection, but below are the visual editors who help shape our photography every day. — Todd Panagopoulos, Director of Content/Visuals
When the phone calls and police radio traffic started to come through reporting gunshots fired at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, time seemed to stand still for a brief moment. Then instinct kicked in. Photo editors on and off-duty immediately dispatched all of the working Tribune staff photojournalists and a freelance photographer, who were covering other Independence Day activities in the region, to the scene. What emerged over that day and the weeks following were compelling, dramatic images documenting a tragedy that took seven lives, injured dozens more and forever changed a community. One of those riveting storytelling images from that day evokes the powerful emotions that so many felt after hearing the news. This is the importance of photojournalism and visual storytelling. It’s these poignant images that Tribune photojournalists bring to our readers every day — whether it be pain, sorrow, joy, triumph or beauty. It’s an honor to share the year’s best images with all of you. — Steven Rosenberg, Senior Content Editor/Visuals
Chicago Tribune photojournalists are at the right places at the right times every day to tell your stories, making images from every corner of the city of Chicago, suburban communities, small towns and locations beyond Illinois. They capture the beauty of the natural world, the pain of loss and the joy of life. Tribune photographers work during the hottest days and the coldest nights. In each image they strive to create an emotional connection to increase understanding in our communities and to celebrate you, our readers, and this great city. — Mark Hume, Deputy Senior Content Editor/Visuals
It’s a privilege to work with smart and skillful journalists across the newsroom, especially our talented team of photojournalists. It’s even more rewarding when we can publish the best of our best. We take this job very seriously, whether we’re publishing feature photos — like stunning fall color captured from a drone hovering over Promontory Point — or important, yet tragic, news photos from a shooting scene. — Andrew Johnston, Deputy Senior Content Editor/Visuals
A fun part of my job is to select the photos and videos that get showcased on Instagram. Social media is overflowing with great images, so my assignment is to cut through the noise and grab people’s attention — which is easy to do with the amazing documentary photos our staff produces. Whether it’s a time-lapse video of a super moon rising over Chicago or gubernatorial candidates beating a path through Illinois on caravan tours, our photojournalists are there covering it all. The sweet reward is getting to share their amazing images with Chicagoland and beyond and to see the real-time responses from all of you. — Marianne Mather, Deputy Senior Content Editor/Visuals
As the photography staff of the Chicago Tribune looks back on the stories of 2022, we hope the following pages of outstanding photography confirm our commitment to bring you fair and relevant images in a timely manner. Throughout the year, our photographers work in many Chicago neighborhoods and surrounding suburban communities. You see their bylines regularly and across this collection, but below are the visual editors who help shape our photography every day. — Todd Panagopoulos, Director of Content/Visuals
100 years ago, The Globe and Mail hired its first staff photographer, and nearly four dozen have followed since. Explore our curated collection of their work, more than 1,650 images, year-by-year from 1922 to 2022
100 years ago, The Globe and Mail hired its first staff photographer, and nearly four dozen have followed since. Explore our curated collection of their work, more than 1,650 images, year-by-year from 1922 to 2022
Photographically, this year was a little better than last year, partially because I was able to get out of the house and lab a bit more this year, and even did some travel where I got to reconnect with friends and colleagues at a couple of meetings.
Some of LensCulture’s most popular photo highlights from 2022 — a mix of new discoveries, photobook reviews, interviews, essays, solo exhibitions and visual stories
Some of LensCulture’s most popular photo highlights from 2022 — a mix of new discoveries, photobook reviews, interviews, essays, solo exhibitions and visual stories.
As the year draws to a close, an annual tribute to some of the exceptional photobook releases that caught our eye during 2022 – selected by Assistant Editor, Alex Merola.
Weaving together portraits, landscapes, found objects, and advertising imagery in his new photobook, Shane Rocheleau presents an unsparing view of complicated American history
Weaving together portraits, landscapes, found objects, and advertising imagery in his new photobook, Shane Rocheleau presents an unsparing view of complicated American history.
“Almost all photographers have incurred large expenses in the pursuit of tiny audiences, finding that the wonder they’d hoped to share is something few want to receive.” — Robert Adams It was over a decade ago, that I first wrote about the cost of being a fine art photographer. I think it’s time to revisit
It was over a decade ago, that I first wrote about the cost of being a fine art photographer. I think it’s time to revisit this subject as the photography world is changing and yet, still staying very much the same. This will be sort of a meandering essay as I unpack all my thoughts. I would like to open this conversation up to others, so if you have a story to tell or thoughts to pass on, please email me (I’m not hard to find), and we will continue this discussion.
Congratulations to the SIX photojournalists receiving The 2022 Yunghi Grant!! ** Doug Barrett * Svet Jacqueline ( Terra Fondriest * Stephen Maturen * Eman Mohammed * Nicolo Filippo Rosso * *We than…
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