I applied as a cheeky monkey, to find out, if the comeptitions are prepared for AI images to enter. They are not. We, the photo world, need an open discussion. A discussion about what we want to consider photography and what not. Is the umbrella of photography large enough to invite AI images to enter – or would this be a mistake? With my refusal of the award I hope to speed up this debate.
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Sony World Photography Awards 2023 | boris eldagsen
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The Little Paper with an Outsized Visual Impact | The New Yorker
The Little Paper with an Outsized Visual Impact
Over fourteen issues between 1968 and 1971, the downtown broadsheet “Newspaper” recruited a stunning list of contributors to chronicle the times in pictures.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-little-paper-with-an-outsized-visual-impactNewspaper, published out of an East Village apartment between 1968 and 1971, was one of a number of scrappy print publications circulating downtown in those years. Most of them were more radical, less serious, or far sexier alternatives to the established Village Voice. Unlike Rat, the East Village Other, or Screw, though, Newspaper’s news involved no words, only pictures. Other than an all-caps logo, the only type was tiny and used for the occasional caption or credit; an early issue included the easily overlooked information that five dollars, addressed to Steve Lawrence at 188 Second Avenue, would get you five bi-monthly issues.
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The Hand in Nature: Margaret LeJeune – LENSCRATCH
The Hand in Nature: Margaret LeJeune – LENSCRATCH
The Hand in Nature: a week of photographs that manipulates how we see and foresee our environment. Photographs help us process what is happening in the world, and this week we’ll be following photographers whose work inspects humans’ impact on the earth. More importantly, the posts will focus on how each photographer uses their hand in
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/04/margaret-lejeune-thirteen-hours-to-fall/Climate grief, curiosity, and environmental interactions are all strong drivers for LeJeune’s work. Her work at times reflects the ephemeral characteristics of nature and shows us what usually goes unseen. reprocesses the ecological makeup that usually is not seen. Instead of being only surface-deep, LeJeune creates with an essential introspection of how to look inquisitively with the future in mind.
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The Never-Before-Seen Photographs of Barkley L. Hendricks
The Never-Before-Seen Photographs of Barkley L. Hendricks
Most people know the artist for his paintings gracefully embodying the Black experience in America. In an upcoming exhibition, his photographs take center stage.
via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/813592/the-never-before-seen-photographs-of-barkley-l-hendricks/Most people know the artist for his paintings gracefully embodying the Black experience in America. In an upcoming exhibition, his photographs take center stage.
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Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite
Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite
Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped popularize the slogan “Black Is Beautiful.”
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/remembering-the-life-and-work-of-kwame-brathwaite/Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped popularize the slogan “Black Is Beautiful.”
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Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place
Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place
Five photographers reveal a complex and ambivalent portrait of a mysterious place in this collection of photography from Appalachia.
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/04/photography-from-appalachia-5-projects-explore-a-complex-place/“I’m certainly aware of the stereotypes, clichés, and exploitation this area has been exposed to by many entities,” the photographer Rich-Joseph Facun once told us. “I want to be clear: I’m not here to define what Appalachia is or isn’t.” In this collection, we take a look back at some of the most powerful photography from Appalachia, created by five visual storytellers, each with a different perspective.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Discusses Capturing Iconic Trump Arrest Photo | PetaPixel
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Discusses Capturing Iconic Trump Arrest Photo
The first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/06/pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-discusses-capturing-iconic-trump-arrest-photo/On April 4, 2023, former President Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court for his arraignment. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Michael Santiago was there waiting and he shares his thoughts on capturing the historic moment.
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The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots – The Globe and Mail
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The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots
From flower farms in Mexico to beehives in Arizona, photographers sought out fresh vantage points in 2022. Here are the highlights from North and Central America
via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-world-press-photo-winners-2023/This year’s jury for North and Central America included Amber Bracken, a Globe and Mail contributor and two-time winner in the contest. Here, she offers an insider’s take on what made the top entries so compelling.
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Paloma Lounice: Ramona – LENSCRATCH
Paloma Lounice: Ramona – LENSCRATCH
This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our most recent call-for-entries. Today, Paloma Lounice and I discuss Ramona. Mexican and American photographer Paloma Lounice explores intimate themes in her work such as family heritage, identity, and memory as constructs. With a degree in Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies,
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/04/paloma-lounice-ramona/Mexican and American photographer Paloma Lounice explores intimate themes in her work such as family heritage, identity, and memory as constructs. With a degree in Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies, most of her photographic training was through Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her project Ramona was selected for a solo exhibition at the same institution, and her work has been shown in various collective exhibitions and publications in Mexico and the United States.
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A New Photo Book Celebrates Furry Skiing & Other Weird Sports
A New Photo Book Celebrates Furry Skiing & Other Weird Sports
For years, Sol Neelman has traveled the world photographing weird sports, such as furry skiing, disco bowling, live monster wrestling, &more.
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/04/a-new-photo-book-celebrates-furry-skiing-other-weird-sports/Sol Neelman was at Copper Mountain in Colorado to attend Furry Ski Weekend. Running since 2007, the annual event is dedicated to fursuit skiing and snowboarding, but people without fursuits (Neelman included) are also welcome. It’s one of hundreds of “weird sports” he’s photographed over the years.
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Stable Diffusion copyright lawsuits could be a legal earthquake for AI | Ars Technica
Stable Diffusion copyright lawsuits could be a legal earthquake for AI
Experts say generative AI is in uncharted legal waters.
via Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/stable-diffusion-copyright-lawsuits-could-be-a-legal-earthquake-for-ai/Stable Diffusion can do this because it was trained on hundreds of millions of example images harvested from across the web. Some of these images were in the public domain or had been published under permissive licenses such as Creative Commons. Many others were not—and the world’s artists and photographers aren’t happy about it.
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Jim Hill: Small Places – LENSCRATCH
Jim Hill: Small Places – LENSCRATCH
There is something about night photography that makes unremarkable spaces a bit more remarkable. The inky skies have greater depth and the sense of emptiness create an emotional tableaux. The dreary streets that have seen better days, the grayness that sets into places that once had a heartbeat become mysterious stage sets for actors who
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/04/jim-hill/Small Places was purposely shot at night. The darkness of the rural midwestern sky provides a backdrop which accentuates the isolation of small towns. At night, the lite up grain storage structures tower over the surrounding towns, providing a visual metaphor for the abundance of the region. The heart of the community in many small places is the local bar. In the evenings, the local taverns are often the only thing open, their lights serve as beacons in the darkness. The lights of a small town against a dark sky highlights the isolation of rural places while the darkness and shadows transform the mundane into the beautiful.
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On ‘Exploitation’ in Photography | PetaPixel
On ‘Exploitation’ in Photography
Street photographer Simon King offers thoughts on the concept of “exploitation” in the world of photography.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/02/on-exploitation-in-photography/The problem of exploitation in photography is a topic I see trending particularly toward dogmatic and cyclical patterns. Exploitation in photography is broadly the photographers’ “unfair” use of depictions they include in their photographs (people, places, events, etc) for their selfish benefit or at least a benefit that does not reach their subjects.
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How Nick Waplington Made Indelible Photographs of Club Kids and Family Life
How Nick Waplington Made Indelible Photographs of Club Kids and Family Life
From Nottingham living rooms to New York dance floors, the British photographer has created records of subcultures that brim with life.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-nick-waplington-made-indelible-photographs-of-club-kids-and-family-life/From Nottingham living rooms to New York dance floors and Los Angeles’s surf scene, the British photographer has created records of subcultures that brim with life.
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The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition | PetaPixel
The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition
Winning photos show the cost of conflict, climate change, and much more.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/03/29/the-regional-winners-of-the-2023-world-press-photography-competition/The annual World Press Photo Contest has announced the regional winners of its 2023 competition. The 24 winners and six honorable mentions use photography to call attention to the world’s major issues in 2022, including war, historic protests, and the global climate crisis.
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Photojournalist Mary F Calvert Has an Exciting Story
Photojournalist Mary F Calvert Has an Exciting Story
Photographer Mary F Calvert shares with us an incredibly exciting story about how she got into photography and so much more.
via The Phoblographer: https://www.thephoblographer.com/2023/03/22/photojournalist-mary-f-calvert-has-an-exciting-story/Photography is a universal language and a powerful tool for positive change. My job is to make people care by providing a mirror for society to examine itself.
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Moises Saman documents the “competing narratives” of the Iraq war
Moises Saman documents the “competing narratives” of the Iraq war
Moises Saman’s new book brings together his original imagery with materials and military documents to reflect on the subjective nature of portraying conflict
via Creative Review: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/moises-saman-iraq-war-photography/The photojournalist’s new book brings together his original imagery with materials and military documents to reflect on the subjective nature of portraying conflict
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The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022
The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022
Photographs captured war-torn Ukraine, the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, and an Iranian woman defying the mandatory hijab law.
via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/811102/the-most-stirring-press-photographs-of-2022/The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the regional winners and honorable mentions for the 66th edition of its annual photography contest
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Why journalists should finally leave Twitter – Poynter
Why journalists should finally leave Twitter – Poynter
Blue checkers lose their coveted checks Saturday. As a newsroom lawyer, I hope journalists use it as an opportunity to leave the platform for good.
via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/journalists-lose-blue-checkmarks-twitter/As a newsroom lawyer, I hope journalists resist the urge to pay for a blue check and leave the platform for good. It doesn’t benefit their careers, doesn’t drive traffic to their employers’ websites and opens them up not only to defamation litigation and charges of bias, but also to threats and risk of bodily harm.
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After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace
After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace
Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the conflict in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, reflects on the brutal realities of war.
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/03/after-witnessing-war-in-ukraine-a-photojournalist-fights-for-peace/“Humankind repeats the same mistakes over and over again,” Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the war in Ukraine from when it began in 2014 until 2019, tells me. “People never learn, so I did not go on assignment ‘to stop war’ or teach someone a lesson. My agenda was far more realistic if not primitive.