Author: Trent
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Santi Palacios – LOBA
Santi Palacios – LOBA via Santi Palacios – LOBA: https://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/series-finalists/2021/santi-palacios.html The powerfully dramatic moments were taken at close range, along the three most important migration routes that pass over the Mediterranean Sea and connect Africa and the Middle East to Europe. From 2013 to 2020, the Spanish photojournalist (born 1985) accompanied people who were following…
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Photos uncovering the different sides to life in North Korea
Photos uncovering the different sides to life in North Korea Photographer Ted Lau recalls his trip to the DPRK where he went to shoot the spectacular Grand Mass Games, and to offer a glimpse inside the daily life of the state’s residents. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photos-uncovering-different-sides-to-life-in-north-korea/ Photographer Ted Lau recalls his trip to the DPRK…
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How to Start a Photo Magazine in a Pandemic – PhotoShelter Blog
How to Start a Photo Magazine in a Pandemic – PhotoShelter Blog The past few decades have been unkind to photo magazines. Many industry stalwarts have gone defunct, while others have moved to online editions only. Ironically, many photographers still believe in the photographic print, even though they might contend th via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/07/how-to-start-a-photo-magazine-in-a-pandemic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29…
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Lens Rentals | Blog
I Traded My Full-Frame Kit For A Sony RX100 VI, Here’s What I Learned This is the story of that time I, an obsessed pixel-peeper, decided to leave all my exotic full-frame cameras and lenses at home, and instead bring a Sony RX100 VI on a week-long backpacking trip in the High Sierra of California. About…
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In Search of the Poets and New Masters of Street Photography – Interview by Alexander Strecker | Cover photo © Dimitri Mellos | LensCulture
In Search of the Poets and New Masters of Street Photography – Interview by Alexander Strecker | Cover photo © Dimitri Mellos | LensCulture Who are the next great street photographers? Where will we find them? Photo editor Olivier Laurent shares his insights via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-in-search-of-the-poets-and-new-masters-of-street-photography Who are the next great street photographers? Where will…
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Burning Land – The Leica camera Blog
Link: The Italian photographer, Stefano Schirato, spent a full month documenting the excruciating, daily lives of workers in the east Indian mining district of Jharia. Constantly wary of sinking into one of the numerous, burning holes in the ground, he met people there who were as friendly as they were desperate: working day by day…
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The Difficulties One Woman Faced to Become a Photojournalist in Somalia | PetaPixel
The Difficulties One Woman Faced to Become a Photojournalist in Somalia A woman Somalian photojournalist shares her experiences of working in what is traditionally a man’s world. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/07/23/the-difficulties-one-woman-faced-to-become-a-photojournalist-in-somalia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Breaking through the barriers of cultural and gender norms in Somalia, Fardosa Hussein shares what it took for her to be able to practice what…
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Photojournalist Quits Canon Philippines Ambassadorship After Backlash | PetaPixel
Photojournalist Quits Canon Philippines Ambassadorship After Backlash “We are on a different path.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/07/22/photojournalist-quits-canon-philippines-ambassadorship-after-backlash/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Photojournalist and new addition to the Canon Philippines “Crusaders of Light” ambassador program Jilson Tiu has called it quits after Canon failed to apologize for what he and many others viewed as a lack of diversity within its program.
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WATCH: Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Essdras M. Suarez Shares What Makes a Great Photo – PhotoShelter Blog
WATCH: Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Essdras M. Suarez Shares What Makes a Great Photo – PhotoShelter Blog In the photo industry, portfolio reviews are a great opportunity to receive objective feedback about your work. Oftentimes a mentor will offer to look through your photos and provide actionable advice about editing your images. For two-time Pulitzer…
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Danish Siddiqui’s Singular Images Captured Our Uncomfortable Truths | The New Yorker
Danish Siddiqui’s Singular Images Captured Our Uncomfortable Truths The photographer, who was killed in Afghanistan this month, was a prolific chronicler of political violence and societal disquiet. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/danish-siddiquis-singular-images-captured-our-uncomfortable-truths The photographer, who was killed in Afghanistan this month, was a prolific chronicler of political violence and societal disquiet.
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Otherworldy photos of former Soviet monuments
Otherworldy photos of former Soviet monuments Photographer Yang Xiao recalls travelling across Eastern Europe to capture a series of Brutalist and Soviet modernist architecture with a distinctly alien feel. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/otherworldy-photos-of-former-soviet-monuments/ Photographer Yang Xiao recalls travelling across Eastern Europe to capture a series of Brutalist and Soviet modernist architecture with a distinctly alien…
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A Woman’s Intimate Record of Wyoming in the Early Twentieth Century | The New Yorker
A Woman’s Intimate Record of Wyoming in the Early Twentieth Century Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some twenty-four thousand negatives documenting life in her small town. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-womans-intimate-record-of-wyoming-in-the-early-twentieth-century Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some twenty-four thousand negatives documenting life in her small town.
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Juxtapoz Magazine – 20th Century Summer: An Interview with Greg Hunt on Rediscovering a Golden Age of Skate and Art
Juxtapoz Magazine – 20th Century Summer: An Interview with Greg Hunt on Rediscovering a Golden Age of Skate and Art “I think that’s one of the things I really love about film, you have to sometimes work to find the pictures that you love,” photographer and filmmaker… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/20th-century-summer-an-interview-with-greg-hunt-on-rediscovering-a-golden-age-of-skate-and-art/ “I think that’s one of the…
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Eric Mencher: From Photojournalist to Master iPhone Street Photographer | PetaPixel
Eric Mencher: From Photojournalist to Master iPhone Street Photographer Photographer Peter Levitan interviews Eric Mencher, an award-winning street photographer who shoots exclusively with his iPhone. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/07/17/eric-mencher-from-photojournalist-to-master-iphone-street-photographer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Few street photographers and photojournalists have over 95,000 Instagram followers, shoot 100% on their iPhone, and have a World Press Photo prize. Eric Mencher is one of…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Amazônia: Life and Death in the Brazilian Rainforest
Juxtapoz Magazine – Amazônia: Life and Death in the Brazilian Rainforest From January to July 2019, Italian photojournalist Tommaso Protti, accompanied by British journalist Sam Cowie, traveled thousands of miles across the… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/amazonia-life-and-death-in-the-brazilian-rainforest/ From January to July 2019, Italian photojournalist Tommaso Protti, accompanied by British journalist Sam Cowie, traveled thousands of miles across the…
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Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan – The New York Times
Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer was killed in a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/world/asia/danish-siddiqui-reuters-photographer-killed-afghanistan.html Mr. Siddiqui, an Indian national and Reuters staff journalist, was embedded with members of Afghanistan’s elite Special Forces in the southern province of Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold. He was…
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Lenscratch Student Prize Second Place Winner: Dylan Hausthor – LENSCRATCH
Lenscratch Student Prize Second Place Winner: Dylan Hausthor – LENSCRATCH It is with pleasure that the jurors announce the 2021 Lenscratch Student Prize Second Place Winner, Dylan Hausthor. Dylan was selected for their lyrical and haunting project, What the Rain Brought, and has graduated from Yale this Spring (2021) with an MF via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/07/lenscratch-student-prize-second-place-winner-dylan-hausthor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29…
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New Guide! Photography Mentorship: Why You Need it and Why it Helps Everyone – PhotoShelter Blog
New Guide! Photography Mentorship: Why You Need it and Why it Helps Everyone – PhotoShelter Blog No matter your specialty, photographers have many shared experiences. We all remember getting our first cameras and where we were for that memorable photo. We’ve worried about whether or not our work mattered. At one point or another, we…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Presence: Five Contemporary African Photographers
Juxtapoz Magazine – Presence: Five Contemporary African Photographers A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery showcases works by artists active in Mozambique, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/presence-five-contemporary-african-photographers/ Presenting new and existing work by Amilton Neves Cuna, Anke Loots, Léonard Pongo, Mário Macilau and Nonzuzo Gxekwa, the exhibition is curated…
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The Ethics of Documenting Your Own Family | by Savannah Dodd | May, 2021 | Witness
The Ethics of Documenting Your Own Family Seven photographers share some of the ethical considerations that are most present in their minds when working on stories close to home. via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/the-ethics-of-documenting-your-own-family-7225ca8bd59a While turning the camera inward may alleviate ethical qualms about positionality, the influence of one’s identity on the way that we see (and…