Author: Trent
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Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite
Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped popularize the slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/remembering-the-life-and-work-of-kwame-brathwaite/ Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped…
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Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place
Photography from Appalachia: 5 Projects Explore a Complex Place Five photographers reveal a complex and ambivalent portrait of a mysterious place in this collection of photography from Appalachia. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/04/photography-from-appalachia-5-projects-explore-a-complex-place/ “I’m certainly aware of the stereotypes, clichés, and exploitation this area has been exposed to by many entities,” the photographer Rich-Joseph Facun once…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Discusses Capturing Iconic Trump Arrest Photo | PetaPixel
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Discusses Capturing Iconic Trump Arrest Photo The first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/06/pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-discusses-capturing-iconic-trump-arrest-photo/ On April 4, 2023, former President Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court for his arraignment. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Michael Santiago was there waiting and he shares his…
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The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots – The Globe and Mail
The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots From flower farms in Mexico to beehives in Arizona, photographers sought out fresh vantage points in 2022. Here are the highlights from North and Central America via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-world-press-photo-winners-2023/ This year’s jury for North and Central…
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Paloma Lounice: Ramona – LENSCRATCH
Paloma Lounice: Ramona – LENSCRATCH This week we are looking at the work of artists who submitted projects during our most recent call-for-entries. Today, Paloma Lounice and I discuss Ramona. Mexican and American photographer Paloma Lounice explores intimate themes in her work such as famil via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/04/paloma-lounice-ramona/ Mexican and American photographer Paloma Lounice explores…
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A New Photo Book Celebrates Furry Skiing & Other Weird Sports
A New Photo Book Celebrates Furry Skiing & Other Weird Sports For years, Sol Neelman has traveled the world photographing weird sports, such as furry skiing, disco bowling, live monster wrestling, &more. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/04/a-new-photo-book-celebrates-furry-skiing-other-weird-sports/ Sol Neelman was at Copper Mountain in Colorado to attend Furry Ski Weekend. Running since 2007, the annual event…
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Stable Diffusion copyright lawsuits could be a legal earthquake for AI | Ars Technica
Stable Diffusion copyright lawsuits could be a legal earthquake for AI Experts say generative AI is in uncharted legal waters. via Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/stable-diffusion-copyright-lawsuits-could-be-a-legal-earthquake-for-ai/ Stable Diffusion can do this because it was trained on hundreds of millions of example images harvested from across the web. Some of these images were in the public domain or…
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Jim Hill: Small Places – LENSCRATCH
Jim Hill: Small Places – LENSCRATCH There is something about night photography that makes unremarkable spaces a bit more remarkable. The inky skies have greater depth and the sense of emptiness create an emotional tableaux. The dreary streets that have seen better days, the grayness that s via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/04/jim-hill/ Small Places was purposely shot…
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On ‘Exploitation’ in Photography | PetaPixel
On ‘Exploitation’ in Photography Street photographer Simon King offers thoughts on the concept of “exploitation” in the world of photography. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/02/on-exploitation-in-photography/ The problem of exploitation in photography is a topic I see trending particularly toward dogmatic and cyclical patterns. Exploitation in photography is broadly the photographers’ “unfair” use of depictions they include in…
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How Nick Waplington Made Indelible Photographs of Club Kids and Family Life
How Nick Waplington Made Indelible Photographs of Club Kids and Family Life From Nottingham living rooms to New York dance floors, the British photographer has created records of subcultures that brim with life. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-nick-waplington-made-indelible-photographs-of-club-kids-and-family-life/ From Nottingham living rooms to New York dance floors and Los Angeles’s surf scene, the British photographer has created…
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The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition | PetaPixel
The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition Winning photos show the cost of conflict, climate change, and much more. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/03/29/the-regional-winners-of-the-2023-world-press-photography-competition/ The annual World Press Photo Contest has announced the regional winners of its 2023 competition. The 24 winners and six honorable mentions use photography to call attention to the world’s…
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Moises Saman documents the “competing narratives” of the Iraq war
Moises Saman documents the “competing narratives” of the Iraq war Moises Saman’s new book brings together his original imagery with materials and military documents to reflect on the subjective nature of portraying conflict via Creative Review: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/moises-saman-iraq-war-photography/ The photojournalist’s new book brings together his original imagery with materials and military documents to reflect on the…
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The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022
The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022 Photographs captured war-torn Ukraine, the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, and an Iranian woman defying the mandatory hijab law. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/811102/the-most-stirring-press-photographs-of-2022/ The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the regional winners and honorable mentions for the 66th edition of its annual photography contest
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Why journalists should finally leave Twitter – Poynter
Why journalists should finally leave Twitter – Poynter Blue checkers lose their coveted checks Saturday. As a newsroom lawyer, I hope journalists use it as an opportunity to leave the platform for good. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/journalists-lose-blue-checkmarks-twitter/ As a newsroom lawyer, I hope journalists resist the urge to pay for a blue check and leave the…
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Photojournalist Mary F Calvert Has an Exciting Story
Photojournalist Mary F Calvert Has an Exciting Story Photographer Mary F Calvert shares with us an incredibly exciting story about how she got into photography and so much more. via The Phoblographer: https://www.thephoblographer.com/2023/03/22/photojournalist-mary-f-calvert-has-an-exciting-story/ Photography is a universal language and a powerful tool for positive change. My job is to make people care by providing a…
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After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace
After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the conflict in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, reflects on the brutal realities of war. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/03/after-witnessing-war-in-ukraine-a-photojournalist-fights-for-peace/ “Humankind repeats the same mistakes over and over again,” Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the war in Ukraine from…
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Miguel Calderón Journeys into the Soul of Mexico
Miguel Calderón Journeys into the Soul of Mexico The photographer and multimedia artist speaks about his earliest images, adopting a hawk, and taking a wild road trip to the Mexico-US border. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/miguel-calderon-journeys-into-the-soul-of-mexico/ The photographer and multimedia artist speaks about his earliest images, adopting a hawk, and taking a wild road trip to the…
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Rotterdam Photo: Isaiah Winters – LENSCRATCH
Rotterdam Photo: Isaiah Winters – LENSCRATCH The theme of this year’s Rotterdam Photo, an annual photography festival, was “Freedom Redefined,” and I was lucky enough to exhibit 34 prints from my work on women with life sentences, both inside prison and after they’ve regained their freedom. This wee via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2023/03/rotterdam-photo-isaiah-winters/ Isaiah Winter’s series, “This…
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After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace
After Witnessing War in Ukraine, A Photojournalist Fights for Peace Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the conflict in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, reflects on the brutal realities of war. via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2023/03/after-witnessing-war-in-ukraine-a-photojournalist-fights-for-peace/ “Humankind repeats the same mistakes over and over again,” Dmitri Beliakov, a photojournalist who covered the war in Ukraine from…
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A photojournalist follows a mother’s rebuild after escaping domestic violence – Poynter
Link: One of those photos stayed with Phelps. It shows a barefoot Stanley seated on the concrete hallway floor just outside the motel room, cellphone in her left hand, cigarette in her right. She appears to be deep in a conversation. The bruising under her left eye is black. A foot or two away is…