Author: Trent
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Louis Carlos Bernal’s Intimate Portrayals of Chicano Experience
Louis Carlos Bernal’s Intimate Portrayals of the Chicano Experience For Bernal, photography was a potent tool in affirming the value of Mexican American communities who lacked visibility and agency. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/louis-carlos-bernals-intimate-portrayals-of-the-chicano-experience/ With every photograph that he’s taking of every Mexican American person, he’s making a political statement. He’s saying, Look at this person. This…
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White House News Photographers Criticize Harris Over ‘Unprecedented Reduction in Access’ | PetaPixel
White House News Photographers Criticize Harris Over ‘Unprecedented Reduction in Access’ The WHNPA submitted a letter to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign to complain of what it calls an “unprecedented reduction in access. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/09/12/white-house-news-photographers-criticize-harris-over-unprecedented-reduction-in-access/ The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) submitted a letter to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign to complain of…
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Palestinian Photographer Wins Visa d’Or News Prize for Images of Gaza Conflict | PetaPixel
Palestinian Photographer Wins Visa d’Or News Prize for Images of Gaza Conflict ‘I hope the photos we take show the world that this war, and the suffering, must end.’ via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/09/10/palestinian-photographer-wins-visa-dor-news-prize-for-images-of-gaza-conflict-afp-mahmud-hams/ AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. https://petapixel.com/2024/09/10/palestinian-photographer-wins-visa-dor-news-prize-for-images-of-gaza-conflict-afp-mahmud-hams/
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$50,000 in Grants Up for Grabs for Environmental Photographers | PetaPixel
$50,000 in Grants Up for Grabs for Environmental Photographers Funding for environmental visual storytellers. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/09/08/50000-in-grants-up-for-grabs-for-environmental-photographers/ Of the seven grants, six offer $5,000 each in funding, while the Dr. Jane Goodall Environmental Photography Grant comes with $20,000 in financial support to help the winning photographer complete a photo project. https://petapixel.com/2024/09/08/50000-in-grants-up-for-grabs-for-environmental-photographers/
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Jim Sugar 1946-2024 – The Photo Society
Jim Sugar 1946-2024 Once photographer Jim Sugar had a National Geographic cover story in his portfolio he was able to choose his own assignments, so he chose to drive a Volkswagen bus west from Washington, D.C., and then the length of the Pacific Coast, a project that took a full year of salaried time.
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Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Ludwig Schirmer | Ein Dorf 1950–2022
Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Ludwig Schirmer: Ein Dorf 1950–2022 Published with Hartmann Books, Ein Dorf (A Village) 1950–2022 is a photobook by Ute Mahler and Werner Mahler in posthumous collaboration with their late family member Ludwig Schirmer. It allows the viewer to travel through time yet stay in the same place – Berka, a small…
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Out of the Sky | The New Yorker
Out of the Sky In remote Kazakhstan, the photographer Andrew McConnell captured the places where astronauts return to Earth. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/out-of-the-sky What I see in McConnell’s photographs is the Soviet empire receding. In its wake it leaves monuments to its hubris and carelessness. Chernobyl, in Ukraine, is one such monument; the naval…
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Susan Lapides: St. George: Ebb and Flow – LENSCRATCH
Susan Lapides: St. George: Ebb and Flow – LENSCRATCH Susan Lapides brings a lifetime of deep seeing to her photographs, straddling the editorial and fine art arenas with finesse and humanity. Her multi-year project of territory close to home, St. George: Ebb and Flow, opened as an exhibition at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on August 2nd…
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“La Vueltita de Tam” | By Irina Werning – burn magazine
“La Vueltita de Tam” | By Irina Werning “La Vueltita de Tam” | By Irina Werning Why are most pictures of trans people in their rooms? What happens when they take to the streets and connect with people, especially in a very tr… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/06/la-vueltita-de-tam-by-irina-werning/ Why are most pictures of trans people in their…
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Perpignan’s festival of photojournalism 2024 – in pictures | Media | The Guardian
Perpignan’s festival of photojournalism 2024 – in pictures Highlights from Visa pour l’image 2024, an annual photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2024/aug/30/perpignan-festival-of-photojournalism-2024-in-pictures A look at some of the highlights of the exhibited work from this year’s Visa pour l’image, an annual festival of photojournalism taking place in Perpignan, France https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2024/aug/30/perpignan-festival-of-photojournalism-2024-in-pictures
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Txema Salvans: The Waiting Game III – LENSCRATCH
Txema Salvans: The Waiting Game III – LENSCRATCH With the dog days of summer on our doorsteps. we thought we’d share three days of posts on dogs. Enjoy the last days of summer…and the dogs! I first learned of Txema Salvans’s work from an Instagram post recommending his book The Waiting Game III. Since the…
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Three Photojournalists Arrested at Protests During Democratic National Convention | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/29/three-photojournalists-arrested-at-protests-during-democratic-national-convention/ “It’s really important that law enforcement distinguishes between journalists and protesters and does not charge journalists for engaging in newsgathering activities,” Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S. and Canada program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, tells VOA News.
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Photographers on Photographers: Blake Andrews in Conversation with Rian Dundon – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Blake Andrews in Conversation with Rian Dundon – LENSCRATCH When I first discovered the work of Rian Dundon, he was deep in the process of photographing the civil unrest in Portland following George Floyd’s murder. Beginning in May 2020, nightly protests engulfed the city for a period of several months. Dundon was…
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Olympics Photographer Talks Canon R1, Sony a9 III, and More | The PetaPixel Podcast | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/29/olympics-photographer-talks-canon-r1-sony-a9-iii-and-more-the-petapixel-podcast/ Hennel joins The PetaPixel Podcast to explain how her 2024 Olympics experience went, how she approached the photos she captured, what gear she chose to use (and why), and even shares her thoughts on Canon’s new R1 as well as Sony’s a9 III — two of the newest sports-focused cameras to enter the market…
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Jesse Lenz: Everyday Magic
Jesse Lenz: Everyday Magic – Right Eye Dominant This episode I welcome photographer and photo book publisher Jesse Lenz to the podcast. We have a high spirited talk about the power of DIY, believing in your work, putting ink to paper, and the value of creating the things you want to see in the ……
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Episode 118: Donna Ferrato (Documentary Photography) –
Episode 118: Donna Ferrato (Documentary Photography) – Donna Ferrato is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist known for her groundbreaking book on the hidden world of domestic violence Living With the Enemy. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/08/27/episode-118-donna-ferrato-documentary-photography/ Donna Ferrato is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist known for her…
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Photographers on Photographers: Suzanne T. White in Conversation with Roger Ballen – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Suzanne T. White in Conversation with Roger Ballen – LENSCRATCH We are re-running this post from last year, enjoy! Roger Ballen generously took the time to speak with me via Zoom from South Africa. It was truly an honor to interview him as I have been a fan of his for a…
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Photographers on Photographers: Drew Leventhal in Conversation with Carolyn Drake – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Drew Leventhal in Conversation with Carolyn Drake – LENSCRATCH We are re-running this conversation from 2023. Enjoy! My time talking with Carolyn Drake was a fever dream in the best possible way. Talking with artists who inspire you and make you want to work harder can be very intimidating. I know I was…
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Ex-Google CEO Says AI Companies Can Steal Content With Impunity | PetaPixel
Ex-Google CEO Says AI Companies Can Steal Content With Impunity | PetaPixel: That wasn’t the only contentious comments delivered by Schmidt who left Google in 2020. He also blamed Work From Home (WFH) culture for the company’s woes.
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Hamas Attack Survivors’ Lawsuit is ‘Fatal Blow’ to Photojournalism, Says AP | PetaPixel
Hamas Attack Survivors’ Lawsuit is ‘Fatal Blow’ to Photojournalism, Says AP | PetaPixel: The Associated Press (AP) have asked a court to dismiss a $6.8 million lawsuit over the agency’s use of freelance photojournalists who were allegedly “embedded with Hamas” to cover the October 7 attacks — arguing that the legal action strikes “a fatal…