Author: Trent
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Blind – Shafiqul Islam Kajol: Photographing Bangladesh Through Turbulent Times
Shafiqul Islam Kajol: Photographing Bangladesh Through Turbulent Times Last year, after an almost 30-year career as a photojournalist and editor, Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been charged under Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act for social media posts that are critical of his government. The price he has paid to reveal the truth Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1323/Shafiqul-Islam-Kajol-Photographing-Bangladesh-Through-Turbulent-Times-1 On May 3,…
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Hope – The Leica camera Blog
https://www.leica-camera.blog/2021/05/10/hope/ In hospitals, at the harbour, at bus stops, on the streets, in squares and at cemeteries: in the spring of 2020, Alfredo Cunha and his Leica Q2 photographed everyday life in Portugal.
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Film Photo Award Finalists and Standouts – LENSCRATCH
Film Photo Award Finalists and Standouts – LENSCRATCH Once again, the applicants and proposals submitted to the Spring 2021 Film Photo Award were nothing short of awe-inspiring. Every single proposal was thoughtful, nuanced, deeply felt and delivered, making the jurying exceedingly difficult. This notable via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/05/film-photo-award-favorites/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Once again, the applicants and proposals submitted to…
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Photos Deserve the Digital Protections That Are Standard Elsewhere | PetaPixel
Photos Deserve the Digital Protections That Are Standard Elsewhere Photographers deserve better. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/07/photos-deserve-the-digital-protections-that-are-standard-elsewhere/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The fundamental mechanics of platforms like Instagram exploit and undermine photographers because photographers lack a unified voice with teeth like those that have secured rights for Musicians and Film Producers.
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The COVID Reporters Are Not Okay. Extremely Not Okay. – Study Hall
The COVID Reporters Are Not Okay. Extremely Not Okay. When I told my editors at The Daily Beast that I needed to quit my job as the newsroom’s lead COVID reporter, I couldn’t even say the word “quit.”Even now, weeks later, it feels like a Link: https://studyhall.xyz/the-reporters-are-not-okay-extremely-not-okay/ An underprepared industry is losing a generation of…
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Blind – Hélène’s Journeys Far and Wide
Hélène’s Journeys Far and Wide While journalists and publishers are familiar with the Roger-Viollet Agency, a new exhibition now allows everyone to learn that Hélène Roger-Viollet, the woman who founded the agency 83 years ago, was also a photographer. She had set out to document the w Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1316/Helenes-Journeys-Far-And-Wide While journalists and publishers are familiar…
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New York Times Launches Prototype System to Combat Misinformation | PetaPixel
New York Times Launches Prototype System to Combat Misinformation The New York Times R&D team partners up with CAI and creates a prototype that gives transparency and authentication of news visuals. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/06/new-york-times-launches-prototype-system-to-combat-misinformation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The New York Times R&D team has partnered up with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) to create a prototype that gives…
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Photo Editors Weigh In: 7 Tips on How to Stand Out – PhotoShelter Blog
Photo Editors Weigh In: 7 Tips on How to Stand Out – PhotoShelter Blog We all know that as photographers, creating your best work is paramount. But learning how to curate and showcase it effectively is what will help you book exciting jobs, secure contracts and take your career to the next level. Recently we…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Scrublands: Photographs by Antoine Bruy
Juxtapoz Magazine – Scrublands: Photographs by Antoine Bruy While hitchhiking across the length and breadth of France, Antoine Bruy met men and women who, in Ardèche and Lozère, aspire to live in the most self-… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/scrublands-photographs-by-antoine-bruy/ While hitchhiking across the length and breadth of France, Antoine Bruy met men and women who, in Ardèche…
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The photographer who captured Britain’s slum housing crisis in the ‘60s
The photographer who captured Britain’s slum housing crisis in the ‘60s Photographer Nick Hedges recalls documenting the country’s crumbling homes and the resilience of people living in devastating poverty. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photos-of-britains-slum-housing-crisis-in-the-60s/ Photographer Nick Hedges recalls documenting the country’s dilapidated homes and the resilience of people living in devastating poverty.
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A photographer’s gritty portrait of a diverse community in Glasgow
A photographer’s gritty portrait of a diverse community in Glasgow Photographer Simon Murphy discusses his project which aims to shed new light on the maligned and often misunderstood residents of a vibrant neighbourhood in Scotland. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/a-gritty-portrait-of-a-diverse-community-in-glasgow/ Photographer Simon Murphy discusses his project which aims to shed new light on the maligned and…
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Film Photo Visionary Project Award: Graham Dickie – LENSCRATCH
Film Photo Visionary Project Award: Graham Dickie – LENSCRATCH Photographer Graham Dickie’s poignant project, How Life Is, recently garnered the Spring 2021 Film Photo Visionary Project Award. With the support of the Film Photo Award, Graham will continue photographing rap and daily life in Louisiana, with particular via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/05/film-photo-visionary-project-award-graham-dickie/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Photographer Graham Dickie’s poignant project, How…
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The Artist Upending Photography’s Brutal Racial Legacy – The New York Times
The Artist Upending Photography’s Brutal Racial Legacy Deana Lawson’s regal, loving, unburdened photographs imagine a world in which Black people are free from the distortions of history. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/magazine/deana-lawson.html A few months ago, the photographer Deana Lawson and her family were driving to an art opening in the Inglewood neighborhood of Los Angeles when Lawson…
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WATCH: Ami Vitale on Using Photography to Effect Change – PhotoShelter Blog
WATCH: Ami Vitale on Using Photography to Effect Change – PhotoShelter Blog For Ami Vitale, courage has been at the core of her career in the photo industry – courage to get out there, learn and grow as a photographer, and courage to tell important stories that can make a real impact on our planet.…
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Rahim Fortune’s Highly Personal Portrait of the American South | AnOther
Rahim Fortune’s Highly Personal Portrait of the American South via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/13299/rahim-fortune-photographer-i-cant-stand-to-see-you-cry-book-interview The Austin-born, New York-based photographer’s second book is a culmination of the last five years of “Black love, photography and history”, that he and his community have experienced
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Chester Higgins “The Indelible Spirit” @ Bruce Silverstein Gallery
Juxtapoz Magazine – Chester Higgins “The Indelible Spirit” @ Bruce Silverstein Gallery “Wrestling with issues of memory, place, and identity I see my life as a narrative and my photography as its expression. My art gives visual voice to… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/chester-higgins-the-indelible-spirit-bruce-silverstein-gallery/ “Wrestling with issues of memory, place, and identity I see my life as a…
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Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS | PetaPixel
Photojournalist Shares His Experience of Documenting the War on ISIS Felipe Dana, an award-winning photojournalist, recounts his experiences photographing the realities of the War on ISIS. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/03/photojournalist-shares-his-experience-of-documenting-the-war-on-isis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 In a six-minute video with Vice, news photographer Felipe Dana recounts his experiences of documenting the War on ISIS and shows photos that illustrate the complex…
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Free Webinar: The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Photography Business – PhotoShelter Blog
Free Webinar: The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Photography Business – PhotoShelter Blog This Friday, May 7th at 12pm ET, freelance photographer and photojournalist Melissa Lyttle is joining us for a free webinar all about how to run a successful photo business. With decades of freelance experience, Melissa is adamant about one thing: she’s…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – A Visual Record of Daily Life in San Quentin Prison
Juxtapoz Magazine – A Visual Record of Daily Life in San Quentin Prison The San Quentin Project collects a largely unseen visual record of daily life inside one of America’s oldest and largest prisons, demonstrating how th… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/a-visual-record-of-daily-life-in-san-quentin-prison/ The San Quentin Project collects a largely unseen visual record of daily life inside one of…
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Soren Solkaer: Black Sun – LENSCRATCH
Soren Solkaer: Black Sun – LENSCRATCH Søren Solkær is a Danish photographer. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Photography at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Most recognized for his photographic portraiture, he takes a departure in his serie via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/05/soren-solkaer-black-sun/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Søren Solkær is a Danish…