The selection process has been a long one. Over the years your photography changes the way you see things. That applies to editing as well. You may go through your contact sheets and be drawn to an image you took 20 years ago that wouldn’t have perked your interest back then. There have been multiple editing sessions to get the work to where it is now. I’m currently editing to create a book, so I’m hopeful to discover some gems I overlooked before.
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Sage Sohier: Passing Time – LENSCRATCH
Many artists spent the pandemic revisiting family archives, digging into familial legacies in boxes covered in dusty attics, but other artists finally found the time to revisit their own archives. The indefatigable Sage Sohier is one of those artists, who has a long legacy of documenting the human (and animal) condition close to home and
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/02/sage-sohier/
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Book of the Week: Selected by Blake Andrews
Book Review Mirror City Photographs by Harry Culy Reviewed by Blake Andrews “For photographers shooting hometowns, acquaintance is a …
Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2024/01/book-of-week-selected-by-blake-andrews_29.html
https://blog.photoeye.com/2024/01/book-of-week-selected-by-blake-andrews_29.html
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Alison McCauley: Anywhere But Here – LENSCRATCH
This week we feature projects that explore the psychological landscape. There are always fears and inhibitions that we as people carry with us throughout our lives. Some are small and others are large, but there are nagging thoughts that stick out in our minds and mold our perception. Alison McCauley is a photographer who allows
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/02/allison-mccauley-anywhere-but-here/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/02/allison-mccauley-anywhere-but-here/
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photo-eye Conversations with David Emitt Adams and Jamey Stillings
photo-eye Gallery photo-eye Conversations with David Emitt Adams and Jamey Stillings photo-eye Gallery In honor of the cl…
Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2024/02/photo-eye-conversations-with-david.html
https://blog.photoeye.com/2024/02/photo-eye-conversations-with-david.html
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Ian Howorth: A Country Kind of Silence – LENSCRATCH
This week we feature projects that explore the psychological landscape. Sometimes the psychological landscape is something that is formulated in the artist’s mind from an early age. Adolescence and the struggles we all feel to fit in can be a driving factor in how we engage with the world photographically. That is the case for
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/01/ian-howorth-a-country-kind-of-silence/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/01/ian-howorth-a-country-kind-of-silence/
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https://www.myjournalcourier.com/entertainment/article/hal-buell-who-led-ap-s-photo-operations-from-18638531.php
Colleagues described Buell as a visionary who encouraged photographers to try new ways of covering hard news. As the editor in charge of AP’s photo operations from the late 1960s to the 1990s, he supervised a staff that won a dozen Pulitzers on his watch and he worked in 33 countries, with legendary AP photographers including Eddie Adams, Horst Faas and Nick Ut.
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As Wars Rage in the Middle East, Anti-war Photographer Don McCullin Discusses “How Futile Violence Is”
The dean of conflict photography assesses the power of images—and his fellow image makers.
via Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/don-mccullin-on-war
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Bryan Schutmaat: Country Roads – LENSCRATCH
This week we feature projects that explore the psychological landscape. Encompassed within the psychological landscape is an intense look at the land itself and the expressive qualities that our surroundings can offer us. In photography, there has been a long history of image makers going out into the world and intently looking at what most
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/01/bryan-schutmaat-country-roads/
http://lenscratch.com/2024/01/bryan-schutmaat-country-roads/
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The War the World Can’t See
From outside Gaza, the scale of death and destruction is impossible to grasp, shrouded by communications blackouts, restrictions barring international reporters and extreme challenges facing local journalists.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/world/middleeast/gaza-war-palestinian-journalists.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/world/middleeast/gaza-war-palestinian-journalists.html
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What Garry Winogrand Saw in Color
A rarely seen body of Winogrand’s work is more inviting than his black-and-white pictures, but no less layered or sly.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-garry-winogrand-saw-in-color
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-garry-winogrand-saw-in-color
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Great Portrait Advice from Award-Winning Photographers, Part 2 | LensCulture
Former LensCulture Award winners share their best creative advice as well as tips for advancing your career as a portrait-maker and photographer
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-great-portrait-advice-from-award-winning-photographers-part-2
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Richard Prince to Pay Photographers Over $650,000 In Copyright Lawsuits
But, Prince made no admission of infringement.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/01/29/richard-prince-to-pay-photographers-over-650000-in-copyright-lawsuits/
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Søren Solkær: Starling and Black Sun – LENSCRATCH
For the past few years while riding my bicycle along the Mediterranean coast near my home, I was startled occasionally by the sight of a massive black cloud of small birds swooping and diving in a tight formation that swirled above me in an enthralling display of aerial pageantry. I always wondered how and why
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2024/01/soren-solkaer-starling/
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Unboxing Thousands of Photos of New York City in the ’70s and ’80s
Arlene Gottfried, a sister of the late comedian Gilbert Gottfried, memorialized a grittier era of the city. Now her family wants to share her collection with the world.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/nyregion/gottfried-nyc-photos-preserve.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/nyregion/gottfried-nyc-photos-preserve.html
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Expert Advice and Top Tips from Pro Photographers for 2024 – PhotoShelter Blog
What’s one piece of advice you would give to aspiring or up-and-coming photographers? We asked nine experienced photographers and PhotoShelter members to share their top tips for those looking to get ahead in their photography careers. From finding your own visual voice to working with a mentor or photo assistant, each piece of advice listed…
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2024/01/expert-advice-and-top-tips-from-pro-photographers-for-2024/
https://blog.photoshelter.com/2024/01/expert-advice-and-top-tips-from-pro-photographers-for-2024/
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The Bay Area’s Top Pastrami Shop Has Closed
Delirama’s pastrami sandwiches were the closest thing the Bay Area had to a Katz’s or Langer’s.
Link: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950832/delirama-pastrami-berkeley-solano-closed
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950832/delirama-pastrami-berkeley-solano-closed
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Leica M-Magazine now available for free – Leica Rumors
All 5 issues of Leica’s “M-Magazine” are now available for free: The S-Magazine editions are also available online for free. Unfortunately, the LFI Magazine is not available for free. Older issues of the LFI Magazine can be purchased on Amazon: Related posts: The next LFI magazine will be delayed because of a “postponed product launch” […]
via Leica Rumors: https://leicarumors.com/2024/01/25/leica-m-magazine-now-available-for-free.aspx/
https://leicarumors.com/2024/01/25/leica-m-magazine-now-available-for-free.aspx/
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The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports
It used to be the most coveted real estate in sports journalism. But its power to set the agenda disappeared along with its elite photographers.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/business/media/sports-illustrated-covers.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/business/media/sports-illustrated-covers.html
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Episode 91: Stephen Crowley (Political Photography)
Stephen Crowley a renowned political photographer has spent his career capturing Washington, D.C. politics from his unique perspective winning 2 Pulitzers.
via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/01/23/episode-91-stephen-crowley-political-photography/