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  • An unexpected call launched JR into his latest project, set in a Californian maximum-security prison | 1854 Photography

    An unexpected call launched JR into his latest project, set in a Californian maximum-security prison | 1854 Photography

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    An unexpected call launched JR into his latest project, set in a Californian maximum-security prison – 1854 Photography Working with inmates and guards, the French photographer’s gargantuan mural made in Tehachapi prison is the centrepiece of his first UK retrospective, opening at the Saatchi next month via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2020/11/jr-the-chronicles/ Working with inmates and guards,…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – New York Street Photography by David Godlis

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – New York Street Photography by David Godlis David Godlis has been taking photographs on the streets of New York for the past 40 years. “I am a Street Photographer. I walk around with a camera an… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/new-york-street-photography-by-david-godlis/ David Godlis has been taking photographs on the streets of New York for the…

  • Protection of who? – Thoughts of a Bohemian

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    Protection of who? – Thoughts of a Bohemian A new law restricting what can be photographed is threatening the fabric of French democracy. It might snowball into other countries.. via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/protection-of-who/ Proscribing the photographing of people in public places, the depiction of the consequence of violent attacks, and the recording of…

  • Million MAGA March: Unravelling a Violent Viral Video – bellingcat

    Million MAGA March: Unravelling a Violent Viral Video – bellingcat

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    Million MAGA March: Unravelling a Violent Viral Video – bellingcat A video showing left-wing protesters attacking a right-wing activist spread across social media after the “Million MAGA March” in Washington DC. But did it tell the whole story? via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/11/18/million-maga-march-unravelling-a-violent-viral-video/ While the daytime rally included several skirmishes, the number of violent incidents escalated significantly…

  • Black Sun: Photos of Starling Flocks Darkening the Sky Over Denmark

    Black Sun: Photos of Starling Flocks Darkening the Sky Over Denmark

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    Black Sun: Photos of Starling Flocks Darkening the Sky Over Denmark Black Sun is an ongoing project by Danish photographer Søren Solkær, who began visiting the marshlands of southern Denmark a few years ago to capture the via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/11/18/black-sun-photos-of-starling-flocks-darkening-the-sky-over-denmark/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Black Sun is an ongoing project by Danish photographer Søren Solkær, who began visiting the…

  • Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 – The New York Times

    Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 – The New York Times

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    Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 For decades he made his art in dingy Manhattan hotel rooms, living hand-to-mouth, hoping for his big break. It finally arrived, just a few years before his death. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/arts/frederick-weston-dead.html For decades he made his art in dingy Manhattan hotel rooms, living hand-to-mouth,…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Narelle Autio Captures the Sublime Moment of Plunging into the Water

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Narelle Autio Captures the Sublime Moment of Plunging into the Water The call of the ocean has long been a focus of Narelle Autio’s work. Spending her childhood growing up in sun-soaked Australia she has had a lifetime… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/narelle-autio-captures-the-sublime-moment-of-plunging-into-the-water/ The call of the ocean has long been a focus of Narelle…

  • Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – The Atlantic

    Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – The Atlantic

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    Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War After six weeks of armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a peace agreement, a handover of disputed territories, and mourning via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/11/photos-2020-nagorno-karabakh-war/617123/ One week ago, on November 10, a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement was signed by the president of Azerbaijan and the prime minister of Armenia, ending six weeks of…

  • Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 – The New York Times

    Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 – The New York Times

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    Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 He was “a formidable visual architect” who captured the streets of Paris during the violent demonstrations in 1968 and documented the human experience in other parts of the world. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/arts/bruno-barbey-dead.html He was “a formidable visual architect” who captured the streets of Paris during…

  • How a Chinese American Photographer Navigates Queer Identity and Resilience

    How a Chinese American Photographer Navigates Queer Identity and Resilience

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    How a Chinese American Photographer Navigates Queer Identity and Resilience For Mengwen Cao, who came out to their parents on FaceTime, images anchor queer life in everyday spaces. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/introducing-mengwen-cao/ For Mengwen Cao, who came out to their parents on FaceTime, images anchor queer life in everyday spaces.

  • Asmara – portrait of a city – The Leica camera Blog

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    https://www.leica-camera.blog/2020/11/16/asmara/ Somewhere between improvisation and imperialistic insignia: equipped with a Leica Q, Clara Vannucci travelled back through time in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

  • Girl Pictures – Photographs by Justine Kurland | Book review by Emily Shapiro | LensCulture

    Girl Pictures – Photographs by Justine Kurland | Book review by Emily Shapiro | LensCulture

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    Girl Pictures – Photographs by Justine Kurland | Book review by Emily Shapiro | LensCulture Justine Kurland’s take on the classic American tale of the runaway takes us on a wild ride of freedom, memorializing the fleeting moments of adolescence and its fearless protagonists via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/justine-kurland-girl-pictures Justine Kurland’s take on the classic American tale…

  • A Look at the Linhof 617 S III: Shoot 4 Huge Panoramas Per Roll of 120 Film

    A Look at the Linhof 617 S III: Shoot 4 Huge Panoramas Per Roll of 120 Film

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    A Look at the Linhof 617 S III: Shoot 4 Huge Panoramas Per Roll of 120 Film The Linhof 617 S III Technorama is a panoramic film camera that captures four giant 6x17cm panoramas per roll of 120 film (hence the name 617). Camera via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/11/14/a-look-at-the-linhof-617-s-iii-shoot-4-huge-panoramas-per-roll-of-120-film/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The Linhof 617 S III Technorama is a…

  • Lori Hawkins – A Day in the Life of an Imam – burn magazine

    Lori Hawkins – A Day in the Life of an Imam – burn magazine

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    Lori Hawkins – A Day in the Life of an Imam A Day in the Life of an Imam Lori Hawkins This is a story of a Muslim community in Brooklyn that was ensuring the Muslim funeral rites were performed – washing, shrouding, prayer and burial during … via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2020/11/lori-hawkins-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-imam/ This is a…

  • B: Q & A with Sinna Nasseri

    B: Q & A with Sinna Nasseri

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    Q & A with Sinna Nasseri Photo by Kyle Myles Sinna Nasseri is a photographer based in New York City. He is currently on a road trip  around the United States. • BA:… Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2020/11/q-with-sinna-nasseri.html Sinna Nasseri is a photographer based in New York City. He is currently on a road trip around the United States.

  • AI and the Battle for the Future of Photo Editing

    AI and the Battle for the Future of Photo Editing

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    AI and the Battle for the Future of Photo Editing For photographers, AI photo editing is no longer a fringe topic for ML researchers or a gimmick employed by smartphone apps. With the impending release of via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/11/12/ai-and-the-battle-for-the-future-of-photo-editing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 For photographers, AI photo editing is no longer a fringe topic for ML researchers or a…

  • How Luis Alberto Rodriguez ended up photographing the communities of Ireland’s County Wexford

    How Luis Alberto Rodriguez ended up photographing the communities of Ireland’s County Wexford

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    How Luis Alberto Rodriguez ended up photographing the communities of Ireland’s County Wexford American-Dominican artist Luis Alberto Rodriguez pays tribute to the physicality of hurling in his latest book, People of the Mud. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/nicer-tuesdays-october-2020-luis-alberto-rodriguez-photography-131120?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 American-Dominican artist Luis Alberto Rodriguez pays tribute to the physicality of hurling in his latest book, People of the Mud.

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Philippe Dudouit: The Dynamics of Dust

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Philippe Dudouit: The Dynamics of Dust Philippe Dudouit documents the new relationships that historically nomadic indigenous Saharan inhabitants of the Sahelo Saharan band have forged with… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/philippe-dudouit-the-dynamics-of-dust/ Philippe Dudouit documents the new relationships that historically nomadic indigenous Saharan inhabitants of the Sahelo Saharan band have forged with a territory they cannot…

  • An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham

    An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham

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    An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham In the late 1980s, photographer Richard Davis set forth to document Birmingham’s working-class neighbourhoods and to spotlight injustices that were too often ignored. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/an-unflinching-portrait-of-1980s-birmingham/ In the late 1980s, photographer Richard Davis set forth documenting Birmingham’s working-class neighbourhoods and spotlighting injustices that were too often ignored.

  • Angie Smith: The States Project: Idaho – LENSCRATCH

    Angie Smith: The States Project: Idaho – LENSCRATCH

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    Angie Smith: The States Project: Idaho – LENSCRATCH Angie Smith is an accomplished editorial photographer whose images document stories of hope and community strength. Whether she is photographing refugees and their new lives away from their unsettled home, children returning to school during the pandemic, via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/11/angie-smith-the-states-project-idaho/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Angie Smith is an accomplished editorial photographer…