Category: Portfolios & Galleries

  • Mugur Varzariu’s Photos of Roma

    Mugur Varzariu’s Photos of Roma

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    Breaking Through Walls of Bias Marginalized for centuries, the Roma — also known as Gypsies — of a town in Romania have faced forcible evictions and had a wall built around them. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/breaking-through-walls-of-bias/ Mr. Varzariu, 42, knew very few Roma before he switched careers two years ago to become a photographer. In…

  • The 2012 Presidential Election Year in Pictures

    The 2012 Presidential Election Year in Pictures

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/11/05/the-election-year-in-pictures-by-time/#1 We’ve attempted to present readers with photographs that document a very specific time in our country’s history—a time where we face numerous worries and frustrations about America’s political future. Although this election may reveal how radically divided we are as a…

  • Matteo Bastianelli Post war in the Balkans

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    Link: Matteo Bastianelli Post war in the Balkans | Le Journal de la Photographie The exteriors of the houses and apartment blocks display a multitude of open wounds. The holes made by machine-gun fire and the white blotches of concrete, used to fill up the gaping cavities created by the bombs, look like imaginary constellations…

  • On Obama’s Trail in 2008 and 2012

    On Obama’s Trail in 2008 and 2012

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    Obama — Then and Now Damon Winter covered the election of Senator Barack Obama in 2008, for which the photographer won a Pulitzer Prize. The experience this time, in 2012, is very different. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/obama-%e2%80%94-then-and-now/ Damon Winter returned to the campaign trail this time to find a different tone and candidate

  • Antonin Kratochvil | JENREN

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    Link: Antonin Kratochvil | JENREN

  • Joel Meyerowitz: Taking His Time as a Master Street Photographer

    Joel Meyerowitz: Taking His Time as a Master Street Photographer

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/11/02/joel-meyerowitz-taking-his-time/#1 “Photography takes place in a fraction of a second,” Meyerowitz says. “There isn’t a lot of time to think about things. You have to hone your instinct. You learn to hone that skill and timing so you’re in the right place…

  • After Sandy in Manhattan and the Rockaways

    After Sandy in Manhattan and the Rockaways

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    After Sandy: Manhattan and the Rockaways Here’s what our photographers saw on Halloween (2012), from the search for power in Manhattan to the devastation of the Rockaways in Queens. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/11/after-sandy-manhattan-rockaways.html#slide_ss_0=1 Our photographers are continuing to document the aftermath of Sandy in New York City. Here’s what they saw on Halloween, from…

  • aaron vincent elkaim – fort mckay: sleeping with the devil

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    Aaron Vincent Elkaim – Fort Mckay: Sleeping with The Devil Aaron Vincent Elkaim Fort McKay: Sleeping with The Devil   For thousands of years the Cree and Dene people of the Athabasca River in Northern Alberta have watched, as the tarry sands along the… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2012/11/aaron-vincent-elkaim-fort-mckay-sleeping-with-the-devil/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burnmag+%28burn+magazine%29 For thousands of years the Cree and…

  • Hurricane Sandy: The Aftermath

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    Hurricane Sandy: The Aftermath via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/hurricane-sandy-the-aftermath/100397/ As we welcome Pete Muller, the first new photographer to join Prime since our launch, we wanted to help everyone get to know him a bit better. We interviewed Pete about his work, the stories he’s tackled, and his approach to photography.

  • Robert Herman: The New Yorkers

    Robert Herman: The New Yorkers

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    Robert Herman: The New Yorkers Brooklyn born photographer, Robert Herman began working as an usher at a movie theater owned by his parents. The exposure to a wide range of films during his formative years provided him with a unique vision: “Working for my father allowed me to view the via LENSCRATCH: http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/11/robert-herman-new-yorkers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Brooklyn born…

  • An African Journey

    An African Journey

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    An African Journey Pascal Maitre has spent more than three decades photographing events big and small in Africa. His images attest to a continent — and a photographer — constantly adapting. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/an-african-journey/ Pascal Maitre has been in motion ever since he went to Africa as a budding photojournalist in 1979. Cast your…

  • Kuba Kaminski With “The Whisperers”

    Kuba Kaminski With “The Whisperers”

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    At a Crossroad of Faith and Folklore The Warsaw-based photographer Kuba Kaminski went to a remote region in northeast Poland to find a mysterious group said to have special powers, known as “Whisperers.” via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/at-a-crossroads-of-faith-and-folklore/ In remote northeastern Poland there lives a group of elderly Orthodox devotees who are said to possess special…

  • Gorgeous Photos From the Front Lines of Outsourcing

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    Gorgeous Photos From the Front Lines of Outsourcing When the Electrolux washing machine factory left Webster City, Iowa for Juarez, Mexico almost two years ago, it effectively knocked the town’s middle class to its knees. A sizable portion of the town’s population worked there, and they quickly found thems via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/10/brendan-hoffman-webster-city/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29&pid=4177&viewall=true When the Electrolux…

  • Magnum Photos: Postcards from America

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    Link: Magnum Photos: Postcards from America « The Leica Camera Over the past 18 months, a loose group of Magnum photographers has periodically gathered in locations across America to experiment with the notion of working collaboratively. Photography is often seen as a solitary pursuit, but the aim of the Postcards from America project is for the photographers…

  • Hurricane Sandy: After Landfall

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    Hurricane Sandy: After Landfall via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-after-landfall/100396/ Over the past 18 months, a loose group of Magnum photographers has periodically gathered in locations across America to experiment with the notion of working collaboratively. Photography is often seen as a solitary pursuit, but the aim of the Postcards from America project is for the photographers to try…

  • massimo berruti – pakistan: fade into dust

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    Massimo Berruti – Pakistan: Fade Into Dust Massimo Berruti Pakistan: Fade Into Dust [ ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT ] Pakistan is considered to have had a key role in the start of the war on terrorism, as probably it will have a main role… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2012/10/massimo-berruti-pakistan-fade-into-dust/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burnmag+%28burn+magazine%29 The purpose of this project is to…

  • In the Eye of the Storm: Capturing Sandy’s Wrath

    In the Eye of the Storm: Capturing Sandy’s Wrath

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/30/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-capturing-sandys-wrath/#1 As Sandy drew near, TIME asked five photographers — Michael Christopher Brown, Benjamin Lowy, Ed Kashi, Andrew Quilty and Stephen Wilkes — to document the hurricane and its aftermath via Instagram.

  • Arthur Grace’s Photos of American Life

    Arthur Grace’s Photos of American Life

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    America for Beginners (or the Forgetful) Compiling images for his fourth book was like getting a primer in his own career, as the photographer Arthur Grace found countless pictures that he didn’t remember taking. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/america-for-beginners-or-the-forgetful/ Imagine if someone put a gun to Arthur Grace’s head and asked him if he had photographed…

  • Peter Liepke

    Peter Liepke

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    Peter Liepke It’s not a secret that I love all things New York City.  When Jay Z’s Empire State of Mind comes on the radio, it sends me right back to those years of feeling like everything was possible when I strode down Fifth Avenue.  And today’s post on Peter Liepke via LENSCRATCH: http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/10/peter-liepke.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Peter…

  • Politics in Play: Photography in the 2012 Race

    Politics in Play: Photography in the 2012 Race

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    Women Photographers Focus on Women | PDN Photo of the Day – Part 17532 Artists in “Take Ten” by The International Center of Photography (ICP) are female alumnae of ICP, and explore topics like sex trafficking, identity, beauty, and religion. via PDN Photo of the Day: http://pdnphotooftheday.com/2012/10/17532 The exhibit “Politics in Play” presents three very…