Author: Trent

  • Dean Conger 1927-2023 – The Photo Society

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    Dean Conger 1927-2023 Dean Conger was a world-renowned photographer with a resume of awards so extensive, it’s hard to list them all. He was a trailblazer in the field of photography, leaving an indelible mark on the world through his lens.

  • Michael Kenna: Collecting Light, Photographs 1973-2023 – LENSCRATCH

    Michael Kenna: Collecting Light, Photographs 1973-2023 – LENSCRATCH

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    Michael Kenna: Collecting Light, Photographs 1973-2023 – LENSCRATCH The Center for Photographic Art recently opened Collecting Light, Photographs 1973-2023, a solo exhibition by renowned photographer Michael Kenna. In celebration of Kenna’s fiftieth year as a photographer, CPA partnered with Nazraeli Press to create this retrospective exhibition which includes some of the artist’s most beloved images…

  • A Look Inside the Titles Shortlisted for the 2023 PhotoBook Awards

    A Look Inside the Titles Shortlisted for the 2023 PhotoBook Awards

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    A Look Inside the Titles Shortlisted for the 2023 PhotoBook Awards These 35 photobooks highlight excellence in publishing across a wide range of topics and photographic styles. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/a-look-inside-the-titles-shortlisted-for-the-2023-photobook-awards/ Now in its eleventh year, the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards are an annual celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. The…

  • Episode 80: Lorissa Rinehart (Conflict Photography) – A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone

    Episode 80: Lorissa Rinehart (Conflict Photography) – A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone

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    Episode 80: Lorissa Rinehart (Conflict Photography) – A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone Lorissa Rinehart joins the podcast this week to discuss her fascinating writing on art, war, and how they go hand in hand. She dives into her fantastic new biography, First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent,…

  • We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism – Poynter

    We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism – Poynter

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    We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism – Poynter As generative AI tools explode, we desperately need conversations about how it will shape our world via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/were-not-ready-for-a-major-shift-in-visual-journalism/ I have lived through the move from paste-up to digital design, saw print reduced to almost nothing, led a photo team that was forced…

  • Hungary Fires Museum Director Over Photo Exhibit | PetaPixel

    Hungary Fires Museum Director Over Photo Exhibit | PetaPixel

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    Hungary Fires Museum Director Over Photo Exhibit The photographer says she is “beyond saddened.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/07/hungary-fires-museum-director-over-photo-exhibit/ Simon disagrees with this assessment: “I take note of the [censorship] decision, but I cannot accept it. As a father of four and a grandparent, I firmly reject the idea that our children should be protected from me…

  • Sony Announces a9 III, World’s First Global Sensor Full-Frame Camera | PetaPixel

    Sony Announces a9 III, World’s First Global Sensor Full-Frame Camera | PetaPixel

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    Sony Announces a9 III, World’s First Global Sensor Full-Frame Camera The world’s fastest camera. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/07/sony-announces-a9-iii-worlds-first-global-sensor-full-frame-camera/ Sony has also introduced Pre-Capture, allowing photographers to capture the moment before they fully press the shutter. This mode also works at up to 120 frames per second, so the camera is continuously recording up to a full…

  • Genocide: Danish war photographer on the spot over Rwanda coverage – The New Times

    Genocide: Danish war photographer on the spot over Rwanda coverage – The New Times

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    Genocide: Danish war photographer on the spot over Rwanda coverage Jan Grarup, a celebrated Danish war photographer has been put on the spot allegedly for ‘magnifying’ his role in a number of events including the 1994 Genocide against the… via The New Times: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/12015/news/rwanda/genocide-danish-war-photographer-on-the-spot-over-rwanda-coverage Politiken, the media outlet he works for released a statement about…

  • Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation | PetaPixel

    Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation | PetaPixel

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    Here’s Why AI Companies Think They Can Use Photographers’ Work Without Compensation Some say it would be of “very little benefit.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/06/heres-why-ai-companies-think-they-can-use-photographers-work-without-compensation/ After the U.S. Copyright Office put out a call for opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material, the world’s biggest AI companies had a lot to say.

  • Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 – The New York Times

    Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 – The New York Times

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    Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/arts/helen-marcus-dead.html Her fame as a photographer, and her leadership role as a defender of her profession on issues of…

  • The Numbing Sameness of War Footage | The New Yorker

    The Numbing Sameness of War Footage | The New Yorker

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    The Numbing Sameness of War Footage The proliferation of images via cell phones may have taken away the war photographer’s ability to create a single, arresting, and iconic image, but their accumulation will haunt us. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-numbing-sameness-of-war-footage neither the cell phone video nor the drone will explain what has really happened. They…

  • Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War

    Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War

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    Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War Posts pertaining to atrocities have gone viral before fact-checkers could identify them as old footage and even video game clips. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/850059/disinformation-runs-rampant-in-images-related-to-israel-hamas-war/ A barrage of social media disinformation related to the escalating Israel-Palestine war has made it far more difficult to discern the credibility of…

  • At Least 11 Journalists Killed in Israel-Gaza War – The New York Times

    At Least 11 Journalists Killed in Israel-Gaza War – The New York Times

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    At Least 11 Journalists Killed in War Nine Palestinians, one Lebanese and one Israeli have been confirmed dead this week, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/media/journalists-killed-gaza-israel-war.html Nine Palestinians, one Lebanese and one Israeli have been confirmed dead this week, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

  • How Can Photobooks Expand the Canon?

    How Can Photobooks Expand the Canon?

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    How Can Photobooks Expand the Canon? The team behind Stanley/Barker speaks about the bookmaking process—and how a sequence of photographs can create an emotional experience. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-can-photobooks-expand-the-canon/ Gregory and Rachel Barker founded their photobook publishing house, Stanley/Barker, based in Shropshire in the West Midlands of England, in 2014. Their first publication, Tod Papageorge’s Studio…

  • My brother was a war photographer who died by suicide. His pictures comfort me – The Irish Times

    My brother was a war photographer who died by suicide. His pictures comfort me – The Irish Times

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    My brother was a war photographer who died by suicide. His pictures comfort me Richard Mill’s motto was ‘you’re only as good as your next photograph’. He was always working and striving to take the ultimate picture via The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2023/10/29/my-brother-was-a-war-photographer-who-died-by-suicide-his-pictures-comfort-me/ And although we’ll never know why, it doesn’t stop us wondering. And sometimes…

  • photo-eye | BLOG: Book of the Week: Selected by Blake Andrews

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    Book of the Week: Selected by Blake Andrews Book Review Coming and Going Photographs by Jim Goldberg Reviewed by Blake Andrews “At 66, Jim Goldberg is edging into his golden yea… Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2023/10/book-of-week-selected-by-blake-andrews_30.html At 66, Jim Goldberg is edging into his golden years but still young at heart. Give him a pair of scissors and…

  • Meryl Meisler: Simply Scintillating: A Retrospective – LENSCRATCH

    Meryl Meisler: Simply Scintillating: A Retrospective – LENSCRATCH

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    Meryl Meisler: Simply Scintillating: A Retrospective – LENSCRATCH My entire life I have wanted to visit New York, not only to see the sights but to connect with the people who choose to call this fanciful city home. Although I have not physically stepped foot on New York soil, Meryl Meisler’s  photographs makes it seem…

  • European Street Photography Week: Greg Mo: Streets of India – LENSCRATCH

    European Street Photography Week: Greg Mo: Streets of India – LENSCRATCH

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    European Street Photography Week: Greg Mo: Streets of India – LENSCRATCH I met Greg Mo while attending an artist talk by Harry Gruyaert of Magnum on Bastille Day in Marseille this summer. He mentioned his keen interest in the work of Gruyaert and informed me that he had just come from Arles where one of…

  • James Lee Stanfield 1937-2023 – The Photo Society

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    Link: https://thephotosociety.org/james-lee-stanfield-1937-2023/ Born into a family of newspaper photographers in Wisconsin, Jim acquired the photography bug naturally, becoming one of the most celebrated and honored of National Geographic’s legendary photographic staff

  • Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict – bellingcat

    Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict – bellingcat

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    Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict – bellingcat Bellingcat presents a guide to separating fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation. via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2023/10/26/separating-fact-from-fiction-on-social-media-in-times-of-conflict/ Here’s how to separate fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation.