Author: Trent

  • The Best and Worst of Times: Talking Photobooks With Aperture’s Lesley Martin – Interview with Lesley Martin, Aperture’s Creative Director | LensCulture

    The Best and Worst of Times: Talking Photobooks With Aperture’s Lesley Martin – Interview with Lesley Martin, Aperture’s Creative Director | LensCulture

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    The Best and Worst of Times: Talking Photobooks With Aperture’s Lesley Martin – Interview with Lesley Martin, Aperture’s Creative Director | LensCulture A leading expert in the field shares her thoughts on the “golden age” of photobooks and offers advice to aspiring authors via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/aperture-foundation-the-best-and-worst-of-times-talking-photobooks-with-aperture-s-lesley-martin If you can’t answer those questions honestly, you’re not…

  • photo-eye Favorite Books 2022

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    Link: As a result, photo-eye, now in our 44th year, is in a unique position to select books that we feel rise to the top and merit your attention and consideration.

  • The Photo Issue: The Real Americana – Washington Post

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    The Photo Issue: The Real Americana These images capture a joy, pride and love of a country that speak to the true American spirit. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/interactive/2022/robin-givhan-american-flag-race-photography/ In Andre Wagner’s single image of a Black child gripping a small, wrinkled American flag in one hand while the other rests pensively on her chin, Wagner…

  • Indigenious Photographers Week: Jaida Grey Eagle – LENSCRATCH

    Indigenious Photographers Week: Jaida Grey Eagle – LENSCRATCH

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    Indigenious Photographers Week: Jaida Grey Eagle – LENSCRATCH Jaida Grey Eagle is an Oglala Lakota artist, currently located in St. Paul, MN. Jaida is a photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer. She is a member of the Women’s Photograph, Indigenous Photograph, and 400 Years Project.She is a Report for via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/jaida-grey-eagle/ Jaida Grey Eagle…

  • Indigenous Photographers Week: Dakota Mace – LENSCRATCH

    Indigenous Photographers Week: Dakota Mace – LENSCRATCH

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    Indigenous Photographers Week: Dakota Mace – LENSCRATCH Dakota Mace (Diné) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on translating the language of Diné history and beliefs. As a Diné (Navajo) artist, her work draws from the history of her Diné heritage, exploring the themes of family lineage, communit via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/indigenous-photographers-week-dakota-mace/ Dakota Mace (Diné) is…

  • John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria – BBC News

    John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria – BBC News

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    John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria The fate of photographer John Cantlie, kidnapped by the jihadist group in 2012, remains unknown. via BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63711446 Today marks 10 years since British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Syria.

  • Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”?

    Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”?

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    Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”? Gender inequality is particularly notorious in photography. An exhibition at ICP asks how far the storied agency can evolve in supporting new perspectives. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/are-the-women-photographers-of-magnum-getting-close-enough/ Gender inequality is particularly notorious in photography. An exhibition at ICP asks how far the storied agency can evolve in…

  • Chris Maliwat: Subwaygram – LENSCRATCH

    Chris Maliwat: Subwaygram – LENSCRATCH

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    Chris Maliwat: Subwaygram – LENSCRATCH At the 2022 Medium Festival of Photography, I was fortunate to sit across the table from Chris Maliwat, where I learned about his years-long project, Subwaygram. I was (and continue to be) intrigued by the breadth of this project, and the empathetic lens via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/chris-maliwat-subwaygram-2/ At the 2022 Medium…

  • What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry | The New Yorker

    What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry | The New Yorker

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    What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry The husband-and-wife photography team spent decades rigorously documenting the postwar architectural landscape—and captivated the art world along the way. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-bernd-and-hilla-becher-saw-in-the-remnants-of-industry In 1977, the critic Hilton Kramer wrote in the Times that the Bechers’ photographs “look like the sort of pictures…

  • Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution | PetaPixel

    Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution | PetaPixel

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    Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution This is a huge development that not enough people are talking about. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/11/03/camera-to-cloud-raw-is-the-start-of-the-computational-revolution/ Adobe recently announced new Camera to Cloud integrations, following its recent acquisition of Frame.io. The Fuji X-H2S will become the first stills camera to natively shoot “to the cloud”. This might…

  • Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press | PetaPixel

    Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press | PetaPixel

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    Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press It’s important that police understand a photographer’s rights. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/11/03/police-training-on-photographers-rights-aims-to-curb-violence-against-press/ Court-ordered training sessions between police and media have been taking place in Minneapolis, led by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

  • One Mother’s Story of Raising a Son with a Rare and Severe Form of Epilepsy – Feature Shoot

    One Mother’s Story of Raising a Son with a Rare and Severe Form of Epilepsy – Feature Shoot

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    One Mother’s Story of Raising a Son with a Rare and Severe Form of Epilepsy – Feature Shoot “When David was a baby, I sang a special song to him,” Debe Arlook, David’s aunt, tells me. “I still do, and it seems to warm his heart because it… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2022/10/one-mothers-story-of-raising-a-son-with-a-rare-and-severe-form-of-epilepsy/ “When David was…

  • Alan Chin: The American Turmoil in “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”

    Alan Chin: The American Turmoil in “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”

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    Alan Chin: The American Turmoil in “Infinity Goes Up On Trial” In his new book “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”, Alan Chin travels through the historical challenges that the USA faced since 2020. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/alan-chin-travels-through-a-nation-in-turmoil-in-infinity-goes-up-on-trial/ Chin admitted that it comes naturally to him to weave his personal experiences—as a father, as a Chinese-American…

  • Bill Owens: Suburbia at the Center of Photographic Art – LENSCRATCH

    Bill Owens: Suburbia at the Center of Photographic Art – LENSCRATCH

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    Bill Owens: Suburbia at the Center of Photographic Art – LENSCRATCH It’s a month for nostalgia! Currently on the walls at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel is the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal publications in the history of photography: Bill Owens’ Suburbia. Hailed internationally as the ultimate document via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/10/bill-owens/…

  • Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? – The New York Times

    Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? – The New York Times

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    Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? In the decades between Robert Capa and Lynsey Addario, our image of battle lost its aura of nobility. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/arts/design/war-photography-addario-capa-icp-sva.html Many Americans no longer regard war as a righteous undertaking — and war photography has played a part in changing our perspective. Pictures in Korea (notably those of…

  • Generative AI : Do or Die – Thoughts of a Bohemian

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    Generative AI : Do or Die – Thoughts of a Bohemian Generative AI is here to stay. So rather than fighting it with pseudo-legal arguments, the stock photo industry should embrace it via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/generative-ai-do-or-die/ Understandably, new powerful technologies like generative AI triggers anxiety. But the conversation needs to evolve and move…

  • Ami Vitale: From Photographer to Conservationist | PetaPixel

    Ami Vitale: From Photographer to Conservationist | PetaPixel

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    Ami Vitale: From Photographer to Conservationist A look at the life and work of Ami Vitale, a photographer and well-known conservationist who champions the cause of endangered wildlife. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/ami-vitale-photographer-biography/ “Today, my motivations are very different from when I began. Photography and storytelling are much more than a tool for my own self-empowerment. In…

  • Lynsey Addario: Master Series Award Winner – LENSCRATCH

    Lynsey Addario: Master Series Award Winner – LENSCRATCH

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    Lynsey Addario: Master Series Award Winner – LENSCRATCH The School of Visual Arts (SVA) honors Lynsey Addario, acclaimed photographer, MacArthur Genius Grant and Pulitzer Prize recipient, with the 32nd annual Masters Series Award and Exhibition, originally planned for Fall 2020. Curated by Maya Benton and Perr via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/10/lynsey-addario-master-series-award-winner/ Addario has brought a strong focus…

  • Iran’s New Protest Generation | The New Yorker

    Iran’s New Protest Generation | The New Yorker

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    Iran’s New Protest Generation Even before the recent round of demonstrations, young Iranians were pushing against the regime’s restrictive social norms. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/irans-new-protest-generation Alaei’s mission to photograph Iran’s Zoomers has been complicated by the growing public fear of cameras. Iran’s security forces use technology—including drones and CCTV—to identity protesters. They track social…

  • Some Say Ice – Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti | Essay by Sophie Wright | LensCulture

    Some Say Ice – Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti | Essay by Sophie Wright | LensCulture

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    Some Say Ice – Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti | Essay by Sophie Wright | LensCulture In her new book “Some Say Ice”— an eerie portrait of the people, places and animals of the small Midwestern town of Black River Falls—Alessandra Sanguinetti confronts photography’s uneasy relationship to life and death via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/alessandra-sanguinetti-some-say-ice In her new…