Author: Trent
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An-My Lê on Vietnam, the Chaos of War, and the Tangibility of Memory
An-My Lê on Vietnam, the Chaos of War, and the Tangibility of Memory An-My Lê speaks with Hilton Als about about how she uses photography to examine her personal history and the legacies of US military power. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/an-my-le-on-vietnam-the-chaos-of-war-and-the-tangibility-of-memory/ For the past two decades, An-My Lê has used photography to examine her personal history…
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Remembering the Energy and Emotion of Larry Fink’s Photography
Remembering the Energy and Emotion of Larry Fink’s Photography Fink, who died in 2023, moved easily between society galas and Pennsylvania farms—and his work was always full of the push and pull of life. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/remembering-the-energy-emotion-and-sensuality-of-larry-finks-photography/ Fink, who died in November, moved easily between society galas and Pennsylvania farms—and his work was always full…
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Jaw-Dropping Climber Portrait Wins Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023 | PetaPixel
Jaw-Dropping Climber Portrait Wins Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023 Incredible action sports photos showcase the world’s most adventurous athletes. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/30/jaw-dropping-climber-portrait-wins-red-bull-illume-image-quest-2023/ A woman won the grand prize for the first time in the 17-year history of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest contest, the world’s largest action sports photo competition. Australian photographer Krystle…
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Elliott Erwitt, Whose Photos Are Famous, and Often Funny, Dies at 95 – The New York Times
Elliott Erwitt, Whose Photos Are Famous, and Often Funny, Dies at 95 His camera could freeze moments in history, but he also had an eye for the humor and absurdity of everyday life. Dogs were a help there. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/arts/elliott-erwitt-whose-photos-are-famous-and-often-funny-dies-at-95.html His camera could freeze moments in history, but he also had an eye for the…
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Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95 | PetaPixel
Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95 He was 95. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/30/widely-acclaimed-photographer-elliot-erwitt-has-passed-away-at-age-95/ “You may not even know that you have a good picture unless you take a look. Taking pictures is a response to what you see and what you think you see. And it’s very easy not to respond…
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The Dead Children We Must See | The New Yorker
The Dead Children We Must See It’s time for Americans to rethink their squeamishness about releasing the photos of the youngest victims of mass violence. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dead-children-we-must-see In a series of three essays published in 1991, the philosopher Jean Baudrillard argued that the Gulf War, which ended up with more than a…
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Xuan-Hui Ng In Conversation with Huibo Hou – LENSCRATCH
Xuan-Hui Ng In Conversation with Huibo Hou – LENSCRATCH Huibo Hou is a landscape photographer based in San Diego, California. She fell in love with photography about 25 years ago as a hobbyist while working in the wireless communication industry. Then life got in the way and she had to set aside her pursuit of…
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Influential and Compassionate Photographer Larry Fink Has Died | PetaPixel
Influential and Compassionate Photographer Larry Fink Has Died The photographer is remembered as a free spirit, honest artist, and great man. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/27/influential-and-compassionate-photographer-larry-fink-has-died/ Fink was celebrated for his distinct photographic style, which showed his subjects somewhat isolated from their surroundings thanks to his use of a handheld off-camera flash, and his authentic depictions of…
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Adobe Stock Changes Policy on AI Images Depciting Real Events | PetaPixel
Adobe Stock Changes Policy on AI Images Depciting Real Events Adobe says it has listened to concerned community members. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/27/adobe-stock-changes-policy-on-ai-images-depciting-real-events/ The rise of AI imagery is of real concern to public discourse: The actress Rosie O’Donnell shared this AI image from TikTok of a Palestinian mother dragging her children and belongings down a…
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TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2023 | TIME
TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2023 These are the photographs that capture the year via TIME: https://time.com/6337364/top-100-photos-2023/ Below is the 2023 Greatest Hits version of “Did you see this photo??”: an unranked collection of 100 of the images that moved us the most. We hope that you’ll take some time to reflect on the year…
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The drama around a photog’s firing – POLITICO
The drama around a photog’s firing via POLITICO: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2023/11/17/the-drama-around-a-photogs-firing-00127843 Ernst, the pool photographer on duty that day, pushed back. He had already set up his equipment. And while he could have operated it remotely, as he saw it, there were enormous risks involved with leaving. The Oval Office was packed with staff, reporters and teleprompter…
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World Press Photo contest reverses decision to allow AI-generated images after backlash | The Straits Times
World Press Photo contest reverses decision to allow AI-generated images after backlash An open letter was signed by over 100 photojournalists and photo editors. Read more at straitstimes.com. via The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/world-press-photo-contest-reverses-decision-to-allow-ai-generated-images-after-backlash The WPP’s Open Format category had allowed submissions of images partially created with a photo-editing tool known as generative fill, which automatically…
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Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests | PetaPixel
Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests Sony prepares its shield against AI-generated fake photos. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/21/sonys-in-camera-authentication-technology-passes-aps-tests/ Sony’s new in-camera solution creates a digital signature at the time of capture, and unlike Leica’s M11-P, Sony’s answer to the “fake news” problem does not require specialized hardware inside its cameras. Existing cameras, like the Sony…
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Nat Geo Photo Director’s Thoughts on the 2023 ‘Pictures of the Year’ | PetaPixel
Nat Geo Photo Director’s Thoughts on the 2023 ‘Pictures of the Year’ Check out some of National Geographic’s best pictures of 2023. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/16/nat-geo-photo-directors-thoughts-on-the-2023-pictures-of-the-year/ “We’ve been pioneers in custom builds to help our photographers overcome all challenges and get the images they need. We’ve made history with our photo firsts — our first flash…
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Harsh Visuals of War Leave Newsrooms Facing Tough Choices – The New York Times
Harsh Visuals of War Leave Newsrooms Facing Tough Choices Digital disinformation and restrictions on photojournalists have complicated decision-making about the visual chronicle of the Israel-Hamas war. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/business/media/israel-hamas-media-photography.html Gruesome photographs of Palestinian children killed in rocket strikes and Israeli infants murdered by terrorists. Digitally doctored images that whip around social media before they can be…
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Opinion: I’m a former war photographer. The world looks more familiar than it should, and more horrifying – The Globe and Mail
Opinion: I’m a former war photographer. The world looks more familiar than it should, and more horrifying In the 1980s and 1990s, I chronicled conflicts from El Salvador to Africa to the former Yugoslavia. Those images should remind us to work harder for peace and honour those who did not live to see it via…
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Yesterday You Said Tomorrow – Photographs by Dave Coyle | Text by Magali Duzant | LensCulture
Yesterday You Said Tomorrow – Photographs by Dave Coyle | Text by Magali Duzant | LensCulture In the quiet, lonely hours of dawn, Dave Coyle faces his personal struggle while plotting a path towards the future in atmospheric meditations on the landscape of the Pacific Northwest via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/dave-coyle-yesterday-you-said-tomorrow In the quiet, lonely hours of…
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Black Women Photographers : Community At The Core – LENSCRATCH
Black Women Photographers : Community At The Core – LENSCRATCH Established in July 2020 by Polly Irungu, Black Women Photographers (BWP) is a global community, directory, and hub of over 2,000 Black women and non-binary identifying photographers, spanning over 60 countries and 35 U.S. states. BWP was launched with a $14,500 COVID-19 relief fund to…
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How The Washington Post decided to show extremely graphic images of mass shootings – Poynter
How The Washington Post decided to show extremely graphic images of mass shootings – Poynter ‘We just felt that there was a lack of understanding of what actually happens in these shootings,’ the Post’s executive editor told Poynter. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/washington-post-terror-on-repeat-mass-shootings-images/ Today, The Washington Post went further than any mainstream news organization has ever gone…
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Conflict Photography Episode 81: Eman Mohammed (Conflict Photography)
Conflict Photography Episode 81: Eman Mohammed (Conflict Photography) Eman Mohammed, Palestinian-American award-winning photojournalist, Senior Ted fellow based in DC her journey began at 19, capturing the reality of war in Gaza. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2023/11/14/episode-81-eman-mohammed-conflict-photography/ This week, Eman Mohammed, an award-winning photojournalist and Saudi-born, Palestinian-American,…