Author: Trent

  • The Oakland Tribune’s First Black Photojournalist Captured Black Women’s Style | KQED

    The Oakland Tribune’s First Black Photojournalist Captured Black Women’s Style | KQED

    The Bay Area’s Top Pastrami Shop Has Closed Delirama’s pastrami sandwiches were the closest thing the Bay Area had to a Katz’s or Langer’s. Link: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950832/delirama-pastrami-berkeley-solano-closed “Toward a Black Aesthetic: Kenneth P. Green Sr.’s Photographs of the 1960s and 70s” is on view at San Francisco’s Main Public Library through April 21. A related author…

  • Leica M-Magazine now available for free – Leica Rumors

    Leica M-Magazine now available for free – Leica Rumors

    Leica M-Magazine now available for free – Leica Rumors All 5 issues of Leica’s “M-Magazine” are now available for free: The S-Magazine editions are also available online for free. Unfortunately, the LFI Magazine is not available for free. Older issues of the LFI Magazine can be purchased on Amazon: Related posts: The next LFI magazine…

  • The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports – The New York Times

    The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports – The New York Times

    The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports It used to be the most coveted real estate in sports journalism. But its power to set the agenda disappeared along with its elite photographers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/business/media/sports-illustrated-covers.html “When I was a kid and getting S.I., you didn’t have that immediate 24-hour news cycle just…

  • Episode 91: Stephen Crowley (Political Photography)

    Episode 91: Stephen Crowley (Political Photography)

    Episode 91: Stephen Crowley (Political Photography) Stephen Crowley a renowned political photographer has spent his career capturing Washington, D.C. politics from his unique perspective winning 2 Pulitzers. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/01/23/episode-91-stephen-crowley-political-photography/ Stephen Crowley is a renowned political photographer that has spent his career capturing…

  • Great Portrait Advice from Award-Winning Photographers, Part I – From past LensCulture Portrait Award Winners and Finalists | LensCulture

    Great Portrait Advice from Award-Winning Photographers, Part I – From past LensCulture Portrait Award Winners and Finalists | LensCulture

    Great Portrait Advice from Award-Winning Photographers, Part I – From past LensCulture Portrait Award Winners and Finalists | LensCulture Former LensCulture Award winners share their best creative advice as well as tips for advancing your career as a portrait-maker and photographer via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-great-portrait-advice-from-award-winning-photographers-part-i Former LensCulture Award winners share their best creative advice as well…

  • World Press Photo Partners with Fujifilm to Expand Annual Competition | PetaPixel

    World Press Photo Partners with Fujifilm to Expand Annual Competition | PetaPixel

    World Press Photo Partners with Fujifilm to Expand Annual Competition Fujifilm will now be a lot more visible in the World Press Photo Contest. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/01/22/world-press-photo-partners-with-fujifilm-to-expand-annual-competition/ The World Press Photo Foundation will also be able to offer photography printing services thanks to Fujifilm and the competition will now offer a Fujifilm GFX 100 II…

  • The Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career

    The Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career

    The Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career Melissa Harris speaks about working with the renowned photographer on his visual biography, “Josef Koudelka: Next.” via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/the-inside-story-of-josef-koudelkas-groundbreaking-career/ Josef loves a challenge, a visual challenge. He had not really worked in this way before, where there had to be a clear relationship between text and image.…

  • Episode 90: Dina Litovsky (Documentary Photography) –

    Episode 90: Dina Litovsky (Documentary Photography) –

    Episode 90: Dina Litovsky (Documentary Photography) – Dina Litovsky is a Ukrainian-born photographer living in New York City. Her imagery can be described as visual sociology, exploring the idea of leisure. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/01/18/episode-90-dina-litovsky-documentary-photography/ Her newlsetter “In The Flash” is available for free…

  • Opinion | A Palestinian Photographer’s Lens on His People – The New York Times

    Opinion | A Palestinian Photographer’s Lens on His People – The New York Times

    Opinion | The Subversive Act of Photographing Palestinian Life Photographer Adam Rouhana documents Palestinians in the face of imagery that often dehumanizes them. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/opinion/palestinians-photography-war-israel.html As I got older and developed my practice, I noticed a dissonance between the West’s conception of Palestinian society and the images I was making — the life I was…

  • Daniel Sackheim: Unseen – LENSCRATCH

    Daniel Sackheim: Unseen – LENSCRATCH

    Daniel Sackheim: Unseen – LENSCRATCH This week are featuring work seen at the Los Angeles Center of Photography Exposure Reviews. Daniel Sackheim is a visual storyteller of the best kind. His photographs bring decades of seeing through his career as a director and producer, working on productions that dig deep into dark psyches. His project,…

  • Episode 89: Louie Palu (Documentary Photography)

    Episode 89: Louie Palu (Documentary Photography)

    Episode 89: Louie Palu (Documentary Photography) Louie Palu is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war, human rights, the environment and poverty. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/01/10/episode-89-louie-palu-documentary-photography/ Louie Palu is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work…

  • Review Santa Fe: Harvey Castro: Los Olvidados – LENSCRATCH

    Review Santa Fe: Harvey Castro: Los Olvidados – LENSCRATCH

    Review Santa Fe: Harvey Castro: Los Olvidados – LENSCRATCH Today, we are continuing to look at the work of artists with whom I met at Review Santa Fe in November 2023. Up next, we have Los Olvidados by Harvey Castro. Harvey Castro (b. Nicaragua) is a documentary photographer and multidisciplinary artist who employs a variety of mediums,…

  • Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers | PetaPixel

    Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers | PetaPixel

    Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers The lawsuit against Midjourney is not done yet. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/01/03/court-docs-reveal-midjourney-wanted-to-copy-the-style-of-these-photographers/ The huge list includes thousands of artists’ names; among them are scores of photographers — both living and dead — whose styles Midjourney apparently wanted to copy so that users of its…

  • Fearless Apartheid Photographer Peter Magubane Dies Aged 91 | PetaPixel

    Fearless Apartheid Photographer Peter Magubane Dies Aged 91 | PetaPixel

    Fearless Apartheid Photographer Peter Magubane Dies Aged 91 He fought apartheid with his camera. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/01/02/fearless-apartheid-photographer-peter-magubane-dies-aged-91/ The photographer was imprisoned numerous times during his career and subjected to a five-year ban that prevented him from working or even leaving his home without police permission. https://petapixel.com/2024/01/02/fearless-apartheid-photographer-peter-magubane-dies-aged-91/

  • Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead – The New York Times

    Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead – The New York Times

    Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and 586 consecutive days in solitary confinement. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/africa/peter-magubane-dead.html He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for…

  • Back in the day, Dec. 31, 2008: Photojournalist Rudy Smith retires from OWH after 45-year career

    Back in the day, Dec. 31, 2008: Photojournalist Rudy Smith retires from OWH after 45-year career Rudy Smith retired 15 years ago today after a groundbreaking 45-year career at The World-Herald. via Omaha World-Herald: https://omaha.com/news/local/history/back-in-the-day-dec-31-2008-photojournalist-rudy-smith-retires-from-owh-after-45/article_56c0d17e-92de-11ee-92f9-17d2b537fe3a.html Rudy Smith, who was the first full-time Black employee in The World-Herald’s newsroom, began his career in 1963 — the…

  • Top Photos of 2023 – Jonesblog

    Top Photos of 2023 All that stress took a toll I think on my creativity.  I am reasonably happy with my top 9 images for this year, but I can feel my creative juices atrophying some.  Every creative process is variable, and people have strong and weak periods.  My hope is to concentrate a little…

  • The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2023 Exhibition – LENSCRATCH

    The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2023 Exhibition – LENSCRATCH

    The Favorite Photograph You Took in 2023 Exhibition – LENSCRATCH Happy New Year! Thank you for sharing your favorite photographs and being part of our community. A HUGE thank you to Emily Wall and Kassandra Eller for helping me upload hundreds and hundreds of photographs. We hope 2024 will be a year of creativity, joy,…

  • Nashville 2023 in photos: Tennessean’s Nicole Hester picks top images

    Tennessean photojournalist Nicole Hester’s top images from 2023 Tennessean photojournalist Nicole Hester picks her top images of 2023. via The Tennessean: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2023/12/28/tennessean-photojournalist-nicole-hester-picks-favorite-images-of-2023-photojournalism-photography/72020946007/ I’m very humbled to work here, and be embraced by Nashville. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2023/12/28/tennessean-photojournalist-nicole-hester-picks-favorite-images-of-2023-photojournalism-photography/72020946007/

  • The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2023 Edition

    The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2023 Edition

    The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2023 Edition Our annual list highlights the people who exist outside of an art world that favors the wealthy and privileged — or are just shit out of luck. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/864342/the-20-most-powerless-people-in-the-art-world-2023-edition/ In Hyperallergic parlance, “powerless” conjures a very specific status. Historically, our Powerless 20 list…